The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-14
General Samuel r. Cary's Adj
dress to the Buffalo Board Of
Trade on Anti. Monopoly and
Anti Discriminaf


DETERMINATION.
THE ANTI-MoNoPoLY PRINCIPLES
ENDORSED BY THE BOARD IN A
RESOLUTION.
In compliance with an invitation
from the Buffalo Board of Trade,
General Samuel F. Cary of Ohio,
addressed the members last Mon
day, on can't Monopoly and Anti
Discrimination" President John
B. Manning, in calling the Board
to order, alluded to Mr.. Cary as
tone of the most distinguished ora
tors of the State of Ohio" and his
subject as one of greater importance
at the present time than any other
which agitates the public mind.
Gen. Cary then came forward,
and addressed the Board upon the
objects, purposes, and plans of the
National Anti Monopoly League.
"All wealth, he said, is created
by labor, but casAal is indispens-
able to enable labor TO accomplish
the best results; each of these fac
tors in nations prosperity is de-
pendent on the other, and each
should have its equitable share of
the joint product. In our modern
civilization steam, electricity and
machinery are controlled agencies
in the creation and distribution of
wealth. To attain the best results
aggregated and incorporated wealth
are indispensable. Corporations
are the creatures of the State, and
are intended to effect beneficent
ends which men in their individual
capacity cannot accomplish. They
are organized with certain func-
tons and clothed with certain pow
ers to be exercised in such a man
ner as to benefit the corporators
and at the same time serve the best
interests of the people, 1t is the
duty of the State to see that the
powers granted are not employed
to rob or Cypress the people, or
take undue advantages, or grant
special favors to individuals or local
tiles. That corporations have made
unjust determinations, and have
combined to rob the producing
classes, control commerce, and place
letters upon the legislative, judicial,
and executive departments of Gov
eminent, that they may more effec-
lively execute their work of plunder,
the proofs are numerous and con-
elusive. Every farmer, every mer-
chant, and every business man and
laborer, in all departments of pro-
ductive industry, are compelled to
pay un Just tribute to these monpo-
lies. Our railroads instead of being
common carriers to serve the public,
have become instruments in the
hands of few individuals to enrich
themselves by unjust and oppres-
sive exactions upon all classes of
the people. We would make no
war upon these great highways of
commerce, nor deny to the men of
capital and enterprise, who con-
struct or manage our railroads,
liberal return for the services rem
dered, but we would demand of
them justice and honest dealing.
They should be compelled to estab-
fish a uniform rate of charges for
the same service, with no draw
backs or rebates to favorites, and
no discrimination for or against in
dividuals or localities. They have
adopted as their rule of action to
charge "what the traffic will bear"
and in every possible way to take
advantage of the necessities of the
people. Instead of being servants
of the public, they have undertaken
to become its masters.
1t will be said that competition is
the ground of difference. 1t is
hardly supposable that railroad
companies will transport produce
from the far West for less than
cost of service. If this is true
where is the Justice of making up
their loss by taxing others? Such
course is unjustifiable, dishonest,
and oppressive. The railroads COM
bine and pool receipts, and thus be-
come confederates in the CRIME. 1t
has been shown that anthracite coal
can be laid down at any mans door
in the City of New York, or Brook.
lyn, for three dollars and a half
per ton, and afford the same wages
to the miners that they now receive,
allow to the dealer the same profit,
and allow to the railroads a fair
compensation for their services.
The price of coal paid by the con-
sumner is $3.50 ton. Who gets the
extra 81? The capacious nav of
the monopolies gathers the whole.
The charge for transporting milk
from stations near New York City
is As cents per can, when by com
parison with other freights & cents
per can would afford enormous
profit to the common carrier. In
this item alone the producers and
consumers of milk in and about that
city are robbed of more than ST.
100000 a year. By allowing re-
bates to the Standard Oil Company
that most gigantic monopoly in
the world-they have pocketed$Io,
100000 by unjust discrimination
allowed them; have broken up
hundreds of honest operators and
dealers, monopolized the oil mar
ket, and taken from the pockets of
the people amounted millions of