Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-31
chicago Correspondence:

Chicago Correspondence:
At Republican National Committee
Headquarters the trust question is be
ing handled without gloves. Not only
is Senator Hanna making trusts the
principal feature - his speeches. but
Is understood thai nearly all Of the
other speakers acting under the aus
pices Of the Republican, National Com
mittee. are devoting much attention 10
trusts.
The records of the executive depart
Gnenfs at Washington during the terms
OF President Cleveland and the records
OF various Democratic States, as well
as Republican States. have been search
ed for any evidence that the Demo
cratic party has made effort to restrict
the operations of trusts, and To enact
or enforce ann trust laws. Secretary
Heath. of the Republican National
COMMITTEE, stated that not a trace of
evidence could be found showing that
during the two terms of President
Cleveland anything was done in the
direction Of restricting 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 3, 1894,
declared the Sherman antitrust law to
De unconstitutional and void Mi ci-
'ney further said Quoting the New York
World of date given, AMI the World
declared 1t was quoting from Attorney
-Oiney's report, but as all ownership of
property is of itself a monopoly, aud
as every business contract or trans
action may be viewed as a combina-
ton, which more or less restraints some
part or kind of trade or commerce, any
literal application Of the provisions of
the statute Is cut of the question
The World declared. and the World
this year Is supporting Mr.. Bryan. with
Mr. oiney, that accordingly Mr.. 0lney
concludes that the law. If it is to be
considered as constitutional. must be
regarded as applicable only in those
cases which never occur-in which the
+conspiracy of greed against need backs
itself by fnposi~ g some legal disability
upon Others from engaging In the same
trade or industry Tire World also
said etiftorially Ia its issue of Jan 3.
1894: The simple fact is that this man
0tney, while serving as Attorney Gen
'srai, is on the other side of the question
In all matters affecting the trust con
spfracies. II was an affront to the peo-
pie TO make him Attorney General 1t
is disgrace IN the administration to
continue him in office
ut is refreS hing to note" continued
Mr., Heath, That the New York World. |
as far hack as 1898. and as late as 1884, |
praised the Sherman antitrust Law.
which was proposed by a grand old Re
publican from Ohio and passed by
Republican Congress, ard sharply criti-
cised President Cleveland's Attorney
General for not enforcing the law.
when the World and otht ( Democratic
newspapers. now favoring the election
of Mr. Bryan, are parading MIR Olney
as a great modern Democrat, and one
whose influence will do the Bryan cause
much good
THE World of Aug IL, 1893. edito-
rally stated that Richard Olney, acting
Tor j. b. Greenhut president of the
Whisky Trust, and under indictment
for violating the sherman anti-trust
law, declared in his pleadings that the
Sherman antitrust law is not within
the power OF Congress. and Is une0n-
st1tutionai and voids aud then the
World inquired in the same editorial:
is 1t not an embarrassment to have as
Attorney General one who, ia prescott
ing trusts. win ye confronted with his
own contention that the law under
which ae proceeds is unconstitutional
and roid-one who, in prosecuting the
szouopolists, will be forced to send his
own best clients to jailT
1.-THE New York World. Jan. 5. 1894.
contained special telegram from
Washington. commenting upon the at
titude of Attorney General Olney.
which stated that the Republicans are
quick to seize the opportunity Ia score
the Democrats on he Svound of bad
faiths and that the antitrust law.
which bears Senator Shermans name,
was drafted by that able lawyer. ex-
Senator Edmunds, Of Vermont a Re
publican. wlo had no doubt that its
provisions could be enforced, and that
Mr. OIney has not given the law a fair
construction