The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-08-27

never before in Indiana did he receive
such an ovation as that which greeted
his appearance Tuesday afternoon.
The great audience literally roses to
him with a swelling tide of cheers
that was long in s%ubsiding. It was a
fine personal triumph for the thrice
named nominee of his party. Mr..
Bryan said:
Nowhere does the republican party
show more indifference to real reform
thansin its treatment of the trust ques-
ton.
The Sherman antitrust law was
| passed eighteen years ago. It has a
criminal clause which provides a pen
itentiary punishment for those who
conspire 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 1t controlled the house of repre-
sentatives.
Most of the trusts have never been
disturbed, and taose that have been
prosecuted have not had their business
seriously interrupted. The president
has done something toward the en-
forcement of the law, but not nearly
enough, and the republican leaders
have thwarted him at every point.
"a private monopolyis indefensible
and intolerable. We, therefore, IA
vor the vigorous enforcement OF the
c1iminal law against guilty trust mag
mates and officials and demand the en-
actment of such additional legislation
as may be necessary to make it m
possible for a private monopoly to ex-
list in the United States"
Here is a plain, candid statement OF
the party's position. There is no
clubbing, no evasion, no ambiguity.
A private monopoly is i~ndefensible
and i~ntolerable. 1t is bad-bad in
principle and bad in practice. No apol-
ogy can be offered for it, and no peo-
pie should endure 1t. Our party's po-
sition is entirely in harmony with the
position of Jefferson.
/ have in discussing the tariff ques-
ton presented one of u remedies
namely, the removal of the tariff
from imports which compete with
trust made goods. This we believe
would greatly lessen the extortion
practiced by the trusts and bring
about the dissolution of many monopo-
listfc combines. But we are not sat.
listed merely with the ~lessening of ex-
tortion or with the dissolution of some
Of the trusts.
Because the private monopoly is
i~ndefensible and intolerable the Dem-
oSratic party favors it's determination.
It pledges itself to the vigorous en-
forcement of the criminal law against
trust magnates and officials. 1t is
impossible for the republican party
to enforce the present criminal law
against trust officials. These Off
cials are intimately connected with the
republican party in the present cam
pa1gn.
The Democratic party does not con-
tent iself with a definition of the
wrong or with a ~denunciation Of it. 1t
proceeds to outline remedies. The
first is a law preventing a duplication
of directors among competing corpor'
ations. No one can object to this
remedy unless he Is in sympathy with
the trusts rather than with the people
who are v1ctimized by the trusts.
: The Democratic party Is the defend
er of competition and the only great
, party which is seeking to restore com
petition.
: Industrial independence is necessary
!. to political independence. The free
= exercise Of the rights Of citizenship
: IL impossible when a few men contro
L the industries in which millions are
employed. God forbid that we snoulJ
compel the wage Garner Of the nation
I to address their petitions to trust mag
mates and ask for their daily bread
, Already we have seen now prone thu
: monopolist is to make employment de
pend upon the willingness of the EN-
ployee t prostitute his ballot to thu
{ service of his corporate master.
= This concluded the days program .
u Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Mack are tn
l guests during their stay here, of Mr.
Kern at his-aome On North Pennsyl
vania street. Other distinguished Wis
itors are stopping at the Denisol
hotel,
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