The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-14
As Viewed by Cor
man of Maryland.
THE TRUSTS AND MllITiRISn'
Ne Says Will be the Most import.
ant Questions In the Hest
National Campaign.

WASHINGTON. n. G. June IA
"sllyer today attracts less attention
than Imperialism. Ia every campaign
there is oue Issue which towers Ia
importance above all others Party
platforms invariably touch upon a
great many subjects. but history has
shown that some one plank aiwsya
rises supreme"
80 spoke Arthur Pue German 81
Maryland. president maker party
iead.r aud ex-senator According Co
Senator Reach ~ North Dakota.
Half Of the brains of the senate
disappeared when German left that
body To the question, How about
the issue Of rs IL ia tbs next cam
palEnt' the Maryland man has given
tins auaYp repiY. tie c0utinusl
In the campaign Of 1854. when !
Yves oH the open books u the treas
ufy committee We talked ahaui
many auentions in the platform bat
the principal battle cry was Turn
the rascals outf and 'Onsn the books
uf the treasury On this issue 80
won "a brilliant victory. In iNS, the
tariff Naa the Issue. taking a place
os Importance above everything else
In is92 th- furce blu. reduction % the
tarin ami civil service reform we're
the in~ueH.
-Four years iaier the money aurs-
ton silver or goid-attraetei the
greatest attention. II q public speak
er desired the rar 81 his audience he
felt constrained Il talk on this dues-
ton. II he discourscd nn thc Ssrafs-
qua canal. free CUBA or anything
apart from the mohsy question. his
audience wan iistlrua. tnAftcntiyc aud
bored
And IN. prominent issued In the
next contest viii be-
The questions uf miiltarlam ard
~ restricting organised capital frem
it, encroachmrnta on the public, % re-.
pltnd the senator quickly.
sly deliberate judgment l. that
the battle aEninnt that class 81
un.iae power O. restrain trade VIII %
the eV~rpowering issue.
This Democracy has at~ays OPP
posed trusts. but heretofore this IL.
sue has been of secondary import
anc~. During the last few years.
however. trusts ard combinations 81
capatai. organised to rNstrics iraair
and crush the small dealer. have b.
come - bold and daring. seriously
msuacine our form % government.
that " T. highly important that some
decisive action should b. taken 10 Re.
strsfn them. II viii b. = dlfneult
matter TO form a btu 60 thruftie the
trusts and bring them within the
meaning Of She law.
Corporations drKaniEed to trans
act a fair and legitimate business.
with no aim or intention 81 destroy
ing the small dealer. must be pro-
trctsd But the great. powerful.
iaw breaking nonopaiiss who nauni
their p9Nsr and their tiisRitimats
transactions In fhe faces % the pub
iic must BE- erappied with TIE
business interests % the country
MUST he protected.
state legislation designed 70 cope
with organised monopoly cAnunt be
alone effective. The national lewin-
iaturs must deal with this great
question. ~ the Democracy - again
usheresi into power { have no doubt
that some sweeping legislation viii
be enacted to coufine them 60 pro-
per and legitimate sphere OF bust
ncze''
30 you think the Democrats
party viii be united In the coming
contest -
Yes. really do. In bygons days
these have been differences Of opins
ION between men ~ the same puitfi-
cal faith and at times there has been
much bitter feeling between parti-
sans thai men who dli not believe In
the platforms cuunciatcd have loft
the party. but. like the prodiEal son.
they invariably have returned
TO my mind there IL no reason
why the Democratic party should b.
split We cannot hope 10 win ~ long
~ We are unable To present a soild
front Hut IN the next campaign !
look for reunited party. men 10
bury their differences and set to
gcther on some common ground and
70 out hand IN hand 10 battle with
the enemy"