The advocate., 1890-07-02
THE "HAYsRRD" OR THE LAWYER
WHICHf M


theory Of the value Of penal Legislation
for the regulation Of trusts was Che fol
lowing wittlclsm from the EmpOrla Re-
pliblicuJ; .4a 2 "b"A O
A New York court has decided that the sugar
trust a Illegal New HOrk courts nave made tnls
decision q Time or two before, but ihe aagnr
truat doesn't seem t0 mind n. ny and by, ~ the
trust continues 0bdurate, The courts VIII make
the declaOn again
Then turned the paper over and came
10 an account of great speech one OF the
able lawyers Of the state had been mak
Ing 10 the farmers upon the Issues OF the
day. He.attributed the distressed condl-
tion Of our agricultural interests, Il was
said, 10 the lack Of money Ia circulation,
the high rates Of transportation, dealing In
futures, and the growth OF trusts and
combinations. He advocated free coin
age OF silver, the Issuing OF treasury notes
10 take tho place Of national bank notes
withdrawn from circulation, and che do
structlon Of trusts and gambling in fu-
lures by the passage OF stringent laws
against them. The reporter then went
ON 10 say that hs made many friends who
would support him heartily X nominated
10 represent them In Congress.
Then these queries occurred 70 me:
Did the able lawyer discover the nature
OF tho Industrial distress and the remedy
therefor before Mr.. HayHeed dug out the
information for himself, or did he learn
II from study Of the discoveries Mr..
Hayseed had madeS And II he was
follower Of Mr.. Hayseed In opinion, VIA
he proper person 10 be a leader OF Mr.
Hayseed In framing that opinion into
lawY Could he aa q mere imltatOr be OF
more service 20 the people than the party
lmiEated2 ...
In regard TO his remedy against trusts,
my Ideas ran thus: Did not this learned
lawyer know that penal laws arc not
worth pln-cushion toward protecting
the people from the enCr0achments OF the
trustsH Did no not know that the sugar
trust laughs in derislon 1t the New York
courts, and did he not know that we have
an antitrust law In this state which no
attempt IL made 10 enforce, because peo-
pie have no confidence In the virtue OF
such lawsY Did he not know that all
such laws are good for Is TO give work TO
members OF the legal fraternity when
iOolhardy fellows attempt the farce of
prosecuting under themH And / thought
To myself, "When hear Of him advising
the people 10 resort 70 the method Of
taxing the monOpOlies and trusts out OF
existence, then think he is In earnest
in his professions OF welfare for the peo-
ple."
Then these queries came into my mind
Isn't II a fact that the common people are
better political economists at the present
day than are those who are understood 20
be the leaFnedi Have they not given
much more attention 20 economic sub
jectB than this class has, read more books
and literature upon the matter and spent
more hours and days and weeks working
out within their brains che problem OF
production and distribution, and are they
not much better qualified from prac-
tical standpoint for dealing with the
question:
Isn't Il fact, thought to myself, that
Hayseed's logic, clothed Ia homely
phFaseolOgy and Indifferent grammar as
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