New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-25
THE ANTITRUST FARCE.
MORE DEMOCRATIC FALSE PRETENCES'
SEVERAL TRUSTS THAT ARE FURNISHING SIN
Ews OF WAR TO THE TARIFF sMAsHERs.
.rr rzLEcGAra TO THE rRrBusG,


.rY rzLEcGArI TO THE TRfBUSE1
Washington, Sept. 24-In the House to-day Mh'
Grain Of Texas. again offered his resolution direcsns
the judiciary Committee to frame bill for the sup
preston and prevention of trusts and authorizing
the committee to report at any time bill for thss
purpose. Tho resolution not adopted but wss
referred TO the Judiciary Committee Probably no
more peculiar, not to say disgraccful, condition OF
legislative affairs existed than was revealed by
the Offering OF this resolution and Mr. Grains remarks
which accompanied II. Mr. Grain IS Democrat. in
his remarks he said that he thought it due to the
people Of this country that the House "irrespcct-
i've Of political party differences should agree upon
and pass bill lie also called attention 10 the facs
that less than twelve bills to suppress trusts bsve
been Introduced since August 81 and referred 10 the
Ways and Means Committee. which Committee, hs
added, IS confcssedy unable to present bill foe
tho consideration of the House, AdvertIng to the
fact that the Ways and Means Committee would have
the right to report bill at any time, while the
Judiciary Committee could not do without special
permission a change of the rules, Mr.. Grain 70
marked that there IS practically In existence no
Committee on Rules, three Of its members being ao-
scn with expectation Of returning during this scs-
sion.r
These are statements OF Democrat which need to
be supplemented. Why is the Ways and Means Com
mittee confesscdly unable, 10 bring In bill on .
subject of which It has exclusive jurisdiction First,
because 1t would not dare TO make even feint OF
legislation against the Sugar Trust, the Cotton Seed
OIL Trust the whiskcy Trust, the standard OIL Trust,
any other able and willing to furnish sincws
of to tho Democratic National Committee.
1t Is we'll not forget that the first named trust
dominated the majority OF Ways and Means and fixed
the sugar schedule Of the Dark Lantern bill as TO
promote its own schemes, while the great Whiskey
Trust forbade the removal OF heavy burden from
American manufacturers by preventing the repeal OF
the internal tax alcohol used by them. Second
because six OF the eight Democratic members Of Ways
and Means have deserted their legislative dulles
Chairman Mills the Brecbnrdges and Wilson are
abroad preaching crusade in behalf of British man.
ufacturcrs, and shouting themselves hoarse in do
nunciation of trusts, the progeny OF the potec
tive system
Bynum is In Indianapolis striving TO stem the adverse
political lido and his bacon. Baron' scott.
who Is member OF the Anthracite Trust, is worlln.
with might and main to pile still higher his hoard Of
twenty millions and at the time lend a help
ing hand to Colonci' Brice.
About ten months ago the attention o. I" Premier
Mills and his colleagues invited to the subject Of
trusts By President Cleveland in his reetradc message
Did they pursue the subject with the zeal that
they did their campaign against American industries
Not bit Of II. The Speaker packed the Committee ou
Manufactures by assigning thereto three OF the Demo-
committee slept for weeks until rudeiy awakened BY Mr.
Mason, OF Illinois, a Republican member, with a
luton aimed against the sugar The Democrats
finally proposed Investigation which to be
conducted by Mr.. Carlislc's annex 10 the Ways and
Means Committee that is, the Committee Manu-
features. With single exception nothing came Of
IT, Tho exception was the excellent opportunity
which It afforded the president and attorney OF the
sugar trust to " FIX the sugar schedule Of the
calcd Mills bill TO suit themselves.
Thon there was another long interval OF silence
At last August >, when IL clearly evident that
slttngs OF Ways and Means could be expected
before Decemberhat Is, until after the Presidential
electioD-Mt Brecknridge, Of Arkansas, suddenly
began TO fire antitrust bills into the vacant Of
the Ways and Means Committee, where he mew they
must slumber at least until after the election. IL
was those blank cartridges about which Mr.. Grain
spoke when he said that It cOnfessedy' imp0ss-
HE for Ways and Means TO do anything But his
resolution Is another very blank cartridge. The
plain truth IS that the Democrats dare not face the
music but usual they dishonesty trying to de-
ceive the country by firing voeys Of unloaded cart
one of the thinnest shams imaginable.