The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-14

He wanted to kill all other trusts by
creating. railroad trust. suppose
that when Mr.. Denew begins his career
in the Senate he will be the outspoken
opponent of all trusts except" Senator
Chandler added, sarcasticaliy, the rail-
road trust, in which he is Interested.
But. seriously" added the Senator,
I'VE have got to meet this question. and
we ought 10 meet it boldly. The point
has been reached where we have com
binations ruling everything. from SUI
gar and lead to brooms aud soap and
collins. The only fortunes are those
that are made by the multi-milliopaires
who control trusts. do not regard the
assertion that some prices have been
cheapened by trusts as Il sufficient eN-
cuse for their existence. The question
is whether prices have been chcapencd
as much as they ought to have hcen
Evidently not. or such enormous fortunes
would not be made
All Of which is certainly excellent
sense, but it is not all calculated to in
screase Senator Chambers popularity
with those interests which are fast filing
up the United States Senate With their
special representatives. The Senator
who does not come us the representative
of the corporations and trusts of his
State is n rarity these days: and certain
~ the dominant influence in the Repub-
lican party is that which has been built
up through the combined influence of
the great money trust and those others
which have been created through the in
fiuence of this and of the Republican
high-tariff system
HARD ROW FOR REFORMERS.
Those Republicans who would have re-
formed things-who like Senator Chand-
Ter believe that something should be
done to keep their party from absolute
domination by the trusts-are going to
have a hard time of it. 1t is very
doubtful whether Senator Chandler
would have the nerve to talk as he
does. if it were not for the certainty
that he will not again be a candidate for
the Senate Out in Michigan Pingree
has been able to hold ON to the Govern
orship because of his ability to get
straight with the people but wherever
he has come in contact with the corpora
tons before the Legislature they have
been able TO down him. His able leu
tenant. Sam Jones, who is the Republ-
can mayor of the city of Toledo, and
who is a man of great ability. has just
been euchred out Of the denomination
by the work of the corporations and
their political representatives in the Re
publican convention. The result is he is
going to run as an independent.
These men see that the aggressions Of
the trusts make it inevitable that the
clash between them and the people must
come to head soon. They are leading
a forlorn hope in trying to save the Re
publican party from the trusts, because
that party has already surrendered itself
body and breeches to those organizations
and the influences which work with
them toward the accomplishment of the
same end They are bound to see that
there is but one party of the people, and
that is the Democratic party.
10 NEW ISSUE.
As Senator Chandler says, the great
struggle in the coming campaign is go
ing to be between the trusts and the
people That was the great issue OF
the campaign Of 1898, bat Senator
Chandler and other Republicans allowed
themseves-as thousands upon thousands
Of the people did also--to be fooled by
the pIatltuaeS OF the hepupllcan .caHul-
date and the sweet nofhings Of the Re
publican PLATFORM. They aided in de-
stroying the issues OF the campaign and
misrepresenting them 50 that the people
failed to see that tie real meaning of
the Democratic fight for the restoration
of silver was to strike down the power
of all the trusts by striking ut the root
of all evil. the great money trust which
makes all others possible.
JOSEPH OIL.