The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-08

The Antitrust Convention mt Chi
cago Fight Over Resolutions

The Antitrust Convention mt Chi
cago Fight Over Resolutions
CHICAGO, June S.-The antitrust
convention has ended and not in the
best of harmony, though there was
no direct bolt. Donnelly and the
radical populist members were
dissatisfied with the resolutions that
were finally agreed upon by the
resolutions committee and after
the adjournment of the convention a
meeting of these disaffacted members
was held at which more radical resolu-
lions We're adopted and q national COM
mittee of five appointed. with Donnelly
as chairman, to watch trusts and the
laws pertaining to them. The resolu-
tons passed by the regular convention
were as follows:
whereas, Combinations in restraint of trade
anu TIE Tree exercise of personal rights have
peen by the courts Of the country declared to
De dangerous, unlawful and void, as against
pubic policy, and
Whereas, 1t Is apparent that legislation
seeking the suppression OF such combinations
ID not Yet complete and sufficient, and the exc
cution OF existing laws Is in many cases fla
gravity neglected,
Resolved, That 1t is the sense Of this conven-
ton that the state and federal legislatures,
upon careful Investigation of grievances and
remedies, should enact new and more strin-
gent laws and amend old ones looking to the
complies extinction OF Unlawful combinations
destroying competition in production or ex-
change.
Resolved. That Ii is the sense Of this conven-
tion that the faithful and efficient execution
or the laws be imperative y enjoined upon the
executive officers OF the state and nation. and
tnat the failure of any officer in his duty in
this behalf should he attended by the severast
legal penalties: that we demand that the at
torney general of the United States proceed to
ENFORCE the laws Of the United States now
In force against trusts and illegal combi-
nations on the statute books. and we demand
that congress shall enact such additional laws
against trusts and combinations that control
production and prices Of commodities that
may be found necessary for their suppression.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this conven-
tlon that 1t create a permanent association to
be known as the Antitrust Association of the
United States, consisting of three repres anta-
tiyes from each state and territory TO advance
the interest of the purposes hereinbefore sug-
gested ana that we recommend the organiza-
ton of an antitrust association in each state
and territory for the purpose of aiding such
national association in securing uniform legis-
lation and the rigid execution of laws for the
most speedy suppression and final eradication
OF said trusts and combinations.
Another resolution was offered by
Quinn of Montana, which went through
with a hurrah:
Resolved, That this congress, opposing as it
does, the greatest of all trusts. the financial
trust, demands a return to bi-metalism. In
order that the common people may enjoy the
blessings of free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver.
The presiding officers, the secretaries
and the vice chairman were made tenn
porary officers Of the association, and
members were requested to send the
names of the representatives in the as
ISOLATION when they got home. The
convention then adjourned.