The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-19
FIGHT ON TRUSTS.
Democrats Are Already at Work Gath.
ering Data.
WILL SHOW UP REPUBLICANS.
Reed Permitted No Measures Antae.
onistic to Combines.
AMENDMENTS TO TARIFF DEFEATED,
Which The Administration Party Must Bear
Blame For.
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AENDMtNTs TO TARIFF DEFEATED,
RECENT STATEMENT OF Mr.. HAyFaEYER
IL to He Used as showing that "The
rarin Is the Mother OF
Trusts"

Washington, June lS.--rho record OF the
political parties with regard to trust leg
islation Is now being compiled at the capt.
toll from the official documents for uso in
the next campaign. Tho work is being
done for the democratic National com
mittee, and already great deal OF in
| formation has been secured. The import
ant part which the war upon trusts will
play in the democratic campaign is cvi-
deneed by this search among the records
for the speeches and votes of prominent
men.
The democrats propose to show shat
the republicans have been afforded every
opportunity to so upon record as opposed
to the establishment and development OF
trusts, but that the actions of the party,
AS whole, have been favorable to these
great combinations Il will be shown, for
instance, that while MIR. Reed was speak
or several antitrust bills and resolutions
were offered and referred to the commit
tee on the judiciary, whore they slun-
bered peacefully while the proposed logis-
luton OF the same character which went
| to the ways and means committee was
also pigeon holed one of the most i'm
portant votes, FROM the democratic point
of view, was taken IN July, 1897. when tho
Dingley tarin bill was undrr cousidera-
ton. AZ that time Senator Pettigrew Of
fered an amendment which provided, IN
brief, that all articles on the dutiabe list
should be admitted free OF duty when the
manufacture or sale OF similar articles
was controlled in nlls country By trust
or combination
MI Pcttigrew's amendment was aimed
ut the very condition or things which Mr..
Havemeyer recently brought % the atten-
ton OF the industrial commission, il was
debated Mt some length. and then senator
Allison, who had the bill in charge moved
TO lay IL on the table, which forced
vote Mr., Allison, according TO the rec
ordN was asked by Senator Pasco to al
( low little more time % that features
of the amendment which had been crti-
cIsed might be anieided. Nj Allison, the
democratic campaign book will show, de-
clincd to lccede 80 ne request The
| amendment was laid upon the table by the
narrow vote of 30 yeas TO 80 nays. Every
republican present or paired was recorded
as In favor OF tablng the amendment,
The democrats were solid In opposition,
with two eXcop'i IONS, Senators Morgan OF
Alabama and McEnery of Louisiana voted
with the republicans IL they had re-
mained with their party the amendment
would have passed,
After the vote had been taken Senator
Pasco offered an amendment authorizing
the secretary OF the treasury to admit FREQ
Of duty any article the duty on which made
trust or monopoly possible. but this
amendment did not reach vote THIS
amendment s interesting. however, In
view OF the fact that quite number of
leading republican NEWSPAPERS throughout
the country are now demanding that lesis~
Iallcn OF this nature shall bs passed
The interest IN the trust question Is also
shown by the demand at the industrial
commission for the printed testimony OF
MIR. Havemeyer Chief Clerk sackett said
Yesterday that II could not be printed and
issued within month. Congressman Liv-
lngston Of Georgia, one OF the democrats
upon --e commission. Is very anxious to
secure copy as soon as possible for use
in the approaching campaigns. and said
trpi he would probably hsye the manu-
script Of tho evidence copied at his own
expense in order to secure speedy pubica-
ton.
"There Is some delay, said Colonel Llv-
ingston oyer the Tact that after the ex-
animation had formally closed asked Mr.
Hayemeyer II he could have built up his
trust without the enormous projections
which he said he had received, and he an
swrred IN The negative. | want that quss-
tion and answer put In the testimony, and
II am oyerruled | shall ask Mr. Have
meyer 10 write a letter In which he VIII
make the same statement. The whole
testimony will be given the widest circula-
ton by the democrats. Some OF Mr..
Hayemeyer's answers viii appear upon
thousands OF campaign tfansparencies and
banners during the presidential year