New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-11
THE PASSING THRONG

Senator Joseph b. Foraker OF Ohio ra,urr..
the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday When asked % gv !"
his opinion about the moyemen,
MLEAN FOR among the Ohio Democrats "a
GOVERNOR nominate John r. Mclean for Gov.
oF OHIO. ernor, he said: Il think II Womb
be very good on the part
OF the Democrats Mr. Mclean would undoubted.
ly poll the full Democratic vote OF the State ana
1t is quite probable that he would accent the
nomination"
Would Mr.. McLean's candidacy serve to widen
the breaches that now exist in the ranks Of the
ONO Republican, was asked.
Senator las have said before the RepubIIea ,ns
In Ohio always have more or less fsctlonai
squabbling but when election time comes aronnd
all the factions are found standing shoulder ~
shoulder. presenting solid battle front n vii
be the same this year as It has always been We
will all line up for action when the time comes "
Colonel Joseph X. Hickey. OF Missouri the oria-
nator OF that immensely popular concocton KNOWN
as the "whiskey rickey." and in
THE directly responsible for the dis
INVENTOR covery Of the gin rckey." is stay.
OF THE ing at the Hoffman House Colonel
"RICKEY." Hickey Is stanch Democrat
and believes that Bryan will be
nominated by reclamation
More than that" he said, "Mr Bryan will bs
the next President OF the United States and
he will be elected by overwhelming major
Free silver will not be pushed into the background
but the fight will be made on the trust issue. The
great masses Of the people cannot understand free
silver It is subject which requires study. and
is, therefore, not good battle cry. Trusts, how
ever apparent evil and II takes no arg,i-
ment to convince the people that they a men
ace to the countrys prosperity Corporations have
souls, and once they gain monopoly they will
tax the people 70 the end Of their endurance But
matter what may be Mr.. Bryans slogan. II he
Is elected and has Democratic majority IN Con.
gress, the gold standard will be overthrow and
the free coinage OF silver at the ratio OF is 10 |
will be adopted. II II what the country needs"
Thomas Laurie a financier. and the head 81 the
streetcar interests In Minneapolis Is in the city
business staying at the Hol-
Mr.. LAURIE land House. Nr. Laurie does not
FAVORS coincide with the views OF Colonel
TRUSTS Hickey on the trust question ~
any given trust is An evil nstitu-
ton" said Mr. Laurie. 1T will meet its just fate.
That is the natural order OF things. Overcapital-
cation is an error which, l regret 10 say. TO
be very common among the corporations which
have been recently organized This sort OF thing Is
most unwise but 1t is not fair to condemn all
trusts or Industrial combinations, because a few
Of them have not been organized on substantial
basis Everybody knows that the tendency OF
trusts is TO reduce prices. Take any or me wei
established combinations existing to-day-they n
yariably cut prices in two simply because the enor-
NOUS cost OF competition has been avoided. The
they spent in fighting their competitors cannot
see what grounds for objections they could nave
n the manufacturers decide to relieve them from
that arduous duty. As for the danger OF monop-
DIV a corporation does not dare 10 raise prices
above a reasonable limit. else they would invite
competition from some other synalSSate OF capital,
steel company being organized in St Louis 10
fight the steel trust