The age-herald., 1899-09-21

dress of the governor of Missouri. In- terested, for he stated that his state had tfiumphantly exterminated the octopus. was diverted as he told of the downfall of Rome, caused from evils such as now con- front the United States. I was made to regret that in the expansion policy of old Rome she did not acquire some territory as productive of statesmen as the Louisi- ana purchase; and which might have pro- dueed a governor of sufficient foresight, Legislature of sufficient wisdom, an attor- hey general of sufficient courage, and @ supreme court of sufficient erudition and fairness to have successfully coped with ulti-millionaires and bankers, which it was claimed infected the empire to the great damage to the common people.
 The Kentucky Hunter
 ''It will be necessary to direct the pro- posed bill with great accuracy, and, like the Kentucky hunter go aim 1t as to hit if 1t be a deer and miss If 1t be a calf.
 "The remedy suggested by implication in the two speeches of the forenoon session. that of the repeal of all tariff provisions and through the free coinage of silver would in my opinion effectually break the back of every trust in the United States. l would accomplish this much in the same was that fire II a wheat field temporarily destroys Canada thistles, but l have learn ed from observation that these pests will spring up again. as soon as conditions are favorable to the growth of another crop of wheat. l had hoped that this conference would evolve some method of effectively dealing with the evil without resorting to a prairie fire so soon upon the heels of tine last. If a bill shall be formulated l shall give 1t a most careful consideration and, if l consider it feasible, recommend it's adop tion in my state"
 Governor Dan w. Jones, of Arkansas, being called upon, arose and in vigorous terms scored Governor Shaw for his face tiousness, saying this was no time and place for remarks not tending to a further ance of the business before the conference. He then made a speech against "the mon sters' termed trusts, saying he had felt their power among his people In his opin- ion the trusts should be annihifated.
 Governor ringree speaks
 At the evening session Governor Pingree, of Michigan. delivered an address which was closely listened to and frequently ap- plauded. He said in part that the Chicago trust conference was of great value be- cause it separted the chaff from the wheat It did much to clarify tine subject. It was of educational value. But it's principal benefit to my mind was the revelations it gave us of the position which the advo- cates of the trusts, or rather the trusts themselves, would be taken.
 1.-The trust is a monster commercial de- formity. It overthrows all the laws of po- litical economy by the crushing force of inn mense resources. It has no conscience. In dealing with the trusts, therefore, let us face real conditions. The evils of the trust are many. It raises prices arbitrarily. The quality of the product Is poorer. It shuts up factories and throws employees out of work under the gufse of economy. Ii drives the small manufacturer and merchant out of business. It compels the grower and producer of raw material, the farmer, to sell at its own arbitrary prices
 "Tt puts watered securities on the mar ket and prices go up and wages down in order to pay interest and dividends on eX- cessive capitalization. It treats man as an
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