The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-10-23
Editorial October II, 1900.

Editorial October II, 1900.
"The Republican party is itself
political trust, combination OF all
the capitalistic interests which have
grown rich and seek to grow richer
by levying tribute on the common
people under high tariffs, that give
them monopolies and by special priv
ileges granted to them by Republi-
can administrations and Congresses
| 1t is quite in vain, therefore, to
expect that the party which isnoth-
! ing more or less than the political
trustee of all the trusts will SER
| iously set about the task of des-
.troying or limiting the powers and
privileges of monopoly. "a fountain
can rise no higher than it's source -
The source of second term of Nc
Kin1eyism, if we aae doomed to have
one will be the corruption funds con-
tributed by the favored monopolies
and privileges classes. And the crea-
ture will not dare to attack it's creator.
Relief for the people from the
grinding greed of the trusts and mo-
nopolies can only come through the
election of Mr.. Bryan and Demo-
cratic Congress. Honest enforcement
of all the laws that now exist against
unjust and oppressive monopolies
would Immediately follow the inaug-
uration of Democratic President. And
the enactment of whatever new laws
are needed and practicable for the
purpose of putting rings in the noses
of these commercial and Industrial
hogs would as surely follow the cleo
ton of Democratic Congress"
If l had the time I could read you
column after column from this paper
showing the necessity of electing Will
liam j. Bryan and Democratic Con-
gress. l have given you the views of
the Sun when it was making clean,
honest fight in the interests OF the
people. I must think you would rather
be guided by what it said then than
now. That the protective tariff is a
great evil they make perfectly plain.
That the great trusts, the result OF
this tariff, are threatening the very
existence of our freedom and liberty
as American citizens is evident to any
thinking man. That every man, woman
and child in this audience is paying
tribute to them, and helping to make
millionaires of their members, cannot
be denied. The tariff is tax and the
consumer pays it. Elect Mr.. Bryan,
and a Democratic Congress, and you
will get relief.
The Republican speakers consume
most of their time in ridiculing Mr..
Bryan's plans for correcting what they
must acknowledge are existing evils.
Mr.. Bryan says trusts are great evil
and he wants to curb them. The bank
deposits of poor people should be pro-
tected Suppose his plan can be crit
| icised in some of the details, had We
better not trust the final solution to
the hands of a man who sees the evil
and is anxious to find the remedy
rather than one who sees no evil and
desires no remedy.
was present at the Republican
meeting last evening in Baltimore.
l could not get inside of the Lyric, so
remained on the outside, and had the
pleasure of listening to Colonel Frank
Supplee He spent most of his time in
criticising Bryan's plan for guaran-
teing bank deposits. He declaimed with
great eloQuence against the great in
justice of making honest and conser-
vative banks pay premium to make
up for the losses of other banks. This
was his only argument against the
| DIAL. Wu6u VIC IclucuUOl IAdIs SOl-
onel Supplee holds a position in the
U. S. Fidelity and Guarantee Company
of Baltimore, and earns his living by
doing the very thing that Mr.. Bryan
is advocating, his argument loses its
force. All banks compel the clerks
generally to give bond, very many in
Colonel SUPPLIES Company. The
honest employees are compelled to
pay their premiums to meet any de-
fciency by reason of the dishonesty
of other officials, and yet Colonel Sup
plee sees no injustice in that If we
gave his argument any consideration,
his company would have to go out of
business.
l have watched this campaign with
the greatest interest. have read the
arguments on both sides with the
greatest care If we want relief from
the admitted evils now existing in the
body polite it can only be had by do
ing your share in electing Bryan, Kern
and Talbot.
Mr. Talbott's long experience in
Congress fits him to discharge the
duties of that office in manner emi-
nently satisfactory to the people OF. his
district.