The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-24
CHANDLER TO DEPEW,

He Calls Upon Him to Swing the
Republican Party Out Of the
Grasp Of the Money Power.
From the Now York Journal.
Senator Chandler, what is the
meaning of your late statement that
Senator Depew understands the in
jury to result to small manufact-
urers and dealers from the growth
Of trusts and monopolies?" asked
the Journal correspondent.
The Senator answered in the fol-
lowing statement:
The meaning is exactly what I
have said, that Mr.. Depew does
understand. as we'll or better than
most men. the evil effects of COM
bining capital engaged in produc
ton again st small producers. Mr..
Depew, On December II, 1892, b.
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, speaking of 1.-The meu of
small capital, the firms of little
means, composed generally of young
men whose friends: believing in
their energy, enterprise and hon
esty, have advanced money that
they may 60 into business very
pertinently and forcibly says:
"Just see the frightful competi-
ton they have to contend with.
This great concern, with its enor-
nous capital, goes into a town and,
in order to get the business. to crush
out its weaker competitor, will
undersell him, and, because of its
vast business, is enabled to under.
sell him. He cannot help himself.
"Every one of these small men
has to go to the wall. It's a mere
question OF time when this big firm
will absorb and ruin them all.'
Later on he says that Gin five
years from to-day there will not be
independent business man in an
large or in any considerable place
in the United States. Every bust
ness will be IN the hands OF a strong
consolidated organization, which il
called a trust. 1t will destroy al
:. opportunity for independent energy
or competition, or for that rise o
young men which we have boasted,
has been n Of the great oppor
tunities of this country"
These opinions, being Mr.. Depew'
deliberate Judgment when he was
railroad president, of course, will
: lead him, now that he has abandon
: ed private business and engage.
! wholly in the public service. to be
come a leader in the opposition t.
! the enormous trusts and monopolie
which are nov being formed all owe
the United States, anI which viii
! crush out individual enterprise.
The great danger is that trust.
and .monopolies, with tue none,
power pressing them forward, will
take possession OF the Republican
8 party aud lead it on to defeat ii
7 1900. :,ii5 s
G Mr.. Depew will be a great towe
$ Of strength in the efforts which i'll
necessary to make, to save the Re
publican party from such a cataS
:, trophe. learned, earnest, eloquen
: and single hearted in his politica
) devotion to the country and its III
terests, as against single or loca
e interest, Mr., Depew can doub,
! less do more than any othe
0 man to make the Republican part
the friend Of the people, or tn
. small manufactures, the small deal
er, the small producer, the homes
Young business man of Unite
means who is in danger Of extinctio
under present conditions.
In this great work, which MI
Depew has undertaken, | fully ex
poet to be an humble follower
Theoretically, the Senators Ire al
equal: practically, two Senators
j from q small state have nothing Xix
the power which belongs to Senator
from great states like New York
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois.
When it is understood that tn
salvation Of the Republican part
depends upon making it the part.
of the people as against the banefu
influences of trusts and monopolies
there vii! be no difficulty in main
tanning popular control Of tn
organizations and the convention
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