The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-02

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day before q lHr@" and enthuSi
astic audience. His reply to former
Governor Berlhain was slroH@. c.;u,
tic and in no unccrtaia terms. Goa
gresSmaH Stanley said:
Approaching the radical and irryrom
cilable differences existing H"twec'
Mr. BcckhHm and MYSELF. in or attr
tude toward the vital and paramount
issues now commanding national ut
JentiOn. ana sincerely desiring to treat
him with tie Utmost justice and fair
ncSS. on Nay -. 1913, | wrote Mr.
8cckhHm rendering q division Of time
Ga the occasion IF lie opening of ms
campaigning at Glasgow on May l.
Mr.. Bcckham refused to accept that
invitation. Neither in that address nor
IL any Subsequent speech. have I at
any time or pace made q personal al.
iusiCu 10 Mr. ECrklIam. have ne.
questioned lis honesty. Ills integrity o.
his patriotism. I have confined myself
entirely t. discussion Of The Cover
nor, the measures he approved and the
acts hc authorized and to other utter
EIrcs made in an official capacity. |
=ha. continue as In the lightning TO
-om.iu" my alteration t. issues. not i'll
1iyiGUa!s; measures. hot men.
= Uatiuaa, democracy under the lead
.r~p Of Wilson and Er-an PROPOSES
10 restore a new freedom 10 the indus
tries IF America. That is lis supreme
mission II is net fight. strictly
speaking. for RELIGIOUS or political lib
grly: neither is endangered ny the
forces we otpoSe. II is Il faint not for
Che freedom of conscience or of speech
but FOR Industrial Independence. the
liberation If the market place. from
the orpres>iGH Of MONOPOLY. That
monopoly is secured and maintained
10y means Of the holding company"
\ holding company is 4 corporation
controlling and operating innumerahle
other companies over which it has Sc
cured control and 10y which it seeks to
obtain an undue advantage over it,
competitors. The control of these com
panieS j. invariably secured bv pur-
chasing their securities or by acquiring
their property and franchises. Such
.'.binHtiuns of capital cannot he or
2:IiZed without the power to deal and
dickcr in The securities and franchises
of other corporations. and such trans
actions have been unlawful in all well
regulated communities for centuries.
Ii is therefore necessary 10 lind law
makers who viii uuwisgly authorize
such Illegal and pcruiciOus traGSac
lions before these munopolies can sue
'cssfUily operate.
Beokham Approves "Ioiding Gonn-
pauies."
Now, Mr.. Becl,ham has by his OWL
act repeated? conferred these rights
and in other STATES.
He has furnished these mUnopolics
ample license 10 iu@-le their securities
ami to water their stock
Now. claim that public utilities
should not he permitted to issue stock
whenever il suits, thcir convenience Or
meets the approval of two-thirds of
their stockholders: that there should
always be some tangible value behind
the stock. If not. It is pure water and
is fraud upon the purchaser and is
often q fraud upon the public
Woodrow Wilson as governor Of
New jersey and as president of the
United States has said that trusts and
monopoiies can and should he destroy
ed in this country Icy forbiGding them
TO do the very things Mr. Beckham au-
thOriZeS them to DO.
l GiSapproye. ! condemn. the grant
ing Of such pcrnicious privileges and
dangerous powers to great corpora
tiOns. The man who approves now the
things Mr.. BcchiIam authorized few
short years ago has no fellowship in a
progressive Democracy.
Refused to Meet Stanley In Joint De-
bate.
After refusing to meet me in joint
debate. Mir. BeckLam. in an address
recently delivered at Eliza Uethtown.
INDUCES in Il TRADE of coarse and vuI
gar abuse, asSailing NE, moi ITS Il pub
lie servant, Dut as Il private individual.
declaring that the gauge By which he
Stanley usually measures the success
Of one Of his speeches Is in Tie amount
Of pcrSpiraUOu he has been able to
sxude during its delivery" am no;
only disqualified on account Of the facI
that ! pcrSpire too freely, but my yes
lures come il for Il share of censIre
He complains Of my violent and vche-
ment geSticulatipn as conclusive evi-
deuce of my utter uuiitness for official
position. | will admit FOR the sake of
argument that ! am no orator rs MIR.
Beckham is: lay no claims TO that
graceful and charming delivery which
marks all his utterances. Ia fact. his
voice is low and sweet. he handles his;
hands beautifully. ] have never no.
ticed anything particularly wrong With
his perspirat0ry glands. and if they
should get cut Of order do noi claim
that that would disqualify him FOR 81