The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-08
BItYAN'S WAR AGAINST TRUS IS.
Tho Democratic Leader Sounds tho
Battle Cry-E'iGht Against Oppres-
sion OF Trusts Hand in Hand With
Fight For Free Silvcr.

given by the Jefferson Club-the auti-
trust barquet IL was called tho Demo
cratic leaders emphasized the unani.
nifty OF the party npon tho Chicago
platform showing that there will be no
retreat from tho ground occupied in
the great tight OF 1896. Mr.. w. }.
| Bryan was the centre Cf attraction al
the banquet, and hc spoke as follows
against trusts :
An actor who visited Nebraska rA
Gently upon learning from RepuG,-
eau that confidence had been restored,
remarked that he had examined Web.
sters dictionary to learn what "conC-
dcrce" meant and found CO, lidencc dl :
fined as thrust" and thee he under
stood that confidence bad been really
restored.
More trusts have been formed during
the last two years than existed at the
beginning Of tho present admnistra-
jiOn and the nominal capitalization Of
The trusts now in existence approaches
il IL DOES not equal in amount. The
worlds total supply Of gold aud silver.
| The intluUncU Of these trusts hes b.
come So enormous tia. the people,
without respect TO party, arc asking
| themselves nov the evil can be rem.
| ruIcd.
The purpose Of tho trusts is to con.
troll the product OF eumc article OF
, merchandise and the mcthuds emuiuv-
! rd are, first, the union OF all Individual
| factories under one manugcInunt or IN
one CJrpDrallon, and second, the crush
| .hg out o! new rivals. n mOuOyuiy
"n@n OnCe complete not only dictates $
- those WHO buy the product. bus i,
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corporation is a Fictitious prrs,,n- crr
can regulate, restrain or unpihil,lr
70 say that the government is im1o
tent TO pr vent tho organization O.
trusts Is 10 say that IL has called i,tr
existence ii fictitious person and tina,
the fictitious person crcaLru has m
cCmn greater than the Creator.
One ui the ullicultirs which ma
been encountered in opposing tru SIS j.,
tnHt lhc trust hides behind the Fr, ra
constitution when attacked bv Stat.
i3EloIatlrr aud shields Itself brI inc
is STATE charter when attacked in thr
FcdCrAl courts. No remedy wilr b.
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the Fed raj government. If tho cX.
llnEulehmCnt OF trusts is left to Stat.
legislation the public AT large will b.,
| viGhimlHcu as long rs Il single Sat
| Wall furnish u robbers rOUst where the
spJ.li collected in other States can b,,
divided.
Just now people are startled by tb,,
principle Of mOnODoly AS il MANIFEST,
Itself In the industrial trust, and we'll
i may they b. startled. The principle,
however, Is the same us that which
manilcsts itself in tho effort Of the
national bankers that secure "A mono
poly Of the issue OF paper money,
The prccnbuck j. Tho rival or ~,
bank nntr und lis nrn.nnn, - w..
siunt mrnnrn to ,hn hn"J' 1on
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