The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09

plate was raise to 81 box. In the
world Of politics the trusts have also
shown that they are determined to xii
and make alive. The Attorney General
OF Ohio, having taken an oath TO enforce
the law, began to enforce the antitrust
law and with such good effect that the
Standard Oil magnates found themselves
almost convicted and sentenced for yio-
laton of the antitrust law. What was
the result: When the State conyen-
ton of his party was held, Ohio's At
torney General was denied Il renGmina-
tom Nobouy believes that the new
Attorney General will enforce the anti
trust law. He knows that he VIII be
defeated for denomination if he does.
These displays of power over men.
prices and officers have made some men
towards. They say that the trusts are
all powerful and their lawlessness cannot
be ended IT they are right, then the
Republic is failure ana popular govern
ment farce. Mr.. Bryan recently adj
Hlinistered a rebuke to such towards
when he said:
"'l'he Government would be guilty OF
gross neglect if it permitted an individ-
ual to secure a monopoly even without
legislative assistance. but it is still more
culpaIlc il. by legislative act, it furnishes
the means by which monopoly is secur-
ed The corporation is the means now
employed ny those who seek to secure Il
monopoly. Since the corporation is IL
fictitious person. created by law. the
power that creates can regulate. restrain
or annihilate. To say that the Gov
eminent is impotcnt to- prevent the or
ganzation Of trusts is to say that it has
called into existence Il fictitious person.
and that the fictitious person created
has become greater than the creator.
The trusts can be destroyed and will
he destroyed when the voters are ready
TO make sacrifice to secure their deStruc-
ton, but they will flourish like Il bay
tree as long as men who accept their
money to buy elections fill the officers.
As long as New Jersey furnishes an At
torncy General as long as Congress is
full Of men who were helped III their
campaigns by trusts and as long az
trust lawyers are appointed to the bench.
just so long will the trusts succeed in
cyading the penalty for their violation
of lawfor no trust exists today except
in defiance of state and federal laws :.
How can the trusts be destroyed? The
federal antitrust law. drawn by Scna
ter Morgan, will convict all who's cnga se.
in interstate commerce if it is enforced.
If the men sworn to execute this law
would enforce it. the trust manipulators
would be convicted under it. If it Isl
not 'horse-high, bull-strcilg and pig
tight" IN honest attempt to enforce it
would disclose the necessity of more
drastic features which amy unhought
Congress would speedily enact At the
last session of Congress an attempt was
made to put on the free list every article
controlled by ii trust. 1t failed because
the trusts furnished the money to elect
many Congressman. While Mr.. Have
MEYER is not right in saying that The
mother Of all trusts is the tariff bill.
the passage Of an act denying proiec-
ton to articles used by trusts would
cripple and destroy most of them. But
there would still be vicious trusts that
would need to be attacked Cy speci;,