The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-19
Ex-sgNAeoa wAsaBUNRN,s CON
TssTlON

Ex-senator washburn's Interview
and his denunciation or trusts n nis
fayortng Of repeating that par CT the
high tariff that helps TO build up the
rascally robbers who benefit by IT. In
Guiding the trust conspirators, exctreS
much attention and newspapers are
discussing il He deplores the situation
and declares that II Is alarming and
says there is a regular "zrus craze
He is sorry for young educated men for
they have but little showing. He says
the young mar Just out OF college has
no opening, as q rule. He 0annot be-
gin business on his own account against
organized capital He must JOIN the
procession. He must content himsess
with being \ mere clerk. and the
chances are that ne will never get any
further, because there are So many In
his class"
Writing OF the trust conspirators
against the people. he says that all the
promoters care for is 10 get up these
combination, palm them on on an un-
initiated public, and then get out OF
them, after making all the money hey
can" He points TO the great evil from
''overcapitalization," and says chat he
finds "one or two concerns making a
legitimate profit, while half a dozen
Others are practically bankrupt and
making no money. Invariably the con-
Germ that has been most unfortunate
is the most anxious TO go into the
trust" He propheSies a big collapse.
He points TO the great increase in price
of steel rails since the combine was
made. The profits are enormous and
the price is $50 a ton He looks TO his
old party for the renedy-the cerrurt
republican party that has beela great
curse 10 the people of this great coun-
try. The ex-senator says:
There is one thing that greatly dis
JurbS me. The republican party. whech-
| er justly or injustly, is associated with
| trusts in the minds of the masses. AS
| a party We have reached a crisis where
| We have got TO cal a halt The repub-
! lican party has got TO disconnect ITSELF
I from trust 1t has got to do something
more b adopt planks against trusts
Ii has got to put forth its full strength
and legislate against them. h feel
ing against the trust idea is intense In
the west. Ii is so intense in the repub-
lican party that the party will break
| ranks unless something is done"
ut is a difficult thing TO tell what Is
| the greatest enemy OF the people and
| curse to the country, the old republi-
! can parity OF the greedy and all de
| vouring trusts. If these could destroy
1 e2CQ OCner IL WOulU De d VAST DIeSSlHS
| to the land We love-the south. Mr.
| Washburn believes the republicans in
| the congress should give much consid-
Grafton to the trusts, and to repeal al
| protective duties that help to sustain
trusts. He says that whenever they
| find a trust is depending for its ex-
| orbitant profits largely on protective
| duties it will be the duty of republican
| congressman and senators to remove
the duties at nee. We cannot stop short
| of that. The duties must be repealed
| when it is shown that the trusts are
benefiting by them. This should be
done with the duty ON steel rails and
On tinpNate. We can make steel rails
at a fair profit cheper than anywhere
4 elise in the world, and the present price
is outrageous. The republican party
may win at he polls in 1900 because o.
the remarkable achievements of oul
army and navy in the last TWO years
but legislation against trusts should
not be delayed on THAT account"
If he thinks the war in the Philippine
will carry the election for Mckinley
e Co.. he must entertain 4 Door cpin.
ion of the sincerity, benevolence, con.
s~tstency and principles of the Ameri
can voters.