The times., 1899-07-19

States-N. l.. Lockwood. of Penn
dcnt-PrepnrinG for the Battle in
I9OO-An Address to the People.
The organization of the American Anti
trust League was made public at a meet
ing of the national executive committee of
the association, which was held last night
at the headquarters of the local branch
Of the league, 1929 Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest, over the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road office. 1t was developed that
this new body for the purpose of destroy
ing trusts and monopolies has been in exis-
tence for nearly two months. and secret
organization has been going on until at
the present date it is claimed that State
leagues have been established all ever
the country and the association considers
itself strong enough to come out into the
open and begin the fight
The founder of the league and its pres
ident is Hon. NJ. l.. Lockwood, of Zelieno-
ple Pa. Mr.. Lockwood caused somewhat
of a sensation last month by his testimony
before the Industrial Commission. in which
he openly scored the trusts and their meth
ods of crushing out competition.
The National Officers.
The other national officers are: Vice
President Capt. James Barrett, Augusta,
Ga; Treasurer, C. T. Bride, of this city;
National Secretary, H. B. Martin. New
York; Financial Secretary, William E.
Ryan, New York; Recording Secretary, w.
NJ. Morgan. Idaho.
1t was decided to make public the ad-
dress to the American people by President
Lockwood, and ii is expected that before
the next Presidential campaign has been
begun the league Will number 1000, 900
voters. Following is the address issued
last night
President LockwO0d's Address.
The object OF the American Antitrust
League is to drive from public place the
subseryient tools Of the trusts, monopo-
lies. combines. and corporations. and TO
re-establish the equal rights OF American
citizens in commerce and industries of the
country.
To-day in every legislative hall. both
State and national. omnpresent stands the
lobbyist and ccrruptionist CT this great
railroad, monopoly, trust combination,
which has formed an alliance offensive and
defensive. by which they expect to control
and consumers Of America.
And what is still worse there also
stand the representatives. elected by the
people, who have become debauched and
who are the secret servants and
instruments of this great corpo-
rate power and are ever ready
to do their bidding, while proclaim
ing their devotion to the rights OF the
people. We find them everywhere-in the
I in in tba
and en- the bench. The political life of
this kind of representative is made easy
Their denominations are arranged for them
by the political bosses. who are but the
servants of this power. Campaign funds
are furnished. That part OF the public
press that can be managed is used to eu-
logic and lionize these subservient tools
Their elections are managed for them
There also stands the representative
elected by the people, who is true to the
principles of manhood and is governed by
promptings for the public welfare. He
stands bulwark against the legislative
schemes by which this great railroad
monopoly. trust combination expects TO
plunder the people. He is obnoxious to
this dominating and controlling power,
and their emissaries are sent into his
district to undermine and destroy him
politically. Some popular man is encour-
aged TO become a candidate for nomination
to his place, and the power and influence
and money of this corporate conspiracy are
put behind this candidate. and the true
servant of the people finds himself defeat
! ed for denomination. and he is retired
from public life-retired because he was
true representative of the people and dared
to defy this corporate monster This pro-
/ cess has been worked SO silently and
| secretly that the people have not recog-
W a nain ity
of their legislative bodies has been cen
| trolled.
In many of our great cities the street
railway traction companies have Great
] ed a political despotsm. That man who is
ambitious politically, before he can hope to
{ be nominated to any position of public
trust must first kneel at the throne. Yes,
and in many, many cases before 4 labor
l er can hope to earn bread for his family
I he has first to show that he wears the
1 brand and collar Of their ward boss. They
4 have created a despotism so damnable
! that man must become a serf to this cor
! rupt corporate power before he can OBJ
4 tain an opportunity to work. l have
talked with these men who mourn the loss
/ of their liberty as American freemen.
/ This great railroad, monopoly, trust, trac-
( ton combination is 'corrupting our pub
lie affairs and debauching our public men
+ and destroying the foundations of the Re-
| public by the corrupt use of money in
| our political life.
The Only Power.
THE purposes of the American Anti
| Trust League is to arouse the only power
! on earth that is stronger than the power
J of money in cur public life That power is
| the patriotic impulses of the people. The
/ little finger of that power, when awakened.
| is stronger ten thousand times than the
| influence of all the billions of all the trusts
and combines of the land. The memories
/ OF the many sacrifices of the fathers call
us to action. If these trust combinations
are allowed to go on they can plunder
| each of us into poverty. No man knows
| how soon the fear of hunger for his wife
and family Will make of him coward. 1t
! behooves us to strike while the fire of lib
, erty yet burns.
THE American Antitrust League is
| partisan. We call all American free
men to council. If Democrat or Pop
| ulist or Republican public man has
shown himself to be subservient tool OF
this great corporate power, then all the
! united power OF all the men of the Ameri-
/ can Antitrust League will be used to
| crush him and drive him from public life.
! We will adopt the tactics of our enemy
until we have created a legislative. judi
| cial, and executive power in sympathy
with the public welfare. And we call upon
/ every American citizen who loves his coun-
try and the great principles OF popular
government better than he does his party
TO join us in the work of re-establishing
| the equal rights of American citizenship"
Work in the states.
Already State Leagues have been estab-
lished in Maryland Massachusetts, Mon