The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-10
TO RESTRICT CAPITAL
ENCROACHMENTS THROUGH
TRUSTS MUST BE STOPPED.
THE PRESENT PROSPERITY is UNCERTAIN
The Great, Powerful Law Breaking Monopo-
lies Who FIaunt their Power and I'e-
gtmat, Transactions in The
Public Must be Crap
p,e1 Will )"
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New York World.)

(New York World)
Washington, June 4.-"Silver to-day
attracts less attention than imperial
ism. In every campaign there is one
issue which towers in Importance Gb ve
all others. Party platforms invariably
touch upon many subjects, bus history
has shown that some one planK aIwa.}s
rises supreme"
SO spoke Arthur Puc Gorman,e Of
Maryland, President maker party lead
er and ex-senator, to a World CORE
spondent who spent more than an hour
with him in his beautiful home, i'll the
shade Of historic Mcpherson square,
this city. According to Senator Roach,
of North Dakota half of the brains
OF the Senate disappeared when Cor
man left that body. To the question,
How about the issue of III TO / in the
next campaign the Maryland man had
given the above reply. He continued:
ONE OR TWO SUPREME ISSUES.
in the campaign of 1881, when / was
chairman of the National Democratic
Executive Committee, we talked about
many questions in the platform, bat the
principal battle cry was Turn the ras-
Gals outn and Open the books of the
Treasury. On this issue we won d
brilliant victory. In 1888 the tariff was
the issue, taking a place of importance
above everything else. III 1892 tine
Force bill, reduction of the tariff and
civil service reform were the issues.
-Four years later the money question
silver or gold-attracted the greatest
attention. If Il public speaker desired
the ear of his audience he felt con
strained to talk on this question. If he
discoursed on the Nicaragua Canal, free
Cuba or anything apart from the money
question, his audience was --stless, mat
tentive and bored
MILITlARISM AND TRUSTS.
And the prominent issues in the next
contest will he?''
THE questions of militarsm and of
restricting organized capital from Its on
croachments on the public" quickly re-
piled the Senator. My deliberate judg-
ment is that the battle against that
class of trusts which obtain by legisla-
ton undue power to restrain trade will
be the oycrpowering issue.
trusts, but heretofore this issue has
been Of secondary Importance. During
the last few years, however, trusts and
combinations of capital, organized to res
strict trade and crush the small dealer,
have become so bold and daring, Sc
riously menacing our form of govern
ment, that it is highly important that
some decisive action should be taken
to restrain them. 1t will be difficult
matter to form bill to throttle trusts
and bring them within the meaning OF
the law.
LEGITIMATE BUSINESS SAFE.
Corporations organized to transact
a fair and legitimate business, with no
aim or intention of destroying the small
dealer, must be protected. But the
great powerful, law-breaking monopo-
lies who fiaunt their power and their il
legitimate transactions in the faces of
the public, must he grappled with. The
business interests of the country must
be protected.
MANY trusts are formed to corner
some article of merchandise or manu-
facturc which is necessary to the hap
piness and comfort of consumers These
monopolies fix their own prices, squeeZ-
ing millions of dollars annually out OF
credulous public, Through their mass
ed capital trusts often are able to die
tate and control legislation.
State legislation designed to cope With
organized monopoly cannot alone be eff
fective. The national legislature must
deal with this great question. If the
Democracy is again ushered into power
/ have no doubt that some sweeping
legislation will be enacted to confne
them TO IL proper and legitimate sphere
of business.
\ REUNITED DEMOCRACY.
"Do YOU think the Democratic. parry
will he united in the coming contest!
Yes, | really do. In by-gone years
there have been. differences of opinion
between men of the same political faith
and at times there has Ecen SUCH litter
feeling between part.Slns t.4at I.Cl Wlo
did not believe in the Platforms tEunca-
ted have left the party. hut, like the
proGagal son. they invariably have re-
turned.
To my mind there is no reason why
the Democratic party should be split
We cannot hope to win so long as We
are unable to present solid front But
in the next campaign look for IA re-
united party, men to bury their differ
ences and get together on some COM
mon ground and go out hand in hand
to do battle with the enemy
OUR SUB JECTS IN PHLIppIEES.
The World correspondent called Mr..
Germans attention to the cablegrams
from Manila suggesting the dispatch OF
more troops to put down the rebellion
1t is not surprising TO me-" the Sen
ator said, THAT Otis calls for more helm
When the Administration ratified its
peace treaty and brought upon us obi
cations and conditions most extraor-
binary and alarming. it bargained for an
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