The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26

ened eonscienoes of an enlightened | people impel action. which neither money nor influence can cbeck;
 | Let every man from this hour forwari perform this duty in manly and hon- | orabie way.
 | Let this be campaign of e1acauon
 and argument. Let our appeal. be 10 | the reason and patriotism or tne | American people. Let us be vigilant and unceaslns in honest work for .
 r1sSssoas in noSsmssr esuse wili seown our sorts When Mfr. Kern closed his speech or acceptance he was given another burst of applause. Chairman Mack introduce
 ed Thomas R. Marshall Democratic | candidate for Governor of Indiana who spoke briefly. He said:
 | Mir. MarsbaI speaks.
 This delay in the hour of peace marks knowingly that which was the | condition of the people unknowinsiy in | the hour of conflict. The people nor i only know but feel. They not only
 reason that Bryan and Kern are right but consciously they feel 1t.
 "The first man made was mere man. | He not only took all that was his own | but also all that was forbidden | Strength of arm and power of intel
 lect never convinced him that he was | wrong. It was only when the heart l throbbed that he sa wthe error of his | way, for the world has always been l full of men, and 1t has some now. who are willing not only to take all that l was their og,n. but to take all that has been forbidden shen. The saving grace l of humanity has not yet been so much | the man of muscle CT. the man or brain as it has been the manaot neart-tne man who feels that in the connicts l of life he must fight good ngne~on l a square issue with a clear sonsciehce.' Mere man is willing to take every At.A 1mfxa Irh fI- ling to give something in return for that which he takes. Alexander, Cae- sar and Napoleon were great men, Tney rode through slaughters to throne, and shut the gates of mercy on man.
 kind": Savanarola, Washington ana Lincolnwere great gentlemen. They gave in return for that which they took. say to the men of America today that the Democratic Party In Wm. Jennings Bryan and John w. Kern have given to the Republic all that the Republic may entrust to them. They are pro- | tectionists of the highest type and that they believe the purlieus should nave | a chance with the purple.
 | A scene equailed only by that at the | Denver Convention when MT. Bryans name was first mentioned by Senator Gore, was enacted when Chairman Mack introduced the LemcAratic can- didate. The vast audience stood up | ana wildly cheered, waved flags and handkerchiefs, and tossed their hats | into the air. After the demonstration had continued several minutes. MT. Bryan sought to secure order by wig orously rapping on the table with the presiding oficer's gavel. After some | further cheering order was restored | and the Democatic candidate began his speech. He spoke as follows:
 Mir. Bryan speaks.
 Nowhere does the Republican Party show it's indifference to real reform more than in its treatment of the trust question. Here is the Republican plat
 The Republican Party passed the
 Sherman anti-trust law over Democrat ic opposition and enforced 1t after Democratic dereliction. It has been q wholesome instrument for good in the hands of a wise and fearless adninis- tration. But experience has shown that its effectiveness can be strengthened and it's real objects better attained py such amendments as will give to the Federal Government greater supervis- ton and control over, and secure great. CT publicity in. the management or tnat class of corporations engaged in inter state commerce., having power and op- portunity to affect monopoltes.
 The sherman antitrust law was passed eighteen years ago: 1t has Criminal clause which provides pen- itentiary punishment for those who conspire together in restraint of trade Ever since the enactment of the law.
  Republican Party has controlled the ex- acutive department of the government.
 and, during two years of the four. It
 controlled the House of Representa-
 ttves. Instead of Democratic 4ereltct- ion the Democratic Party has Teen urg-
 ing, year after year. the strict enLorce- ment of that law. and the Republican
 year why 1t was impossible to enforce
 It. Instead of being wholesome h.
 strument for good" 1t has been ahnosf
 useless so far as the tss trosts o have
 grown in number. in strengtn, Rnd m
 arrogance, at the very time when the
 Republican Party was ooasting or Ms
 was formed immediately after the cleo
 ton of 1900. ana prominent Hepnpn-
 can said in speech soon after. that
 1t might have prevented q hepuolicShn s ,h.
 victory if t had been tormsa peioFe lns
 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 eI-
 forcement of the law. but not nearly
 have thwarted him at every point. Fin-
 ally the President became so exasper-
 ated that he sent message 10 con
 gress which shocked Repuphcan leao-
 CTS by the fierceness of its denuncta-
 ton of the predatory interests. The
 very convention that spoke in Its plat
 form of the administration as "a wise
 and fearless one," was composed large.
 ly of the Senators and Members of
 Congress who boldly opposed every CT
 fort to free the people from tne
 clutches of the favor-seekinE corpora
 tion1. .
 The Republican platform says that
 expertence has shown that the enect- iveness of the antitrust law could be
 strengthened by amendments which
 will give the Feaeral Government
 greater supervision and control over snd greater publicity as to. the man agement of those interstate commerce corporations which have the power ano opportunity to affect monopoltes. That IS all. No pointing out of remedies; no outlining of a plan for more effective leglsiation--simply a general statement thar promises nothing in particular And MT. Tatts speech of acceptance IS
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