The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-25

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 ticket.
The Democratic party, while favor
ing the reform measures repudiated by
the Republican national convention,
has another remedy. 1t 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 Golfers of the trusts. 1t 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 Monopolies.
1t 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
tons, whether by excessive charges or
by over issue of stocks and securities.
In other words, it would undertake to
bring about in government a realiza-
ton of that good old Democratic max
i'm of Thomas jefferson, Equal and
exact justice to all men; special priv
ileges to none"
1t has no war to wage on capital. 1t
has no quarrel with corporations hon.
estly capitalized, which carry on a le-
| climate business according to law.
Gentlemen, we enter upon this cam.
paign with every prospect of success
Never has political platform been
received with such favor by all classes
of people, and never has candidate
been presented by any party who was
closer to the hearts of the people than
our matchless standard bearer, Will
liam J. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan had to wait many min.
utes before the demonstration caused
by his Introduction subsidized. His
/ speech on TRUSTS" was frequently in.
terrupted by applause and was in part
as follows:
Nowhere does the Republican party
show more Indifference to real reform
than in its treatment Of the trust ques.
! ton.
The Sherman antitrust law was
passed eighteen years ago. 1t has a
criminal clause which provides peni.
Tertiary 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.
ment, and during two years of the -four
it controlled the house of represent
| atiyes.
Most Trusts undsturbed.
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