The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-10

On the trusts Col. Henderson said:
81 believe that the congress has gone
as far or. nearly as far as 1t Is possible
for 1t to go, except possibly to enlarge
and extend its work. think It would
be much better to have federal legisla-
ton SO that the treatment Of these COM
binations might be uniform throughout
the nation than to have the peculiar
views Of each state crystalized into
law for the treatment Of combinations.
But to reach this by federal legislation
more power must be given to congress
than am able to find in the constitu-
ton of the United States. believe
that congress will ultimately act on
this matter for the protection Of the
people, and I believe that the several
states would promptly ratify consti-
tutional amendment looking. to the ac-
complishment of this important end.''
The speaker referred at length to
the Spanish war and went into the
official records in detail and in con.
Clusion said:
Without violating the traditions Of
the fathers responsibilities are upon
us; opportunities are with us, and it
only remains to be seen whether we
will fail our country in meeting these
grand opportunities. when in doing SO
we will not only bless our own people
but carry blessings to other lands. Let
us not run from the higher command
which orders us to aid in the civiliza-
ton and advancement of other parts
of the world, and above all let us not
run from an unfriendly gun. Let US
never for one moment contemplate the
disgrace of the American republic by
admitting that we are incapable with
all our vast power Of sending our
civilization to territories blessed by
the American flag"
Gov. Shaw at Jefferson.
Governor Shaw was the speaker at
Jefferson. He devoted considerable
time to the consideration Of the trust
question and said:
Personally believe very much can
be accomplished through methods
which have been quite generally APP
proved, that of publicity. If the differ
ent states would provide that corpora-
tons organized within their confines
should make report of the original
expenditure of their capital, so as to
reveal the fact whether it was watered
OF not, and make reports at stated
times concerning their business land
profits, SIS banks are required TO do,e q
believe it would go far toward curbing
the evil For instance if corpora
ton We're paying 10 per cent. dividends
it would invite competition, and with
| plenty of money there would be no
| difficulty in organizing a competing
cnrnnratinn . 55s,e
oucn Dill snould contain certain
| points, as follows: 1t must permit
| the organization of laborers into
unions for the purpose Of adj
vancing the price of labor;
but it must prohibit the consumers OF
labor from organizing to advance the
price of the products of labor. 1t must
! permit the southern planters and the
northern wheat growers to organize to
limit the output of cotton and wheat,
SO as to avoid excessive production
but it must prohibit the manufacturers
cf cotton goods and flour from combin-
| ing to limit the output Of their plants.
He spoke at length on the Philippine
question and said he had no more SYM
pathy with those who wanted to see
| our forces in the islands defeated than
he had with those who called the boys
! in blue Lincoln hirelings." =,
A, B. Cnmmins at Charle. City. IS. 4
/ Mr.. Cummins opened his address
with hearty Endorsement Of the reso-
luton adopted by the last general as
sembly for constitutional amendment
| providing for biennial elections. or
Fred White the speaker said he be-
ieyed him to be an honest man, but
disqualified for any Office, state or ma
tional, because he misconceives nation
al character, national needs, national
growth, and indeed fails to comprehend
what nation Is and how 1t can sur.
vive. "His views upon public affairs"
| continued Mr.. Cummins, '.are so
cramped and distorted, so narrow and
short-sighted, that it would be crime
to assign to him the leadership of the
| magnificent state that marches along
in the forefront of the national col
| umn."
Mr.. Cummins then gave an eloquent
tribute to the battleship Iowa at the
battle of Santiago, and added that
while the heart of every person in
Iowa thrilled when it was known that
| the Iowa had the place Of honor In
| that final encounter of the war, there
was one man who should have sat
| silent and alone at that glad hour.
| That man was Fred e. White who in
the Fifty-second congress at every op-
| portunity voted against the appropria-
tions for the building Of the Iowa and
| the Brooklyn. The speaker did not
| feel frightened over the Democratic
charge that we are violating the con-
stitution and the principles of the
declaration of independence, because
the Democrats have continually
charged us with mutation of the con-
stitution, and besides the Democrats
are poor eXpounders of that document
The Democrats have constructed
Trojan horse which they have labelled
''The Philippines" and on which they
| hope to ride into power, but inside that
| horse are the true soldiers of De-
mocracy, whose warcry is the free COIN
age of silver. The speaker then referred
| at length to the money question and
followed with strong presentation of
| the true facts concerning the Philip
| pines. He also spoke Of the trusts and
after careful discussion of them said
| that while it was the duty Of all to
carefully ponder upon this manifesta-
| ton of commercial life he had nothino