The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-05

sale and retail merchants. and the many
advantages enjoyed by them. that their
methods are fair and legitimate from a
business standpoint, and advantageous u
the people as a whole and under normal
conditions this might be true, but under
existing conditions 1t Is far from II. No
monopoly Is In business for love OF the
producer or consumer. but to make
money, and the less competition the more
money II is possible To make, and when
competition has entirely disappeared.
which viii undoubtedly be the result Il
the present monopolisiic system II con-
tinued then the people will be at the
mercy OF monopOlles. trusts and com
bines, and they will grow and branch out
and Will conquer every village and Eam-
let in this country. Every right thinking
man must see this inevitable result IN
less conditions are changed. To hold and
extend their power. they WELD an infiu-
ence in politics greater than the people
whom they dominate. They stand as a
menace to our very liberty. Of which we
beast 50 much sapping the vitality Of
cur nations industrial life. Let US eX
anime these conditions without pFeiu-
dice All rational men claim TO be TIA
friends Of human progress. selhshness
breeds contempt for law. federation OF
conditions * often construed as eHcour-
agemen;. This Capitalization Of ca5ital
must lead TO one great syndicate. Would
I: b. profitable or advantageous - tn
American people to have its manufactu--
ing. transportation. and merchandising
controlled by a single syndicate, 0ecause
o. the.r claim Of reduced Dr.c=s? None
viii agree with that II this were so
q would mean The employment q a vast
army 81 clerks. bookkeepers. stenograpa-
ers and other employees, who in order 20
reJin their employment must WORK To-
s,ant ges. and under tyranniral con-
di.fJ-s, continually Undertaking each
other Tor places. The new emp yez
would then b. masters o. The entire 81
uat!3n. debating wages and price,. and
every condition they saw CT on the help
less meH. women AMI chl dTeu. who's
only alternative would Be- submission o.
stary4t. n As al Indication q the drift
% the times. Es fad rom recca; E-a-
tls-i-s that IN ne TnlteI states tas
processes % bushes !euda .Za,i0a are
moving more rapid = 10 that end than n
any 0the- county. II CHICAGO the v0urE-
ct q the great cites q the young 20
o.. the great nations there were feEe-
wl1se<a.e DRY goods st9-es IN 1874 .or a
3 I,ulzls7a " --st3"o than there were
81 - f7- q pc-sls lon o. iI2Isl n a.
mes, every he o the nstsaF.c careers
b. Wh-ea = Nv uea IN each :ra1- as
z5siag 20 supreme wealth. &, III! ss1e--
a'is iss f3uEG tla' 20 m srivlsEs -
the raLed highzat-s accora Piishsi D. the
r@aatr. ss due ras; Z o; - r RI e s. r n
s. % extra -sinary.~ Essh - tie to-
deac - . ronmsrr4zi n r 5-5.is= znd
cthe- --oz3.-lfez nave kep; Dac-- Tat
ttese t=zsie2c.es A-e CONTRARY an8 &C.
Fogatc-y - she constitutional rlxhfs %
Ane-fcza oi;szenshsS zone eaa 6e1y.
Ev=-y human b@inE Eh8 - entitled 70
ci-izeasA-p SHOULD belong 10 soc5sty a.
-sa.-i3; AL a c.szea. Wl;h freedom AS
l4acFts. and a5g a. s9gDiiant OF Save
dsSeBtsnt Upon iAs Arbitrary Ef9 q sAe
fs~. CapiIAl. trusts eSzablnea ana CIR