The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-31

wages paid TO farm and factory labor |
would amount 10 $I5,0OO.OOo per nnnum.
Land and labor now devoted TO crops OF |
small profit and of which we produce an
excess, like wheat would be put nod 10 ga a |
more profitable use. The. slo,0OO,OOO
each year would swell our domestic COM
merce by at least four times that |
amount. III we had produced our own
sugar instead Of gold having been ex-
ported during the past three years-an
export that has widely hurt our indus
tries and business-gold would have beep
imported for the more thaneone hundred
million dollars of gold or its equivalent
sent abroad each year for sugar would
have been kept at home.
Home or Foreign Wool, which,
All these advantages--the use Of land,
the employment of labor the increase or
domestic commerce and OF our circulat-
ing medium, the retention of gold
would follow also from a production or
the 250,000,000 pounds of wool that we
annually import under the Wilson law;
production that would follow from the
steady and continued aid of such protec-
ton as was given by the Mckinley law.
Surely so far as tariff legislation is con-
cerned, the farmer whether he regards
only his own interests or looks beyond
them to the interest of his country, VIII
have no difficulty in deciding which par
ty should have his vote. His decision
will be all the easier and surer because
of the record of the candidates for Presi-
dent. Mr.. Bryan declared in Congress,
January 10, 1894 "It is immaterial in
my Judgment whether the sheep-grower
receives any benefit from the tariff or
not | am for free wool" He
voted for free wool, for the repeal of the
sugar bounties and for the abrogation OF
the reciprocity arrangements. Mr. Nc
Kinley, 10 Is needless 10 say. has been
and Is, In favor of reciprocity, just pro-
tection TO wool and other farm products,
and such reasonable encouragement OF
out beet-sugar industry as other coun-
tries have found profitable. In con-
trast with what Mr.. Bryan said about
tariff on wool is what Mr. Mckinley said
when introducing his tariff bill into the
| House,
IL there Is any one industry which appeals
| with more force than another for defensive
/ duties 10 Is this, and 20 no class or citizens
| should this House more cheerfully lend legis-
/ lntlye assistance, where 10 can properly Dc
/ done, than 10 the million farmers who own
sheep Ia the United States We cannot "a
ford as nation to permit this industry to
be longer crippled.
This shows Mr. McKinley's regard for
the welfare of agricultural industries
and Mr.. Bryan, also, may be judged by
his utterances on the same subject.
Republicans and Trusts.
Farmers have been consistently and
persisiently opposed TO trusts. This hos
| tility has been exaggerated in the voci-
! ferrous and sweeping denunciations of
/ trusts by tho Populsts. The farmers Of
this country are well aware that there
are more trusts that, while nearly and
/ quite controlling the production and sale
| of certain articles TO their sure and lib
/ oral profit. have nevertheless, by reason
| of the economies OF the aggregation of
| capital, the employment OF best talent in
| directing, and Of producing and hand
ling large quantities. made the prices OF
| the articles 20 the consumers less than
/ they were before and probably less than
\ they would be II the trusts were not In
| existence. Nevertheless. the farmers OF
this country believe that the principles
underlying trusts are wrong and that in
| the aggregate trusts are serious injury
| TO business and WELD q power that will
present 60 human nature temptation too
strong TO be resisted, except in few
cases, to usc that power with political
parties and legislative bodies, for Inn
proper ends; in short, that the trust Is an
enemy TO the people and menace 10 the
nation, there being some exceptions 10
prove the rule. Representative agricul-
tural bodies have very frequently con-
demned trusts and asked for legislation
that would end them. or at the least,
would subject their affairs to such public
knowledge aud control as would remove
their power for evil. A representative
agricultural body has never pronounced
} In favor Of trusts. The position of the
| farmer as regards trusts Is that Occunied
by our economists and by nearly all our
population, hence, IL is sanctioned by
scientific research and reasoning and by
the common sense. In accord with the
wishes OF farmers and In compliance
with their requests tho Fifty-frst Con.
gross, which was the first Congress Re.
: publican in both branches since trusts
had assumed prominence in this country
FASTENED at It's first session TO pass "a
! bill TO protect trade and commerce
against unlawful restraints and monOpo-
lies, which declares That:
Every contract combination I'm form al
: trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, In re
stralnt OF trade or commerce among IN,
several states, or with foreign nations. 1,
: hereby declared 10 be Illegal. Every persor
Y who shall make amy such contract or engag,
= In any such cQmbinatton or conspiracy shal
I be deemed guilty OF a misdemcanor, and OF
4 conviction thereof, shall be punished by
r fine not exceeding $1,000. or 10y imprlson
v ment not exceeding one year, or BY both o
. said punishments In tho discretion OF IN,
4 court.
Every person who shall monopolize a
r shall attempt 10 monopOllze. or combine o
conspire with any other person or person
. commerce. among he he seve T 'ras s,,tS
r or with foreign nations. shall be guilt,
@ Of a mlsdcmennor and on conviction thereof
Q shall be punished by fine not excccdinl
II $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding on
\ year, or by both said punishments. In III
|
That word person" or persons" wheI
y ever used In this act. shall be deemed 10 IN
y cude corporations and associations cxistin
l. under or authorized by the laws OF eIthe
4 tho United States. the laws OF any OF IN
I. territories. the laws Of any state. or tn
laws OF any foreign country.
! This act Is 80 comprehensive in It's def
y milton Of trust, which il made illcga
Y that il was clearly the purpose Of thos
y who made IL n law, that no trust shout
y escape.
=; Democracy and Trusts.
Contrast with the action Of the Fifty
!. first Congress the action OF the Eft,
third Congrcss-the first one Democrat
I'm both branches since trusts attaine
10 prominence in this country-which. n
N It's regular session, put into the Golfer q
IN the Sugar trust, 10y means Of the Nvilso
n law, a bonus Of $4,000. 900 on the sura
~ then In It's hands: and by the same In,
Il. made n profit for the Whisky trust 4
o. about S1O,0O0.0OO on the whisky Will
4 drawn from bond after II beca me cei