Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-11

they must act and act quickly, posi-
lively and unequivocally, else they
win suffer from non action, is one OF
the most difficult tasks a man, or any
number of men, can undertake. The
Americans have never Appreciated
they do not now appreciation all it's
length and depth and breadth what
Thomas Jefferson sought to impress
upon them when he said, ~"eternal
vigilance is the price Of liberty" Men
who have studied politics in all its
phases ran up the danger signal sew
eral years ago when trusts began to
form. Their nature, their purpose,
their danger were carefully pointed.
They were denounced as inimical to
American institutions and contrary to
every principal of law that has char
acterized Anglo-Saxon civilization.
Mr.. Blaine sounded the keynote Of the
Republican party when he said,
TRUSTS are private business affairs
with which the government has moth
ing to do,n or words Of like import.
The men who were then and who are
now the support and champions OF
trusts were denounced as unfriendly
and secretly treacherous to popular
government, as men who In their
hearts favored q stronger government
than that which George Washington
and co-patriots formed, and to estab-
llsh which our forefathers fought and
suffered In 1775-17s3.
These warnings and predictions
were laughed at by some, spoken of
contemporary BY many and passed
unheeded by millions, and when some
of these men, within the past two
years, insisted that the temple OF
American liberty was being fred by
tools OF the trusts in the hope of de-
stroying popular government, their
words evoked q smile only. Now,
however, in the blessed year, 1899,
there lie an awakening on this subject.
Trusts are forming everywhere and
covering every State and territory in
the union. There lie scarcely q COM
modify, from jewsharps up to battle
ships, from clothes pins to steam
power thresheFs, that is not controlled,
perfectly and absolutely, in its manu-
facture and sale and prices fixed by
9 trust.
These trusts are rapidly organizing
many are already organized, into great
national and international combins
and at the head Of the whole, over
looking, experimenting, directing al
things appurtaining to the welfare
and more perfect union of these trusts
sit a few men without conscience.
without soul, without patriotism with
out any regard for the American peo-
people, or the American government
or for the spirit of American institu'
tons. They have but one idea, one
object, one purpose, and that is te
make money at the expense Of any
body and everybody. Competition
which has been known for centuries
as the very life blood of trade, HeI
PROSTATE at their feet, absolutely dead
The law of supply and demand, which
has been laid down by every writer OF
political economy since the dawn o
civilization as the basis of all trade
lie scorned, spurned, repealed, abor
gated by these blatant enemies Of thI
American Government.
8 The Law against combines and trust
is as old as Anglo-saxon civilization
e I might say IT is as old as the sense o
e common right and common iusti
among men. II may not have bee
q embodied in written statutes. Many o
& the best laws by which men have bee
a governed for centuries have neVs
been written In the form Of statutes
They exist and have been recognize
by the highest and ablest jurists tn
n world sver knew, as existing In ths
sense Of right which ought to COVER
y and does govern all men whose hon
or and soul are not destroyed b
g greed. The courts of England an
It America have never failed to recog
l. nize this ense of right and to endors
it and UNFOLD it, while those who ar
# governed in their action only by the
g inordinate passion for money making
Il have sought to d~epreciate, 20 blum
to seal and to destroy it; and to do 8
they have not hesitated to do or
say anything or to pursue any court
> of action whatsoever.
? To all thoughtful men it is sppareE
n that the campaign next year viii b
II the hottest and the bitterest eve
known in the annals Of America
politics.
There viii be three great issues an
lie / name them in the order Of the
greatness,co mprehensivenes and in
~portance, viz: imperialism, trusts an
money.
he The events of the last six month
l. have impressed the idea upon d
5. public mind that II imperialism
adopted as q feature of q govern
d ment the Republic is LOST and II tn
idea lie not removed from the publ
q mind within the next year, the grei
ID question In the campaign viii b
s shall the Republic stAnd7 And it vi
o~vershadow all other issues, be the
q great or small.
r / care not who may try to CIV
D shape and direction to other Issues
q all eyes and all hearts will turn IN
q stinctiVely TO jefferson, Henry, th
y Adams, the Lees, Madison, Monro
and other great spirits that directe
'r the "times that tried mems souls.
y -he primary principles OF hums
government win pass in review an
> great will the awakening be.
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