The record-union., 1899-09-14

ters of public concern. 1t is said that
we do not know enough of this new
form of industrial organization to Judge
properly respecting it. If this be true.
and if on this account trusts are to be
allowed a probationary existence, it is
the plain duty of the Government to
hold them meantime to strict account.
If trusts are what they claim - that
is to say, the vanguards of a new in
dustrial organization which holds
within itself great industrial benefits
the sooner this fact is recognized by the
public, the better for all concerned. If
on the other hand. there is danger in
the extreme application of this form OF
organization, the Government certainly
has right to possess itself Of all facts
necessary for judicial opinion and for
effective legislation.
When competition controls, the Gov
ernment may safely refrain from in
reference, but where competition ia
excluded, or where the conditions OF
it's exercise are such as to give one
competitor an advantage over another,
nothing remains but public supervision.
and the most important indeed, the es,
sential agency for legislation or for
administrative supervision is a. thor
oughly organized bureau of statistics
and accounts clothed with authority
over the auditing departments of these
Industrial associations.
The question before this convention
is indeed a great question. 1t moves
IN many directions and embraces mauy
considerations. 1t is at bottom a oues-
ton OF social theories and social ideas.
Its yastness will be appreciated when
1T is observed that it's judicious treat,
ment will result in securing for the
people the advantage of the industrial
development of the past century. while
TO ignore or to fail in it's solution woa1e
result in prostituting the wealth ere>
ated by hundred years of phenome-
nal development to the service of a
Glass;
Inese addresses were received atten-
lively, but it remained for Dudley E..
Wooten OF the Texas delegation to stir
up enthusiasm of the camp-meeting
variety. He was frequently inter-
rupted by cheering, and was rapt1r
ously received by his fellow-deIegate
from the Lone Star State upon the
completion of his peroration. He saio
in part:
Accepting in good faith that amend
ment which the heroic legions of the
South resisted unto death on a thou
sand battlefields we believe that
neither slavery nor involuntary seryi-
tude, except as punishment for crime.
shall exist in the United States or any
place subject to their jurisdiction. ana
we confidently assert that the CONNER.
clal and industrial bondage being rap
IDLY imposed upon the toll and talents
OF O,O00UOO American citizens by the
syndicated wealth of a few great cor
porate monopolies is more dire and
dangerous than the slavery which
bowed the heads and burdened the
backs of 100000 Southern black men.
And over and beyond these great
written guarantees of equality and
justice we look to the lessons of his
tory and appeal to the authority of ex-
perience. When We were told that the
spirit of commercial cornpination prom.
1ses golden rewards to the present
tendencies of our economic system we
remember that no republic has evei
survived the mercenary despotism of
merchants and money changers"
John Graham Brooks of Cambridge,
Mass, in sticking closely to facts
as he prefaced his address, was re-
ceived with considerable applause.
William Fortune, President of the In
diana State Board of Commerce, de-
livered an address.
The Committee ON Permanent Or.
ganization met after adjournment of
the conference. The committee con-
sisted Of one delegate from each State
represented and each organization of
general scope, including the following.
California, Charles Dwight Willard
Arizona, j. G. Adams.
William Wirthowe of Louisiana was
selected Chairman of the meeting, and
afterWard was selected permanent
Chairman of the conference though
three Vice Chairmen, each to preside
during one day, We're selected. 1t was
happy solution of what at one time
promised to be a split.
No one was willing to allow a per-
manent Chairman to be appointed to
preside at all sessions. 1t was urged
that the Craftsmanship should change
at each of the sessions. The Chairman
and Vice Chairman method of diSpoSing
of the question was hailed with ap,
plause. The Vice Chairman selected
were: Thursday, Dudley Wooten of
Texas; Friday, H. v. Johnson of Col
orado; Saturday, S. P. Corliss of New
York.
The following Sub committee on Pro-
gram and Rules was appointed: H. W.
Blair of New Hampshire, L. D. Suther-
land of Nebraska, G. w. Gains of Ten
nessee and A. B. Davidson of Texas.
The committee will make special
rules to govern points of dispute, but
ordinary parliamentary rules will gen