The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-12
sen. CHAnNER On TRUSTS
Sugar Trast King VIII xot Hurt the
Depoh1lean RaRty-Unleoo UoAest
Aen Are Elected Trusts May De
Able 70 ControI state Leg1slatien.


question with an onhand emphasis that
IL refreshing. says the Washington Post
So when ne said TO a Post reporter last
night that "Havemeyer IS a plutocraric
Democrat be answered in a single sem
tence the question whether Havemeyers
statement about tarin and trusts would
har. the Republican party in the next
election
Mr.. Chandler had other things to say
about Havemeyer than merely calling
him piutocrAtic Democrat. He Is will
ing, said the senator. that the RepEb-
acan party shall stay n power. provided
IL protects his sugar trust His discourse
was evidently intended as . threat against
the Republican party. II you don't protec,
trusts. especially our trust, we will de-
stroy the tariff That sort OF threat said
Mr.. Chamber. will have no effect upon the
Republican party whatever.
In the first place. Mr.. HAvemeyer 10 a
multi-m-llionaire Democrat. wha false TO
his own party. cannot influence personally
ten votes. Neither can ne influence votes
by his money. He win not dare give IL
10 Bryan, and there is no one else TO whom
he will dare give it, In the next place.
the Republican party is not afraid that
any party capital can be made against the
iar.n on account OF trusts. These exist
everywhere. all over the world, in these
latter days. in free trade as well as in
tariff countries
But the Republican platform will have
something 10 say about trusts and tarifY:"
what the Platform wan Ne.
The Republican doctrine. as 1t will be
enunciated at the next national conven-
ton. which will renomInate Mr. McKin-
ley, said Mr. Chandler. Ifs that II is I'M
necessary 10 destroy any industry In this
country in order to restrain trusts. We
al fSyxar ind or-s-
trusts In order 10 maintain the home In
dnsiries we must have high tariff duties
against the cheap labor and the cheap
products OF foreign countries. The main
tenanee OF the tariff as an American doc
trine was settled beyond peraiventure bv
the election OF Mckinley in 1886 and the
enactment OF the Dingley bill We are not
gong TO destroy the tariff as a means Of
checking trusts
But how are YOU going to check
trusgx?"
They can be restrained easily and alb
soiuteiy II the people and their legisIa-
lures and congresses wish to do il by
suitable laws. There can be no huge and
dangerous trusts maintained by partner
SHIPS OF individuals. They can only -four
tsh through immense corporations issuing
stocks and bonds. These corporations can
only be created by state legislatures. and
the same legislatures which create them
can destroy them. Without completely
destroying them a legislature can limit
their functions and powers, can absolute
~ determine the business in which they
shall engage and prevent them doing any
other. 1t can fix and limit the amount
OK their capital stock and the bonds which
they can issue Every state legislature
can thus control the corporations of its
own state and with greater or equal facil-
lily can restrain or control the corpora
lions OF other states. Congress can con-
troll or destroy the transportation trust
and some others. State legislatures can
do the rest Therefore. | repeat that
there Is not the slightest need OF rereaI-
Ing the tariff duties which protect In
dnstries in order to destroy trusts In the
product OF those industries Popultstic
Democrats have raised this hue and cry
against them because they would like to
destroy the tariff and trusts both Mr.
Havemeyer wants To maintain trusts and
threatens to destroy the tariff. not sin
eerely. but only because he wishes to
force the Republican party TO MAINTAIN
trusts. which IL will not do
May Control State LegisIatures.
rs there any danger that trusts may
control state legislatures and prevent the
enactment Of the legislation you sug-
gest?"
There is much danger of IT," was Sena-
tor chan6ier's positive response. as he
walked TO and fro I'm his room Trusts
cannot be destroyed unless the people are
In earnest and elect legislators who will
not eetray taem. In New Hampshire. in
lS". both political parties passed strong
resolutions declaring in favor OF iegis,a ion
TO prohihit the issuance OF free railroad
passes When the legislature met when
every man In IL WIS pledged 10 abolish
free railroad passes. the bin TO carry out
this pledge received 70 votes against 2ss in
favor OF postponing the subject until a
constitutional convention could be called
II the people will tolerate the BETRAYAL by
the political parties Of their announced
principles. state legislatures cannot he re-
He'd upon. and the trusts may not be de-
ssroyed. But there is reason IN believe"
added Senator Chandler. "tha, the people
tn isco VIII be sufficiently in earnes, TO en-
force their wishes
"WilI the trusts become powerf,,l
enough 10 influence any grea, mass % in
dlviduai veters7''
They might IL any political party dared
20 advocate trusts. but with both political
parties denounclng trusts what can the
capitalists establishing trusts do In poll
tees I, - not question which party
wins; IL Is "a question whether legislators
viii re true 70 the principles Of their party
Platforms II VIII be charged by the Dem
serats that the Republicans are no; sim
csre ia thstr denuncistion Of trusts hut
do not know that there is any more reason
In fear that ;he Republicans Will be false
10 their pledges than ;hat the Democrats
VIII. President Mckinley has never We,
beer false 20 any part OF the platform Of
lsA. or lacking in courage - conform his
administration 70 rs declarations
Trusts" said The senator IN conclusion.
VIII not be political ssue. because both
parties wifi deuounce them. II VIII remain
fer the vcters To decide which party is
most likely % act with sincerity after SO
candidates have bern elected