The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-28

gates. and such. and they Will then be-
come a harmonious factor TOR advancing
civilization and improving the condition
Of workingmen.
Nor are we at all alarmed at the part
which the trust" Is beginning TO play
in the affairs OF man. We refer OF
course. to the trust" that rests upon the
intelligence. energy. thrift. and capital
OF individuals who choose 10 combine
together for the conduct OF business. in
stead Of operating separately and in
rivalry. There Is nothing more detesfa-
be to us or more injurious TO common
right than the trust" which rests upon
statute laws like the protective tarin
laws. which give one set OF citizens UNI
fair advantages over other citizens. We
have recently discussed this subject quite
fully. and shall. therefore, do no more
now than state the general principles
which underlic the case. and they are
these: AS science and invention are APP
piled 10 a business the number Of per-
sons employed in IL diminishes but the
wages Of those retained increase, the
cost Of production diminishes, and the
cost Of the product TO the consumer &C.
creascs accordingly. Laboring men are
not hurt by this decrease Of the number
OF men employed In a particular Dusi-
ness. because cheapcning products cause
the appetite for products TO expand. and
men use more and an enormously in
creased variety Of products as the price
Of them fails. and all these new products
call for new Industries 20 furnish them,
and these new industries employ the
men who lose their old places. Wages,
then. are increased through the applica-
ton OF science TO business. and the cheap
ening Of the product swells mems appe-
tite for new varities and these furnish
employment at increasing wages. Science
and invention are best applied TO a
business as the capital used In u IS
increased. Great aggrcgations of capital
then. and Of numbers cooperating To-
gctner. rather than pulling against each
other. furnish the most favorable con-
duions for applying science and invention
10 business. cheapening products ana
developing the infinite variety OF INDUS
tries that give employment 10 all We
have no fear. therefore. from the trusts
that grow up naturally in business
though we abhOr the trust" of the pro-
tcctivc tariff laws.
We do sometimes feel grave appre-
tensions from the misrule Of municipal
corporations: yet. at the worst stage OF
this. something ways happens to re-
assure us. The recent cxposurers in
Now York city and the measures that
have been taken 20 cut the cancer Np
hy the root give promise Of great things
in the amendment of municipal rule the
passimist urges that matters will soon
fan back there into the old ruts ana
that the Improvement will be temporary
and ovaucscent We DO not believe II.
We believe that proceedings now gong
forward there are step in the eVolu-
ticr Of good government for cities, ana
that though there may be temporary re-
lauscs the progressive movement VIII
keep eoins steadily ahead Corruption in
nolitics is the bane OF republican instl-
tutions and our experience i'm Virginia
proves that it is far from being con-
fined 10 cities. 1t will spread, when not
watched. 10 country districts and poison
every spring there, as we'll as in the
cities. But the safeguard of our insti-
tutions is a free and a fearless press 10
communicate to the people true informa-
ton Of what is actually happening
When they get this information their
judgment is always right. We have en-
tire confidence in the future Of Demo-
cracy. whilst it can be aided by an in
dependent press. There may be set
backs for IL. but when the press IN
forms the people of what the founda-
ton facts are. the people will set matters
TO right again. and free institutions will
flourish only the more beautifully De
cause of their temporary eclipse.