The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-17

which corporations shall be ORGANIZED.
and these conditions should be such as
itations upon outside corporations doing
business within the state This how
ever. is not sufficient CONGRESS must
Cooperate with the state in preventing
the organization Of any interstate mon
opoly. Without impairing the present
authority of the state, congress can pro-
vide that corporations organized in any
state shall not do business outside OF
the state until certain necessary cOr6ii-
tions are complied with If the people
OF any state are willing to create and
continue a monopoly, the people of other
states need feel no concern, so long as
the monopoly IS confined to the state IN
which the corporation originates But
the moment a monopoly crosses the
state line and invades other states. con-
gress has a right to- and must, inter-
large
RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION.
The railroads have by discrimina tionz
and rebates materially aided in building
up monOpolIes. At one time the Stand
ard Oil company had a contract with
railroads whereby it not only enjoyed
lower rates than its competitors, but
received a part of the freight paid by
merce commission has repeatedly asked
for legislation which would empower
the commission to protect the public,
but the Republican party has turned
deaf ear to these appeals
It is generally assumed that the bank
erS viii cooperate with the trusts in
preventing remedial legislation but the
banker himself is apt to fall a victim of
this policy of concentration Some are
already urging the establishment of
branch banks. and when the branch
bank is established it viii be able TO run
all the other banks out of business
Even now the association of several
great financial Institutions in New York
under the influence of one group Of
financiers. is embarrassing other and
smaller banks.
But why multiply illustrations Of the
evil Of monopoly No matter how
tempting the present advantage. no
matter how alIuring the Immediate
prospect every citizen viii find 1t to his
permanent advantage to aid in the over
throw OF the monopOlistie principle, and
in the abIishment of the Industrial
system upon a basis of justice. Give the
boy chance, and let success be the re-
ward of merit.
Is your son safe when the doctrine of
equality before the law is repudiated,
and when the arguments which have
ever been used in support of kngcraft
are called in TO justify taxation without
representation and government without
the consent OF the governed. Many have
given their support to an imperiaIistic
policy without fully realizing what i'm
periaIism means Mr. Gompers, president
of the Federation of Labor. in his report
made to the organization last December,
warns the laboring man to beware Of
the dangers of imperialism and says.
But beneath it all there is the purpose
of those who have lost faith in the prfn-
cipIes of our republic, those who have
no confidence in, or reliance upon, the
honor, honesty and stability OF our peO-
pie and our form OF government and
who aim TO erect a throne of deSpotism
upon the tomb of freedom. whose initia-
tory step is a large standing army, and
who, with rniIitarism rampant, hope to
crush out the memory of. and the aspir-
ar frFFe1 a nd ffrsrr7 frlr
all our people"
APPEAL TO FREEMEN.
Whether this nation shall be looked
upon as a Lafayette, aiding others TO
obtain their freedom and enjoying their
gratitude, or as Lord Give, fastening
a hateful sovereignty upon a weaker
people and receiving hatred in return, is
a question which ycu must help to de-
eide Let me borrow a story which has
already been applied to the present sit
uation- A man passed along a street of
a great city, unInindfu1 of the merchan-
disc piled on either side; he sought out a
bird store, and purchasing a number of
birds opened their cages and allowed
them to fly away. When asked why he
thus wasted his money he replied: Il
was once a captive myself, and 1T gives
me joy to be the means of setting any
captive free"
This nation has been a Iiberator. Tt
first secured the freedom Of it's own peo-
pie, and from that day on has furnished
the example which has led to the over
throw of monarchical rule in many na-
tons Let it not faIter now 1t is prob
can be secured from the Filipinos. but
even if it can not, it is better to consider
that sum as a contribution to be spread |
on the doctrine Of government than |
to regard II as part payment upon the /
purchase price of people or their lands |
Citizens, countrymen. you stand by the |
side of the cage; you can not avoid re- |
sponsibility; viii you open the door or |
shut it2