Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-01
TRUSTS DENOUNCED.
Over Fourteen Hundred Democrats
Banquet at St. Louis.
IDEA DOMINATING THE SPEAKERS.
The Greater Part OF william J. Bryan's Ad-
dress Devoted to the Trusts and Silver
Is Only Briefly Menti0ned-An
Overflow Meeting Held.

st. Louis, May 26. -Promptly at ga
!. O'Clock yesterday evening the ban
struck up 1.-THE Stars and Stripes For
4 ever" and the mammoth anti-trus
! banquet was on, while the LAS ban
queters seated at the tables broke int,
d tremendous cheer. The table 0
honor was placed on raised platform
at the north side of the arena and at i
were seated Hon. W. j. Bryan, ex-Gov
John =, Altgeld, O. II. 7. Belmont, M
{. Wetmore,' Harry b. Halves, presi
dent of the jefferson club. under who's,
auspices the dinner was given; Hon
Champ Clark. Hon David DeArmonC
and a number Of other prominent dem
ocrats. The dinner was concluded al
eight O'Clock BY the time the tables
We're cleared the 5000 seats of the am
phltheater were filed with spectators
representing the society of St. Louis,
Ind the speaking began.
The first speaker Of the evening was
Harry H. HAYES, president Of the def
terson club who delivered the address
OF welcome. lie was followed by Hon..
Champ Clark, Of Missouri who pre-
scn,ed the state and district banners
IN the name OF the state committee.
"lrusts and Democracy" occupied
Col. NJ, c, Wetmore, of st. Louis, but
IA few minutes He was followed by
Hon, David DeArmond Of Missouri,
who spoke upon Trust and It's Pa
rents.
When Mr. Halves arose to introduce
Mr., Bryan he was greeted with APP
plause and the applause which met
Mr. Bryan was of the most hattering
description. The cheers drowned the
music Of the band, which struck up
"lIold the Fort as he advanced to
the front of the rostrum. Mr.. Bryan
spoke in brief as follows;
| More trusts have been formed during the last
| two years than existed at the beginning of the
present administration and the nominal capt.
taHAatloh OF the lfustS now III existence APP
| pfoaches, Il Il does not equal, IN amount the
world s Total supply OF gold ana silver me IN
fluence OF these trusts mas become so enormous
| that the people, without respect TO party, are
| asking themselves how the evil can be reme-
| died The purpose Of the trusts Is to control
the product OF some article OF merchandise ana
the methods employed are; FIRST union OF
all Individual factories under one management
or IN one corporation, ana second, the crushing
out OIL new rivals,
monopoly when once complete not only dc
tates terms to those who buy the product but
n,torinl ,nd ia tbo.o uhn f,,rni.h tba 1nhor r.
nn trnvt, oro normltted IA conttn,,o uo .holl
ma mn industrial nrS,ocrarv growing nm in The
J-nited states which win nroyc AZ destructive
of or, idrnls as a landed nristocrncv wound The
nrinclnIp ot mononoly IL incomnuible with orr
institutions Mans necessities eomnel him to
become purchaser, and where there is but one
seller the purchaser is completely at the mercy
o. .ne sol'9r Wnerc 'nere ~ qo'upc','on d.
what he ~ wants At a reasonable nrice When
competition is eliminated the price is controlled
not by reason, but by the greed Of the one who
possesses the monopoly
nowrr "t to DESTROY W mnuopoly nosse SS the
power to tax; it can levy such assessments as it
will upon the purchaser, and we can no more
AFFORD to permit sueh power to be exercised
sbnr1s nrivo,e mdi ,i W. IN ' use ,he o ma
chncry of taxation in order to enrich himself
Al the expense of his fellows.
one OF the difficulties which has been en-
,G 6a hnhn p 'pp oan, 'uSS !, I"' 'nr as'
tucked hy slate legislation md shields itself he.
hind It's state charter when attacked in the
federal courts. No remedy will be complete
tnas Is not co-eS'enslW wVn tne federal gov
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