The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-23
TRUSTS AN INJURY TO SOCIETY,
Senator Chandler Wants to Save
the Republican Party from Their
Domination,

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| Domination.
Hon. VIM. Il. Chandler, us. Senate,
from New Hampshire, has boon ex
pressing his views against trusts very
freely for a Republican, and in q re-
cent issue of the New York World he
gives the reasons for his denuncistiOr
OF these gigantic monopolies as fol
lows:
My recent statements concerning
trusts were incidentally made and
were not expressed with complete &C.
curacy. My ideas are these:
Ihat the growth Of trusts in this
country is destroying all Incentives to
individual enterprise and putting all
| power, lndustrially, in the hands OF
the multi-millionaires.
Ingenious and Industrious mon of
moderate means, whether manufac-
turers or traders, are being crushed
OUT oy the enormous monopolies. The
| brightest and best business mon in tho
country arc rapidly being forced to
| oecome mere salaried employees Of
| corporations with immense capital
The effect of such an industrial systom
| ls deterloration In society rs q whole.
The Influences Of such aggregations
arc not only powerful industrially but
omnlpotent politically. These enor-
NOUS combinations of capital control
the politics Of the country, nominate
the candidates, then furnish the means
to carry the elections, and later direct
all Legislation, State and national,
and dominate the use of all executive
power.
The principal notion l have is that
this condition OF affairs should not be-
allowed to destroy the Republican
party. 10 preserve that party and
give national victory in 1900, doubt
less under the lead OF President Nc
Ktnley, Is my great desire.
Yet l fear that we shall not get such
q victory If the party docs not prompt
ly take ground in State and national
conventions against tho enormous
trusts and monopolies that are now
beiug formed In every direction and in
connection with every great industry.
The Financial Chronicle, as we'll as
The World, recently published an
estimate of the size OF the new trusts,
the capital Of which amounts to more
than one thousand millions of dollars.
Although the men who control these
trusts are principally Republicans, the
great mass Of Republican voters are
which aggregated wealth handled by
few men undertakes to destroy indi-
vidual enterprise.
Therefore proper appeals mado to
the great body of the Republicans
of the country will prevent the Re
publican party from being placed In
the attitude In which the Democrats
are endeavoring to place lt--of sub
JugatiOn to the trusts-while tho De-
mocratic party is loudly promising To
liberate society from the domination of
mOuOpOlies.
Making such appeals, it now seems
to me, should be the immediate work
OF the Republicans who wish for sue
cess In 1900. The Republican party
should oppose trusts by all feasible
lation. BY promising and endeavoring
to do this President Mckinley and his
party will secure an easy victory in
1900.
Our only danger will arise from
failure to take the popular ground on
this Overkowei ing question.
The desire which have to give to
the Republican party great victory
in the coming Presidential election
will doubtless not be shared by The
World, which I assume desires the de-
feat of the Republican party and the
success OF the opposition.
Nevertheless The World should re-
alize that the Republican party is not
to be given over without struggle to
the control of trusts and monopoies,
nor to the domination of the money
power.
The many gre to govern in this
country rather than the few, and they
are moro likely to govern through the
agency OF the Republican party than
through q political organization made
up OF the disorganized Democracy and
the demoralized Populists.