Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-07-27
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Trusts.
Now, as the heading indicates, I in
tend to speake of trusts in this article,
not however, showing the great evil
they are %ordilating upon the dangers
to our government by their organiza-
tion for this I deem conceded, and as
IS generally admitted by all honest
political economists and lovers of the
principles upon which our government
is established, that there is danger in
the rapid Capitalization of wealth, and
from the fearful strides of these
monsters of svrice and greed that COM
pei US to pay tribute to them, but
while it is true that the general voice
of the masses are outspoken against
them there appears no danger to them
from the party now in power although
seeing the popular trend they are
ready to take up q battle cry against
trusts and would no doubt be willing
to have q commission appointed to
visit our mother country to see if some
International agreement could not be
made in relation to the control of
trusts IN this country. Now while it
may be charged that the democratic
party are in a measure dictated to by
the growing evil and every measure
used to hold them in political abey-
ance. Yet it is plainly to be seen that
there is a vast difference between the
two parties and If any relief is to be
sought it must be through the demo-
cratic party.
In the first place its membership are
not as absolutely in the control of its
leaders. The Republican leaders have
inculcated in q measure the belief in
its membership that they are but to
obey the party commands and always
vote the ticket and all will. be well.
They are differed by leaders with suf-
ficient can always at their command
to carry out their political purposes
where money can do it and no party
in this or any other country is equal to
the party now in power in its organic
alton or control of its membership. 1t
has often been wondered at in this
land of free thought, how strong that
political control is. The leaders of
that party call many of the learned
men of nation who are above poll
tical trickery, rebels, knaves. and trail
tors, because they fail to follow the
party in its dangerous policies, and ell
this without q serious Interpretation
of party feslty. Under these condi-
lions there can be no relief through
that party from any of the dangers
that threaten us; their leaders are
willingly blind for selfish interests and
are ever ready to mislesd the people.
Think how their political war cries
vary and change, denying one year
what they so strenously affirmed the
year before without the least hesita-
ton. They were for q double stand
ard and yet Barnum never performed
q more open handed fake upon q credu-
lous public than they have upon the
people, on this question the leaders
are always for the single gold standard
because the money trust so COM
manded, but held up the double stan
dsrd before the people believing their
forces would march better.
Take the purely moral questions and
Janus like the leaders always appear
in the role of both saint and
sinner, and it matters not what the
dangers are from trusts to our Repub-
lie, all, both great and small are for
that party and the party is for them, ii
is the natural mother of trusts and by
its fostering care they have grown and
fattened off of the people and will con.
tinue to grow and place us under
tribute IS long as the party is in power
and in q short time the leaders of that
party will openly advocate trusts as q
blessing, as many nov claim they are
uncomfortable. Some readers of this
article will ask about the peoples
party, there is no doubt this party is
truly in earnest in their desire for a
reform and are fully converssnt with
all the evils that menance our nation,
they are as true lovers of the common
veal as aver existed and I would
sharpen my sword in their camp to at.
tack the enemy as in my own, and
believe it is the duty of democrats and
populists to work together in ou1
county and Notwithstanding the vic.
ious laws enacted and seeds of discord