The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-24

the Democratic canvass this year-and at the
same time he might extend the inquiry into the
amount contributed by the sugar trust; and also
by the salt trust. including its feow-trust in the
business beyond the sea.
Nor have l exhausted the list OF trusts in
which the Democratic party has a large interest
Unless every newspaper is at fault the Demo-
cratic party has received large contributions
from stockholders in the Standard Oil Trust at
every critical election within the last five years
and is now relying upon the gracious continu-
ance OF that aid in the pending national crisis
So notorious was this interposition that the
Ohio Legislature memorialized the SENATE OF the
United States to cause an inquiry 10 be made
into alleged corruption in the election OF the last
Democratic Senator from that State. do not
undertake to say that there corruption, for
know nothing personally Of it but do say
that the memorial OF the state Legislature was
presented by Senator Sherman, and a rightfu
a legal and proper oppor unity was given
20 search through and through for the
truth and for thorough examination
into one Of the largest trusts in the whole
world Then was the time for Democratic SEN
ntOrs 10 make an examination into trusts. One
of the largest OF them was before the Senate, and
before il legitimately and yet YOU know how
precpitately the Democratic Senator'S fled from
the task You could not lead Democratic
Senator up to that investigation any more than
YOU could induce a breachy colt to face n whist
ling locomotive Nor was rumor quiet rs TO the
interpolation OF the national administration to
suppress All investigation. If President Cleve-
land had been as eager to examine into great
trust he TO denOunce them all in his
message, his opportunity was there; but unless
all rumor be at fault, the social Establishments
OF the administration were lavished on Repub-
lican Senators to secure enough OF them TO join
the Democrats TO take off the curse OF n unani-
nous Democratic resistance to the inyestiga-
tion OF n trust.
In addition 10 these trusts 1 have named
comes the Cotton-Seed Oil Trust, which is in
the hands OF Southern Democrats, and its power
used TO aid the Democratic campaign. They
do not apply their money in ala OF the southern
Democratic party, for the Southern Democrats
are too ~high toned" TO use money in elections.
They have found a more excellent way in the
South and they reserve the pecuni Try contribu-
tions wholly for the Northern field
Fellow citizens, have named f1ve trusts in
which all the evil hat can come from trusts and
all the various shades of the evils that might
come from trusts are consp.cuously prominent.
/ pause now, and IL there be n Democrat in this
assemblage ask him to tell me one great trust
any political connection or able TO exert any
power OF the kind / have named. NO reply
came from the great throng. and Mr.. Blaine
proceefedl some one may, perhaps, say The
street Rail TINst" Well, if there be a steel rail
trust 1t must be privately known to the Demo
Gratis who make the accusation, for 1t has GER
tainly never been known TO the public, and as
matter of fact, believe, only exists In Demo
cratic Imagination, or, more probably still, in
Democratic invention. But L avail myself OF
the opportunity that the mention OF steel rails
gives me TO clinch an argument that was made
in reference TO the salt trust Steel rails in this
country under the influence OF high protective
tariff, have dropped i'm twenty years from Sis
down TO S3i or S32, and have in fact sold az low
rs $3.50 per ton. All this result has come
about, OF course by way of illustrating
the Presidents doctrine that a tariff duty
is invariably added 20 the cost of the article
This fall in price has been steady and contin-
uous, and II there Ia n Steel Rail Trust IL GER
tainly has been one that worked, not to keep up
prices, but 60 steadily lower them. But the
Democrats clamoring for free trade In steel
rails or for such low duty as Will permit free