Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-02

interests and 1t Ia this greed that
finds In some forms of trustsHA way
to manipulate the business OF the
trust IN such manner as to reap ad-
beyond the legitimate
rights Of those in the combination 40 ;
as to make the trust u menace to
public welfare. Now neither party
is the cause Of trusts. Trusts are
simply human nature developing in
the form Of combinations. Trusts
considered with reference to the pres
ent understanding OF that term are
the product OF greater civilization
and II met with proper restraint may
be turned to the advantage OF man.
kind. Trusts are not combinations
growing out of certain laws but are
formed on conditions as found, and
laws must he made, to meet and
properly regulate all combinations
made for the furtherance Of improper
ends. Az long as man is imperfectin
morals, abuses Of one kind and
another will be found, and as great
trusts, as known in most modern
sense, are constantly arising, laws
must be framed to meet these condi-
tions as they arise, All political
parties see this and understand the
feeling OF the people. The Demo-
cratic party has undertaken to appeal
to the prejudice of the people on this
subject but it Is plain to see that the
greatest object Of the appeal is to
secure votes. As q matter of. fact,
the Republican party is the party
that is most capable of forming laws
by which combinations OF capital
can be best held in restraint so as
not to become menace to the pub
lie The reason of this is because of
the party principle to meet all ques-
tions on practical grounds.
To deal with figures and details
may be carried to an endless extent
and it could hardly be expected that
the voter with limited time could
follow all the complicated details of
such consideration. In fact no one
has sufficient time, for, 10 complete
ly exhaust che subject is beyond the
power of an individual and therefore
we are all largely dependent on the
experience of the world in much
[Of what we have to do.
We have to comprehend the
whole without knowing all aboutit.
The safest guide to the voter is to
cast aside all prejudices and theoret-
ical theories and take up fact
theories and go to the general re-
suits and consider the experience of
the past. bearing in mind the rapid
ly ever increasing progress with
which the times are pregnant, ana
the principles based on conditions as
they exist is the correct method on
which to proceed. DO not stop to
find fault with errors but proceed to
correct them. The advance Of the
world to higher state it, the admins
tration Of government for the people
is dependent upon administrative
and executive force and to always
look behind is to remain behind and
therefore The Republican party is the
administrative as we'll as executive
party, il the party in whose ranks
are found the great number OF think
ing people, and will always he the
foremost party and the one in which
the business people and people in
general will have confidence.
The young man who for the first
time is to cast his vote may well
consider the Importance of the force
Of the thinking, acting and executive
people. who are constantly at the
helm Of the Republican party, and
these are only indicative OF the
ranks out Of which they are selected.
There has never been. and never will
be, a lack OF competent material.
Now and then, as must happen in
all human affairs, some incompetent
person is trusted, but the force Of
the people back is an assurance Of
an early radiance of the incompetent
The Republican party can always
stand the test because of it's founda-
tion in principle. based on the nat
ural condition of affairs. Every in
dividual possessed OF common sense
can look back upon his own doings
and criticize himself. Every thing
that is human may be criticised at
some stage and there may be u long
period of existence for the Demo-
cratic party as a critic party, but ss
an administrative and executive
party it has not and never can, on
its present basis of alleged, govern
mental policy, secure for the people
general prosperity. Refer to the
past history Of the party and you
have a proof OF the assertion. Refer
to the past history OF the Republic