The Democratic advocate., 1908-10-09

TWO or three years by the Attorneys
General OF the United States against
corporations, acting similarly, on the
ground that what they were doing was
in violation of the Sherman Antitrust
law. Now, that is the power which
the President has to authorize the At
torney-General before beginning an
action. He has not any power to with
hold action, and the only power which
must be referred to here by me, was
possibly one of his saying to Judge
Gary and his financial associates I
won't bring an action (Applause)
Revision of the Tariff.
II am not going to stop to discuss
the platform at this time on the SUBJ
ject of tariff reform-it will be refer
red to by one of the other speakers
other than to refer to the Republican
twang in the platform.
| '"They have not admitted that they
are going to reduce the duty, but they
have admitted that there must be re-
vision, and that the revision is so
pressing that it must be done at once
Immediately after this next Con-
gress.
Now, fellow citizens, unfortunate
as it is for the American people that
the wealth of the Pittsburg coal bar
ons and steel barons has been taken
out of the pockets of the people-un-
fortunate as it is that a law put in
force by the representatives of the
people has enabled these funds to be
created at the expense of our citizens
the damage that we have suffered in
that way does not begin, in my judg-
ment, to equal the damage which we
have suffered by reason Of the corrup-
ton of those in business and politics.
| "And now l ask you when $4,000 or
$4,000 or $4,000 OF 100000 was thus
paid over to the Republican organiza-
ton, whether it does not imply agree
ment by the Republican party that
their interests should be protected?
And they have kept the faith.
There is not one of these interests that
has ever been checked by the Repub-
lican party. 1t has raised duties, but
not one of it's contributors has ever
suffered during these years of Repub-
lican control.
"Now, | do not mean to say that Re-
publicans ordinarily are any different
from Democrats as men, but I want to
show you how slowly, how insidiously.
this corrupt relation between the Re-
publican party and business interests
has been built up. do not mean the or
dinary business interests, for the busi-
ness men of this country are honest
as rule. But relationship has been
built up by the Republican organiza-
ton with the corporate interests that
wish to obtain some advantage from
the Government. (Applause.)
And so when the railroad corpo-
rations of the country looked into
these business transactions year after
year between the Republican party
and protected interests they conclud-
ed that it would be safe for them to
invest with the Republican organiza-
ton, and so those corporations who
] wished immunity-those who wished
| privileges-came to contribute.
Standard Oil Money.
. when the President of the United
! States, for the purpose of continuing
in power through the man he selected
saw fit to attempt to connect Mr..
Bryan with Standard Oil through Has
kell, he opened the door for reply
and a reply is required He forgot
: my fellow citizens, that his committee
: in 1904 had 100000 of Standard Oil
: money in it's treasury and spent it.
must say word about this, for it may
: bring out another letter. The Presi-
dent is always prepared for peace by
being ready for war.
when his treasurer went to the
Standard Oil Company to ask for
: money to help out the Republican ma
tional campaign in 1904, he got $780,
, 900. But the treasurer was not salts
: fed with it, He told them this was
not enough. What happened? (You
may expect to see this letter pub
lished.)
7 The President wrote a letter tt
Secretary Cortelyou and denounced
5 the Standard Oil Company and TOLD
him to take the money back, but he
: didn't. Qaughter.) They kept it
: and used it. Yes, my friends, they
l used it.
5 when you remember that the Presi
: dent ordered this 100000 turned
back; also remember that it was no
turned back, and that he never punish
ed Cortelyou for not turning it back
: Instead he made Cortelyou Postmast
: er-General, and not content with tha
} he elevated him to the position of Sec.
r retary of the Treasury.
Something else happened after
7 that letter was written. Again he
} went to the same people, and this time
: the committee fixed the sum it want
ed, which was $250,00O, and that they
: didn't get it.
5 ''Now, my fellow citizens, this is 6
: move on the part of the President te
r tie Mr.. Bryan up because he happened
: to have Haskell, who had at some time
| or other or had not been connected
( with this company. He wants the
people to reach the conclusion thai
Haskell is the connecting link between
the Standard Oil Company and the
! Democratic party.
t THAT old trick was brought to the
/ front in 1904 In that year the CHIEF
t assistant to the Republican party was
the Populist organization, and Thomas
: E. Watson was it's nominee. 1t always
seemed strange that Watson founG
the Republicans SO strong in New
Y York, New Jersey and Connecticut
but certain it is he spent most of his
t time in these States. One of his
f charges was that the Standard Oil
: Company contributed largely to the
Democratic party, and every Republi
. can newspaper printed this.
5 while this charge was being made
: and while the Democratic newspapers
} were being paid to publish pictures
! of the Democratic candidate tied III
! with the Standard Oil Company, the
: Republican party had Standard Oh
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