The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
COMMUNICATE.

around the head of Attorney
General Griggs. 1t is all about
a letter that Griggs wrote about
trusts, containing opinions that
the remainder of the administra-
ton are afraid TO stand for.
Some of his fellow members of the
cabinet have said a few things TO
GriggS. but it is understood that
their remarks will be entirely for.
gotten when Mr.. Mckinley re-
turns and empties the walls of his
wrath on him. Some of the ad-
ministration hangers on say that
Griggs was buncoed into writing
the letter by his correspondent,
who asked for the information,
stating that he was a Republican:
and that he would not have writ
ten it had he supposed it would
be published. OF course, every
body knew that the administra-
ton was not unfriendly to the
trusts, with which Boss Hanna
has such close business relations.
but, in Difference to voters who do
not share in the profits of the
trusts, it has been understood by
those who are close to the throne
that an anti trust plank was to be
inserted in the next Republican
platform, meaningless of course,
to head off the Democratic claim
that the Republicans are respon-
Sible for all the trusts. Mr..
Griggs must have known this.
Yet, he wrote as follows to a cor
respondent unknown to him per
sOnally, concerning trusts : GAS
a matter of fact, all the compan-
les which you refer to as now or
ganizing for the purpose of secur-
ing complete or partial monopoly
of different branches Of manu-
facture, are similar to the sugar
combination. and are not within
the jurisdiction Of the Federal
Courts. If amenable to any law
they are amenable to the laws of
the respective States" But the
following was the gem of the
letter: "With reference to
these large combinations of CAPT
tai, not so much to the commun-
ity at large as it is to the people
who are induced to put their
money into the purchase of the
stock" There is nothing in this
situation to make Democrats mad.
but a prominent Republican, af-
ter a number Ofunprintable things
said: "The Attorney general has
gratuitOuSly made the announce
ment that the government is pow
erlesS to prevent or regulate the
formation of combinations of cap
ital to control the manufacture of
the neceSSarieS of lie. and he
winds up this remarkable state
ment with a t1ippant remark about
the danger Of investing in trust
stocks. Mr.. Griggs is in a fail
way to become second Burchard
to the Republican party"
Senator Stewart, of Nevada,
who never minces words when
he expresses an opinion, said OF
Colonel Bryan's refusal to attend
the decentralization banquet
"Bryan made the hit of his career
when he refused to attend the
Belmont so dinner. Not one OF
the crowd would ever vote the
Democratic ticket anyway. Bry
ans position brings him closer tc
the people. Conserving with rem.
egades would estrange them from
him. He will certainly be renom
mated in 1900. The Chicago
platform will be affirmed, ano
the Democracy will win"
The heavy price of American
life and blood paid for our victor
les over the FilipinoS in the heavy
fighting of the last three days.
in consequence Of the movement
of General Otis against Aguin
aldo, adds interest to this plain
talk from Senator Mason, who is
now in Washington. 81 find,'
said Senator Mason, ga pro
nounced change of sentiment
among men with whom | talk.
Substantial business men who
three months ago were red. hot
for expansion, now say that they
have had enough of it. | ask
them how about the prestige Of
their country, and they say they
care little about prestige derived
from cOnquering such men, but the
taxes resulting are what they fear.
The idea of calling those Filipinos
rebels as some of our newspapers
persist in doing is unjust. They
have never taken the oath of allie.
glance to the United States.
They wanted independence from
the start and they said so. They
will always hate us and nothing
is to be gained by conquering
them. Even if we do overcome
thnm thn,- rrill tnrn nnol