The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-27

done at the more productive plants. The
people of your twon have already seen a
dist;llery closed down by the wnisiley
trust What is to prevent the Argo Com
pany from being closed down blythe starch
trust? When all the factories belong 10
one corporation the closing down of one
factory does not bring loss TO the corpora
ton. because the work can be carried on
somewhere else; but Inc Argo Company. as
an independent company. could not close
down without serious loss therefore, the
chances are greater in favor Of the local
factory being closed down under trust
than under independent management.
'.AIr. Flint also suggested as another
advantage in the case of local fires or q
strike the work could be done elsewhere
without loss. If the employees Of the
trust are urged TO support the trust lof
fear of losing Their employment, .et NE
remind them Of Mr.. Flint's speech Inc
Arso as an Independent company could
not afford TO close down and turn off It's
employees. hut when the Argo became a
member OF the National Starch Company
the employees have no way of protecting
themselves. because the work here can
be suspended while the employees are
starved into submission.
CASE IN POINT.
Under the trust system strike IN one
factory brings no loss TO the company
but ii does bring great loss TO the en-
ployes Let me give you a case IN point.
The Birmingham Age-Herald Of Septe1n-
Der 18th. contained the following dispatch
from Bassemer. Ala, Work was re-
sumed at the Central Foundry Company
plant yesterday. The men vino Went out
ON strike early last week returned 10
work on the company's terms. The man
IA m
reduction in wages. it having been or
deretl by the head office III New York, the
reduction prevailing throughout all the
nine nlants belonging TO the company.
IF an order comes from the head Office
in New York to reduce the wages in all
the factories the men have nothing to DO
but submit. The same greed which leaas
tfa trust 20 raise prices and eXtort from
consumers viii allow it to lower wages
and do injustice to the employees
The Attorney General is seeking to en-
force a statute OF Nebraska. lie law IS
a good law and ought 10 be enforced, ana
the people of Nebraska City ought TO nod
a rnass-meeting to commend him rather
than condemn him. The fusion forces be-
lieve in enforcing both State laws and
national laws against the trusts. The Kan
sas City platform demands the ann.hlla-
ton OF all private monopolies, and if the
Democratic ticket is successful l believe
legislation will be enacted which will make
it Impossible for the National Starch Com
pany TO buy. bully or wheedle the Arso
Company into joining trust, 2nd WIZ
the dissolution of the Starch T.ust will
come The dissolution of all other trusts
which are now plundering the people
Continuing, Mr.. Bryan congratulated
the people upon having an Attorney-Gen-
eral who has courage enough to bring
the suit, and said that if the United States
had done his duty there
would have been no necessity for the
State authorities to take up the question.
He said that if he should be elected the
Federal Administration would be found
against all combinations contrary
to the law.
Mr.. Bryan returned 10 Lincoln tonight.
He starts tomorrow morning on a general
tour Of the country, and will not return
to Nebraska until a few days before the
election.