The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-09-22
TRUST MEETING.
Governors and Attorneys Gen.
eral Discuss Combines.

eral Discuss Combines.
TEN STATES ARE REPRESENTED.
Governor sayers of Texas Is Permanent
Chairman of tho st. Louis Conference.
Tilt Between Shaw and Jones-DifTer-
ence of Opinion Among officials.
ST. Louis, Sept. 21.-The governors
of Arkansas, Tennessee, Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Colorado and Iowa, most of them
accompanied by their attorneys gen.
eral, and the attorneys general ami
other representatives Of Montana, Indi-
ana, Mississippi and Washington re-
sponded to the invitation of Governor
Sayers of Texas, to meet in conference
for the purpose of discussing the trust
question, and assembled yesterday at
the Planters hotel, where three ses-
sions were held. The conference will
be concluded today, when the commit
tee on resolutions will be ready to re-
port.
Governor Sayers was present with Ills
attorney general and was chosen per-
manent chairman of the conference.
Most of the day was spent in speech
making and almost every one of those
present was afforded an opportunity to
air his views on the question under dis
cussion. All the speakers were listened
to with great attention. There were
several tits between speakers of oppo-
site political faith that gave spice to the
proceedings.
At the morning session Governor
Stephens of Missouri delivered himself
Of a partisan fling at the Republican
national administration, criticising it's
expansion policy and declaring that
trusts and imperialism go hand in hand.
Governor Shaw Of Iowa took up the
gauntlet thrown down by Stephens and
at the opening Of the afternoon session
answered him with q speech that
brought smiles to the faces Of most Of
those present. In turn the governor of
Arkansas put Iowa's chief magistrate
IN the spit and roasted him for using
facetious language at such a gathering.
Attorney General Taylor Of Indiana
also took occasion to rap the knuckles
of Missouri's governor. There seemed
to be a great difference Of opinion as to
the best method of remedying the So
called trust evil. Some of those present
thought that the state laws now in
vogue were sufficient to control the op-
erations of the combinations complained
of, while others were of the opinion
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the several states and by congress.
Some were for the complete annihila-
ton of trusts, while others favored their
regulation. Governors Sayers and Pin
gree in their speeches showed them
selves strongly in favor of the first idea
rs was also Governor Jones of Arkan-
sas. Governor Thomas Of Colorado and
Shaw Of Iowa favored the enactment of
laws to restrict the combines. There
was almost as much difference of opin-
ion among the attorneys general who
were heard.
shaw's Address.
Governor Shaw said in part: 81 re-
greet that the call for this conference
did not include all that is in the mind
of him who issued it. It was evidently
the purpose to make it not only an anti
trust conference, but an anti-expansion
and free trade apd free silver conven-
ton. I say evidently the purpose
from the tone Of the remarks of the
chairman and from the speech Of the
governor of Missouri. I was interested
and diverted by the address from the
governor of Missouri. Interested, for
he stated that his state had triumph
antly exterminated the octopus. Twas
diverted as he told of the downfall of
Rome caused from evils such as now
confront us. I was made to regret that
in the expansion policy Of old Rome she
did not acquire some territory a pro-
ductive of statesmen as the Lou
isiana purchase, and which might
then have produced a COVER
nor of sufficient foresight, a
legislature of sufficient wisdom, an
attorney general of sufficient courage
and a supreme court of sufficient erudi-
ton and fairness to have successfully
COPIED with multi-millionaires and bank
ers, which, it was claimed, infested the
oulplIe W tAo SlcUo uuAAnSO VI oAO GULL
mon people. Iprefer a formulated bill,
such as I may safely submit to the gen
J eral assembly Of my state, rather than
resolutions. I think / AIN politician
enough to draft a set Of resolutions so
drastic that if needed all trusts and
combinations would Immediately take
their departure from the common
wealth Of which I have the honor to be
chief executive; but l am not SO conf
dent that l am statesman enough to
draft a bill which will compel their
everlasting exit, providing they are de-
termined tt stay. If the committee,
when appointed, shall draft a bill which
seems to me comprehensive and effect.
i've, I will very gladly recommend il so,
for I desire here and now to say that l
have no sympathy with any combina-
! ton Of capital which results in monop-