The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-09-23

with every other measure Of remedial
legislation proposed by the Demo-
Gratis, was antagonized by the solid
Republican vote ard majority of the
Populist contingent
But that there may be no mistake
about the scope and intent of the anti
trust section of the new law, wr here
with give it verbatim:
Sec g. That every combination.
conspiracy. trust, agreement, or con-
tract is hereby declared 10 be contrary
to public policy, illegal and void, when
the same is made by or between two or
more persons or corporations either of
whom is engaged in importing any ar
ticle from any foreign country into the
United States, aud where such combi-
nation, conspiracy, trust, agreement,
on contract is intended TO operate in
restraint of lawful trade, or free ON .
petition in lawful trade or commerce,
or to increase the market price IN any
rart of the United States of any arti-
-,e or articles imported or intended to
BE- imported into the United States, or
of any manufacture into which such
imported article enters 1r is intended
10 enter Every person who is or shall
hereafter 6e engaged in the importa-
ton of goods or any commodity from
any foreign country in violation of this
section OF this act, or who shall com
biue or cunsplre with another to vio-
late the same, is guilty of a misde
mennOr, and, on conviction thereof in
any court of the United States. such
person shall be fined in a sum not less
than one hundred dollars and not ex.
ceeding one thousand dollars, and
shall be further punished by imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the court,
for term not less than three months
and not exceeding twelve months.
Sections "A and rs define the duties
of the courts in the prosecution of Of
fen4es under the foregoing section.
Sec 80 That any property owned
under any contract or by any comb
nation, or pursuant to any conspiracy
land being the subject thereof) men
toned in section 73 of this act, and be-
ing in course of transportation from
one state TO another, or to or from any
territory or the District of Columbia,
shall be forfeited TO the United States,
and may be seized and CONDEMNED
by like proceedings as those provided
10y law for the forfeiture, SEIZURE anC
condemnation of property imported
into the United States contrary to
| law
Sec. n. That any person who shall
be injured in his business or property
| by any other person or corporation
by reason of anything forbidden or
declared to be unlawful in this act,
may sue therefor in any circuit court
of the United States in the district in
which The defendant resides, or i,
found, without respect to the amount
in controversy, and shall recover
three fold the damages by him sus
tanned, and the costs of suit, and ;
reasonable attorneys fee.
Here is the record, and herein i:
shown the attitude of the politica
parties in relation to the interest in
volved: The Republican party, the
author and defender of trusts ant
combines, and the Democratic party
the foe of fayoritism and the cham
pion of the peoples cause the Popu.
lists, trying to dodge the issue 10y
dividing, though a majority siding
with the Republicans With such
records can any honest man hesitate
where to cast his influence and his
vote?