Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-29

IL 10 pleasing tV me to be associated n
this campaign with the distinguished seu.
tleman to whom the standard Of the party
Inns been committed. For Yeas We have
Icon friends. I recognise In him a man
Of spotlss: character and high ideals. al.
ways actuated by patriotic motives md
an earnest desire to promote the welfare,
the honor and the glory Of his country.
Bryan .Unplcdsed - Monopoly.
Ne catered upon this campaign I'm.
pledged to any special interests. under NO
obligations to any unlawful or other COM
bination Of capital. looking to no corpora
ton for campaign contributions---abso
lutely free to serve the people by carry.
ing out the pledges of his party's plat.
form. While he is the foe Of unlawful
monopoly, and Is prepared to lay a heavy
hand upon the lawless. whether rich o.
poor. without fear or favor. aud to com.
bat the encroachments Of greed upon hon.
est endeavor, he Is the friend Of every
legitimate business enterprise. whether
conducted BY Individual or corporation.
and will sympathizc with the promotion
Of every movement which makes for the
welfare and prosperity Of the country.
The Republican nominee for Vice Presi.
dent In bis recent speech Of acceptance
affected the belief that the question.
shall the people rule?' implied a charge
Of veuallty against the American cleo
torate. He affirmed, with great empha-
sis. that under recent Republican admin.
istration the people have ruled without
let or hindrance.
The press Of the country, without re-
gard to party. united In demanding re-
lief. The people Of the republic unani.
mously seconded rho demand. The Presi.
dent Of the United States threw the In.
auence Of his great Office In favor Of the
demand Of the press and the people. But
all without avail. The dominant forces
within the Republican party had estab.
lished in the lower house Of Congress q
parliamentary condition. In the interest
Of monopoly. under which the sole power
to determine whether a measure should
be allowed to become law or not was
lodged In the Speaker Of that body and
his committee on rules. and by the fiat OF
that one man the will of the press. the
people apd the President was set at
naught.
Will any intelligent man claim that
there Is or has been any substantial diver.
sity Of opinion In this country on the
question as to whether the tariff duty on
wood pulp used In the manufacture Of
paper should be reduced or removed? In
this case the tariff tax operated for the
benefit Of the paper trust nlone, allowing
that combine to levy millions Of tribute
each year upon the newspapers Of the
country and their readers.
Behold the spectacle! On one side So.
100000 Of free people demanding lcgisla.
ton to right an admitted wrong. On the
other side a few men engaged in public
plumber. aided by the dominating power
within the Republican party. represented
by the presiding officer Of the once popu.
lar branch Of Congress. And the plum.
derers and these unfaithful public ser.
wants prevail over the people Of this great
republic. In this instance did the people
rule?
Den0uncss CRnn0n's Rules.
Mr.. Kern then charged that Congress-
man BnbcOck's bill to reduce the tariff on
steel and iron In 1902 was killed by the
same power cxerted by the Speaker. In
the sumo session the requests Of labor
were ignored.
The question. "Shall the people rule?"
Ii one which demands the serious and
earnest consideration OF oil men who are
interested In the pcrpctuation Of our In.
stitutions. 1t must be apparent to all
who have followed the course OF lcgisla.
ton during the past few years that there
IL n power within the Republican party
determined that the people shall not rule.
That power has manifested itself when.
over effort hns been made to check the
destructive work Of unlawful combina.
ton, reduce the oppressive tariff tax. or
enact any legislation looking toward the
equalization or tightening Of the burdens
resting upon the people.
That dominant power which now guides
and directs the Republican party has, on
many occasions, defied the President In
cases where he has, on demand of the
masses. made sporadic efforts In their be-
half. In some instances he has persuaded
this handful Of leaders to compromise on
their own terms with the SO.OOO.OOO PEG.
pie whom he assumed to represent, but In
most cases he has been absolutely power.
loss.
No War an Capital.
Mr.. Kern said the President had rallied
against swollen fortunes" as menacing
to the public welfare. and while the Re-
publican platform proposed no cure for
the evil the Democratic platform offered
a remedy In favoring legislation to cut OF
the streams Of money flowing into the
Golfers Of the trusts. On the other hand,
Mr.. Kern said:
ut has no war to wage on capital. Il
has no quarrel with corporations honestly
capitalized to carry on legitimate bust.
ness according to law. 1t will encourage
the investment Of capital In the develop
msnt Of the country and protect 1t when
invested.
ut will draw a sharp line between law.
full business lawfully conducted and I'M.
lawful business or business carried on In
defiance OF law and the rights Of the pub
lie. protecting the one and protecting 70.
ciety from the other"