Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-10-27

,thern regions and the contest ap-
peared in different form. The
old conflict began again in a different
way.
In the democratic party IA years
ago there appeared with the advent
, Of Bryan a spirit Of progress. It
manifested itself in the demands for
the free coinage of silver as a d.
rect issue. Back of free silver was
the moral purpose and moral
thought Of the leader who tried to
inject into the party a remedy for
existing evils for the people. But
in vain; the democratic party would
not, and cannot, absorb the progress
sive principles which made an effort
to become dominant and it is plain
to be seen that w. J. Bryan, who en-
ters this state in campaign Of two
days, has, less influence with the
democratic party now than he had
fourteen years ago.
! ] The struggle between Industrial
and commercial greed began 5000
years ago and the spirit Of that strug-
gle has held mankind in slavery.
The same spirit is now in the Unit
ed States. It shows nothing Of pat
riotism and nothing of loyalty to the
country. The struggle is to control
public and civil life. Men having
millions. more money than they can
count or spend, more money than
can be stolen from them, want more.
In 1901 the American people took
up the problem of free government
in opposition to the spirit Of greed.
There is twilight zone between the
interests Of capital and labor. Aft
er 1901, began the work of regulat-
ing and controlling this aggressive
spirit of commercial greed. Con-
gress passed legislation that fought
the beef trust, in the pure food and
meat inspection law. The spirit Of
greed cried out: IF you interfere
with this matter you will interfere
with the business Of the country, y
but a republican president and con-
gress kept on, and decided that the
business that can't stand an honest
investigation, had better fall. The
tobacco trust was attacked and made
to pay its share Of legitimate taxa
tion; likewise the sugar trust was
forced to sell its product without
false weights. The trusts cried out
for rest. The sweat shops were at
tackled by congress for their abuses
of child labor and they threatened
that IL you take the boys out Of our
shops we will put in women and
children in their places. We an
swered with legislation that fought
the sweat shops and while we would
be willing to stand a measure of high
er cost of living, we would not bow
to the spirit Of greed which the sweat
shops made threats to overwhelm us
with. ss
But more Important than all Of
this legislation was a broader view
of American destiny that come in
the moral awakening Of the people.
In every age man must have SYM
Dol that stands for what is within.
The flag represents the country and
the church, religion. So it came
that Roosevelts' politics, which were
essentially republican policies, be-
came the symbol Of the progressive
ideals Of the country. These new
policies began some eight years ago,
but the faction differences in the re-
publican party which is pledged to
carry out these reforms began two
years ago. ss-s fsse,,a-,.
The republican party began its OPP
position to the trusts. the spirit Of
greed which they have called AID.
richism and Cannonism. not to the
men themselves, but to what they
represent. Il was shown that for
IA years q futile struggle had been
made to get the democratic party
and without success. But in two,
years the movement begun in the
republican party had made remark
able progress. and shows again that
the republican party contains the ma
sterial and elements from which the
reform work Of the country can be
carried on.
The speaker here outlined. brief
IL, the attempt Of the minority In
the senate. represented by Aldrich to.
get control Of the votes Of the ma
jority, through combining the DIFF
ferent interests Of the country IS
the tariff bill. He referred to the
action of himself and the six other,
senators on that measure. and took
also occasion to compliment Soma.
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