The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-12
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p 1h@~Alnnca poas~ couvept,on declared:
4 M pamrm ourppposluop declared IN the
7 republican pisNoffn Of ls-s "a all COMPLICATIONS
| ~ capital organized ga trusts or otherNise L.
| control arbitrarily The conditions ~ trade
among our citizens We heartily indorse the
action already taken upln this subject aud ask
faT such f.rthor lrriSlat on as may ~ required
20 remedy any defects in existing laws and 10
render ihclr enforcement NOR complete and
effective"
l. consistent In its cfrort 20 deceive the
people with word, Of promise 10 the
ear 90 hc broken e. the hope, there had
been passed n law known rs the Shcr-
man antitrust act. with great -four.
ish Of trumpcts republican organs had
declared that this statute was intended
10 control the vast combinations of
capital. iosteSd ,aad protected srr,i-r
the partva'olicy.s Awainst the npearent
.absura.ig- OF Senator Sherman .adyo-
eating or IN any manner Importing
measure inimical 90 TIC intcresssOf
hcnefciarics OF republican paternalisn,
the language Of the Aatutc was Quoted
as evidence Of the ast, sigood faish.
But new trusts were organized on
every hand and no opposition made by
the officers appointed by i'cnjpmin liar
rison for their suppression. Tho sugar
trust absorbed all competitions and took
advantage of the entire tariff pro-
tectiou AFFORDED Ivy thu bill which
gave tbcm the benefit OF free
raw materials but lcft them
tariff bonus OF more than three times
The labor cost a ire iining The manu-
facturers of barbcd wirc openly stated
that they had oreanizcd trust for the
purpose of controlling the price OF their
product Producers IT iron and steel
goods were combined in giant corpor.
alton. defyipg the lnw and making
prices 20 suit themselves. In cvcryl
branch OF maaufaeture Affected by the |
tariff trusts and combination were the |
rule. Labor was Absolutely at the |
mercy OF protected capital, md no effort
made 20 conceal the intent to control
arbitrarily the condition OF trade among
our citizens" After morc than two
wears of immunity the law officers or
the administt stfen tnadc' prctcpsc. Of
Enforcing the Sherman Jaw. Obs
quious law Officers ostentntiouslv pre-
pared indictments against certain
trusts. What was the result is too
well known to'requjre more than
bare ialmsion 70 the ending Of these
suits Whenever the sherman law was
brought To u test before a United States
court IL was declared unconstitutional
or III" rleadinrs OF BENJAMIN llarrison's
law officers declared defective, with
the result that trusts still flourish.
This is the faction already taken upon
This subject which was So cordially
Endorsed 10y the Minneapolis convention
and on which Mr.. llarrison's admins
tration rests its claim of opposition TO
trusts and cont iues
The Silver Policy.
benjamin Harrison was elected on q
platform declaring for the use OF gold
and silver las money" and dcnouncing
n democratic administration for it's cf-
forts To dcmonetizc silver. The Mime
apolis convention gave expression 10
the common desire of all parties to use
silver rs money. This was tribute TO
a settlement neither party dared ignore.
II was alleged that the American PEG.
plc from tradition and interest favor
bmetallism. Upon this point there is
practically no dispute between parties
Nor u the question as TO the desire that
'hf party of the two metals bt main
tanned \ republican congr,,, inject. {
'd a statement to this effect ntp law
alleged to have been framed for this I