New-York tribune., 1894-06-07
enable them to make progress IN the right d.
P5RTIES And TRUSTS.


There was one issue on which all political
parties were united in the last presidential
campaign. That was uncompromising hostility
To trusts and combinations for regulating pro-
ductlon and prices. Every party was pledged
by its National platform 10 legslate against
trusts The voting in the Senate on the Bill or
Sale To the Sugar Trust, one OF the most rapa-
cious monOpoeS in the country, makes record
for each party In frilhlment or In violation or
its pledges 10 the people. 1t Is record or
which the people will take account in the com
Ing day Of reckoning with public servants
The Republican Convention in Minneapolis
took strong ground against trusts, and demand
ed additional legislation against them In the fol
lowing explicit declaration: I'VE reafirm our
opposition, declared in the Republican platform
of 1855 to all combinations Of capital organized
to control arbitrarily the condition OF trade
among our citizens. We heartily indorse the
notion taken on this issue and ask for such
further legislation as may be required to remedy
any defects in existing laws and TO render
thclr enforcement more complete and enectve
The Republican Senators have kept faith with
the people by voting against the schedules
framed in the interest of sugar monoponss.
ONLY one Republican vote, that Of Senator quay,
was cast with the DcmocraticPopuistc combine
at any stage and that was in single division
The Democratic Convention in Chicago taking
its cue from President Cleveland's tariff mes
sagcs of 1887 and 1888. was equally emphatic
| I'm denuncatlon Of trusts. 1--WE recognize II
declared in its platform. sin the trusts and com
binaiions which are designed 10 enable capltal
TO secure more than its just share Of the joint
product Of capital and labor, natural cohse-
aucuce Of the prohbtlvc taxes when prevent
the free competition which Is the life or honest
trade but we believe their worst evils can DC
abateh by law. and we demand the rigld en-
forcrment of the laws made TO prevent ana 10
control them together with such further leglS-
lation In restraint Of their abuses as experience
NAV show to be necessary" President Cleve-
land after recruiting his Cabinet with corpora
ton lawyers, was not In position to enIorce
the laws enacted against trusts and comblna-
lions. The Democratic Senators, Instead or
framing additional laws In restraint OF mo
nopocs. have united In Il BIZ or sale 10 the
leading Industrial trusts, and have made ah
nblcct surrender 10 the sugar rcuucr5, auopuuS
their schedule and enabling them to POCKET
SO 900 900 out Of about SiO,OOO,OOO 10 De pau
by consumers. only two Democratic votes
those Of Senators Hi and lrby, were cast
against the Sugar Trust. Never was thero
more trcachcrous and cOwnrdly reputation OF
marty pledges than that involved In the scan
dolous dlcker made 10y the Democratic cOahuoh
with the rcnners.
The Popullst Convention In Des Moines re'
f.rr.d to trusts rs one Of the curses which were
carrying the land TO utter ruin. "Ine fruits Oh
m. toll of Millions" II declared, are boldly
stolen 10 build up colossal fortunes for few
unprecedented ln the history Of mankind; ana
,h. f,ossrssors of these IN turn dcsplse the Ike
uulllr and cudanger liberty. From the same
uroliAc womb of III" governmental injustice we
breed She two great CLASSES trnnlpS ana Million
aires" or ihr four Popn'l't Senator's only one
S..unior Prif.r. voted consistently with the Re
nubiicnns ngnlust The Sugar Trust Senator
Stewart ab.rui,l himself from All dFlsions'
Senator'S Kyle aud Allen. after voting Tor the
continuance of bounies Joined the Democrats
in The Anal vote on the adoption OF the Jones
Gorman.T Trust schedule.
Tho party pledges were clear and unequlVocai'
Th. Republican Senators have voted against
.- ,,,,r,,u,ll.fs and have been loyal 10 party
principles The Democratic Senators. with TWO
honorable exceptions. have become the serVahS
Of the sugar refining monopoly, and under
cloud of suspicion nnl scandal have turned tN'ir
backs upon their party platform Ihe FoPu-
Isis. with n single exception, have r'nouhceu
their professions and by their votes havc nid'd
mflilonalrcs In building up colossal fortunes
uuurDce,lcnlcd I'm the history of mankind. Inc
President. whose signature Is promised 10 ms
iniqultous bargain with monopolistS nnd whose
Secretary of the Treasury has assisted IN draw
ing up the sugar schedules, Is The same fr'Si-
dent who has denounced legislative partnerships
with industrial combinations. and the "AacilohS
of trusts from the masses of the people, ana
who declared: while the citizen Is struggling
far I'm the rear ar IS tramped 10 death beneath
IN iron heel, corporations which should be the
carefully restrained creatures Of law ana the
servants Of the people are fast becoming the
peoples masters