The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-01

| those conferred by law. prohiDltlon,
therefore. by statute that corporations
! should not be so combined. Is not destroy
ing any right II Is no more, IMAM ,he
very proper limitation and RESTRICTION
| which used TO lie upon nearly all corpora
| TONS viz. That they should not Duy OF
, own stock OF another corporation.
WEALTH AND POWER.
A combination Of corporations produces
| too great an accumulation or wealth..
| And wealth. as II contains power, heces-
| sarily contains more or less danger 10
| others Nobody denies that by large
| means, large enterprises can be under
! taken and accomplished moi that Dy
large output OF goods a reduction IN prom
! can be attained. But an argument loi
! "A use. is also reason against us abuse;
| And when an accumulation OF wealth ana
its power become 50 great as 10 haiip,l'
III not destroy competition. the IIetroin
! OF trade Is as fectuaily Killed, as u II
! had been destroy ed by positive enactment.
Surely the law ought not TO encourage
| such Accommodations Of wealth. Yet, Whth
| IL charters a combination OF corpoIaiOhs'
| II creates a being whose existence Is IAN
! gerOus. anC whose object Is. not to start
| some new enterprise. which would ps
| beneficial, hut by its strength 10 Nil Oh
| competition. Tc refuse 10 create sucn
| berg does not destroy or even mint any
| natural right. on the other hand, 10 Gre
| ate such a thing is to narrow the free
| dom of man and TO burden ana les.eh
| the opportunities for human entei piisc.
| Hence IN. people 90 not ask that any
| natural right shall be abridged, or any
| limitation be put upon human enterprise,
| or any prof. ibtiOn be put upon me accu-
| mutation OF wealth by man lndlEidnaiy
| or cOlectiN ely, but they do ask that the
| law shall not breathe life into such
! being SO dangerous and so oppressive
CHEAPENING OF ARTICLES.
Nor is here much truth ia the claim
/ that the result of such combinations Is
| the cneapcning of articles manuiactlred.
| Does any one believe that there mas Teen
| mu IN saving I'm the cost or running the
| factories OF Allen * Ginter by the lorna
| fion of the American Tobacco Company
| There is to-day. In Pennsylvania, lndlFld-
| uals and small corporations VINO could
| compete with the Standard OIL Compa-
| nv in all regular charges for oil, II they
| could get proper railroad facllues. ibul
/ the power Of that corporation, when mas
| absorbed so many enterprises, pieFchlS
| the obtaining OF such facilities. ana
| your knowledge of men will tell you tnat
| no manufacturer, simply from sense
| of justice TO the public. reduces the price
of any article, merely because ne mas
| learnt how to make saving IN inc Gust
Of manufacture.
The only reason given for their exist
ence Is a false orc, ana tnat lhelr -
| istcnce Is not only without reason, but
AGAINST IL. We need, Mr.. Editor, some
| one to lead the party In Judicious ana
| fair. but in a determined AMI persistent
| attack upon this great danger ana great
evil.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
without the aid Of the Federal Covers
ment ! do not see any redress me
States do not, and Will not, act IN con-
cert on such a matter That can be seen
from the granting of the charter OF the
American Tobacco Company " me VII
cinia was hestating whether she wouiu
give existence TO such pOWcrIW cor
poration New Jersey, without hesitation
granted the desired charter me IN
ability of the States to protect themselves
against such cCrTorations doing business
IN their respective limits, AMI the rNdliy
between them of securing OF coipOidle
enterprises, makes many OF lhch '1o.l
to Grant such charters. II Is argued 10
the Legislature of each state, that ii
they viii not grant the desired charter,
some other State will.
New Jerseys interest IN tobacco was
not sufficiently large 10 induce her 10 re-
fuse what had been first offered TO Nlr-
GINA Would not Nebraska grant "a char
ter to a Gotten goods trust or coIlOId-
ton if YOU prefer the word? In TACT, no
trust will have any difficulty IN iAdlhs
local habtation and name.
STATE SOVEREIGNTY.
In this respect the separate sovereign
ty of the States. instead Of being bene-
ht. works an injury. II reese mDles the lc-
CALLED vice embodied IN the laws OF SUM
of the States upon the subject Of divorce.
No concert of action by ana between IN"
States can be had except through the
Federal GCvernmc mt. Congress mas suIh-
cient power under the Interstate COM
rnerce clause 10 crush ont the great evil.
It's mower has been defined by the o"-
prome Court of the United states as the
power TO prescribe the rulrs by Whlch il
shall be governed, That IS, the cohul-
tions upon which II shall De conduct
ed. TO determine Y hen II snail De llce
and when subjected 20 duties or otnef
exactions. The power also embraces WIN
in its control all the instrumentallues pHH
roo ID
Surely the Democratic party Is the one
to attack this evil. The Repuhlcah par ~
cannot. on account OF It's supporters al
ford to make an earnest effort To destroy
it.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Mr. cpeveland's services are needed for
another four years in order to deeply ana
safely imheG into our system OF govern
ment civil service reform. us removal
from Office and the election OF some one
else. whether a Democrat or a hepuD-
hcan. would seriously endougcr the pro
gress. that that principle has so iaf maze
1t would give time TO the people 10 un-
derstand its working and TO appreciate
its benefits. The poor young man, VINO
by diligence of bis father has gotten Il
fair education at our pubic SCHOOLS
would learn that to have FAIR chance 10
get a position under the government
neither he nor his father would nave 10
be cringing TO some congressman, put
would only have TO prove hlmself SUI
fciently educated and sufficiently homes,
Let the working people OF TINS country
once know. that that is the result OF ciNl
service reform, and they will be It's warm
est friends. And we will see the members
of Congress devote their time 10 thelr
legitimate dEties-cease to be employment
agencies and try 10 become statesmen
with such issrcs as the objects oil our
cudeavor. backed by the strong judgment
ard unfinching moral courage OF Grover
Cleveland the Democratic party would
enter the fight next year, not with the
present fear, that il IS on us. but WIN
hope and confidence. Our success would
mean four years of Democratic govern
ment and four years of peace TO the bus
mess interests of the country. Demo
cratic success and national prosperity
suggest the nomination OF Grover Clte-
land Nav the desire for these things IN
ducc him TO be a candidate ..
{. Y. MEREDITH.
Nov =. 1895.
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