The Monticellonian., 1899-05-19
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says that the Republican lead CTS have made up their minds that the trusts must be destroy ed. He also says that the Dem ocratic leaders are making dec larations to the same effect, but that the Republicans have ma jority in both branches of Con gress and it is therefore only through that party the country may expect remedy for the trust cancer.
 The trend of thought among the leaders of both political parties at the moment" he says, lis that congress may have to modify the custom schedules to some extent i'll order to satisfy the masses of the people who are raising their voices against a protective tariff on many arti- cles which are produced and sold by trusts. It is not impossible that the Republicans may take the initiativ in this matter and thereby deprive the opposition of the glory and political capital incident to an antitrust cam paign of that sort" |"
 When the Dingley tariff act was under discussion strong eff forts were made in both senate and house to amend the bill so as to admit free of duty all arti- cles controlled by the trusts. The Democratic idea is-and a correct one, too-that the high pr otective tariffs which shield these combines and bar the door against competition must be re pealed before they can be render ed powerless.
 The Republican party enacted these laws which encouraged the organization of trusts and pro- noted their growth. Republi- can congresses have had ample opportunity to do what the Washington correspondent inti- mates is going to be done by the leaders in the forthcoming con gress. Instead of doing this they have only increased the duties, which has resulted in the multi plication of trusts.
 The Republican party is under such obligations to the trusts that it dare not advocate any legislation that will interfere with their business. 1t created them and enacted laws that gave them political control ot the country. Modification ot tariff duties on articles produced and sold by trusts by the Fifty sixth congress would be equiva- lent to repudiation of Mckinley. ism and Dingleyism. The trusts would seriously object to any legislation of this kind. And nc one believes the Republican con gress will attempt any such leg. islation, either. The people must look for relief from trust domi nation to the party that is not under obligations to the mo- nopolistic combines Gazette. We are very much of your opinion, Bro. and when the Re publicans talk about destroying trusts it is only another instance of the "devil quoting scripture for a purpose. " The trust have the Republican party in as strong an embrace as the Re. publican party has the trusts The fact Is the two are so close ly interwoven and entwined that the destruction of the one would be the utter annihilation of the other.
 The people need not listen to the siren song of the tempter for it is only aimed to pull them into inactivity until the mana. cles can be more tightly rivited Relief must come, if 1t comes at all, through the intervention and by the help of Democracy
 
 The good old Democratic doc. Urine of tariff for revenue, only and duty free to goods upon N hich trusts are formed would settle the question.
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