The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-11-09
STICK 10 THE TENT.

We trust the liunnc Icrrc Democrat
Register will pardon the expression, for
we DO not wish 10 be personal, that Il
seems to be lpundcriug. We would
rescue Il from the depths Of the sophis-
try, special pleading and irrelevant
grncralizing into which IT, zeal aud pc.
culiar legal training have betrayed it,
aud direct Il 10 the question At issue
Let us summarize: We said that
the trust was the cause Of the shutting
down of the Crystal Plate Glass Works.
Our pru.tmst ncighbor took umJrage
at this, aud declared that il was the re-
suit Of the "ycnal, ignorant and fear.
full legislation of this State" We
asked ii to point ont the vcnal lcgisla-
iion that contributed 10 the shutdown.
After good deal Of circumlocution
aud special pleading that had no bear
ing on the issue, II finally referred us
IN a sweeping way 10 the Constitution
and the whole codo Of civil aud erin
inal State laws. and also to an inttngi-
bic, imaginary tariff for.rcvCnuc law
meaning possibly the Wilson tariff law
with which the legislation Of this
State had nothing To do, even il that
law had in any way ever depressed the
glass or other manufacturing industry,
This was n clear evasion of our re-
quest for bill Of particulars; but the
Democrat Register accepted the fact
that the Crystal Plate Glass Company
had grown rich and was therefore 10 a
prosperous condition, which, IL true,
rciu,cd It's indictment aud proved that
lhc company was in no way hampercd
BY any legislation of the State. 1t did
not and cannot truIhiully deny that the
Crystal Plate Glass Works were alb
sorbcd by the Glass Trust, aud that its
closing down was part OF the policy
Of that trust. II did not, aud the pre-
sumption is that !, could not, cite n
single specific clause to sustain It's in.
dictmcn,. Notwithstanding ils boast that
II could easily particularisc.
Instead, in il later effort to cxlricate
hself from an untenable position, II
cites pure food law prohibiting tho
use Of arsenic, calomel, bismu,h, anu
monia or alum In the manufacture Of
any article to be used 10 the prepare
ZION OF food, and says that this was
aimed at tho Alum baking Powder Com.
pauIes In the interest OF the Cream Of
Tartar Baking Powder Companies. II
shat isn't ilagrapt evasion aud sub
serfuge, We would be pleased to know
some softer tenn by which to designate
u, so as not to shock the tender seusi.
billties Uf our neighbor with the i,n-
preston that VIC mean TO DO personal.
We are not chemist, aud do not know
what effect tho ingredients named In
this law may hayc upon the lining
membranes OF the average stomach,
aud are therefore not prepared to say
whether II Is '.venai, ignorant and fear
fai'' or not, bat We don't believe Il had
anything to do with the closing down
Of the Crystal Plate Glass Works.
Nor do VIC presume to shy that our
State Constitution and laws are perfect
iu every particular, fos They are bu-
man; but while we would NOT under
take. even u we possessed the legal
learning and ability q Judge ~, TO
write . commentary ou them for news-
paper article, wc believe they will ccm.
pare fayorably with the laws oi any
other Stale; and as They arc tho ex-
preston Through their representative
las makers 81 people Who VIC believe