The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-27
TRUSTS HIS THEME.
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to maintain one trust which has one fac
tory In their city A. matter OF tA,t
the people Of Nebraska city are more m
tercsted In the dissolution Of the stareh
trust than the people OF other parts oil
the state. When the Argo vas an inae-
pendent company IL was controlled by
ci,izcns OF Nebraska city. aud Nehrnskn
civ interests could be- considered by lls
management. But u the National star
COMPANY. with headquarters in Ne"
York q allowed Ia absorb this INDUSTRY
the control will be removed from Nebraska
city TO New York and the wishes and IN
teres,s Of the people 81 Nebraska city VIII
have lttle consideration.
Trust Wagnate'- Argument.
MIR. Charles r. Fin, OF Boston is one
OF the directors Of the United starch Com
pany.and Nfr. Flint made a speech IN boa-
ton year ago last May, Ia which ne
summed up tho adyautaees OF the trusts
one Of the advantages mentioned by Pim
WAS that the raw material could BE- bought
al a lower price because there wouh only
h. one purchaser. h this 10 the interest
of those who sell raw material to the va
rious starch companies7 Another sdNan-
tare was that the least productive plants
could be closed down and the work done
al the more productive plants. ne peo-
PIE OF your town have already seen as
trlery closed down by the whisky trust
What A 10 prevent the Argo company
from being closed down by the starch
trlst7 when al the factories belong TO
one corporation the closing down Of one
factory does not bring loss 90 the corpora
lion. because the work can he carfied on
somewhere else. bat the ArRo company
as an independent company. could not close
down without serious loss; therefore me
chances are greater ~ taNQr o. 'he Vsai
factory being closed down under trust
than under independent management
"Nr Flint also suggested as another
advantarb that in case q local fires or
strikes ths work could be done elsewhere
without lofs II the employees or the
starch company are urged 90 support the
,y7,st FOR fear OF losing their employment
LEI mo remind them Of Mr. Fints speech
The Argo Company as an independent
company could not AFFORD 10 close aown
ard turn or its employees. but when the
Arao Company becomes a member OF the
N,fiopal starch Company the employees
have no way Of protecting the mselves ne
cluse the work here can be SUSPENDED
while the employees are starved into SUD
mission. -
..t-rAe- the trust system strike IN
ore factory brings 90 loss to the COM
many hut n does bring great loss 70 the
employees Let me give you a case "
point The Birmingham Age-heraia o.
sent. Y contained the following dispatch
from Beasemer Ala;
Foundry Compauy's plant yesterday.
The men who went out on strike early
la.t week returned TO work on the COM
panv's terms. The management mere ~
NOT responsible for the reduction IN
WAGES. Il having been ordered % the
head cfiice In New York. the reduction
prevailing throughout all the pipe plants
belonging q the company
..Tf an order comes from the head once
tp Now York 20 reduce the wages In all
tho starch fnctoricf. the men have Moth
Inc 10 do but 20 submit The same greed
which leads the trusts to raise prices ana
eetort from consumers wi allow Il 10
lower veg AID do injustice 20 tie em-
Dloyes,
'.'rhA attorney general Il seeking 10 en-
force a statue. OF Nebraska. Ihe law "
a good law and ought 90 D. entoteeh' ana
,he peop'e OF Nebraska city ought 90 hold
a MACS meting 10 commend him rather
than condemn him. Pie fuft9n forces pc
revo IN enforcing both state laws and na-
tfonnl laws against trusts. the Kansas
civ platform demands the hnnihiiabon
OF a.i private monopnlies, and u the Dem
ocratic ticEst IL successful believe 'es-
isintion will be enacted which viii make
4, smposslbie for the National starch
Company 20 buy. bully or whecdie' The
Argo Company into joining trust AMI
with ihe dlssoiution OF the starh uust
,,il como the difsolu ion Of on other trusts
which are now plunde ing the rcoflf.
Continuing. Mr. Bryan congratulated
the paople uron hayinz an attorney gener-
al who has COURAGE enough 20 bring ihe
suit. and snii that n The United states
attorney general had done his duty there
would Rave been no necessity for the
st.tc ahihorifies 20 take up the question
80 said that II he should be elected, the
fegaral ahfnlnistrati would be found
moving against all combinations contra
- 10 law. Ills words on this point we're
az follows:
FnfIed 60 no fiz Duty.
NV friends, n the United States at
torurv general o. the Republican party
had dore his duly he would have been
enforcing this law instead OF Mr. smyth
being down here Tonight doing what the
Republican national attorney general
should DO. This Republican adminiHtra-
zion has brought just three suits IN just
throa years and yet more trusts were
organized during the last three years
than during all the previous history Of
the country. ! want you people 70 know
that n We get control q this government
The administration Of the federal gov
eminent ~ well A. the state admin.stfa-
lion will iay is hands upon the stafcn
Trust
Il heard u said that you people down
here felt some hostility towsrds Mr. smith
because OF his hght against the trusts
but that they DO not fear any nisiiity 20
wards me- I want sou 20 undersie and thnt
am a. much against the starch trust p
any other trust. a. Mr.. snfftn ~ ain
han tgeH