The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-17

ton. Let the laws, state and national.
make II . penal onenSs for any corpora
ton 10 contribute TO the campaign fund OF
any political party. Continued applause
and chsers)
IL the people are IN earnest they can
do t. and you could never do anything IN
this country until the people are In earn
est. and when the American people under
stand what the monopoly question means
believe that there will be no power.
political. financial or otherwise. 70 prevent
the people from taking possession OF every
branch OF government from president TO
the supreme court and making the govern
meni responsible 20 the peoples viii.
Great cheers and applause)
Rourke Cockpan Replies.
At the conclusion OF Col Bryan's ad-
dress Bourkc Cochran arose and karted
to speak from his seat in the hall. but in
response to cheers ana calls to come to
the 'front.' he. too. took the platform
Mr.. Cochran aid In part:
"Just one moment while ! express my
complete concurrence In much that Mr..
Bryan has said.
"If there be q monopoly that oppresses
believe that there u no constitutional I'm
itation, there 10 no provision OF government
there Is no power on earth against these
people redresslng wrong when II becomes
O wrong.
where IL the Pavticu1as Oetopuss
The question to which I think the at
tention OF this conference should be direct
ed II whether this one exists and where II
In. Now who II hurt and where? Where
has this octopus got possession OF Soms-
body7 On whom II II acting? Where v
It's lair? ! am free to confess that when
you call an aggregation of capltal-a COM
bination, q hydra-hcaded monster. an &C.
topus-it doesn't cast any light upon It that
illumincs my pathway. can understand
how the use OF these phrases can have
some effect, a. nothing fsfghtens people
10 much ~ incomprehensive names. Let
. noise 10 heard now that none Of u
understand and We win al b going out
Of the window.
Now men can be put to intellectual
and physical flight by the terrifying noises
Of sound. what In II that we hear? Are
wc doing pretty we'll? Well. we have had
here Representatives OF labor organizations
who have been telling w that wages are
higher today than they ever have been.
Certainly they do not seem to suffer. We
are told that II In not the dollar that we
want. but we want the man. Well. what
is the purpose OF the dollar II not to I'M
prove the condition OF the man. Laugh
ter)
"ff you want competition. must not some
body succeed In Il? VIII you suppress the
man because he excsls another 70 far that
he constitutes a monopoly? Are you go
ing 10 place limits upon exceliency7
An Atmosphere Of vsgsesess.
we seem to have drif.ed into an at
mosphcre OF vaxucness concerning what II
called the eva OF monopol!cs. Now. there
Hea Sxrn hag Ao hee "A
attributed 10 monopoly here. against
which. " Il existed, I would not be enlist
ed under the banner Of those 10 suppress
II. II Il ls an evil thing--if you can show
evil upon it, do not hesitate to adopt Mr..
Byyan's remedy.
Crsating y Fancitu1 Pictass.
III you point out to me. NJ Mr.. Bryan
did this morning, the fact that we have
not seen the evils Of this monopoly yet,
why then ] say you are simply creating
fanciful picture; your excessive ahec-
ton for your fellows has contursd a grade
Of evils that exist only In your own brain.
IF we realize for the moment that this
In an age OF Improvement: that the con-
ditions OF men are growing better and
better. We ought TO hesitate . while be-
fore We change and take the side maybe,
for ono OF fanclful experiments"
| Great cheering greeted the conclusion OF
Mr. Cockran's speech.
General discussion was then resumed
Ex-senator Blair. OF New Hampshire. and
william w. Howe. OF New Orleans, read
short papers.
Soon after. on the motion % Congress-
man Gaines, OF Tennessee. the conference
/ passed a vote Of thanks 10 the Civic Fed
Grafton for the courtesy shown the visiting
delegates.
The conference then adjourned sine die.
Antitrust OsGanisasios.
Action looking toward the formation Of
antitrust organization In all sections Of
tho country Was taken at "A meeting Of
the delegates 20 the trust conferences op-
posed 20 the trust at the sherman house
tonight after the adjournment Of the
trust conference. The meeting. which
was largely attended. effected tenn
porary organization. and an executive
committee was appointed 20 build UP the
organization In all parts Of the country
and 10 arrange for an early antitrust
convention. The organization. which II
was announced 10 to he national In scope
and non-partisan In character. IL to be
amaignmated with the National Anti
Trust League.
meeting ~ the executive COMMITTEES
viii BE- held here tomorrow. and plans
for perfecting the organization discussed.