Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-04-04
A Democratic View and the Attitude Of
United States Attorney Cen
erai Gnggs.

tIons.
II is certain that the cleaner aud
more intelligent class Of Republicans
are becoming aroused 20 the lniqulty
OF surrenderlng their entire party TO
tue plutocracy. That they will break
away II the party does not right
itself no one can doubt FOR a moment
It lisa wellknown fact that nearly
a hundred thousands socialists voted
u elect Mckinley on the theory that
they we're taking the shortest cut 70
breaking down a system, that could
survive only by not being put into
full force aud effect.
ttt
Al least three rather important
things are forgotten by the Him
formed persons who are saying that
the recent increase In trusts Is going
20 injure the Republican party 10
some way orother. The Republican
party came out IN opposition trusts
In the first national platform which
10 framed after the trusts made their
appearance The Republican partv
has been lighting the trusts ever since
that time. Trusts are known all over
the world, under absolute mOnarchies,
limited monarchles, and republics.
aud under all sorts OF custom-hOuse
enactments, from free trade or tariii
for revenue only 10 the highest sort Of
protective tariff The nrst OF the reg
ularly organized trusts 10 make It's ap-
pearance, thesugar trusts, was formed
lnlss7. Inthe Republican national con-
yeBtion year later. one which nomi.
mated Harrison the first tine, the party,
through It's representatives. there
gathered, proclaimed that 1--WE declare
our opposition 10 all combinations Of
capital organized la trusts or other.
wise, 10 control arbitrarily the condi-
tion OF trade among our citizens, aud
We recommend 10 congress aud the
state legislatures, In their respective
Jurisdictions, such legislation as will
prevent the execution of all schemes
20 Oppress the people by undue
charges On their supplies, or by unjust
rates f0r the transportation ot their
products 10 market" The congress
which was elected In that year passed
Law, called the Sherman act, 90 curb
trusts, aud the president chosen at
that time, General Harrison, signed
it From that hour 10 this all the In
telligent, practical work which has
been done by any party to restrict the
Injurious effects Of the trusts has been
done by the Republicans, '''s
Nevertheless, the Republican party
viii keep up its warfare on the trusts.
IL has been hghtirg them from the
day they hrst made their appearance
IL IL the only party which has had
either the courage or the Intelligence
10 strike blow at the illegitimate
practices OF the combines. aud TO re-
strict them 10 their operations, II Is
a satisfaction, therefore, for the
country tO know that as the Republi-
can party lsgoingto remain In control
of the nation for years 10 come, It's
vigorous aud practical work Ia main.
tliuing the peoples Interests In this
as la all other fields, viii Toe kept up.
The above Is from the ~. Louis
Globe Democrat radical Republican
paper, reprinted 10 the OIegonian. Al
shows the position taken, OF rather
the professions made, by leading Re.
publlceu papers, on this question. In
independent Republican exchange has
this 10 say;
Attorney -Geneal Grlggs has writ. I
ten a 'etteF saying that tho sherman
antitrust Law has nothing 20 DO with
trusts turned to maintain monopoly
in the manufacture aud sale of any
article, siuce such trade Is not later
state nor fofeign commerce. Tue
sherman law. he says, deals ouly With .
Interstate trade, because the constitu.
lioo only permits congress 'to regulate .
commerce with foreign nations, aud /
among the several states" and II has
mo- power to Interfere With local coni-
netce. Painly, then, un.
ier the Constitution congress has 40
poWer 10 destroy such gigantic trusts
Is The iron. steel, cracker. Oh aud
'ther trusts The power to Do So &C.
'ides With the states. Aud Set such
attempts have Oceu made again aud
'gain, To vain. Thus eyey branch
4 the government stands helm
ess against these monopnlles The
'uly thing that Gao he done Is nnt
nsnlioDed by Mr. GHggs Every
.es,ige Of taTirI duties that serves As a
'aFFler Tor the eviction ~ these mo-
iopolies should be wiped frou. the tel.
cal statute books IA Is possible hy
bis nlelhod a. scotch thesc combiua.
Ions u oot 10 klll then
ftf
cea0ney A. Depe~, lbo 6na0oler.
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