Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-26

The United States Senate 10 becom.
Ing considerably tangled over the anti.
Trust Or anti-''Cornerr bill, that ha,
been pending before that body fol
some time, The question was dis
cussed In the Senate on Monday, when
Il was found that the bill WAS too gen.
eral and would bear severely upon
some other combinations on the
"Trust" principle that had not been
thought Of before and which II was
mot the intention Of the bill to disturb.
Senator Teller said he was In full sym.
pathy with the bill, but the difficulty
was 10 find out whether they would
best be controlled by the States or by
the National Government, and then
again, the bill would apply TO the
Farmers' Alliance and TO the National
Farmers League, whose avowcd pnr-
pose was TO Increase the price OF farm
products, thing which Mr.. Teller
regarded as most desirable and abso-
1utely essential to the prosperity OF the
country and the well being Of the
farmer.
In the range Of the debate Senator
George, who represents the minority
OF Mississippi, said that the bill would
also apply to the Knights Of Labor and
al other labor organizations that had
for their object the raising Of wages.
NJ. Teller admitted this and sug-
gested that the bill be made to apply
TO trusts that were offensive to goou
morala We are appreheneive that the
Senate would find a. much trouble 10
decide the standing and scope OF good
mOrals' as that OF "trusts." Morals
vary and are very fluctuating, accord
ing 10 whom the n.oralist is. where i'm
morality IL prSc,lced and what the
moral act Is. What one man esteems
moral another man looks upon as i'm
moral. Morals would be entirely too
general term 10 be used in conuec
tn with bill Of 30 much importance
to the Guinness prosperity Of the com
nunity.
Carrying the question little farther
II will be found that these trusts are SO
insinuating In their nature that they
become closely allied in character with
chartered privileges of all kinds.
Looking at it in general sense the
question would arise whether chartered
OF Incorporated industrial establish.
ments like the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Com pany. the jackson & Sharp Com
pany, the Pussy Il Jones Company,
the Pullman Car Company and hun
dreds Of other Industrial establish
ments do not partake largely of the
character OF trusts and combines Yet
nobody would ever think of interior
ing by legislation with these industries
that afford employment to the teeming
Thousands Of Wilmington's working
masses.
While 1t should be the object of leg
islation TO prohibit. combinations and
corners In grain, stock, lard, meats
and coal, 1t should, with as much
earnestness, protect legitimate capital.
lied industries, We are under the ina
preston that il would not be hard for
our Senators 10 find out what 10 do
in the matter, Ceraers in the neces
carries OF life, such as bread, meat and
fuel, are very different things from
farms, railroad and other stocks. We
would Lot attempt 10 instruct such
wise men as oui Senators are, bn. il
strikes us that ii they would COM
mence by breaking the corners in
grain, in meats and fuel everything
else needed will come in its turn and
with larger and better experience
for what will then DC needed than by
trying 10 mee. everything al once and
in ono bill.