The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-09-22
AGAINST TRUSTS.
Several Interesting Papers Read NJ
the Conference in Chicago.
Legislation Can Not Control IL William.
striking At the Root-Go,.rnm.n,
10 DIVA All Means Of Trans
portstion aud UtiIity.

CHICAGO, Sept 1.-THE great confer.
'enee on the uses and abuses Of trusts
and combinations, with representative
men from nearly every state In attend.
ance, opened here Wednesday. Cen.
trail music hall was packed with the
200 delegates and others who were
merely spectators The meeting was
called TO order by Chairman Franklin
IL. Head.
CHICAGO, Sept 10. The afternoon
session OF the trust conference was
devoted to the papers on the
Relation OF agriculture to trusts"
Dudley Wooten acted rs chairman
Tor the session, but presided
over delegations even thinner
than they were during the forenoon.
W. Burke Cochran was missed from
the ranks Of the New Workers, but
these gentlemen asserted shat he had
not forsakcn the conference.
Gov. Pingrce, Of Michigan. together
with Gov. Atkinson. Of West Virginia.;
Gov. schoheld, Of Wisconsin. and Gov.
Stanley. Of Kansas, upon the invita-
ton Of the chairman took seats on the
stage
Samuel H. Greedy. Of the Chicago
board Of trade. spoke on "Thc protec-
ton Of American grain markets from
railroad aud warehouse monopoly. >
He was followed by J. C. iIan,ey, Of
~ Paul, delegate from the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union. Aaron Jones, II South Bend,
Ind, master % the National Grange.
declared that the farmer was opposed
20 no other branch OF industry. iEclud-
ing trusts The last speaker OF the
afternoon was Maj Bent L. Tucker
Of New York. editor of AN anarchist
paper lie gave his view Of trusts
from the point of view OF the an
archisi.
A, the close an opportunity for DIS
cu>sion was offered, but a motion to
adjourn was Overwhelmingly favored
and was carried. J. C. IIanlcy, OF ~.
Paul, spoke on foreign markets aud
American shipping and the effect and
influence Of these on agriculture.
Trusts and combines" said hc. III
conducted on strict business com.
pctitiyo system would bc blessing
rather than a curse, but the operation
Of many of these gigantic monopolics
~ H.A
To the existence aud stability of our
nation. ] asa convinced that i-gislA-
ton can not control this evil without
striking at the root OF IL, and that the
government own aud control all means
OF transportation and public utility"
In the course OF his speech Aaron
Jones said: Il, occurs 10 me that the
trst step in remedial legislation is to
pass a well considered antitrust law
by the congress OF the United States.
defining the powers limiting the priv
iIegcs OF these corporations, and sup
plement this law 10y enactments OF the
several state Legislatures to apply to
such phases a. could not be reached by
the federal law"
MAJ Tucker, at the close OF his
speech, said: Free access TO the
world of matter, abolishing land
monopoly; free access to the world OF
mind. abolishing idea OF monopoly;
free access to free and untAxed mar
ket abolishing tariff monopoly and
money monopoly-secure these and all
the res, shall be added unto YOU For
liberty is the remedy of every social
evil. aud TO anarchy must the world
LOOK at leas, for any enduring guaran-
tee OF social order"