The age-herald., 1899-09-22

had dulnine trust once. representative in congress introduced a resolution in the tariff bill to place quinine upon the free list. The senate concurred and the presi- dent signed the bill and the trust was ut tery demolished What was the action of the federal government? The national, state and municipal governments, acting in concert, can correct ny of these evils. It is impossible for the -tglsature to regu- late them all. There are other instances in which the government can assist.
 In concluding, the speaker claimed that the interests were so vital as not to be of a partisan character. but contended that prohibitive tariff had much to do with the creation of trusts, using the sugar trust as ar illustration.
 Attorney General Davis of Arkansas fol- lowed with a special plea for the resolution known as section r. which he believed 10 be t'he most important of the series. He regretted that there had been element injected into the proceedings which mo- mentarily disturbed the harmony of the conference, and in doing took occasion to defend Governors Savers and Stephens against the attack of Governor Shaw Of Iowa.
 Governor Savers then put the question. and the resolutions were adopted without a dissenting vote.
 Thanked Governor Savers
 Resolutions thanking Governor Savers for his efforts In behalf of the conference were adopted.
 Before declaring the conference ad- Journed, Governor Savers said:
 "Of course, it goes without saying that l feel very grateful to you, not only for the manifestation of your esteem and recogni- tion of the proper discharge of my duties as your presiding officer, but I want to express my sincere and earnest gratitude and acknowledgement that, upon the sim Dle suggestion which I felt If fo make to the governors and attorney gen. erals of this union, that twelve states re- sponded. This has never before occurred in the history of our government, where. such questions these were involved. feel it to be my duty to say the idea of inviting the governors and attorney gen. erals was not original to my self, but one for which I feel responsible to the people of this country.
 Some criticism has been made on my action, not here but elsewhere, but think you will bear me witness that nothing has been done to influence your action here. I have had requests to communicate in a private way with certain persons but have said nothing, nor have I written any thing upon trusts, except an article in an August magazine, upon the laws of Texas legislature. Nothing has been done in the dark, nor in corner, but everything with the light thrown upon it by the newspa- pers of the land. While I am a democrat or uemOcrdtS, yet nave not sought Tn thlS conference to advance the interests of my own party. I have sought the conference with the idea and hope of benefiting the people of the United States as a whole. wanted to meet republicans, populists and democrats upon this question, whether they favored trusts or not. I wanted all to come here and have each man present his side of the question, and damn be he who first cries, hold, hold, enough and after these discussions had gone on. if necessary, for a week. then evolve far as human intellect could evolve solution of this es I view 1t, the most momentous question now before the American people.
 'While I look back to the war of '61 and 'G5 our great epoch, and while as boy, I espoused the cause of the confederacy, on erutches to the end of the war, yet I feel all this blood and sacrifice of property has been for the best interests of the whole people Still the present is another epoch of equal importance and believe it is not only within the power of human intellect to evolve a proper solution but I believe. . the Almighty will lend Us his assistance. The American republic was not born to die. The government of the state will live forever.
 'In conclusion let me say that believe the action of these representatives will be felt throughout the length and breadth of this land by attracting the thoughtful at- tention of the American people and which will result in demanding of their public ser wants action for the protection and pros perity of the people,"