New-York tribune., 1900-08-16
DEMOCRATS AND TRUSTS.
EXAMPLES WHICH SHOW THE HYPOCRISY
OF THE KANSAS CITY DECLARATIONS.

EXAMPLES WHICH SHOW THE HYPOCRISY
OF THE KANSAS CITY DECLARATIONS.
A statement regarding the attitude Of Democratic
leaders on the question of trusts was given out at
the Republican National Headquarters yesterday.
1t makes mention of the Ice Trust an example
of Democratic pretence and practice. and is in the
main as follows:
their Presidential convention in Kansas CITY de-
clares IAN unceasing warfare In Nation, State and
portion of the document is written in expressive
suas YaS Wyef the eme9 nhsS S Of AS 4Se
ee Of aH %h9 Is T S in nr the @ sub q
largest stockholders in what is popuiarly known
ead cra neWspspsT Of NewYo cv e1G4g Teceny Re de-
scribed as "a conspiracy 10 coin fever and thirst
Ths = Ice Trust was 9rganiasd to control the supply
an 3e 4e f 20 o tne o S & IN tne great city
NE. II. was orsanizsd by Democrats politicians
thority could be and has been used to promote it's
the financial resources of this unlawful monopoly
it could not expect 10 control every Of sup
forbade that but il could vrtualiy prevent the
neEesSaey OF re ron reaGnipS several millions OF
vided and on the terms II demanded
Democratic officials who controlled the dock priv
Of 5he sreSf @ Sy two S Of 1o whSm % DqG
been accomplished, the trust advanced the price
wagons to s. and 81 ton Il to its Wholesale WIN M ale Custom
ePs az and 90 50 cents cen the HUNDRED % pounds or at the
M AT s6s 5he same % c tune % that
would be made thus virtually deprivng of this
prime necessary OF life all persons who were too
time and all who were not able TO indulge in the
classes together numBerinG several hnndred thou
sand persons in the great city. which this Demo
was compeiled by force % of pDSc opinion % 10 make
a PaT'ai par & % its po0reT tome s. whSn @
that they were actually too poor 10 buy more than
al thene thDg St zee done az hs year by this
Democratic trust, while ice was furnished to con-
sumers in Savannah. Ga. at the rate of FIVE cents
for fifty pounds.
The statement gives the names of high Tammany
city offlcials and leaders who are among the
heaviest stockholders of the Ice Trust
OF Senator James K. tones the chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee. the statement
says that a member OF the Finance Committee
Of the Senate he took influential part in framing
what is sometimes known the Sugar Trust tar
IN of 1884, and that he offered amendment TO
the Porto Rican Relief bill some months ago,
which if 1t had been adopted, would have caused
nearly A.20o0c to have been paid out of the
United States Treasury into the treasury of the
Sugar Trust
The statement declares that Mr.. Bryan has been
PREACHING against political bOssism" and the
trusts" and vet is reported to have performed the
most remarkable feat of political bossism ever
krown 10 history. and performed 1t in the interest
of the greatest trust known 70 the United States.
the Silver Trust which is made up largely Of alien
owners of Our great silver mines
Continuing, the statement says:
1t is well known that a majority OF the COnven-
tiOn and majority of the Committee on Platform
were opposed to a distinct declaration in favor
the free coinage of silver at Is to l. preferring
sneak the silver question in by the equally
effective but more delusive method of a general re-
affirmation of the Chicago platform of 1896 When
Mr.. Bryan heard of this it is asserted (and
declaration in favor of the free and unlimited COIN
age OF silver at l6 10 l inserted he would take
the first train for Kansas City enter the COnven-
ton as substitute for some Nebraska delegate
and lead the fight for distinct declaration of this
Kind. and that II II were not inserted in the plat
form in specific terms he would refuse nomina-
tion on the platform by the party
The result Is known. The Platform Committee
by the aid of the vote OF the princcly delegate from
uou I'm favor OF free coinage lS to l. ard the
Convention at the demand OF the greatest political
boss controlled by the greatest of trusts, calmly
swallowed II. II there Is any doubt about what is
the paramount issue Of the platform there can
be none as 10 the paramount issue In the mind and
Silver Trust.