The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-29
tspecIal to the Plain Dealer.)

bteeI Deam trust Dy luz per centi tns Cohl
trust by % per cent; the linseed oil trust |
ny 81 per cent; the cottonseed oil trust by |
81 per cent; the salt trust by 80 per cent; |
the sponge trust by 20 per cent; the AK |
trust by As per cent; the potters' trust by |
AZ per cent; the cartridge trust by 40 per |
cenl; the bath tub trust by 45 per cent; the |
sanitary trust by 40 per cent; the wrapping |
paper trust by 30 per cent; the pearl but
ton trust by 400 per cent; the carpet trust
by SO per cent; the terra Gotta trust by AZ
per cent; the hat trust by liz per cent; the
tack trust by 43 per cent; the starch trust
by 68 per cent? the brick trust by % per
cent; the copperware trust by 30 per cent;
the soap trust by 90 per cent; the cotton
duck trust by 80 per cent; the type trust
by rs per cent; the cordage pool by 30 per
cent; the card clothing trust by az per
cent; the lumber trust by % per cent; the
oatmeal trust by 81 per cent; the tableware
glass trust 10y 60 per cent; the plate glass
by Ill per cent; the mig iron combination
by 50per cent; the v-r iron trust by 81 per
cent; the wood screw monopoly by 53 per
cent; the nail combination by 43 per cent;
the cotton bagglng trust by 81 per cent;
the paper bag trust by 35 per cent; the
thread trust by 40 per cent; the wall paper
trust by 25 per cent; the castor
oil trust by 200 per cent; the oil
cloth trust by 40 per cent; the fruit jar
combination by GO per cent the umbrella
trust by As per cent; the sheet iron trust
by 46 per cent. the jute bagging trust by
30 per cent the car wheel and axle trust
by 81 pr cent; the wrought iron pipe
trust 20 per cent. the steel wheel trust by
70 per cent. the soda trust by 25 per cent.
the coke trust by 20 per cent. the looking
glass trust by 60 per cent. the blanket
trust by 80 per cent. the match trust by 33
per cent. the marble and granite trust 10y
80 per cent the whip trust 10y 30 per cent;
the stone trust by 20 per cent the white
lead trust by 40 per cent, the rubber trust
by 30 per cent; the national lead trust by
80 per cent. the pitch trust by 20 per cent.
the envelope trust by 25 per cent. the
school slate trust by 80 per cent. the wool
felt trust by rs per cent. ; the acid trust by
53 per cent; the binding twine trust by
per cent. the wheel trust by 30 per cent. /;
the plaid goods trust by 40 per cent; the
fish trust by 23 per cent; the hinge trust
by 80 per cent.
binations" and "trustsn now existing in
this country under the shelter of our tariff
law. These are the means these protected
industries use to limit and restrict produc-
tion and to keep down wages, the price of
men, and to keep up the price of their
products, the wages OF capital. Yet this
government of the United States, this gov
ernment Of the people, for the people and
by the people, before which all m n are
free and equal, helps these combin atoms
by shielding them from foreign competi-
tion by tariff tax on the Importation of
like articles.from abroad.
In 1889 the Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette said:
"rhe idea that monopoly Is In the in.
terest of the public is absurd. There is
nothing in it. 1t means simply a tax upon
the people in the interest Of combined
capital. Let us not fool about this. There
is no time to fool about 1t. We must elect
men TO state legislatures and to congress
who will cit down upon monopolies of all
kinds and stand by the rights of the
people"
Chauncey Depew in a speech delivered
IN New York city on Feb. 16, 1891, said:
"Ips a singular thing, this concentra-
! ton of capital, and have looked upon it
with considerable alarm. II seems to be
, inevitable, and yet the results seem to be
, disastrous TO the independence which be.
| longed to the Am arican business men and
| gave young men chance in business. OF
course il all the business of the country is
! going to be combinations of great capi-
| talists, the entire populat ation of the coun-
| try will consist of two classes-on the one
| side the stockholders of the corporations
| and on the other their EN- Oloyes. L. vines
out that small dealer who has represented
the life, energy and freedom of American
| trade.n
In the language of William Cook, Of the
( New York bar. "a trust is monopoly,
! and the most cruel, the most harsh, and
| presses hardest on those who are least
| able to pay its exactions. IL is a grievous
| burden which Is borne, not by the rich and
the powerful, but by the poor and the
weak. IL ia a monopoly in the necessaries
| OF life, in those things which render pos
| sible the daily existence of the farmer,
the mechanic and the laboring man. 1t is
u monopoly in that which plain people
consume day by day, that which they eat
| and wear and use in their daily toll, and
| is a monstrous wrong. IL is a wrong which
never should be endured by an English
| speaking people. II presses upon the
source of the nation's wealth, integrity,
| character, intelligence and greatness.
ut affects those who send forth men and
women by whom, in the next generation,
the business, government and pro yress OF
| America wilt be carried on. The trust
| takes the money of those whose earnings
| are used in the struggle for living, In the
| common scho ol education of their chi ldren
and in the small accumulations which are
| laid by for sickness and old age. But the
| contest between the people and the trusts
| Is just beginning. The forces arrayed on
either side foretell a desperate struggle.
The trust seems to be all powerful, and II
Is becoming the despot, the dictator oi
trade. Its wealth mounts into the humid
i rods of millions of dollars. Ils powers are
not limited by character nor public opin,
ion. It's movements are secret, silent
unerrinR and all powerful. 1t ramifiei
into all branches OF industry. II reduces
the price of raw material, which II pur
| chases, and raises the price of the finished
product, which IL sells. 1t ignores the
newspaper press, and has effective meth
ods OF dealing with legislatures. Ia the
struggle that is at hand the trust relies
upon its capital, its secrecy, its unscrupu.
4 Aala IN nd tie
centrated power.
Competition and capital can be anc
will be subdued throughout the length
and breadth OF the land, as long as a sys
tenn OF laws are retained on the statute
books which will exclude foreign compe-
titiou. But when these statutes are re
pealed, and when the wall which shuts
then comes competition which canno
be controlled. A world wide 'trust,' q
trust embracing all lands and all people
Is yet to be seen. II may be ATTEMPTED
but 1t Is yet to be proved a possibility
The itrust' OF America may destroy com
petion at home, but how is II to meet com
petition from abroad2
| lis beginning TO dawn on the American
people that the exclusion of foreign com
petition 10 the cause, as well a1 the safet,
OF the American "trusts." The repeal O.
the protective duties will sound the deati
knell of the American "trusts," and N,
| other thing ever will.
Every "lrust," every Coordination,
every great corporation and every monop
olistic Interest stands like stone wall II
| OPP osition TO any revision of the tariff, o
any reduction of the customs duties upoI
all the articles that are essential to tn,
welfare and the comfort of the masses o
the people. Does the farmer look TO th,
"trlsts," the "combinations,n the gian
corporations and the interests that hay
. grown into grinding mouopolies througl
the operations of tariff system carrie,