Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-11-06
TRUST ISSUE
PLAYED OUT
TINE DEMOCRATS HAVE NEWER
SOUGHT no CONTROL UNLAWFUL
COMBINATIONS. .S5
Richard OIney, who Is Now Prom
4 inent Figure in the Bryan Camp,
scoRed at the Restrain
ing Law. ##

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 29-At Republican
National committee headquarters the
trust question is being handled with
out gloves. Not only is Senator Hanna
of his speeches, but it is understood
that nearly all Of the other speakers
acting under the auspices Of the Re-
publican national committee, are de-
voting much attention to trusts.
The records of the executive de-
partment at Washington during the
terms Of President Cleveland, and the
records Of various Democratic states,
as well as Republican states have
been searched for any evidence that
the Democratic party has made effort
to restrict the operations of trusts,
and to enact or enforce antitrust
laws. Secretary Heath, of the Repub-
lican national committee, stated to-
day that no trace Of evidence could be-
found showing that during the two
terms of President Cleveland anything
was dcne in the direction Of restrict
| ing trust operations.
| "On the contrary" said Secretary
Heath President Cleveland had as
attorney general Mr.. Richard Olney OF
| Massachusetts, who, according to the
New York World of Jan. 8, 1894, de-
clared the Sherman antitrust law to
| be unconstitutional and void Mr.
| Olney further said Quoting the New
| York World of date givenl, and the
| World declared it was quoting from
Attorney General Olney's report, but
as all ownership of property is OF 1T
self monopoly, and as every business
| contract or transaction may be viewed
| as a combination, which, more or less,
! restrains some part or kind of trade
or commerce, any literal application OF
| the provisions of the statute is out of
the question: s& y
| 1.-THE World declared, and the World
this year is supporting Mr.. Bryan,
/ with Mr.. Olney, that, accordingly, Mr..
| Olney concludes that the law, if 1t IS
| to be considered &, as constitutional,
| must be regarded as applicable only to
| those cases-which never occur-1n
! which the conspiracy of greed against
need backs itself by imposing some le-
gal disability upon others from engag-.
ing in the same trade or industry.
The World also said, editoria1ly, In its
issue of Jan. 8, 1894: The simple fact
is, that his man Olney, while serving
as attorney general, is on the other
side of the question in all matters af-
fecting the trust conspiracies. It was
an affront to the people to make him
attorney general. 1t is disgrace to-
the administration to continue him in
Office" =, "a
"It is refreshing to note," continued
Mr.. Heath, that the New York
World. as far back as 1893 and as late
as 1894. praised the Sherman anti
trust law, which was proposed by
grand old Republican from Ohio and
passed by Republican congress, and
sharply criticised Cleveland's attorney
general for not enforcing the law,
when the World and other Democratic
newspapers, now favoring the election
of Mr.. Bryan, are parading Mr.. Olney
as great modern Democrat, and one
whose influence will do the Bryan
cause muh good.
The World of Aug. IL, 1893. editori-
ally stated that Richard Olney, acting
as attorney for J. B. Greenhut, presi-
dent Of the whisky trust, and under
Indictment for violating the Sherman
antitrust law, declared in his plead
ings that the Sherman antitrust law
is not within the power of congress.
and is unconstitutional and void:' and
then the World inquired, in the same
editorial: rs it not an embarrass-
ment to have as attorney general one
who, in prosecuting trusts, will be
confronted with his own contention
that the law under which he proceeds
Is unconstitutional and void--one, who,
in prosecuting the monopoiists, wsn
be forced to send his own best clients
to jai1?' s,3a s==s$s i, ... 5=aG
"The New York World, Jan. 8, 1894,
contained a special telegram from
Washington, commenting upon the at
titude of Attorney General Olney,
which stated that the Republicans are
quick to seize the opportunity to score
the Democrats on the ground Of bad
faith and that, the antitrust law.
which bears Senator Shernaan's name,
was drafted by that able lawyer, ex- n
Senator Edmuns1s Of Vermont Ia Re-
publicanl. who had no doubt that its
provisions could be enforced, and that
mr.. olney has not given the law a fair
construction "
His Wages Have Doubled.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. Otto w.
Dresser of Indianapolis, who describes
himself as .sone of the fortunates who
had regular work through all the
hard times Of the last administrati tion, Z IF
and who is a machinist in the shops
Of the Big Four railroad. working by !
the hour, compares his Democratic and
Republican wages as follows: & M y to-