The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-11-11
ORGANIZED MONOPOLY.
It's Dangers Portrayed by Col. JuliaI
8. Carr

It's Dangers Portrayed by Col. Julian
Extracts from Speech at Winston Tobacco
Fair.
Now to you bright, busy, energetic
men of business, l say, let US hold
undiminished our respective stations
of prominence, giving however, to all
Others a fair field and asking no
favors-content to rely upon person
al exertion and the intrinsic merit of
our goods for a continuance of past
success.
Such is the spirit of the govern
ment under which we live, and hold
it true and worthy to be said here
and now, that the abandoned
methods of the peddling blockader
were no more hurttul to our honor
able business than the equally illegal
methods OF those, who try in defiance
of, XplIcit statutes to shut of com
p. tition, by organized monopoly
America is no fit hons for the re
vival OF the medi9 val methods o.
the baron Might was never per So,
and it is less so in this, than in any
previous century. There is con
| science in modern business let him
. who will, deny it
| It may not be morally acute, it
may at times speak with few listen
ers, but in the years it strikiDgly
manifests itself and brings honest
competition to the front as the best
and most lasting policy. A fettered
trade is worthy only OF fe+tered men
Wemust ever look to the tobacco
| h., a l.
wheat raiser, as the shoemaker to
the tanner, as the spinner to the cot
ton grower, as the tower looks to the
abutment.
An injury to him is felt through all
the frame work of our ORGANIZED
business, and business built upon biz
wrecking is but buccaneeriug, dir-
guse it as you may.
1t is the pirate aboard the peaceful
Mrrcbantman, it is II rHvage OF the
high st as OF legitimate business, II
calls tor the protection of he Omen,
Navy, it should receive the execra-
,ion of all enlightened public opinion
press and pulpit, c. uniting house ano
shop, barrister and iayman.
You will not expect me, and woul'
deem it unworthy of myself aud you
to indulge in fulsome laudations o
) the agricultural class as such to tn
implied disparagement of equal.
useful members of our social system
, Far from me and my thoughts b
that intentions; but it can never b
> too often said that all prosperity
in it's final analysis the otfshOot q
, the soil, and that of all earth
children we Americans alone hav
! based government upon. the consen
OF the OF erS
Elsewhere in all the suns rounds
he sees the many reapiDg Tor the few
:, The attempt to put in vogue tina
system here, however adrOitly cor
= cealed, should be resisted to tn
: death by the men OF GuiltOrd an
Kings Mountain Never give it
!, loot hold, stamp it to death MS yo
would deadly worm, crush it in til
shell, knowing from all history, til
race of serpents hid within.
Pardon any seeming warmth q
r this subject, il it seems to you mi-fi
, | honor and respect all we'll gotte
o wealth, | would protect iG with a
. the power of the Army, but deem
y a fearful sign OF cancer Us growtl
: n when protected wealth combines t
r crush competition by the right
might
" Thence cometh your comm uuis
your agitator, your leveller-
| know the Sc are not strange wore
to men, who live under the shade
2 OF Pilot Mountain and have Il
s upper valley of the Yadkin tehir
o them-a goodIy heritage indeed
Is yours, guarded by stout hearts al
Is adorned by loving ones.