The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-20
BRYANON TRUSTS.
Democratic Nominee Attacks
the RuinOus Reign of
Monopoly.
Republicans Responsible for the
Constantly Increasing Num-
Der Of Trusts,
Business Gravitating Toward the
Ohices Of the Big Cor
porations.
Farmers Feeling the Eject Of GIowisg
Combines IN the Decline
Of Prices.

Saturday night, September ~, william
H. Bryan made a vigorous and convinc-
ing onslaught on the trusts and the
iruFt-fusicriug tendencies OF the re-
publican party, saying
The lament OF David over Absalom IL
one Of the most pathetic passages oi the
Old Testament The fact that the son vas
tn rebellion against civli ~ wei ~ psfentai
authority did not shake the fathers ancc-
ton. and the anxious query. Is ths young
man AbsaiUm, safer huRcrH In the mrfn-
ory ~ all who study the iifa Of the great
Hebrew king. And. yet the interest which
parallel In the more than 100000 families
which make up the American people.
NO language can describe a mother Z
love or oversinte the abiding interest
which the father feels 81 the welfare of HIS
child From the time when thc mother =
iifr hangs IN the balance az the boys birth
until the death Of the parents there 4
scarcely IA waking hour when the son ig
is % this parental devotion. so universally
recognized that { desire 20 appeal on thia
occasion.
Appeal Co Parental Devotion.
II would cau the attention OF every IA
ther and mother to present political and IN.
HnalyEp these conditions. investigate their
causes and their tendencies | would press
upon them this question, Is the yourF
men. AhFaiOm. safe Are sou satisfied
with the possibilities ard the pruba bllitics
which now open before your SOM
'ls b" safe when foreign or domestic
nnnuriers are allowed % determine this
monetary system under which hr livssf
ELS D. safe when national banks control
the volume of money with which he does
busiress1
rs he saGr whom the bond holding clRs'
determines the size ot the national debt
upon which hc must hclp 60 pay INTEREST,"
"is h. safe when by means of taxes laid
alrnHt entirely upon consumption D." u
compelled TO contribute according to hts
wants rather than according to his posses
BiuuH'
"Is h. safe when corporate interests in,
flucnce % they do to-day the selection oi
those who are 60 represent him Ia the sen
ate o. the United Statsz7
"if h. "a a wagc-earner, and you do no
know how soon ~ may pey even x - = 90
now i- ne safe when he n liable % b. de-
known a. government By Injunction
is be safe. n q hborinE man, when h'
q denied the protection Of arbitration art
compelled 20 submit to such hours arc
terms as corporate employer may pro
puar7
The Reign Of Monopoly.
hut. I desire 20 call special attention =,
the growth ~ the trusts. and to ask yol
0f private monopoly n you cannot lolv,
him fortune. Yuu can leave him some
more valuable thuu money. via the free
dom 10 employ his uwu brain and his Owl
hands for the advancement OF his uwi
welfare. When there is Industrial inde
ppudCucr. each citizen n stimulated Il
earnest Uudtuyur hy The hope Of being abb
20 profit hy his own genius. his own energy
his own Industry md hls own virtue Bu
when private monopoly reaches it, fun Dc
vclnpmrut each branch OF industry will h
controlled by one. or few mon. and n
fruits ~ monopoly like the divine right o
rule. will be kept within ths possesslon "
few from generation tu generation. Will
the real producers Uf wealth viii be con
dcmnrd 70 perpetual cierkEhip or servl
tuir When private monopoly reaches IL
full development, your son will buy Ia
finished product at the price which monop
oily fixes he VIII sell raw material at tn
price which monopoly nXes, and, II b.
works for wages. he will work for aucl
compensation and upon yuch conditions a
monopoly may determine.
"charics X. Flint, OF the Rubber Good
cred IN Boston on the 9th of May, lss9, out
lined the trurt programme with Rrea
frnnhueHs IN speaking of the advantage
TO be derived from the trust system he said
outlIsr of Trust Programme.
Raw material bought In large guam
Titles f. secured al lover pFirea Wher
| for inaiaEcC one man buys all the woo
the price OF wool will b. lowered and al
who produce wool will sell ~ tho pTic
fixed by the trust. a large proportio
I VI NNT IfbHtf hNf hNktkfA III VIC NIOlhf
| tion Of various kinds Of raw material. an
| they are thus placed at the mercy Of tn
combinations,
''-The second advantage ls that Ghos
\ plants which are best equipped and most ad
l VAntageoualy situated are run continuous
| iy and IN preference 20 those less favored
This means that factories can be close
| in the smaller towns and business conccr
tratgt IN the larEe centcfs. IL meant
/ also that whenever there IN n surplus 3
I hand, part OF the factorier can be cloHeS
| and the burden Of maintaining price
! thrown upon the wage workers. There az
| already scattered throughout the land idl
plants, which stand as silent monument
/ to the evils of the trust system.
''rhe next advantage mentioned is tina
In case Of local strikes and iires, the wor
goes On elsewhere. thus preventing ssrieu
'iThls means that monopoly can ahst
iutely control Its workinEmcn. for n
! strike occurs In q factory In one state, N
| factory can be closed down iudahaltel
I while the employees prc starved into sui
| mission, and, "a the Irrti can do the wor
| IN some other factory without serious los
| Il r. quite independent of the employees. an
can absolutely prescribe the terms and COZ
| dlsions upon which they shall live. n
more complete the monopoly the more oI
posed the managers Will b. 10 nTbitrntirl
because, Ia case Of any contest bet~c~u ~
| trust and liz employees. the trust will haN
every advantage and the employees Will
perfectly poweFlcHs.
Here Mr.. Bryan speaks Of the e
fects Of trusts upos ;hc commercil
travellers Of the country. showing no
their services viii he dispensed wit
He also quotes from the "lnveHtmeI
Guide" the names OF % large eorpor
tlons which he terms as trusts formt
under Mckinley.
Ne Hoee frosh Republican,.
snursng the present administration :
hareEf effort has been made TO protect u
| people from these nnonopolles. Ths rspu
| iitan party controls tho executive AMI u
| legislative departments Of federal Cover
| nsent. II can enforce the laws which no
rxlst. Il can propose and enAet new Ia "
| knt Il does neither. No persons can wass
ths condaet et the repunilSsn party "a
| and atIli believe thu republican party ~
| cere IN Its declarations against the srusi
| ''T'he republican platform on this cue
lion and The presidents letter OF acEcp
ancs. a taken In connection with the party
| record, prove eonclusiveir that no reii
| can be hoped for from that party. I
| asoad OF pointing out the evils Of trus
| the republican leaders tpsne their tiL
| IL exniting over present conditions. ~
| trust Ii q part of present condttsarn, n
| Mr. Flint. from which j have aireas
| quoted declared thsi the formation
| portaut features OF what he described.
| the present business activity. II repubil
| an leaders really REGARDED private mono
l oily sM an evil. II thss really iatendsd 20 a
| ply an effective rerseay, they weule o
4 hesitate to denouuce trt1ata and auExe
| means for their discrimination, but th
| express far mere soiseituee for tEs corpor
i tion than for the people At large. One
/ reminded OF the pisture which moth
| enrp showed to her boy 10 iFupraas ue
| hts youshfui mind the suffesingn of Z
Christian martyrs. Who were being thros
/ into the arena and torn 10 pieces hy {
| lions THE boy looked AZ the picture for
moment, and then his face hfishtenfd I
down into vas point Of Tie r3stuxs- hs ssl