Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-21
RIAINR ON TRUSTS.

sound ard fury, siguifyiug nothing, says
the Louisville COsrier-JourRal.
The gentleman from CARNEeIE's Castle
is seen on parade; he ia going to tear the
Presidents message and the MILLS bill
and the Democratic party to tatters and
give their remains to the Maine fishermen
for bait, but he is not yet ready. He con-
tents himself with reciting little incidents
of what he saw when abroad, with STA
sickness, rough seas, patriotic emotions,
aud then, to rest his voice." as he would
saw. he declares the Democrats and the
rebels are running the country.
At Portland, Mr.. BLAINE gave utter
ancs to some views on Trusts, which are
at least worthy of attention.
In their platform, after demanding o
higher tariff to check imports and lessen
composition, the Republicans thought it
we'll to denonnce "grusts." Now, Mr..
BLAINE says:
TRUSTS ARE LARGELY PRIVATE AZ
FAIRS, WITH WHICH NEITHER PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND NOR ANY PRIVATE CTrIzEN
HAS A RIGHT TO INTERFERE."
Trusts are not private affairs in any
sense of the word. They are nourished by
laws of one kind and protected by laws oil
another.
American trusts, shielded in the ipiqui-
tous tariff from foreign competition, find 1t
easy 10 corner the market and levy toll ON
American commerce.
Take, for instance, thee jute baegiDg
Trust. The tariff practically excludes for
sipn competition in jnts bagging. A
Trust is formed to control the entire
American product, and just as the people
OF the South begin to pick cotton the price
is advanced so per cent; that means the
American cotton raiser is forced by this
Trust" which, Mr.. BLAINE says, is
private affair, to pay millions of blood
money to q ~ indicate of capitalists In Bos-
ton.
But for the tariff this robbery would he
impossible.
No one contends that Trusts do not
exist in free trade Eugland; no one sup
poses they would not exist If our tariff
were reduced.
All that is conteuded for is that fer
eigu competition is natural check, an
important check, on domestic Trusts, and
that if baggiDg were on the free list for
eign competition would keep down Trust
prices.
No man in the least familiar with the
course of commerce will for one moment
deny this.
Under duty OF 20 per cent. quinlne IN
this country was effectually controlled by
trust, and our people got no benefit from
foreign competition, no benefit from i'm
proved facilities OF manufacture. no benefit
from new sources of supply.
We were hemmed in; competition WAS
put under the ban, and the manufacturers
established o little protective tariff oil
their own.
The Trust is q Protective Tariff applied
to interstate commerce.
The tariff il established to destroy tor.
sign competition.
The trust is established TO destroy do
nestle competition.
The tariff on bagging prevents any com
petition between England and America;
the baggipg trust prevents any competition
between st. Louis and Louisville.
The philosophy back of the trusts IL the
philosophy back of the tariff.
The tariff il imposed to advance prices;
the trust is established to advance prices.
Both prey on the consumer
According to Mr. BLAINE, the President
has no more right to interfere with the
trusts than with the tariff.
But the Constitution gives him the right
to Interfere" Just ~ he has done. II
Imposes on him the duty OF calling the
attention Of Congress, and through Con-
gress of the people, 10 Just such monsters
"A the tariff and these trusts.
Whence does Mr.. BLAINE derive his
peculiar views concerning trusts?
Whence does he learn that trusts are
private afiairsS
From ANDREW CARNEGIE, the head Of
the Steel Rail Trust, which is levying a
tax of st least $50, 900, 900 on the people Of
this country in excess of fair price for
steel rails. The steel rail product Of Amer
lea ia 9, 900, 900 tons, controlled by what Is
in effect trust.
BY the tariff it is authorized to levy
tribute TO the extent Of SIT ton, or $3i,-
600, 900.
Some years they demand the full amount.
Sometimes the call for rails ia light, and
they have to concede something to the
purchaser. Last year the average advance
over fair price was $40 ton or $50. OO0,-
900.
Under this trust the Vulcan Works, of st.
Louis, was given a million dollars not to
operate.
Under the operation of this double tariff,
protection and trusts, ANDREW CARNE-
GIGS income was, for one year, 81, SOC, 900
or S., 900 day.
Mr.. BLAINE has been spending the sum-
mer with the head of this gigantic trust,
and, never willing to be deadhesd in any
enterprise, Mr. BLAINE comes home to
pleade the cause of ANDREW CARNEGIE
with the American people.
workingmsn, remember that in the face
of all these extortions, and in the face OF
the fact that the first order trust issues
is to ''shut down" and stop paying wages,
JAMES G. BLAINE, HARRIsoN's commsn-
der, declares
TRUSTS ARE LARGELY PRIVATE AZ
FAIRS, WITH WHICH NEITHER PRESIDENT