The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-18
Editorial Department.

Editorial Department.
Treachery To The People.
1t is safe say that ant trust planks will be found in
every democratic platform framed this 1t is safe
say that every democratic democratic newspaper
will howl antitrust from until election day. Democratic
talk and democratic performance however, very different
things We leave it to the voter if he would not
pect after hearing the utteances leading democrats for the
few years. that that party would eagerly grasp any OPP
portuny deal death blow the big corporations?
Constitutional lawyers of all parties agree that the ma
ton of the constitution place great obstacles in the
Congress passing laws regulate destroy these great
combinations of capital has therefor been proposed
the constitution be amended give congress power
The following the of resolution passed by COM
mttee be introduced the House Representatives.
Section Congress shall have power to define regulate
control prohibit dissolve trusts monopoies
TONS whether existing in the form of corporations other
Section Congress shall have power enforce the pro-
visions of this article by appropriate legislation
Guess who voted for this resolution The No.
Every republican member of the committee. Who voted
against it? Every democrat
Thus that at the very fu6men of their
promises the democrats absolutely back give
the lie to the sincerity of their leaders and against
best and most practicable method of overcoming the evils
against which they this object lesson in
democratic falseness be given.
question
talk about to preudices about but difficult to
egislate Democracy talking but every time
has to action has baked like the truculent donkey
that it is.
Another matter Of grave importance reason assigned
by the democrats for voting for the Why did
they vote against it? They said it violation Of Estates
Rights We of the North thought that theory to
pieces in the Civil War; but The democracy Of the
South still clings to it with savage tenacity.
The following is from circular letter printed in the
Houston exa Post December 1892 goes prove
of the above statement:
I'VE have right to surrender IDENTIFY because
of revuson of feeling of few who have us forget
that ever fought for PRINCIPLE WHICH WE STILL
KNOW TO BE RIGHT, and to which the whole of this
country, North as well as South, is being We
failed IN our hight but those whom fought well
their descendants rapidly falling line adopt
STATES RIGHTS for which of South struggled so
grandy"
1t looks from the action of democratic members of
the committee that the southern in so far
democracy concerned They action endorsed
the idea the old Conederacy have said to the
we Will talk against trusts will monopoles but
comes to action we will not take which will inter-
fere with that sentiment regarding states
rights This fine record with which the democrats start
their Antitrust compagn and they will to do great
deal of explaining before the dear people will believe their
promises In further consideration subject we wish
quote from the De Mones Leader Of May 1 which
as follows:
"The proposal to amend the constitution, manfesty
the only practical way lay foundation for the legal
control of industrial monopolies, will probably be attack
ed as subversive of certain cherished constitutional prn
cipes Indeed, the democratic members Of the house
judiciary committee voted solidly against the amendment
on the ground that it was invasion Of the proper
rights of the states But what other way there of deal
ing with the evil? The giant corporations are national
in their activities and manifest that the national
authority the only strong enough and extended
enough and coherent enough them That the
democratic members of the house committee have nut
themselves on record against making beginning toward
rational programme of trust abatement is likely to re-
that party unless the democrats in the house
repudate the action of their colleagues in committee and
hasten seek divide with dominant party the hon