Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

."tl h>tu t'i A-li.uitClutih9 puE-
roses the result is bound 10 be
disastrous 10 the interests of
he less favored localities. IL
luiy anthracite cost = ten
ID Chicago while the owners of
Bee deposits were starving their
miners, compelling lCleurss. 10
mentiug disorder, and the coal
trust was fastened tor the sea
son by = tig meeting in New
York. Tue coal barous met IN
that city aud there IN the fiuau-
ciai heart Of the continent an
understanding was had Of such
= nature as 10 concern every
man who wants 10 keep warm
by a coal Tire next winter.
Politics or BU MESS.
W doubt il was a private
meeting With closed doors.
What was done did not come
ont IN the newspapers hut when
consumers began TO inquire the
price of coal at the various coal
Offices throughout the country
they soon found oul the >igniii-
caucc of toe city gathering of
the coal owners. Anthracite
had advanced 10 -. a ton in
July az Chicago aud that was a
sharp advance of rates. Vow il
Is nearly - "a ton aud predic.
ton Is made that ny December
anthracite coal will DC SlO. a
ton IN Chicago. Xetthc grea; ex
pObeut OF Repubiicauism whose
power Is conceded 10y all 10 the
person of james e.. Blaine says
that trusts are private affairs
with which government has
nothing u do. Ii the Demo-
cratic party stays H. power its
pledges To relieve the people
must be rcdccnedana The trusts
must 20. see 40 more reason
ShY q law shall not Toe enacted
and enforced against cOuspila
cIcS Of capital tian against con
spiracIeS OF labor. The conSpi-
racies Of capital for uni..w full
purposes may not be dealt with
as successfully at the outset as
The conspiracy at labor for un
lawful purposes but It Is the du
" 81 the government TO make
the effort. \ labor strike il
bad enough bus "a strike of capi
tai IS worse. The one is 40 more
To he justified than the Other.
But the effort Of labor to pro
tect its rights ough; certainly
to ilas e more sympathy shaa the
agreement of capital To control
prices. 0Ppress labor, and rob
thc public. Under the Repub-
lIcau party the m0nopolies of
this country spring into being.
They grew and fi0urished as
green bay tree. The Demo
cratic party found this fungus
growth on the tree of itcpubli-
caI government in 1881. But
parties are for the bcne r; Of the
people y hat else are they for
Aud what need have we forpar-
" policies unless they bc To
give rs good government ad
tninistered by honest men &!
how many blows have been
aimed At trusts hy Republicans
Autlacicas enough 70 attract
the attention cfthe whole com
try II Is yet a noticeable fact
that with a single exception So
Jar as know the legislation at
tempted for the suppression OF
trusts, n the fiftieth Congress.
has originated with Democrats
This Is something for the people
10 ponder over and il ought To
maze us more satisfied than ev
er ia belonging to the Demo I
cratic party aud III perpetuating
lis supremacy. Ii Ia trge the
platform OF the Republican par
" contains n deuuuciatlon OF
mouopOlies aad trusts and
thereby recognizes not ONLY
heir existence, but also their
evils, yet in the declaration of
is most eminent leader trusts
Ire only private affairs and
beref0Te iuviolable The Re
publican journals north have
AIKEN up the refrain and are
low arguing that it is an open
question whether any injurious
htiaeuces come from the trust
Combinations. The iordly AFRO
cations of great tradesmen and
n0nopoilsts have a good friend
IA John sherman who has lock-
'd up Reagau's Trust bill In the
finance Committee room of the
senate and the Trust men con.
inne to defy the people. Why
las Sherman never been heard
rom ia opposition to 1
HE STANDARD OIL MoxoPOLY'
IL is beyond all question a /,
asst monopoly As applied to ,
single article of daily use II is :
ae biggest trade combination
a the United States. 1t has .
riEea out nearly All comDeti. :
.on. Ii has been trade tviauf =
lore nearly than any other :
=5-{-t4s company It's extrsar
mary success Is n stigma GA =
zee institutions and a reproach :
, our republican form of GOV. :
rnment. II is a tribute 10 the !,
character OfJudge Thur :
au that his political weakness :.
nome was largely due 10 the
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