The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-01
BUNcOMBE POLITICS.
Republican Attempt to snelve
the Trust Issue.
CONDEMNED BY c. o. P. ORGANS

The Amendment Proposed wars.
Place All Private business In g.
Power of Congress and Wine n.
State Rights - Cheap eampaIe.
Trick to "Rut Democrats In
HoIe.'
The absolute dishonesty of the Re-
publican action in presenting and SIM
porting an illegal antitrust amcndmant
to the constitution in the closing bou,,
OF congress is so fiagraut as to call
forth condemnation even from Repuh-
Ecan sources, says the Atlanta Coust,.
tuition. 1t is the cheapest kind of m.
litical buncombc and nothing else.
The New York Sun. L dyed in IN.
wool Republican organ. is not spar;no
I'm the severity of its criticism OF .ha
Republican house leaders. The Su,
declares that this Is the most dishop.
est and therefore the most discredita.
BILE piece of work achieved during tha
present session by the leaders of Ra.
publican policy in the house" and adis
that the dishonesty OF the perform.
ance lies III the fact that there was m
expectation on the part of the author
Of this resolution or of the Republicans
on the judiciary committee who favor
ably reported it or of the Republicans
of the house who were willing TO vote
for it that the proposed sixteenth
amendment viii ever amount TO more
than II campaign trick nf the cheapest
and unworthicst description
"Buncnnrbe politics. says The Sun
and adds:
1T is deserving of the contempt Of
all citizens Who value Il great pariy's
reputation for sincerity of purpose or
hold that good faith i, Il matter of con.
sequence in Tire in,lividualS intr;lsted
with the responsibilities of political
leadership. With cynical indifference
to every consideration except Tie de-
sire tn put the Democrats in Il hole oa
the trust issue this farce has been al
lowed III proceed tu the point which il
reached in the house YESTERDAY Ii iSa
mere trick for temporary advantage On
the eve Of The national conventions"
With regard to th, aInen'lincnt itself
The SIM SAYS:
Its revolutionary character the
sweeping charge il would rifrc, in the
entire system Of nur Institutions. the
hestuwal upon congress uf an unlmit
ell ana arbitrary pnWri over NIL private
business in ali tils. states AMI without
regard 10 state lines rr state rights.
need not even IL discussed There is
no NOR" prospect Of it> adoption by q
tNn- thirds vote of ho'h honS' ANA sen
ate and Of lis ratification hy the legis- !.
laturcS of three fn,!r1ii, uf tlic - states
than there, * ri iiu adoption of q con
sti5utiunal af;rIIdaIrnf vreting in the
federal government ilis. direct manage
ncnt nf all the i..yrili Industries Of
this land
On the samr line iI" Washington
Post. i'll -congraii.lat'n@ The nrmncrats
upon coming out >Iiarvly against the
amendment. says
Mr. Rays proposition is obviously
impracticahlc ami. rs many believe,
was intended tn hr 81. BY supporting
il the Democrats would lave deiber-
ately connivcd NJ Il virtually perma-
ucnt retirement Of the trust issue
witnlra Wn il from the campaign and
thereby robbed their party of one of its
rInSt powerful engines of war. They
express tlIrir uit~r disbelief in the sin
Ceriiy OF any representative Republic
an effort 10 currail the power Of the
trusts IT would have been therefore.
suicidal on their part 10 commit them
selves tn an arrangement most palpa-
bly, calculated to serve the alleged pur-
poses of their antagonists"
While ut first blush il might seem
good politics for individual congress
men 10 vote for any measure whose
profeSsed aim IS the restriction OF these
trust cumhipati0ns. il is very evident
that the Democrats could not support
this particular proposition without stu-
tifying themselves in every respect
They knew tina. this proposition was
brought forward solely for the purpose
OF partisan advantage and that il the
Republicans thought such an amend
ment would injure the trusts in any
way they would not be supporting IL
therefore both from the standpoint CT
principles and Of party politics they afe
right in opposing the adoption OF tDe
amendment