The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-10
air,n1atfon Statement
The FIRST Prosperous Results.

Those were heartfelt congratulations
which the noble band Of patriots calling
themselves .-swift,s Refrigerator Line Nc
RinIey Club sent to the President yester-
day. 1t was happy day all around in the
Beef Trust regions. The election being cut
of the way not moment vas lest in jump
ing the price Of meat to dealers and con-
sumers throughout the country. The Beef
Trust has had to contribute literally to
Mr. McKinIey's success. It will now add
10 its modest revenues to the extent of
about thirty-nine million dollars annu-
ally.
Wholesale prices for fresh meats Of all
kinds. including beef. veal. mutton, lamb,
and pork, in Chicago, have been jumped
ten per cent. and retail prices twenty-five
per cent. "swift's Refrigerator Line Nc
Kinley Club has quickly fallen upon
the necks of the people This action of
the trust. totally unnecessary, graspiug,
and tyrannical viii be hard blow to the
working classes. and further tend to re-
duce their standard of living which has
been steadily lowering with the monopoH-
cation of the eountry-s food resources by
combinations of capital and the destruc-
Iion of competition.
There was a tine in the history of this
country when the average wage-eatner
coejd and did have two hearty meals, in
Guiding a generous portion Of meat every
day of his life. if he so desired. But
that was in other days Now all classes
VIII have their roasts. steaks. and chops
by the grace of the swift Refrigerator
Line Mckinley Club" ard It's allies. at
any price which the monopoly may be
graciously pleased to demand, or 60 With
cut The most important food element
of the manual laborer's diet has been
increased a quarter in cost The trust
may make it a fifty per cent advance be-
fore the winter is over, unless that
course would too greatly iniure the mar
zet We may be absolutely certain, how
ever. that ar2rice will force prices TO the
topmost notch at which sales can be
made.
No one need expect that the Beef Trust
viii be the only one to take it out Of
consumers, now that political danger to
Inonopolists is past. The Coal Trust would
not even wait for the election, but ad-
vanced all grades of anthracite fifty cents
q ton last week. The Standard Oil Com
pany and the Sugar Trust have repeatedly
marked up prices during the past two
years They will. of course. give another
turn CT the screw now and recoup their
enormous campaign expenses. Higher
prices. helpless dependence upon an ex-
elusively trust supply of necessaries and
comforts, and diminuendo movement in
wages, are some of the things the masses
have won for themselves in the recent
battle of ballots. They had every reason
to know what would happen Immediately
afterward as logical consequence of their
aetion. Probably they were looking for
ward to the economic results which are
already beginning to appear with satisfac-
ton. The people have enthusiastically and
sweepingly endorsed the declaration Of Sen
ar Scott that the trusts are a good
thing" The Beef Trust has only been first
to show its appreciation of the vote OF
confidence, It's fellows viii not be far be-
hind