The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-09-16
FOX CAMPAIGN PURPOSES.

publican managers realize that
trusts are going to be heavy load for
them to carry in the next national
campaign, and since trust manipula-
tors have in the past placed the party
under such deep obligations to them
through liberal donations to campaign
funds, they must be dealt with cautious
ly while the people are being satisfied,
hence the managers have devised a
plan for dealing with the trust prob
lem, solely for campaign purposes,
which according to the dispatches, is
as follows:
'sThe president early in the coming
session of congress, should submit
special message dealing exclusively
with trusts, and making recommen-
dation that congress pass joint reso-
luton providing for an amendment
to the constitution which will allow
congress to deal with trusts. 1t should
point out that the Sherman anti trust
law Las been found imperative be-
cause it cannot enter the borders of
state and can only be used in inter-
state commerce. 1t will point out that
this law has been Ineffective, and
wherever an attempt has been made to
make it effective constitutional
question has arisen, which the supreme
court has passed upon, making IL i'm
possible to deal with vast com binatlOns
of capital which have arisen in late
years, as serious menance to the
wealth of the country. 1t will be sug-
gested, if the scheme is carried out,
that congress at once propose this
constitutional amendment, empower
ing it to legislate upon the combina-
tion of capital, truets and other cor
porations. The amendment may De
indefinite; it need not specify how con-
gress shall legislate, leaving to con-
gress to determine what laws shall be |
necessary.
''The political advantage to the re-
publican party in such a move is
pointed out as being an effective check
upon the demonstrations of the demo-
Gratis. The republicans will claim an
honest desire to deal with the subject
of trusts in logical and constitution
al way. II the democrats oppose the
constitutional amendment. it
can be asserted by the republicans
that they are doing all the talking in
an impractical manner, and have no de-
sire to carry out their professions. At
all events. the republicans could pro-
pose it and support it. AS this reso-
luton would need two-thirds vote
10 each house, demo ratio votes would
De necessary to pas. it, and If Is de-
Gated 1t would be by tine democratic
7otes. The passage of the re>olutic
would not demand any further tie.
~ congress until the constitutional
was ratified. The ratifca
ion would have to be by three-fourths
# the states. 1, would probably be
'oted upon at the ensuing national or
tate elections which would not Oc-
ur until the first Tuesday in Novem-
Ter, 1900 upon that very day the presi-
ent would be chosen for the ensuing I
our years. Thus would the republi-
ans tide over until after the presiden-
al election any actual legislation d
pom the subject of trusts, save as it
ave the people an opportunity to
eclare that they wanted such legis- y
Ition. The republicans would be in
position to say that they were max
lg an honest effort to deal with the
Inject of trusts, and they had gone
bout it in safe and practical manner,
rst securing constitutional authority
} legislate on the subject before pas Il
ng laws which the courts would de-
are UNCONSTITUTIONAL"
This is clearly plan of politicians,
plan to deceive voters with no in x
'ntion of doing anything to hamper =
le trusts. It is only makeshift tc
de over another campaign. Such
umbugs ought to be seen through by
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