Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-27
ROUND COTTON BALES.
Chairman Jones Lame Defens
of His Ttust.
DoDaEs B B7HIND TIE PAT7JT Law

Brvnp Tr es to Aid HIS Chpirmnn.--Texr.
Courts, How. yer, S--D Right on With
The Suits to stop That Trust In III.
State.
Not until the attack on trusts shall
cease will Bryan hear the last of the
corporate monopoly" of which his
Chairman Jones is president. Jones
of Arkansas, resenting the association
Of his name with private owners il
in trusts" says, with an emphasis that
we fear is not all repeated: Amy
statement made by anybody that an
In any way connected with or inter
ested in any organization that is in
any sense a trust, Is absolutely un.
true" His defense is that the Amori
can Cotton cimpany is operating un.
der United States patents. Mr.. Bryan
has come to his aid in this defense
At New Philadelphia, O., Bryan used
the words that mo man will believe
that when we dcnounce private monop
olies like the sugar trust and the oil
trust, We mean to destroy the patent
law" That is Bryan's pledge to Jones
to stand by him, and so Jones stands
by Bryan.
Bryan further said at New Philadel-
phia, "the man who gives you a new
idea and gets patent upon it, gives
something that is blessing for the
race" That depends. 1t may be a
good thing If the price isn't too high.
The state of Texas still insists that
Jones has a trust that is not "bless-
ing" and right during this campaign
this trust is under investigation by
grand juries in a number of judicial
districts of the banner Democratic
state, for alleged violation of its anti
trust law.
The Texas legislature at its last ses.
sion was so much of mind that Jones
was operating a trust, both great and
dangerous, that 1t incorporated in the
new antitrust law special provision
directed against this corp ,raticn, with
the view of making 1t either change
its method of doing business or leave
the state. 1t is charged that it has
not changed its business method, hence .
the grand jury Investigations. The
leading Democrats of Texas opposed
the retention of Senator Jones as
chairman of the national committee
because OF his connection with this
round bale trust. But what does Jones
care, while Bryan stands by him?
Since Jones own defense, and
Bryan's support of him, both turn
upon the sacredness of a patent right,
1t is well to note how much of a grasp
ing monopoly Jones and his sugar
trust partner, Searles, have made of
his round cotton bale company. For
one thing it allows no one dealing in
its wares to make profit. 1t exacts
every copper for itself 1t will not sell
Its COMPRISING machines to dealers
and allow them to retail them to farm
ers, as do the other and less thrifty
agricultural implement makers. the
patent reaper and binder and plow and
churn companies. Nor will it sell to
tile farmer himself as did even that
somewhat exacting patentee who won
The great drive well suit end took toll
on half the eastern agricultural COM
No, it will simply let its machines
Tor hire. AS 1t has no competitor it's
charge is precisely what the traffic
VIII bear" That is to say, it keeps
Irst this side of charge which VIII
lriVe the farmer back to the old way
'f COMPRISING cotton in large square
bales. 1t is for this reason that il is
Irubahly the most unpopular "trus :"
IL Texas, where ali trusts" are so
unpopular.
In this state of facts, Jones is a fine
man to conduct campaign against I
trusts, and Bryan is fine candidate
o defend him.