The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01
organizing Against Trusts

(AtlanLa COnSLltuLlOn, July Io.J
Governor Sayers, Of Texas, has insti-
tuted a relentless crusade against the
trusts, and proposes to hold a conven-
ton of governors and representative
Americans on September Goth, next, to
protest against the further extension
Of their territory and to concert meas
ures for the loosening Of the letters
which they have thrown around the
commercial and laboring element OF
the country. He has received encour-
agement from many governors in the
United States, and others to whom he
has addressed a plea for cooperation
have intimated their desire to partici-
pate in this bloodless and righteous
war.
One of the clearest expositions of the
evils of monopoly, and of the whole
sale manner in which it will have to
be combatted, is that given by Attor-
ney General David NJ. Campbell, of
Colorado. In announcing his intention
to be present at the convention. MIR.
Campbell writes:
II am heartily in favor of the estab-
lishment of a national antitrust Or
ganiZation, making it a close Organ1-
cation and extending its branches to
every city, into every county, into every
township in every state in this union
so completely binding the people to-
gether-that class of our common peO-
pie who live more from their labor
than from their capital-as to abso-
lutely- throttle every conception OF a
trust or monopoly which exists for the
purpose of preying upon the people. I
am firmly of the belief that the under
lying principle in the establishment OF
trusts is to compel the people by its
demands and dictates to- lie trembling
at it's feet until they deliver up their
property piece by piece and their lib
erty inch by inch, until a few trusts of
combinations will own the property of
the people, control the politics Of h
government and mete out to the citi-
zen only such drops of liberty as will
quench his thirst and satisfy him for
the time being"
From a standpoint of terse brevity
nothing more could be demanded, Mr..
Campbell has outlined the disease and
it's remedy graphically, and it is to be
hoped that others who will assist In n
sessions Of the projected convention.
entertain equally lucid ideas Of the'
magnitude of the task before them.
The mater is which calls for
mediate and radical treatment. It will
not do to falter and hesitate, for every
day the evil is growing, and its pro-
motors becoming more strongly in
tenched in the influence which they ex-
ert over the courts, the legislatures
and congress. The enemy is not at a
less what course to pursue. They have
mapped out h campaign and are pre-
pared to prosecute it to a bitter con-
clusion. 1t remains for those who in
tend to antagonize the movement, to
make themselves equally sure Of the
measures with which to Illustrate 1t.
Austin, Texas, July 22.-Up to today
Governor Savers has received thirty
eight replies to his invitations to b
governors and attorneys general OF d
several states to attend b antl-trust
conference in ST. Louis on September
GOTH Those who have expressed
their intention to attend h meetanS
are:
Governor McMillin, of Tennessee;
Governor Johnston, Of Alabama; Gov
ernor Murphy, Of Arizona; Governor
Tanner, of Illinois; Governor Smith,
OF Montana; Governor Fancher, Of
North Dakota; Governor Poynter, Of
Nebraska; Governor Geer, of Oregon;
Governor Gambler, of Georgia, and
Governor Lowndes, of Maryland.
A dozen other governors write that
they will attend the conference If they
can get away from their official duties.