The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-06-09
TRUSTS MUST GO.

TRUSTS MUST GO.
The Convention to Down Them Be
gins Its Work at Chicago.
Il CHICAGO. June 5.-Upon call issued
by Governor Nelson of Minnesota, one
of the most remarkable conventions of
recent years is in session in Central
Music Hall. 1t is composed of delegates
appointed by the governors of large
majority of the states of the Union, and
its object is to consider the question of
combination to raise the price of fuel,
and Indirectly to consider the subject of
trusts The convention had it's origin
in a resolution passed last winter by
the Minnesota legislature requesting
the governors of other states to appoint
commissioners to meet and endeavor to
formulate some plan for
Graphing with the Coal Combine.
This resolution provided that the
meeting should be held at such place as
the majority of the governors might
agree upon. Communications were at
once sent out by Governor Nelson, and
as large majority of those addressed
voted in favor of Chicago, this city was
decided upon. The convention will be
in session for two days, and according
to the temper Of the delegates, as mani
tested in the convention, the body will
go beyond the coal combine and
Take Up Trusts In General.
The delegates began to gather soon
after 8 O'clock, and an hour later the
register in the rotunda of the hall
showed that the following, among other
states, were represented: Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas,
Iowa, Nebraska, California, Kansas,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Maine, South and
North Carolina, Colorado, West Vir-
ginia, North and South Dakota, Mon
tana, Maryland, Florida, New Mexico,
Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Alabama, Minne-
SOFA. Numerous delegations We're re-
ported as being ell route. Amongst
those early in attendance We're Ignatius
Donnelly and Frank II. Davis. the lead
ing orators of Minnesota; E. F. Clark,
q. G. Clemens, Judge Houk and ]. b.
johnson of Kansas; G. E. Henry, j. H..
Brigham and w. H. Lawrence OF Ohio
and Albion w. Tonrgee.
Governor Nelson Speaks.
Governor Nelson called the conven-
tion to order and spoke briefly. He
said:
1.-The workings of the trusts are so
intricate and secret that the courts re-
fuse to define stringent terms. The
laws declare them illegal, but fail to
provide punishment Relief can only
be obtained through statutory enact
ments which will be sweeping and
searching. 1t is for this convention to
take some action which will lead to the
enactment of efficient laws.''
Governor Nelson then dissected the
Sherman antitrust law, which he said
was but an experiment and one which
had resulted in no practical good. Con-
tinuing he said: "While the Sherman
law is an experiment, it will do as an
entering wedge. IL is for us to enlarge
upon it. 1t is for us to devise plan to
| fight this worst form of the modern
anti-Christ. What is necessary is con-
certed action between the federal and
state authorities. / suggest that this
convention appolnG permanent COM
mittee on legislation, whose duty it
will be to devise suitable laws and pro-
vide means to have them passed.
Ingratitude of Parties.
The ingratitude of party is proverbial.
One need go no further back in search
of an example than the first Lord Iddes-
leigh; instructive stories have been told
of the ingratitude which was shown
toward him. The late Robert Lowe did
something for his party once upon a
time. What did his party ever do fol-
him? But the examples which, on a
moments reflection, occur to ones mind
are too numerous to mention. A man
may, and frequently does, give all-time
money, intellect, his whole life-to the
so called public service, to be shelved al
last. And suppose he is not shelved
suppose, that is, he dies in harness
What then?-All the Year Round.