The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-19

osDoos betweeu rrens snd second.
Il - ~ - The Puget scsna saklonal
= WO8U ABOUT TRUSTS.
Ne seGA1d trusts in whatever form
o1gnnissd.r say the Democrats Of
Washington In their platforms. "a the
1eGlttmats result u our present tariff.
- ve demand the repeal or read
jsoe@ent 81 MI such tariff taxes ~
enabis them 70 exsort from the people
sssshttant prices fos The products they
eontroI."
Whatthe latter portion Of thu. egssse
means Il not - clear ~ IL might Be.
Do6 grammar and . careless nse 81
words render il Somewhat obscurs.
1ho former portion. however. IL plan
enough. II In direct assertion TIA.
tsusls exist because Of the tariff. and
kcouveys also the contrary proposition
thas without . tariff there would be
no trusts. II this he true. IL is
strong point against the tariff. Bat 10
tt tFuef DO the facts bear out the A.
sesfion of our Democratic fsisnds,
In William W. Cooks work on
trusts. which IL the only existing
suthosify on the snsiecs. occurs the
following passage "in England the
peinCiple u trusts has existed for
many years. II has been
In vogue In tina; country for forts
yeasI In carrying on mining opera
lions. and the modern trust seems 20
BE- but On outgrowth Of their plan OF
organization" t.'Trnsts, b. W. W.
Cook. PIP. o and l0l
And so. for the origin of trusts. we
must look. not 10 protection Ameriea.
bat - free trade England. Further
than this, anyone wso IL familiar with
the subject must know that in Great
Britain trusts have fionrished most
luxuriantiy and have obtained greater
power than they have ever obtained
In the United states. The grea, cloth
trust with headquarters al Leeds. the
mining trusts Of VALE and Scotland,
and the brewing trust slth head
quarters nj London. are Instances Of
The gigantic monopo!les which have
sprung into existence under free
tsasle. 30 great II the wealth and
power Of the last named organization
that Il has extended its operations
into this country and IL endeavoring
70 make the brewing industry of the
United States an annex Ia that OF
Great Britain.
And these gigantic monopolies have
grown mp In Great Britain. the typical
free trade country, who's. fiscal policy
the Democrats accept as the model
after which that oi The United States
should Le shaped. Seemingly this
should be . sufficient reiuiatlon 81 the
statement that The existence Of trusts
II due 10 the protective tariff, but, un'
fortunately for the Democrats, our
own country affords retaliation oi
Ahsir statement While. Is even more
encouraging.
The first trust successfully organized
Sn che United States was the Standard
Oil trust. which with It's offspring, the
American Cotton oil trust Is today the
most vide spread and powerful or.
ganixaiion OF the Kind in The country,
Yet the product Of these companies is
and always has lseen. free ot duty.
10 far Is petroleum. is concerned the
United States il = free trade country,
and II was right on this free trade
spot that the most powerful trust 81
al has l,cen built. Another powerful
trust Il the anthracite coal oombina-
ton, which has lioarished aud grown
powerful In spite of the fact that sn.
eAracise eoai has long been on the flee
list. Moreover an English syndicate.
with capital of iiisy million dollars,
hos seceutiy purchased all 81 the tan
nesies Tn the state of New YORK. and
psopoee 10 buy up ali the tauneties in
he United States. with view 10 The
formation ol gigantic trust which
0nall limit and control the output. and
regulate the price Of leather la this
country. As is well known leather is
80 Of the articles which the free
traders succeeded in adding to tie
tree list some years ago.
10 not thes. facts and that they
are facts 10 honorable man will un.
dertake 10 .seas absolutely iefutr the
Democratic charge thst the tariff 5
responsible Tor tl,e xssience of trusts
II would ssem -. indeed, aua oue
CANNOT help contrasting the false aud
4ieceiving plank Of tine Democrat I
plaeforns whieh Is quoted above with
the following declaration of The lie
publsran convention on tie sagus
snbiect:
We are erease~; so the sss'~sta,,, 81
trsssts or soss sinattsgs al.aec 81 5tci is =
rAlse abaosmalls sae tsgies ~ tlis n,srs-.s
rtea 81 life. ani ~ s~eli.ye sh@s Is - ths
duty Of the sesetuDeat - gFvvVsi the
formation 81 saea Combinations ~ e.
ncedful legislation
Trusts should Re dealt With roA
ssvSly and directly and not Through
che medium OF the tariff t. att.upl
Co overcome them by sabshlulla.
british free trade g,,r Awetacan pto
lection would le like attempting to So
from Seattle IA Newcastle 3, sslkias
due west