The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-09-23

OF trust upon employment. with special
reference to the commercial travellers, Thea
he dwelt upon the relation of the tariff
10 the corporatio following that with a
conde mnation of discrimination by rail
ways.
In order to destroy trusts requires them
to make open accounts and eliminate wa
tered stock he recommended that congress
sional action be taken to wipe out trusts.
He was interrupted by an auditor who
queried: Would that be constitutional
Would Change Consultation.
81 would have congress take such action
Immediately" replied Col. Bryan, "and If
the supreme court declares such law UNI
constitutional ! would have the constitu-
ton of the United States so amended that
II would give congress the necessary au-
thority."
The speaker then dwelt more at length
upon the powers which should be reposed in
the state and federal government TO curb
trusts and prevent the watering of stock
He suggested that the state should have
the right to create any private corporation
conductive to the welfare of the people.
that ii should have the right to prohibit any
foreign corporation from doing business
in the state In other words. the people of
the state should not only have the right TO
create corpora TONS but they should be per-
mitted to protect themselves from any OUT
side corporation. To this declaration Of
states rights, Mr. Bryan said, should be
added the power of congress to place such
restrictions and limitations even to the
point of prohibition. upon any corporation
organized in one state, that wants 10 do
business outside of the state as may to con-
gress seem necessary.
Reference to the income tax law was APP
plauded as well as a passing reference to
the Philippine issue contained in the state
ment that "a government derives its rights
from the consent of the governed
Got nm idea from Hogs.
81 was riding through Iowa and saw
some hogs roofing in a field and the first
thought that came 10 me was that those
hogs were destroying a great deal of value,
and then my mind ran back TO the time
when | lived upon farm and when we had
hogs Then thought of the way In which
we used to protect property from the hogs
by putting rings In the noses of the hogs;
and then the thought came TO me why we
did it-not to keep the hogs from getting fat
we were more interested in their getting
fat than they were; the sooner they got fat
the sooner we killed them. The longer they
were in getting fat the longer they lived
hut why did we put the ring in their noses"
So that while they were getting fat they
would not destroy more than they were
worth" prolonged appause)
Must Recognize Human Nature.
"And then the thought came to me
Qaughter)-the thought came to me that
one of the great purposes of COVE rnme n I
was to put rings in the noses of hogs GRO
| longed applause) ] don't mean to say any
| thing offensive (applause), but we are al!
| hoggsh. In hours OF temptation we are
| apt TO trespass upon the rights of others.
Primary Cause Is Money.
"I.et me repeat that the primary cause Of
monopoly Is the love of money and the de-
| sire TO secure the fruits OF monopoly: but
| believe that falling prices caused by a rising
| dollar have contributed TO this desire ana
| intensified It, because people with their
| plants seeing the fall in prices and meas
| uring the loss on Investments have looked
| about for some means by which they could
| protect themselves from this loss and they
| have Joined together in combinations to
hold up prices in order to protect their In
| yestments from n loss which would not
| have occurred but for the rise in the value
of dollars and the fall in the level of prices"
| (Applause)
| The speaker concluded with strong APP
| peal to human impulse, comparing the
| "God-made man" with the "magniheu
| man made man..
| II Thc Final session.
The closing hours of the trust conference
| brought out the first suggestion OF an open
debate on the floor. There was not much of
| It, but, such as II was, II had n lively inter-
| est, william j. Bryan and W. Bourke Cock
| ran coming into mental collision.
| The work of the conference had been
| practically completed. The last prepared
paper had been read and the last set speech
| delivered. Ex-Gov. Luce, of Michigan. FOR
the committee on resolutions, had reported
| that the call for the conference gave II no
| authority to proclaim a platform. and the
i report had been accepted unanimously
| Then Chairman Howe announced that an
| opportunity for free discussion would be
| given to all who wished to take advantage
OF It.
Attorney General Smith. of Texas. and