The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-08
HOW TO AB0L-
ISL TRUSTS
1t Can Never Be Done by Simply
Passing Anti Trust" Laws
The Cause That Produce
TRUSTS MUST BE REMOVED.

Test tho Sincerely Of the FREQ Silver
Politicians In the Two Old PARTIES
Transportation Reform Must 60 Hand
in Hand With Financial Reform.
For The Caucasian.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 5 1896
When the tariff bill passed the House
on last Wednesday, by strict party
vote (the Republicans voting for it,
and the Democrats against It), the
POpulists, joined by some of the silver
Republicans, mi ted in refusing to vote.
They did this to emphasize the fact
that present hard times are not caused
By the Inequalities and determinations
in either the present Democratic tar
if or the proposed Republican tariff.
They did it to emphasize the fact that
general prosperity cannot be restored
by any tariff legislation, however wise
or just; and alec to give notice to the
country that they will not permit the
tariff or any minor questions to side
track or divert attention from the
overwhelming and vital issues of
financial and monopoly reform.
At the last meeting of the Populist
caucus, which was attended by Dy the
POpulist Senators and Congressman, q
| strong, cleaT-cut, and vigorous state
ment was issued to the voters Of the
country showing that the hard times
and depression in business has been
due to the gold standard and to
monopoly rule, and that nothing will
restore prosperity except to right these
great wrongs. The address is a very
strong document, and should be read
by every voter in America.
1t will probably be two months OF
more before the tariff bill will pass
the Senate. There will no doubt be
many changes made.
Every day there crops out fresh evi.
dence that the Republican politicians
and many of the Democratic pOliti.
clans are alike hopeful that the tariff
question can be made an issue suffic.
iently live for them to sidetrack tn,
: financial question, and go into thu
) next campaign with another shan
, So called free silver Democratic lead
: ers seem to be party to this schem
also. 1t is evident that this is wha
: would happen were it not for the ex
stence and vigilence Of the People
Party
, The Democratic party in 1892 foOle
majority of the voters into believing
: that prosperity could be restored an
= maintained under the gold standar
a with a Democratic tariff. The Reput
lican party In 1896 succeeded in fool
ing a majority Of the voters into be
' lieving that prosperity could be re
stored and maintained under the gOl
standard with q Republican tariff
: The people will soon learn that til
country suffered from staGnatiO
. of business, look outs, strikes. fallin
&. prices, and hard times alike under
b, Demo cratic tariff as well as under
: Republican tariff. This will clear tt
9 at mosphere; this will convince ever
intelligent voter that no tariff legi
- latiOn can restore prosperity, that II
Ireal cause of the evil lies elsewhere
THAT it is the result of bad financi
legislation and monopoly rule. Al
n these will be the clear issues that Il
Il Peoples Party will force to the frol
q in the campaign of 1898 and 1900.
q ABOLISH TRUSTS.
The Democratic politicians who a
, anxious to make the tariff the leadir
u issue of the next campaign are ma
10 ing desperate efforts to create the II
preston that the Republican tariff
the parant of I'll trusts, and that Il
way to abolish trusts (which tn
~ style one of the greatest curses OF t
" country is by adopting low Dem
Is, cratic revenue tariff: 1t Is also n
Is, ticeable that Republican political
on and goldbugs are denounciDg trus
OK and seem to be anxious to make th'
no an issue in the future. Mr.. Clevela
in his last message to Congress
rounced trusts as one of the great
curses of our present CIVILIZATION,
IL in the same message said that Co
in press was pOwerless to deal with the
". and that with the States laid
"a remedy. On the other hand tt e Lex
Committee, which has recently finisi
its sham investigation OF trusts
New York reports to the state legis
ture of New York that trusts al
great evil, but that it is not practl
HE for States to deal with these ev
1.-THE remedy lies with Congress" 8
TO the committee. Again President
Kinley in his inaugural address
nounces trusts as severely as any T
Ie' ulist or other patriot could, but
TO points to no remedy, either Stat
ga National.
lay The remarkable thing about al
tie. this ia that none Of these preten
an opponents of trusts will favor or :
inc mort auy measure which would IT
ooi tive destroy trusts. Trusts can nj
III be abolished by passing anti-tl
w. laws. They can only be abolished
GU eu removing the causes that proc
the them. Instead of chOppi.g of
r, 1t top of the poisonous weed, from wi
'ent three new weeds will spring VI
8 6f each case, let Us strike at the roo
.ble the weed. IL is safe To cay that
, 70 single trust in existence could
80 twelve months il We we're TO rem
'o the two great causes-the two
m parents of trusts: namely. the
Io standard, and transportation mon
and Iy. No trusts except those that
ap- built no By railroad rebates and
,een c,al fayors could exist six months
be the increase of legal tender money
Q in with rising prices. The re-
.leo Party is ready to face the OLD pa
~: with trusts as IN issue in the
'iiu paign but 1T the same time the
VI ples Party will force the two OLD
Ties 10 take position for or az
most the two great trusts that foste
ouse trusts: namely, the money trust
, the the transportation trust.
hired THE WAY TO TEsr THE sINcERIT
ceses OLD PARrY.POLITIcIAEs.
lbute In the last campaign the raj
nises oorporatiops went into politics
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