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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-wEEK 81 A YEAD
ALGER'S GRAND STAND PLAY.
ron ANTITRUST AND POPULAR
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.

Announces That He Is Positively In
the Senatorial Fight with Those
Principles UpOn His BRnner-says
He Opposes the Trusts Decausc
They Oppose the People There
VIII lie Only One Republican Cam
didnte in the Field.
Chicago, June 23.-Gen. Russell A. Al
ger, Secretary of War. announced here to-
day that he is in the Michigan senatorial
fight with Antitrust and election Of
senators by direct vote of the people" on
his banner
The general is at present at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Charles Pike after
his trip IN Northern Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota. He gave his platform on
the heels OF his announcement by Gov.
Pingree, who" commented the Secretary
Of War always gets in ahead"
1T is perhaps a little early to say that
trusts and trust legislation are 70 be great
factors in coming elections" said Gen.
Alger. "Other issues OF greater import-
ance may arise but however that may
be, il is certain that the widespread spirit
of consolidation Of great financial inter-
against legislatively. / am foe TO these
great amalgamations, and believe in the
election OF senators by q direct vote Of
the people as Gov Plngree states, and on
these planks l VIII stand.
Trusts Are Detrimental.
'"rhe concentration OF wealth In trusts
Is detrimental 90 the interests of tho peo-
pie. lt squeezes the small dealer out OF
business, and greatest of ALL eliminates
the middleman and STILES competition.
With a certain commodity controlled by
one man or coterie of men, they are not
compelled 10 seek customers. The dealer
must come to the trust, take whatever no
can get and pay without a murmur the
price asked.
Everywhere manufacturers are meeting
to agree on increases in their prices for
articles manufactured from raw material
and monopolzed by trust This Is mo-
ticeable in articles i'm which iron and
steel are used. The results of monopoly
are so apparent and have been so widely
discussed that further comment Is not
necessary. l am not an extremist, but
the growing tendency to absorb a certain
part of the Industries of the country into
one big company that others may be froz-
en- out and a monopoly secured, is mat
ter for consideration by legislators on be-
| half OF the people, who are vitality inter-
ested.
Senatorial Elections.
"The present system Of electing sena-
| tors through the agency Of the legislature
| Is one which has always had It's critics,
and believe the criticism Is just ] think
| the direct vote Is the better method and,
| while the attainment OF this end will
| doubtless take years, ii Is worth laboring
! for. senatorial fight in a state legis-
| lature generally sends to Congress man
who Is more the representative OF a ma
| chine than OF the people.
"The contest In Michigan for the nomi-
nation will be a fair stand-up fight. Mr.
Mcmillan, aided, / believe, by Burrows.
| will try for denomination. Gov. Plngree
| has shown himself very friendly TO me,
| especially since the beginning Of the war.
| 1t Is too early to make calculations on
| the strength Of the forces which will con-
tend. but there will not be two Republi-
can candidates in the leld--nothing to dis
| rupt the party"