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

food and clothing ard al that We eat and
wear and use In the hands Of . few, And
instead Of being = government BY The
people, II VILE be government Of the
syndIcatss. EstabiiSh such . government
and the people win soon be poweriess TO
secure Legislative remedy for any abuse
II am not willing to place the iaboring
men Of this country absolutely ~ the
mercy Of the heads Of monopoiieA When
you control the price that = man u TO
receive for what he produces. you control
the price that he 10 20 receive for the
labor In the production Of that thing.
Some people have tried 10 separate the
Iaborfng man who works I'm the factory
from the work!ngman on the farm. I
warn the labortng men IN the factories
that when they Join with the monopolies
to crush the farmers. as soon as the
farmer u crushed the laboring man will
be crushed ana his ally viii be destroyed
And In test Of endurance the farmer Will
stand IL longer than the lahoring man.
THE farmer was the first man on the
scene when civilization began. and he Will
be the last one 20 disappear.
But. my friends. why should we try
20 see who could hold out the longest In
suffering? For one hundred years all ma
tons have looked TO this nation for hope
and instruction. Let us settle these great
questions that we have; let US teach the
world the blessing Of O. government that
comes from the people and 10. I'm show
them how happy and how prosperous pso-
pie can be.
Receives Hearty Applause.
At the conclusion the orator resumed his
seat facing . sea Of wildly waving arms
and storm Of cheers Three quarters Of
the audience left when he had finished.
Othes Speeches.
James II. Raymond. of Chicago. fol-
lowed with an address on Patents and
Monopolics."
lie argued In favor Of the patent laws
and the monopollcs which they grant, and
declared that any material modification Of
them will widen the breach between cap
ital and labor and will tend 10 destroy our
mechanical ana Industrial supremacy"
q. w. Northrup. jr.. Of Chicago. spoke
on Practical Federal Remedies for In
dustrial Trusts
Prof. David kinney followed with read
Ing OF the statistics and opinions gathered
IN the answers sent to QueSticns propounded
to business and professional men the c0un-
try over. In regard 70 the effect Of trusts
on wages and the prices Of trust commodi-
ties.
T. b. Walker. Of Minneapolis. spoke on
TRUSTS From . Business Mans Stand
point"
The conssrsncs them took . recess until
p N.
Ne Resolutions Pressntea.
AT . meeting Of the resolutions commit
tec today. II was decided no resolutions
should be adopted by the conference. Ed
ward Rosewatsr. % Omaha. and ex-Sen-
ator Blair. Of New Hampshire. pleaded
that the sentiment Of the conference be
voiced In some way. but even the resolu-
tions proposed by Mr.. Kessley. OF New
Jersey. declaring that the conference had
been productive OF good and had given a
better understanding OF the subject OF
trusts and combinations was drowned In
an affirmative motion to adjourn the com
nlttee sine die.
Bryan and Cochran n Argument.
The afternoon opened with addresses by
Attorney General Smith. Of Texas. and
James Diil. who had q hand In the franz
ing Of the New Jersey trust law. A gen
erai discussion followed. which resulted In
both Col. Bryan and Bourks Cochran TAX
ing the platform. w. d. FouIke Of Indi-
ana, made a short speech In which he de-
clared that he failed to see that the reme-
dies proposed by Col. Bryan In the iatter's
speech during the morning session could
result In the attainment Of tho object
sought for.
Col. Bryan. who was sitting In the back
part of the hail. arose. and. amid cheering.
| started TO reply. Before he had uttered
dozen words. however, cries OF Take tho
platform came from all parts Of the hall.
and with smile he did 40.
Mr.. Bryan said In part:
Dryan Explains Ills PIaa.
MY plan was this: First. that the state
should have the right to create whatever
private corporations the people OF the
state think best
"Second--That the state has, or should
have, the right To impose such limitations
upon an outside corporation IN the people
OF the state may think necessary for their
protection.
"Third-That the Federal government
has or should have the right 10 impose
such restrictions es congress may think
necessary upon any corporation which
does business outside of the state In which
| IT IL organized. In othsr words. I would
| preserve to tho people Of thu state all
| the rights they now have. and at the same
| time have congress exercise a concurrent
| remedy. then supplement- the state rem
edy. 1 would not take away from the
/ people % the state any right now exist
| ing. but would have the Federal govern
msni and the state government exercise
the powers that may DO necessary to an
initiate the monopoly. | DO not agree
with the gentleman that you cannot ami
hiats the monopoly.
New. ! am not surs the remedy I pro-
| pose - constitutional I am not sure that
| the constitution would not prohibit such
an act Of congress as I suggest. Suppose
congress should say that whichever "A cor
porat!0n wants TO do business outkice the
state ~ must apply TO and receive from
somebody created BY congress Tor me pur-
| pose y license 90 do business. Suppose
the law should provide three conditions
| upon which the license should re issued
"Ffrst-'fhat tho evidence snail show
I TIT there IN no water on trio stock
''Sccond-ThA, the evidence should show
I taat th!s corporation has not in the past
and Is not attempting now 20 monol~oiire
any branch % Industry or branch Of any