The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-21

| llcan state officials present by de-
nouncing the national administration
trusts and Imperialism go hand in
hand.
The roll call showed these states rep
resented as follows:
| Northumberland Pingree and At
torney General Oren.
Missouri-Governor Stephens and At
| torney General Crow.
Texas-Governor Savers and Attor-
ney General Smith.
MISUNDERSTANDING Jones and At
| torney General Davis.
nnessee-Governor Mcmillan.
Iowa--Governor Shaw.
Colorado-Governor Thomas and At
torney General Campbell.
Indiana-Attorney General Taylor.
!. Montana-Attorney General Nolan.
Mississippi-Monroe McClurg, Demo-
cratic candidate for attorney general.
Insurance Commissioner c. S. Heif-
ner of Washington appeared on the
floor as the representative of the attor-
ney general of that state, and by una
nimous vote was accorded the right to
sit in the conference.
Speeches In Afternoon.
/ When the antitrust conference re-
sumed its sitting at o'clock the crowd
l-eAASNI as III 1llCIQdllCG II Tic
was undiminished. A telegram frc>l
Governor A. j. McLaurin of Mississippi
said that business necessitated his -
sence and that any action tending 20
the eradication of trusts and combines
would receive his support.
Attorney General Smith of Texas pre-
scented some resolutions favoring legis-
lation that would do away with trusts
and combines. This was appropriately
referred.
There being no further business be-
fore the conference, speeches We're
I.called for.
Govrnor c.. S. Thomas of Colorado
was the first to respond. He prefaced
his remarks by saying emphatically
that he did not agree with the express
sions voiced by Governors Stephens and
Sayers at the morning session, and
then launched out on a discussion of
the trust proposition. He contended
that the consolidation of business COM
binations in a few hands was injurious
to the people as whole.
Trusts As An Evil.
He assumed that the question of the
threatening character of these gigantic
combinations portended evil for the
people, and said it was time to call a
halt. He argued that concurrent ac-
ton between the states and the ma
t1onal government was necessary to
control the operations of the so-called
trusts. He concluded his remarks with
"a vigorous attack upon the Standard
oil company, exemplifying his on
slaught by the recital of a number of
specific cases coming under his oGerva-
ton wherein the oil company made en-
ormous profits on its product in Colo
RADIO and adjacent states, to the detri-
ment of the consumer.
He said the company avoided taxa
ton on its property and businSss in
Colorado and had paid dividends in
New York. Public opinion, he said,
governs this country, and when it. is
finally awakened to the evil of the
trusts then the public opinion is going
to have its way. He hoped that the
trust question would be kept ont of the
domain Of partisan politics and that it
would be considered from the lofty
standpoint of American citizenship. If
this question, he said, is not met prop
erly the result will not only be men
ace to the people of this, but the next
generation.
Shaw Scores Stephens.
Governor Leslie Shaw of Iowa then
took the floor and, as seemed to many,
facetiously derided the remarks of Gov
ernor Stephens at the morning session.
Before delving into his subject, ne
paused and made motion that the
governors of Missouri, Tennessee and
Texas be appointed to draft and formu-
late a bill such as in their opinion may
safely and advantageouSly be passed by
the legislatures of the several states,
and which will, in their opinion, as far
as possible, remedy the evil so uni
versally acknowledged. The motion
was tabled.
Governor Daniel W. Jones of Arkan-
saS being called on, in vigorous terms
scored Governor Shaw for his face
tiousness, saying this was no time and
place for remarks not tending to fur |
bherance of the business before the |
conference. He then made a speech |
against 1.-The monsters termed trusts, |
he having felt their power among his
people. In his opinion, the trusts
should be annihilated.
Governor Jones was followed by At |
torney General Edward C. Grove of |
Missouri who spoke TO the question |
from the view point of a lawyer. He |
favored the enacting of a law in every |
state SO that when trusts are organ
lied the equality of the law shall pre-
vail.
Addresses By Others.
L. w. Taylor, attorney general of In
diana, followed.
Attorney General OrSH OIL MiculSdll
being called on devoted the main part
of his address in exemplifying Michi-
gan's methods for controlling corpora
tons He severely criticized New Jer-
sey and Delaware for their lax incor-
poration laws. Uniform laws, in his
opinion should be enacted by the states
to control corporations.
Attorney General Smith of Texas edi-
fed the conference with recital of his
experience in handling trusts in the
Lone Star state. He had heard it said
in certain quarters that it was the pur
pose OF the originators of this confer
ance to give to it political complexion.
This statement he refuted in vigorous
terms. 1t was the conception of the
Originators that this conference should
be entirely informal, simply for the
purpose of discussing remedy for con-
trolling the trust evil"
He urged the enactment of uniform
avs by the states to this end. The
conference then recessed to $3.50 D. m.