Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-17
NO GREEN GOODS AGAIN
President 7. E. Dove says M. CONS
rades lInvo Heen Deceived Once
TOO Oftcn-Thoy Arc mighty
Power and Win Toxic Care That
Those to Whom They Entrust
Their Votes Arc worthy OF Tnem.
philadelphia North Amerlcan.)

4iiSih Call edSlly ttllk 10 IWehIy VOlSrS
every day Anti-monopoly, in short,
can be drummed into tho ears Of $780,
goo voters during each twenty-four
hours preceding the November day
upon which the vote will be cast"
The above statement was made by p.
II Dove, of New York, president OF tie
Commercial Travellers National Leg que
and an officer Of the American Anti
Trust League.
MIR. Dove Is IN this city on a brief
antitrust men in the country. Con-
tlnuing. Mr.. Dowo said: II am glad
that the North American is willing to
give the trust question q fair discussion.
but would like to reply to MIR. Eclectic
In your paper this morning.
Commercial travellers do not desire
To- be objects OF charity. They are OPP
posed to trusts from policy and prln-
ciple. They consider them detrimental
and demorallzing. un-Amerlcan and I'M
healthy Vast commercial conSpiracies
Tor purely speculative purposes. COM
posed In the aggregate of over seven
parts water their purpose is to limit
OUTPUT. control products. advance prices
and Subjugate tho people by the deEra-
dation of labor.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL.
'''ATr Eclectic has fallen into the
fallacious argument which has been
suggested by henchmen in the service
of the trust using the weapons of i'm
practical and theoretical writer's, ad-
Fancing the proposition that CONNER
cial travellers should have no right to
complain because OF assumed improve
ment in business methods for economy's
sake. and calling attention ito improved
machinery in the past having affected
other classes All writer's advancing
this falacy do so either with the thor
ough knowledge that the proposition is
mn untenablc one or shows an 1gnor-
ance OF tho true situation.
Commercial travellers represent the
most Intelligent labor in the country,
and there Is only one bar to their being
the employing class-lacl1 Of capital.
In NIL Instances where machinery has
saved labor 1t has been physical, and
not intellectual labor. The only ma
chino that is applicable in the argument
is the machine of wildcat speculation,
the Vaccinations Of stock jobhing pro-
motors. underwriters and Spectators,
the gamblers in wntered stock.
FALSE ECONOMY.
'"Fhesc men who, under the misguise
OF scientific economy applied to bust
ness methods attempt to foist on the
people so-called Industrial stock, COM
posed OF over seven parts water.
PRINTING PRESCRIBED.
"a machine which is specifically APP
Dlcable to the case is the improved
printing press. which grinds out trust
certificates that represent the combines
that squeeze the people by advancing
prices. by putting the screws to labor
intellectual and manual-and by fllch-
ing the money OF widows. orphans and
small spectators generally for stock
which has an intrinsic value OF only
one-eighth.
Leaders among the travelling fra
ternity have urged time and again the
appointment of commercial travellers
or men Of business experience in the
Consular Department of the Govern
ment rs n means OF increasing it's eff
cheney. 1 read this morning that the
President has under serious consider
alton the establishment of n Depart
ment of Industry and Commerce. to be
represented in the Cabinet
Commercial travellers associations
have urged this for years, and in Nash
vile two years ago was held n con-
ference of presidents of various com
merclal travellers associations to urge
that steps be taken along those lines.
NO consideration has been given our
request either for the appointment vi
Consuls or the establishment OF the
Department OF Commerce and Industry.
Yet the Administration favorably CON
sldered recommendations along that
line from other sources
HOW THEY WERE CHEATED.
Prior to the last Presidential cleo
tion nothing was too good for the com
mercial traveller and he was laudcd by
Republican managers in the highest
terms but he had delivered the goods
and payment was protested, and. all
though was q Republican in all pre-
vious elections, I consider the com
mercial travellers can expect nothing
from the Republican Administration.
II have here press report in which
Mark Hanna says: The trusts are
not, by any means. an Objectionable
combination AS straws show from
where the winds blow, + am of the
opinion that any antitrust plank In the
Republican platform will be no better
than a farce comedy. The Willingness
OF trust officials and trust magnates to
supply campaign funds is sufficient ev-
fdence of that, We're not Mark Hanna's
statement already in print.
The Republican Congress may at
tempt to take the matter from notifies
by passing some law for the purpose Of
pulling wool over. the eyes of the public,
which. in the hands OF Indifferent off,
Gals. would be found as inadequate as
the Sherman Antitrust law and the
Donnelly measure in New York.
II have concluded, after efforts to Sc
cure action by public officials under the
laws of different States that absolutely
nothing can be expected from the Re-
publican officials to cope with the stu
alton.
1.-THE commercial travellers have been
sold green goods once, but are not likely
to be cause by the same game a Sec
ond time