The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18


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The paper owned and edited by
Mr.. Kohlsaat, Of Chicago, (The
Times Herald) Is supposed to be one
Of the most reliable organs Of the
administration. For that
reason We take notice of its article
On trusts, in Is much as expressions
Of that paper on ali questions that
are sure 10 figure prominently in the
Of 1900 can be taken As
as nearly Is any editorial
utterance does the sentiment of the
present Republican administration.
In q recent editorial on trusts this
paper says that the national govern
ment can do very little under exist
ing legislation to stop the progress
Of monopoly combinations or to sup
press trusts already in existence. 1t
then proceeds to assure the public
that everything that can be done
under existing legislation Is being |
done to suppress trusts; and, further,
that the people understand perfectly
that the Constitution bars the way
to any stronger or more effective
legislation against trusts.
The editor of the Times Herald is
not only . very intelligent man. but
q learned man; therefore it is to be
presumed he il familiar with the
Constitution; but it is surprising
that he should presume 80 much
upon the ignorance of his readers
and the general public. 1t is known
to every school boy that tho trainers
of the Constitution were bitterly hos
tile to monopolies and trusts Of ev-
cry kind. They thought they made
q Constitution which would prohibit
all combinations of this kind and
would no doubt be astonished at the
information that they framed Con-
stitutlon that especially fosters
trusts and monopolies and expressly
prohibits Congress from abolishing
them. 1t would certainly be more
astonishing if it were true.
The fact is, however, that in franz
ing the Constitution, our forefathers
knew that the surest way to foster
and build up trusts and TO make a
few rich and many at their mercy
would be to put the three great in
struments Of commerce in the hands
of private monopolies. They also
know that the surest way to prevent
the building up of great trusts and
monopolies, to insure healthy com
petition in all private business en-
terprises, and to give to everyone
the opportunity to work and earn an
honest living, was to use the great
!. instruments of commerce as pub
lie functions, open to the use
of all on equal terms. Knowing
, this. they periodically and with seri
l Gus forethought provided that tn.
people, through Congress, shoult
control these instruments of com
merce. They followed precept Will
example, and started the Ship o.
? State on its great voyage with thes,
great instruments of commerce I'M
! der the control of the people. How
1 is it that we have departed from tn,
8 mandate of the Constitution and tn,
: example of the fathers 7 We hav'
t turned over all Of the great lnstru
Q ments of commerce into the hands o
private monopolies. The result i
= the building up of . few giganti
q trusts and the crushing out of indi
vidual enterprises, throwing labo
q out of employment, and causing
Z general stagnation in business; viii
4 the few who control the instrument
= of commerce and the resulting trust
+ and monopolies getting richer an
! the masses of wealth-producers get
J. ting poorer each year.
8 Mr.. Kohlsaat is totally wrong. Il
: the first place, nothing is being don
t to abolish or even check trusts an
9 monopolies, but everything is beinI
}; done to foster them and give thsr
more power for plumber. In the mex
q place, the Constitution does not hav
u to be amended to abolish these trusts
It The only thing necessary is for Cen
8 gress to observe and enforce the Con
It stitution; that is, to at once reclair
o the control Of the three great instru
ments of commerce and use them a
Is public functions. This will 1t one
It put an end te tho trust on money
u the trust on transportation and tn
y trust on tho Transmission of intsll
% gence now moro successfully accom-
Il plished by means of electricity. Thi
Y done, and all industrial trusts, whic
10 are simply the children of thes
n great mother trusts, will disappes
? - fog before . rising sun.
UP-TO-DATE PROTECTION.
Is Among recent items Of commel
70 cial news there is one anent whic
3. comment is of interesting note.
IL is dated at Cincinnati, Ohio, and
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