The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-18
.,;c Leader Addresses the
,sco Conference on
Trusts,
,nosps Remedies for Evils
.,,t;nc From Com
binati0ns
Seem to Him Adequate
I.once of Water q Pre-
requisite.

90, Sept. IS. Tho civic fsd''s'
|, conference at Central Music
addressed by Colonel w. J.
The hall was packed. In an
Of Colonel Bryan's reply to
q. Cochran. on the trust ques-
i, was reported that Colonel
al a Sc, Of resolutions to pre-
ksumably antagonisttc to trusts
how exist. He, however. denied
i,c: Il have mono prepared
20, surs that I will present
teaker was introduced BY Gov
f.nley Of Kansas. who acted -
Ln Of the opening session. Col.
ban spoke in part - follows:
lrust question has grown In i'm.
Within the past two years
(us.s have been oegnnlsed, when
. TO consider the capitalization
magnitude Of tho interests In.
than were organized In all the
s history Of the country, and the
how come face to face with this
b: l. tho trust q blessing or q
la curse what remedy can be ap'
) the curse; want to start with
|lara,ion that monopoly In private
/ sindc:cnsiblc from any standpoint,
)olcrab.e. One trust n,agnntc may
/ benevolent than another. but
no good in monopoly In private
and do not believe It IL safe fol
topermit any man or group ol
monopolizc any article Of mcr
|se or any branch of business
le early years Of Lincoln's admin
bn he sent message to congress
that message nc warned his coun
against the approach Of monarchy
d il was the attempt to put capita
IN equal footing with, II not above
In the structure Of government
that attempt he saw tho approach
larchy Lincoln was right. When
Ou put capital upon an equal foot
IN labor or above labor, In tn
ure OF government, you arc on tn
aid a government that rests no
'eason, but upon force.
ling Is more important than tha
NJ IN the beginning. rightly under
The relation between money an
d y the purpose Of the trust or tn
poly: For when use the word trus
'ln the sense that the trust mean
pely and what is the purpose q
poly:
lrst advantage Of q monopoly
81 th' price Of the raw material ful
ny the people to that combination
next thing is, after you has
y up all the factories, to close q pal
~ ~ and turn out Of employment th
'no are engaged In them. and II 70
: about over tho country, you wi
'.se :. those enterprises, having com
Tue control OF the trusts, have bee
up and stand now a. silent mon'
10 the wisdom of tho trust system
= y, local strikes and fires the wor
u w, elsewhere, thus preventing serio,
"hat does 1t meany 1t means tn,
peoplc employed In one factory al
'esl'ed with the terms fixed by Il
-. ssf' and strike, they can close dow
,,'ory :, and let the employees starv
s"ey go on In other factories wit
80 80 10 the manufactures.
, ~ - . branch Of industry IL entire
"ahds OF one great monopoly,
'ery skilled man in that industl
'ha. 80 20 the ono man for cmploymen
- s". one man will lix wages as
,h anu the laboring man will tn,
~. s'o suffering Of the man who Gel
:" material.
=" : Nm, monopoly has complete contr
% wiz !" be ut a discount, and relntiv
h. haaocess''ry to illl these positions.
on''', se not had In this country . tas
a,npletc ~ trust. a complete monopc
= ! os cannot tell yet what will be t
,s% =, |" complete monopoly by loc
NJ we results which have follow
aa. No. attempt to secure q monopo
A. has been lowering pri,
~ !, !, 70 rid itself Of competition; b
~. ~ mas rid itself OF competitors wi
N.Y. n.y., 70 DC tho RESULT My friends,
NV n, 70 Know Ia human nature. g
~ .n selfish. Selishness 10 NOR
o's ,sfowth Of an instinct Of self pr
- v". :, Ills tho abnormal devclopm,
'"n ", $ desire to protect himself.
-us. recognize sclfishness and
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