Cañon City record., 1900-10-18
A TRUST sMAsHERs HOLIDAY.

1.-THE Democratic party" said Mr..
Bryan, In his Indianapolis speech of
acceptance, ''has no desire to discour-
age Industry" Mr.. Bryan's repeated
assertion of sympathy with the farmer
and the working man are well known.
Such are Mr.. Bryan's professions. Yet
as the direct result OF Mr.. Bryan's eff
forts Nebraska is threatened with the
loss OF its second largest manufactur>
ing industry using raw material from
the farm.
organized the Argo Starch company
been continuously prosperous. For
many years 1t has given steady en-
ployment to nearly 800 persons, paid
them each year from S2J0,0OO to $780,
600 in wages, and bought each year
/, 100000 bushels of corn from the
neighboring farmers.
In 1899 the Argo Company sold its
plant for cash to the United States
Starch Company. which In turn sold II
to the National Starch Company. The
Argo and United companies divided
their assets and were dissolved. Their
shareholders had made a good profit
and were perfectly satisfied. The FAC.
tory continued in operation. Is still
employees nor the farmers who sell IL
eern make any complaint.
But Mr.. Bryan was anxious to give
the country an object lesson" SO he
stirred his friend Smythe. the Popuiist
attorney general OF Nebraska, TO begin
action against the National Starch
Company as' trust. II this suit, should
succeed the Argo factory would be
closed. 800 people thrown out OF work,
and the nelghborine farmers deprived
of an assured market for 100000
bushels OF corn each year. Ruin stares
Nebraska City In the face. for one
third OF Its population is directly In
terested in the stafch factory. Con-
sequently the people OF that unfortun-
ate town raised such n ciamor that on
/ Wednesday evening Mr.. Bryan went
there to excuse and defend his attack
upon them.
He told them that they ought to be
glad 10 sacrifice their properly and en-
ployment to the cause OF trust-smash-
Ing. and rebuked them for defending Il
trust" Then he consoled them with
this promise: "If. by the aid OF the peo-
pie of this county and state. am made
president. will 10 nll l can to dissolve
the starch trust and lcaxe the Argo an
independent Nebraska City company
ne ulu not eNpiHln now ne coulu cOfn-
pei dissolved corporation to resume
fbusiness. or how he could force its
| former shareholders TO operate fac
tory which they sold nt a profit ami
were paid for more than year ago.
That the people OF Nebraska City per-
mittcd Mr.. Bryan to speak without any
interruption proves them to be strictly
aw-abiding and courteous.
The policies OF former presidential
candidates have been assailed rs tend
ing to destroy industry and throw men
out OF work. Mr. Bryan is the first
presidential candidate to take direct
measures to deprive farmers OF an as
sured market and TO throw 300 work
Ing men and women into the street.
The American people have In Mr.
Bryan's attempt to ruin Nebraska City
an "object lesson" in his love for the
farmer and the laborer which they
should not forget. For such II deliber.
ate assault upon the work and wages
Of hundreds OF people. merely TO make
trust-smasher's holiday, recent indus
trial history affords no paraiIel.-Chi
cago Inter Ocean.