The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
Will Not be Enacted by the
Present Congress.
GrOsVenOr Says Limit of Federal
Power is Reached.
STRONG DECLARATION
The Administrations Mouth
piece Gives His Views.
Thinks the States Have Ample
Authority to Act.

washington, Dec. 12-''I do not see the
necessity of any legislation additional to
the existing statute on the trust Ques-
tion,' said Representative Grosvenor OF
Ohio today The supreme courts decis-
ion in the AddystOn pipe case shows that
the Sherman antitrust law goes as far
as the federal authority can go in re-
straining trusts, combines and monopo-
lies
General Grosvenor was hurrying from
his hotel to keep an engagement with the
president at the White House when he
made this declaration. He had been ask
ed to outline the policy of the house Re
pubhcans this winter toward the trusts
He is the administration mCuthpiece
of the floor. His relations with the pres
ident. with Hanna and with all the lead
ers in the present organization of the Re
The promptness with which GrOsvenOr
b I@rf% th pro T4@ R n the 70 FftysxtR
congress showed that he had very recent
" given the subject much thought ana
had conferred with other leaders on the
POWER OF STATES.
You mean then" said the reporter,
that this congress probably will take no
action against the trusts.
If anybody will show US what this con
lies, the Republicans in the house can be
depended upon to DO the work" was Gen
Il have told you that the supreme court
that the limit Of federal authority has
been reached in the Sherman antitrust
quirements, it is, of course evident that
other sources of authority to check the
operations of harmful business cOmb1na-
lions will have to be invoked.
There is ample authority for the pur-
pose il the state. I shall advise all of my
people who are suffering from the trusts
to appeal TO their state for relief am
confident the Republicans in Ohio can
and will apply the remedy through their
state government
Before congress can do anything more
the constitution will have to be amended
comforting additional power on the leg
/ iSlatiVe department of the government
And I certainly oppose such an amend
when it comes to a question of this
/ kind l am a better Democrat than VIII
/ liam J. Bryan On the trust question, 1
| ing that the federal government take hold
/ of the trusts.
4 a speech 1 made in Nebraska during the
! last campaign, and the NebraSkanS APP
i plauded me literally and vigorously. ] do
! not want to see all the powers Of this
I government centralized here at Washing
| 1.-The states should not be deprived of
/ the right to regulate all trusts, cOmbina-
! tons and monopolies in restraint of trade.
None of them operates under federal
{ charter
/ I shall never give my vote for an
amendment to the constitution having
! this object in view
/ IF the democracy follows Bryan off on
/ that tangent it will get so far from one
/ of its most ancient and Virile principles
that it will never get back to its old land
/ marks. And so I repeat that this
! Bryan
General Grosvenor then hurried away to
/ ley. 1t is obvious that he meant to in
/ form the country that the Republican ma
( jority in the Fifty-sixth congress will take
/ no party action on the trust question at
] this session.