Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-25

hand and with extortionate prices con- front the consumer on every occasion when he seeks to buy the necessaries of life.
 The farmer understands that while he has to buy everything in a protect ed market, where on nearly every pur- chase he is compelled to pay tribute to the trusts and tariff beneficiaries. he Is compelled to sell his surplus products in free trade market where he comes in competition with all the rest of the world.
 The president rails against swollen fortunes as menaces to the public well fare and as promotive of evils which eat at the very heart of society. AS remedies he has suggested an income tax and an inheritance tax, that their growth may be to some extent checked.
 The national convention. of his party is silent upon the question of these re- forms, while the possessors of most of these swollen fortunes, allied as they are with the dominant forces of the Republican party. are giving generous support to the Republican national ticket.
 The Democratic party. while favor ing the reform measures repudiated by the Republican national convention, has another remedy. It would by leg islation in large degree cut off the streams of money which under the present system are flowing from every home in the land and emptying into the coffers of the trusts. It would leave in the pockets of the producers and laborers of this land every dollar of the money they earn, save only such amounts as may be needed for the eco- nomical administration of the govern ment.
 Strike Down Monopelies.
 It would by rigorous law enforce ment strike down private monopolies which prey upon the people and pro- tect the public against extortion and imposition by the great public corpora tions. whether by excessive charges or by over issue of stocks and securities. In other words, it would undertake to bring about in government realiza- tion of that good old Democratic max i'm of Thomas Jefferson, Equal and exact justice to all men; special priv ileges to none"
 It has no war to wage on capital. It has no quarrel with corporations hon. estly capitalized, which carry on le- gitimate business according to law. Gentlemen. we enter upon this cam paign with every prospect of success. 1 Never has a political platform been received with such favor by all classes of people and never has a candidate been presented by any party who was closer to the hearts of the people than our matchless standard bearer, Will liam J. Bryan.
 Mir Bryan had to wait many min utes before the demonstration caused i by his introduction subsided. His speech on Trusts" was frequently in terrhpted by applause and was ill part as follows:
 Nowhere does the Republican party show more indifference to real reform than in its treatment of the trust ques- tion.
 The sherman antitrust law was passed eighteen years ago. It has a criminal clause which provides peni- tentiary punishment for those who con- spire together in restraint of trade. Ever since the enactment of the law. with the exception of four years, the Republican party has controlled the executive department of the govern me0t. and during two years of the four it controlled the house of represent atives.
 Most Trusts Undisturbed.
 Most of the trusts have never been disturbed. and those that have been prosecuted have not had their business seriously interrupted. The president has done something toward the enforce ment of the law. but not nearly enough,
 and the Republican leaders. have
 thwarted him at every point
 Now let me contrast the Democratic
 platform with the Republican platform.
 Nowhere is the difference in the tenn per of the parties more noticeable: no.
 where is the difference in the method
 of dealing with questions more mani.
 fest. Our platform says: , "A private monopoly is indefensible and intolerable We therefore favor the vigorous enforcement of the crim , inal law against guilty trust magnates
 and officials and demand the enactment
 of such additional legislation as may : be necessary to make it impossible fol : a private monopoly to exist in the United States
 , have in discussing the tariff ques tion presented one of our remedies . namely. the removal of the tariff iron ] imports which compete with trus l made goods This We believe woul, greatly lessen the eytorticn practice;
 by the trusts ard bring about the dis
 solution of many mOnOpolisiic com : pines
 Because the private monopoly is inde fens!bie and intOlerable the Democrau
 party favors it's exterminstion. I pledges itself to the vigorous enforce . ment of the criminal law against trus . maguates and officials IL is impos , sible for tine Republican party to eu force the present criminal law agains trust officials. These officials are ind mateiy connected with the Republira party in the present campaign. The second remedy as stated in tn
 platform is:
 ! "A license system which will witf