El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-18

under the direction of the attorney
general. to institute proceedings in
equity to- prevent and restrain such
violations. 1t further confers upon
any person who shall be injured in his
business or property by any other per-
son or corporation by reason of any
thing forbidden or declared to be I'M
lawful by the act the power to sue
therefor in any circuit court of the
United States without respect to the
amount in controversy. and to recover
three fold the damages by him sus-
tanned and the costs of the suit. in
Guiding reasonable attorney fees
The United States has often resorted
act of 1890. and at least two great vic
tories of the government in cases of
infringement of the law will be recol-
lected by every business mantle
cases being those of the Transmissouri
Freight association and the Joint
dissolved.
President Cleveland in his annual
message to congress in 1896 gave voice
to- some wise words in regard to anti
trust legislation in the course of which
he gives full credit to the republicans
for having attempted to- reach the evils
of the trusts and for having been at
least partially successful. President
Mckinley quotes his distinguished
predecessor. and goes on to say. The
state legislation 10 which President
Cleveland looked FOR relief from the
evils of trusts has tailed to accomplish
fully that object This is probably due
to a great extent to the fact that diff
ferent states take different views as
to the proper way to- discriminate be-
tween evil and injurious combinations
and those associations which are bene-
fetal and necessary to the business
prosperity of the country. The great
diversity OF treatment in different
states arising from this cause and the
intimate relations e; all parts of the
country to eacn other without regard
ing state lines in the conduct of bust
ness nave VI
state laws difficult"
The Sherman antI-tru.t act of 1890
has proved to be the only statute ever
put upon the book that fully main
tains the power - COZ: ress to deal
with combination; ~ t,straint of in
terstate commerce. Two years ago the
supreme court. in rs decision in the
Joint Traffic association case. upheld
the law without reserve. Again. on
December 4. 1899. the supreme court
affirmed the decision OF Judge
Taft. OF the United States
circuit court of appeals against
the Addystonc pipe and :teel company
known as the pipe TT.
But in view OF various decisions of
The supreme court IL be anne apparent
hat the only efficic.t remedy for evils |
IF combinations MT technically in !
restraint of 'nters' ate commerce was |
o be found in a constitutional amend |
nent which would permit the enact
nent by congress Of sich laws as
.ould be enforced ~ fed. raj courts in |
very part of the country against COM |
,inations in restraint of trade or mo-
lopolies to control prices. without in
difference with the rights of the
tates
Yet when the judiciary committee of
he house of representatives on June
. 1900. brought before that body a
ONT resolution providing for a consti-
utional amendment which should give
ongress power to regulate trusts. only
We democrats voted for it. while
ractically every republican in the
ouse voted for the measure. but as it
equired two-thirds vote. the demo-
rats were strong enough to defeat it.
he vote was ia yeas. of which $50
ere republicans, and 49, nays. of
'hich 40 We're democrats and other
opulists. j.
What possible excuse can the demo- |
rats make for this exhibition of par
: insincerity?