The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-17
The DEVIL is
REPROYTNG SIN
Old Man Hayemeyer BlameS the
Republican Party for FOs-
tering Trusts.
CRY OF STOP THIEF RAISED
Tariff Laws Said 20 Be Responsible
for The Organization Of So Many
MOnopolIeS by Democrats,

NEW YORK June m.-The Herald
says:
Opinions widely different Are being es.
pressed IN this city In regard to tne
statrmcn, Of Henry o. ilay0meyer. prc'l'
den. o. the American Sugar Company.
boforc the Industrial c1mmissIoa lt
Washington recently
senator Thomas G. rlalr sad
"Alr. llayemcycr Expressed the views
o. drmosr,i and his statements were
IN the nicrcs, of ehc drmo, rate party"
Edward II Shepard a leading attorney
Tor large corporatLlna, said.
"l thoroughly agree win the proposi.
ton that the serious cyl, Of so.calied
trusts and monopoiles are evils arising
from The tarln system This general
doctrine was very weli put Dy Augustus
| Van Wyck. at his speech ht he demo-
cratic dlnncr In April Whatever excuse
rhrrc may have been in the past for the
maintynan., of infant Industries. q IL
certain fhc United StAica hAE snown far
boy,,nd She usefulness. u there ever were
any no, fuinc7s. Of tAo extreme protective
b., arm under which We now live The
true warfsuo agains. monorpl's ough'
NJ, TO be- waged by un-icmie interference
with thc Hbcry o. business, but by
dealing with tho system Of spr lat priv.
Ueg,r GRATED by the existing ,arn
Edward l.au,crbAok said
Mr. Hayemryors .a,cmen, is prcs.
nan, with ldran that call tor careful con-
s'dcraugn by thosc who shape our ma
t,nal policy The acquisition ~ Va.
wall Porlo Rico and ,hc Philippines. and
uha, appcars TO be- the certainty Of he
early acquisition o' cuba wl prgo'
aitua.ion ~ sO0n az ih,se provinces be-
com, a par, OF the United states tha,
ncecisitncs the mos; careful oousidora-
,lon u the garin question
.'Hu, no republican would raeh.y and
vimou, the most abundan, consideration
advocate an alteration Of She existing
mrifs Changes In ,Arns and even
threats OF changes do more 70 unseu.e
business conditions than anything else
ana even a faulty schedule is better than
agitation on the subject, unless Il snail
fvrul, in policy taat shall be just and
above all lasting Tor continued period"
Former Representative John De wri
Warner one Of the leading members OF
the Rc.orm club, said.
~ Mr. Havcmcyer Imagmcs he can
cludc pursuit by crying stop hief' hc
is no, the ars, man who has made that
mistake. although Jhc accuracy Of MS
statements AS to other peoples sins make
onc query as to whether with a some.
wha, further development Of vcracly he
may not turn out 70 be new Saul among
the prophets.
should he once become converted his
churage would make him invaluable.
In the face Of the facts, hIs own con-
duet and the course Of sugar stock
prices, his suggestion tha, he is proicci-
ed by only one eighth Of one per cent,
Is simply heroic, 1t Is true. however, /
tina, since noschcr and Arbuckle have .
been producing he has actually realized |
bu. ilt,le morc that one clgnth, TO WHICH /
he owns up"
Gen raj Wagner SwnyCc, said:
"rhcrc is no douh, IN my mind but
that the nsutuuon and maintenance of
protective tarln as one OF the features
OF tho government, OF :his country was
originally wise and right ana has been
an essential II not an indispensable FAC
tor In rs growth. and welfare.
when a tarlf goes beyond the reasons
able limits OF protection as our tarifr has
frequently done, and doubtless In some
particulars docs now, MS natural efrec
is TO stimulate manufacture In this par
uculnr and over production occurs. When
Mls occurs, over PIT durtpu brgets trusts
for It's suppression and those things tina.
Mr.. Iavcmeyer says become true to |
some extent. The present situation in
that respect is normal, and has not yet !
sufficiently matured nor progressed far !
enough to justify, sweeping conclusions
or trcnchant remarks. lrIw:rg ana max
Ing Of which are more easy and fascnat-
Ing than they are reliable and useful. !
The alleged basis On which combinations
If manufacturers are based is the ccuu- |
omlcs that result OF these he public !
Ia certain to get a good share 10 what |
ever extent that results the combination !
will stand, and Mr. Havemeyer Is righ;
in saying that 1t is idle and mIschievous
to lcgsate against them. rhe imma-
turity Of the situation 20 which | have
referred ta In my opinion does not admit
Of sayiag made than this at present"
SPOKANE SPORTING NEWS.