The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-22
TRUST CONFERENCE.
Audience Listens to Bourke
Cochran.

Chicago, Sept. 14.-With more than
400 delegates present, representing 30
states and as many organizations of
employers and employees, the confer
ence on the use and abuse of trusts and
combinations was opened at Central
Music hall Wednesday by President
Franklin Head, of the civic federation,
shortly after 1890 o'clock. Attorney
General E. C. Akin made the address
of welcome on behalf of Gov. Tanner.
DIR. Taylor welcomed the delegates
to Chicago on behalf of Mayor Harri-
son.
Among those present were w. Bourke
Cochran, of New York; Albert Shaw,
editor of the Review of Reviews; Prof:
r. L. Ely, University of Wisconsin,; At
torney General Smyth, of Nebraska.
Following was the report of the COM
mittee on organization and pro-
gramme:
Permanent officers: Chairman, William
Writ Howe, Louisiana; first vice president.
Dudley G. Wooten. Texas: second vice
president, H. V. Johnson, Colorado; third
vice president, S. p. Corliss, New York;
secretary, Ralph NJ. Easley, Chicago
Special rules of order: First, that the con-
ference shall hold three daily sessions, as
follows: From ten a. m. to one p. m; from
three to five p m; eight p. m. until adjourn
ment. Second, all papers or addresses be
limited to 20 minutes.
The report was adopted unanimously.
Chicago, Sept. 16.-The audience at
the trust conference at the Central Mu-
sic hall Friday enjoyed rare treat in
the speech of Bourke Cochran. He
SPOKE two hours, and during the whole
t lie held the closest attention of the
c. ovid.
Of the industrial problem Mr.. Cock
ran said: There can be no high rate
of wages without abundant distribu
ton of products" He said that it was
| doubtful whether labor unions haC
ever raised wages, for if one unior
forced the price of their wage above
| what the article manufactured woult
| bring other laborers along the line
must pay the difference, as no article
could be forced to bring more than i
was worth. The speaker argued from
the great underlying principles of civil
| lied government, and said that all mel
were not only brothers in sentiment
but partners in business, and favor
| lite in one quarter made of necessity
a corresponding victim in another
quarter.
At the conclusion of his address the
audience applauded for at least five
minutes.
During his speech Mr.. Cochran drew
perhaps the most unique parallel II
the shape of a personal allusion evel
made on platform. He pictured the
democratic national convention of 1896
which was organized by a small clique
of politicians accustomed to handling
such gatherings. AS long as thi
clique had control it was not fair fielC
| for all competitors. Had it retained
control the result of that convention
would have been different. But in tn
debate over the platform young maj
| appeared who, in the support of thu
particular principles of that platform
principles with which the speaker him
self did not agree, was so manifestly
| the best fitted man to present and rep
resent them, that by natural selection
he was nominated for the presidency
In this Mr.. Bryan held the same kinC
of monopoly as the trust which exist!
| because it can best do the work. Tn
allusion was greeted with cheers boil
for the orator and Mr.. Bryan.