The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-22
a sLAzE oE oRA1oRx.
Truss Congress at Chicago Cic.e. With
>peeth Making

| on the uses ana abuses of trusts
| closed its sessions here Saturday in
| blaze OF oratory. IN which w. ].
Bryan and w. Bourke Cochran We're
! the central figures. Mr. Cochran fol-
lowed the noted Nebras skan but dis
claimed any intention OF debating the
conclusions of his immediate predeces-
sor and declaring his complete concur
renee in much that Mr.. Bryan had said
The westerner had delivered the
speech OF the day during the forenoon
amid frequent Interruptions of tumul-
tuous applause. Mr.. Foulke of Indi-
ana, commenting ON the speech, made
assertions which Mr.. Bryan desired
further to discuss. He was requested
TO take tSie stage and complied. for tine
second time facing a wildly enthusias-
tic house
At the conclusion Mr.. Cochran arose
and observed:
Just Il few words The spectators
wanted more and refused to subsidc
until he had taken the platform. He
agreed with Mr.. Bryan. lie said, but he
wanted information
Mr.. Bryan's plan OF campaign as out
lined today Is as follows:
f1rst-That the state should have the
right to create whatever private cor
best.
Second That the state has. or
should have. the right to impose such
limitations upon an outside corpora
non as the people of the state may
think necessary for their necessary
protection.
Ihlrd-That the federal government
mas or should have, the right to i'm
pose such restrictions as Congress may
thlnk necessary upon any corporation
which does business outside of the
state in which it is organized In other
words. | would preserve to the people
OF the state all the rights they now
nave, ana at the same time have Con
efess exercise a concurrent remedy.
then supplement the state remedy. |
Wouid not take away from the people
OF the state any right now existing.
but would have the federal govern
ment and the state government exer-
else the powers that may be necessary
TO annililate the monopoly i do not
agree with the gentleman that YOU can
not annihilate MONOPOLY
/ have no doubt that any remedy
that / proposed would be assaulted. If
those who believe that the trust must
remain ana those who believe that the
fusl means good. will try it and then
accept a better one II better one is
proposed. and keep on trying until the
people are protected, the monopoly
would be overcome"
In conclusion. Mr.. Bryan said:
Let me suggest oEe other fiiing that
| believe will be step in the right d.
rection. The great trouble has been
that while our platforms denounce cor
porations. corporations control the
elections and place under obligation 10
them the men who We're elected to en-
force the law
Let me propose remedy-not n
remedy. but step. l think, in the
right direction. Let The laws. state and
national. make it penal offense for
amy corporation TO contribute TO the
campaign fund of any political party.
Nebraska has such law, passed two
years ago. Tennessee has such law.
passed two years ago. Such law was
passed. or was introduced in the state
of New York. but SO far 1t has not
reached the stage OF actual law in the
state of New York.
Il do not mean to say that that rem
edy would be n complete one. but |
believe that when you prevent a cor
poratfon from contributing to campaign
funds that you take step in the right
direction toward better legislation, be-
ciluse some corporations are compelled
10 contribute. They are blackmailed
into contributions, and such law
would protect corporation that did
not want TO contribute. If the people
are in earnest. they can do it. and you
could never do anything in this coun-
try until the people are in earnest. and
when the American people understand
what the monopoly question means, /
believe that there will be no power.
political. financial or otherwise. 10 pre-
vent the people from taking possession
OF every branch of government from
President to the Supreme Court and
making the government responsible TO
the peoples will"