The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-02-07
Washington, D. C.-The Times
which comments as follows.

As To Trusts.
From the headquarters of the Re-
publican managers comes the state
ment that a.grand coup is being pre-
pared on the trust question that will
take the wind out of the Democratic
sails on that issue. 1t is said that
within the next the month or two
a bill will be brought forward in. the
House as an Administration meas
ure, proposing constitutional
amendment, bringing all large cor
porations and other aggregations Of
capital directly under Federal con-
troll. The claim is made that Mr..
Jenkins of Wisconsin is a forerunner
of his concerted party movement,
and that it will be used by the
majority of the House Judiciary
Committee as foundation for an
antitrust perstructure to be
erected by the Administration. On
this proposed measure the Admin
nistration, it is said, will go before
the country for the vindication of
it's policy of antagonism to "trusts
and mbinations in restraint of
trade. Of course the proposed
constitutional amendment could
not be acted upon by the various
State legislatures until the Presi-
Dental election is over. The pro-
position, as recalled, exactly accords
with the measure advocated by Mr..
Bryan and other Democratic leaders
at some of the first anti trust confer.
ences held last summer, and is dia-
metrically opposed to the position
of the Administration, as proclaimed
exultantly by Representative Gros-
venor at the opening of Congress.
At the time Mr.. Grosvenor, is an
elaborate interview, declared his un-
alterable opposition to. Mr.. Bryans
proposition for the Federal Gov
eminent to take hold of the trusts,
and vowed that he would never vote
for bill having this purpose in
view. ''On this issue am better
democrat than Mr.. Bryan" proudly
boosted Mr.. Grosvenor. "Mr.
Bryan ignores the most ancient
doctrine of the Democracy, that Of
States rights, in demanding that
the States be deprived of the power
to deal with corporations. On this
point [ am a democrat"
It's mighty tough job, this
sticking up for the British. THE
TIMES knows because it has been
leaning, that way for the reason that
we have believed all along that the
English were justified in their South
African campaign; but it is mighty
discouraging and almost makes US
want to flop when every army that
old En- gland sends out gets the ever
lasting whey knocked out of them by
the Dutch farmers of the Transvaal
The thanks of THE TINES are do
to Lucian Swift, manager of the
Minneapolis Journal for two neat
volumes from the Journal press, be-
ing the 1900 almanac and Year
Book" filled with choice informa-
ton, and a collection of Bart's
splendid cartoons on expansion.
Anyone desiring copy of the books
can secure them for twenty FIVE
cents each by addressing the Journ-
al, Minneapolis, Mimi.
CHARLES LEWISTON, of st. Croix
county, has been appointed United
States Marshall for the western dis
trict of Wisconsin. The Office pays
81, 900 year, and could hardly have
fallen into better hands than Mr..
Lewiston S. The appointee is one of
the leading republican ScandiL-
avians in northern Wisconsin, and
the appointment is good one.
congratulations friend Lewis ton.
QUITE a number of our exchanges
are advocating non-partisian cleo
tions this spring Washburn never
had anything else in its municipal
affairs, and if you want to know
how satisfactory thing it is be on
hand the first Tuesday in April and
watch the Annual free-for- all best
man scrap! It's indeed invigor-
ating.