Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-06
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Conspiracies Against the Interests OF
tho People.


Conspiraoies Against the Interests OF
tho People.
The Presidents Second Inaugural:
The existence OF the immense aggre-
cations OF kindred enterprises and
com binations OF business interests
formed for the purpose Of limiting
production and fixing prices is in
consistenS with the fair field which
ought to be open to every independ-
ent activity. Legitimate strife in
business should not be superseded
by an enforced concession to the do
mands of combinations that have the
power to destroy; nor should the
people to be served lose tho benefit
OF cheapness which usually results
from wholesome competition These
aggressions and combinations fire..
quently constitute conspiracies
against the interests OF the people,
and in all their phases they are uu-
natural and opposed to our Ameri-
can sense OF fairness. To the ex-
tent that they can be reached and
restrained by federal power the gem
erai government should relieve our
citizens from their interference and
exactions,
Mr. Wilson, in the house July 10,
Although | had not fully reached
that conclusion when the house bill
was prepared, have no doubt my
self to-day that the business of sugar
refining can be carried on as cheap
ly in the United States as in any
other country in the world, and |
have not the slightest ooubt, al
though sincere tarilf reformers differ
from me on that point, that any diff.
ferential whatever upon refined
sugar is simply SO much bounty pro-
vided for the great monopoly of re-
fining sugar in this country. cloud
applause.l II, therefore. the house
confcrrees were prepared to recede
from the house position for free
sugar. AMI attempt to agree upon
some revenue taxation Tor sugar.
they could not, without the mandate
OF this house, accept such o provis-
ion as that which is offered in tho
senate bill. Cloud applauso.)
Mr.. Wilson, in the house, July 10,
Ii it be true as stated by the gentle
man from Ohio (Mr Johnson), OF
which | have seen myself some af.
firmations in the press-if it be true
that the great American sugar trust
has grown so strong and SO powerful
that it says that no tariff bill can
| pass the American congress in which
| its interests are not adequately
guarded; if, say. that be
true, | hope this house will
never consent to adjournment.
| Great cheering.) 1 hope, say. that
whatevor the fate Of the general
tariff bill may be, this house will
not consent to an adjournment until
it has passed Il single tax bill put.
ting refined sugar on the free list
(Renewed cheers and other demon
STATIONS Of applause. which lasted
some minutes. the Democratic mem
bers throwing documents in the air
and waving handkerchiefs, etc.
The Presidents Letter to Mr.. Will
son: Unfortunately, however, Incl
dents have accompanied certain
stages OF the legislation which will
be submitted to the conference that
have aroused, in connection with
this subject. natural Democratic
luminosity to the methods and man
ipulations OF trusts and combina-
tions. l confess to sharing in this
feeling, and yet it seems to me we
ought, il possible. to sufficiently
free ourselves from prejudice to en-
able us coolly to weigh the consid-
erations which in formulating tariff
Legislation. ought to guide our treat
mcnt of sugar as q taxable article.