Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-09
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800 VS.. 800. Nationalists VS.. Democrats
T G. Wiltshire vs. Hon. s. M. White. Hazards
Paw lion. The audience to vote. To the Hon.
Stephrn NJ White, Los Angeles, CAL; Dear
Sir-It is generally understood that you are the
choice of the Democrats for U. s. Senator as
representing the principle that it is the voice of
the people themselves that should govern The
Trust and Monopoly problem:is confessedly the
one which all workers are anxious to have
solved, and, that the people may become better
informed to the propositions of the Demo-
cratic and Nationalists parties in this respect,
hereby challenge you to public debate to be
held at Hazards Pavilion any evening previous
to the coming election, that we may mutually
agree upon would suggest that the debate be
upon the following question: Resolved, that
public ownership is the only solution of the
trust and monopoly problem" that both de-
baters put up slOO, the whole sum to go to the
one who gets the greatest number of votes from
those present at the close of the debate; and
that the winner of the purse pay the expenses
of the hall, etc.
The following are the planks upon the sub
ject, in the Democratic and Nationalist plat
forms, respectively:
DEMOCRATIC PLATFoRM-CLAUsE VII,
We favor the stringent laws against trusts,
pools, combines and monopolies, whereby
legitimate competition is destroyed, and the
necessaries and comforts of life are enhanced
in price.
NATIONALIST PLATFORM
We regard attempts to suppress the trusts, or
other combinations of capital, as an idle at
tempt to stop the march of development. The
trust and other combinations of capital are
la Dor saving devices, and are paving the way
Tor the cooperation that must succeed them.
To endeavor to suppress them, under our
present system, is to repeat the foolishness of
the Iaborers, who, when factory machinery
was first introduced strove to stop the progress
of invention by destroying the machinery.
The solution of the trust problem
lies, not in vain ATTEMPTS to thwart
.or exercise supervision over them, but in
their public ownership. 1t must be one thing
.or the other-absolute private ownership, or
absolute public ownership. l remain, sir,
yours very truly, H. G. WILTSHIRE,
Nationalist Candidate for Representative
from sixth Congressional District of Cali
I4os Angeles Oct. 3, 1890, 800 S. Main st.
NOTE TO THE PEOPLE.
The Trust and Monopoly problem is to be the
crucial test of the soundness of the Nationals
tic economic position. The plank in the Re-
publican platform relating to Trusts is almost
identical with the Democratic plank.
REPUBLICAN PLATFoRM-cLAUsE XVI.
We favor the enactment of stringent laws
against trusts, pools, combines and monopolies,
whereby legitimate competition is destroyed,
and the necessities, comforts and luxuries of
life are enhanced in price.
We, Nationalists say that anti Trust laws
all buncumbe-made simply to catch votes-and
not expected to be carried out, as the very
trainers themselves know the absurd impossi-
bility of enforcing them.
Time will tell the tale. If Monopoly live Ma
tfonalism must triumph; If anti Trust laws ef-
II Ayo+s~ lee. ie 6nI1 Ion
H. G. WILTSHIRE.
Send for copies of this challenge and the Ma
tionalist platform to THE WEEKLY NATIONAL
1sr. 800 south Main street, Los Angeles.