New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-26

| DI TIE CONSUMERS NAV demand, AUu W tlt
ard Oil Trust 80 strong combination as lhe All,
, thrcite Coal Ttnet will necessarily be. ana we WI,
ir3a1lp arrive at the conclusion tnat our codl
and oil will come 10 Us in such quahtl'Ns d. h'"A
! bring profitable returns 10 the partrs op'tatIh-
these Trusts without regard 10 our comfort or tne
needs OF trade commerce. To allow theSe
very essential commodities TO remain u. Wv 20
disposal Of few individuals. without r.
gard 70 the demands or wishes OF the PEG
Die al large, woul1 vest in those controlling thrse
| Trusts a power that would amount 10 apso. i
| lespotisrn. In the Congressional llNcsuEaiioGn
IL was discovered that the Trust owed It's origin
to u fear Of the law For many years the pcoPr
have been watching the encroachments OF mo
! nopoly with o jealous eve. they have noted me
! rapid march Of wealth and power. haVr Witnessed
| the Inassina of colossal fortunes In tIe hahds OF
| individuals who drew from the r0pe the ltHcnur
which built up these fortunes. ana te cohNlcuVh
cgah to force itself On the people that monopoli
could not exist end flourish among peoPe VINO
wished to rrtain the ssrnblance OF democrarc
form Of government Murnnrnss nlG t0 hnn nd
were the forerunners of legislation winch here ana
! there struck at the existence Of monopoly ana III
each instance The blow was directed AZ some person
or corporation that could be reachea th!3usn Wy
| operations ~ the law. N was shown that each
concern that became n part OF Trust turned us
shares of stock 10 trustees and IN return ,r
ceved Trus, certificates When tfns, , oi "ss
stand they ell testified that the Trust as sucn'
kept no books, made ne entries ana kept no rec
ord Of business dom. They SIMPLY df4ve conp Sro
| tors ont OF business by undertaking them where
mat method would prove effective. or by dlScfifh.
mating against them IN transportation wherr NAV
| plan could he put IN operation put III no pIlce
| n, from, no one could evidence be obtained that
would fseten the guilt u these villainoue trans
actions On, the rne1s who, through the agency OF
Trrst cSerrised powers that the President of sixty
millions <. gs sS SO Sa,s not SWea tf f Ssn' IN a n
| SWAY We Will soon find ourselves living under
! form Of government FOR which history 1rnlsnes
| no precedent o form OF government, too, when
| s3mits N no questioning or disputng Its author
ty for il Is evasive and not accessible through any
channel knowp 10 the governed. me lr1 5p. vsps
nort Of ire revenues 70 the nurchase Of legislatures
courts and judges who will prove snoservient 70
| ts viii II has been said that the formation oil
| Trusts and their operations among us Will cause
the people 10 take these agencies Ill hand ana dc-
! privn them of the power they now eN"rc,Sc, ny
placing them under The control Of me Ienerd Cs
tonal institutions and that one result OF their op
cratiors will he TO educate the masses 10 believe
that some zach state of society as IS outlined IN
i Iookino backward" should be established. Such
n theory may be correct. but II is cert?in thnt
! those who would nnnguDte that or any other rlan
~ cnnAnctnr thr affairs If society and government
r'rct he intelligent and educated. Indcr me op'r'-
tics of the present system, which permis TIE IT'S
70 flourish and rule without let or hindTance tIc
great danger seems 70 lie III the iact tnii Wild
nnvrrty ever present in the workman'S hoInr ne
| viii not have The opportunity 70 educate ms
children they will o% up in or r OF 10 'ns1 r
that If the rule Of the Trust Is TO 20 on unGueS
Toned ard unchecked, the lngic2l result VIII ae
thp nlnnqino OF the masses mo hep'lls vi PV.'i'N
and ignorance heretofore unknown IN thls lhhu.
and from Ignorance 10 slavery the distance II short
and easily travelled. Everything we ear. wear or
! consume In any way comes 70 us now through thc
| agency of Trust and with the Introduction oi
% eli new Trust witness the dismissal of worknen
from places Of ernploymcnt IN wAfh 'h"y ior ,ha
ak Institutions engaged IN the manufacture OF
tie sam. article arr located along certain line
Of railway. the four factories farthcst away from
the market agree 10 form Ttnst but the other two
being near IT, the market dcrn1r and are nu"I,Lhe
10 surrender their identify and nights. Inc ITust
is formed and ath9ngh t1r n1',yns o. fro w" t5
market than the other two, they are enahlrd !" 90
before the directors or agents Of the roou ana
by assuring them that all fioight will ~ raIS
ported over tina: lire secure such love and faTornc
rates that ther chn transport their produce ~
market for less money than thc 'wo Irms ina
refuse 10 enter the Trust. The result OF maj ol'
Grafton will be that the trade will go to the Trust
and the other factories must either become part
Of the octopus or lie crushed out OF eSs'e en-
THROUGH It's operation In another way the t"ie
graph and telephone systems OF this country q"
made to DO dnty for the Trust, and II Is no cAa9-
s,o,i0n to 9eI {h BEEN en- avored at the expense
Of weaker rivals through the fele7rapns OF rbr
Nation being under management when Fuus
itself 10 The enrichment Of great coucerns becau@
they can ford 70 do a greater amount oil osIhcss
tlah others.
ey railroad companies, operating their mines
In violation Of the Constitution Of fehn,yFahA
ccn 1890 acres of anthracite coal lands ont OF
go 600 acres The $1,000 acres which they DO
not own arr controlled hy these companies because
Of the power they exercise over the market througu
their combination Everything that depends on
the consnmption Of anthracite coal, whether com
fort trade or commerce. Is AT the mercy Ol thss'
| six companies they may freeze tie people or ylt'
tlem cheap fuel at will. They suspend operations
in the coal regions place thousands Of workinen
| on the brink OF starvation ana drive scor'S o.
/ merchants into bankruptcy az Will hunu''us
istencu would flourish could they have the asSHf,
anCc that their business would not pe lh'erltip"
! with through limiting 81 the coal output " tr
/ great coal combination. Thousands OF worKmch
are kept In poverty and rags III the anthracite
coal fields niiliOns Of tons Of coal are allowed 10
remain untouched in the depth, OF the eafth 'lher
than allow anthracite to sell below certain hgurr.
Such a course of procedure has the elect Of taking
| from the nlinewOrllers the power 10 consume thf
products Of the toll Of other worknen ana ~ iol-
lows that trade that onght 70 flourish IangulshcS
| or dirs altogether. The many uses to which nctfo-
| leunl could and would be put il y were nor
| rnonopolized by TIE Standard OIL Trust would
! gipc employment 70 thousands where hundreds
/ now find work IN do, and as consequence the
| money which they would earn and me Wcallh
which their labor would coni'r upon p E NTmo ut
are lost because permit the STANDARD on rus'
| 70 dictate how many gallons of oil sh.l he con
snmed bv The people With the entire oil supply Of
the Nation under one management. the anthracite
coal output under similar control the railroad ana
| telegraph interests consolidated and directed by
enc head with the iron aud steel interests welded
/ ,egcfher % the outlook indicates aud with the
| fond suuply under the management 81 announcer
Trust me step townrd merging AL OF thesc gres'
! intcrcrs under tbe direction OF one giant uusl'
or combine will be very short and easily taken
Such a mbination that Is not only possible but
probable The op'imist will scout the idea Of
! danger ahead the pessiInist VIII predict that we
| cannot he saved: but the thinking man who viewa
! questions i'm all lights will say that the
power that can control and manage 50 vast and
| intricate system OF government must IN the emo
! overshadow that exercised n the Government OF
the people and AZ the people must defray The cost
of Operating both forms " government, economy
and pubic safety alike demand that the rule Of
the Trust sholl Ina ke way for that of the Govern
ment of the Nation.
Tic coal and oil deposits Of the United Stairs
are not the product Of mans ingenuiy, eiOr ,, OF
~ natnre which An all-wise Providence Jaw IN 10
he.tow upon msnkind az large. II is my belief
that these coal and oil deposits were not aesignea
tnr thn nse or enrichment Of a few men, but that
they should be 40 managed IA 10 confer the
! orca,est coed on the greatest number. No act OF