The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18
An ATTACK ON TRUSTS
The Administration Assaulted by
Representative Sulzer.
4 Paper Prepared ny the Chicago
Conference Included in His speech
Grosvenor Rusbe- 10 the Defence
of the President aud His Pnrt..

al the President mud nj. Part.
The feature Of yesterdays proceedings
in The House was the attack on trusts and
the Administration by Mr. Sulzer of New
York He did not mince words. but de-
nounced trusts sRd the ADMINISTRATION IN
unmeasured terfni He drew forth a spirit
ed rejoinder from Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio.
who defended the President and Senator
Hanna. The bill under consideration was
The Legislative Appropriation bill. and as
there is always more or less latitude for
debate when this bill is up. Mr.. SulzeT
seized the opportunity 10 make his attack.
fic said. in part;
'on the i2ih. 18th. and 18th Of this
month there was held in Chicago an anti
trusi conferences. Al that conference there
we're representatives from almost every
State and Territory in the Union. There
were over 1000 delegates TO that confer
ence. 1t WAS one Of the most representa-
tive bodies that was ever held in this
country, and the work Il did in regard TO
he trusts will have a beneficial effect all
over this country. There is no doubt that
trusts today are doing irreparable injury
to the consumers the toilers. the taNpay-
ers Of the country. ! believe that the Ad-
ministration is responsible for the swa.
of the trusts. If the Attorney General
would enforce the law now ON the statute
books in my judgment, every trust would
tie dissolved, and the gentleman from Ohio
MIR Grosvenor) the spokesman Of the Ad-
fpis fpol hat rDSfriop a no he
ginning of this session. Inc Administra-
ton is responsible fer the trusts. II is
owned and controlled by the trusts. II
stands sponsor for them. and refuses TO do
anything to curb their power or TO bring
about a cessation of what they are doing.
THE greatest trust. however, of all the
trusts would be the money trust, and the
present Currency bill. which you are about
10 pass will create the greatest monopoly
and the greatest trust in all the world.
This conference at Chicago condemned
that Currency bill that conference at Chi
cago representative of the Republican
party, the Democratic party, the Populist
harty and OF every name in the country.
unanimously condemned the iniqui,r of tins
Republican party. the Gold Standard Cur
reney bill which intends to turn over 10
The national banks the money OF the peo-
pie TO use against them. and create the
greatest trust lne NOilu has tNtE H.
send to the Clerks desk paper and ask
the Clerk 10 read it, THE paper was
resolution deDouncing the Currency bill
A Republican ExtoIled-
Nov. Mr.. Chairman. ! desire TO say to
the gentleman from Ohio that at the time
this resolution was unanimously adopted
in the antitrust conference, over a thou
sz1sd delegates from all over the Union
being present. the chairman Of the con-
ference was d distinguished son Of Ohio,
farmer Attorney General Monpett, Repub-
licsn. He was turned down by the leader
Of the Republican party. Mark Hanna. al
the last Republican convention in ONO.
over which ! believe the distinguished
gentleman from Ohio presided because be
had the courage of his convictions, and
because he dared an honest, faithful.
upright Attorney General OF the State of
Ohio to begin an action TO dissolve the
Standard OIL Trust which was violating
Inc law known as the Sherman antitrust
act. passed in 1890. and which the gen
rieman from Ohio prated over al the begin
ming Of this session and said it was such
a good law. / agree with the gentleman
from Ohio about the Law. I think. myself.
IL is a very COED law; but l differ with
The gentleman from Ohio in regard TO Its
enforcement In my opinion If your Re
publican Attorney General was honest and
brave enough to t7force that law. there
would not be a truCt in the country today,
and II you had not turned down your hon
est and faithful Attorney General in Ohio.
the Standard Oil Trust. The greatest mono
poly OF today in all the land. would be out
of business, and not paying twenty per
cent dividends every three months on
Inn. ~ mil
tlon dollars every quarter upon its cap
ital stock, and every dollar taken from
he poor people of this country. Only the
other day. not satisfied with receiving q
profit Of $20.ee0.0 900 on an investment Of
si0o, O00. 900 every three months, the Stand
ard Oil Trust raised the price OF Oil enc
cent gallon
DIR. Fitzgerald Of Massachusetts, Three
cents a gallon.
Mr.. Sulzar Ono cent gallon few
days ago. That means an additional pro-
fl TO the Standard OIL Trust Of over &c.
tsee 900 a year. ana YOU stand sponsor for
il, you and your Attorney General from
he trust State Of New Jersey. lLsngh;er-
Now Mr.. Chairman. am glad TO put on
record this unanimous protest OF one OF
the largest representative gatherings ever
neid In this country: and l say TO you
pass your Bank Currency bill aud turn
The money of the people over to the
national banks. to expand or contract al
their will, TO make times good or TO make
lines bad. sad you will hear from the peo-
pie on the next election day; you viii
hear from them in the election of the
champion of the masses and the ire
proachabie patriot and leader Of the peo-
Pile William !. Bryan. Applause on the
democratic side
Mr.. Gr0sxenor,s Response.
Mr. GrosveEor of Ohio promptly respond
cd to Mr. SulZef. saying he was not a can
.lIaaic for the Vic, Presidency. and If he
we're would have no opposition in his Con-
gressionai delegation. Laughter he
reviewed the statements made by Mr.
.,ulzer. One Of them IVES that Attorney
General Monneti was punished by Mark
Hanna aud the Republican party for en-
fercinE the Sherman antitrust law. The
sherman Law. he said. was Congressional
law. intended to govern organizations fur-
nisbinr interstate commerce. Mr. Monnett
General Grosrenor said, WAS bis duty.
euforcee. the Valentine antitrust la" OIL
Ohio.
He then explained that by an unwrittel
Jaw Of Ohio politics no man had ever been
three times nominated TO be Attorney Gen.
eTal; taht Ncnnett had served two terms
AND refused 10 announce his name as q can
iidntc
Replying 10 Mr. Grosvenor. Mr.. SulzeI
said: MIR. Chairman, ! know the country
generally will accept the apology Of the
spokesman Of the Administration for The
failure Of the Republican party TO renomi-
nate Attorney General Frank c. Monneft
of Ohio. I am glad, however, that the
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