New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-15

Bryan elected He might have gone further into
q qs 81 shE me Senate as they are at PRESENT apDa
any Senator could block al sueh legislation
would be Simply Impossible TO raise any barriers
Such payment Of silver dollars on the public debt
would plunge US at once TO the basis OF silver
would receive Is cents for a dollars worth OF work
II they 6esvs IN n the s9a Iq 56s 5Ta policy
many other comforts 70 life during the last four
Mr.. Bryan said the other day that there are
other things tina: the IaborIng man needs besides
full dinner pail " But the great crying need %
the aSor1g 9 u WAS b 51e the a q19eT pail
needs other things han hlied dinner pail e not
party discovered that forty years ago and during
the years that Il has been IN power it has
given him a fun dinner pail. Il has gone further
and added many OF the comforts and even the
better clothing better education for his children
shorter hours IN the shop. more holidays. more
recreation. It has done everything to build up
good American home fo- him Il has placed him
The Democratic party has conceived a sudden
pockes are full Of certhcates Of shares IN aua s5s
Standard Oil Cotton Tagging. not forgetting tha,
the chairman Of their Natonal COMMITTEE iS
large owner parade 3 Up Snd ao"n tae country
ping the life blood Of American labor" Their cool
Hall which recently formed an Ice conabinati61y
doubling Ire PTG q i1S ,e 70 c gsfTy poo man Z
way TO throttle trusts is 20 place Ir- Bryan ant
his party In power
During the. present Congress. being the srut
Congress in which the Republicans have had fuT
power in both bran, hes since 1850 the Judiciarv
Committee promptly took up the subject. Thev
studied the question thoroughly. with decsfo-s
the Sherman and make - provisions aDnii-
cable 20 present form OF trusts. for these e6r
binatI0ns now get a charter a corporation b.
certain States and actually buy I'D the properly
OF all their competitors. They longer aylEr
under the old form. and thus they enabled ~
escape the penalties o. the Sherman law n h
little that Congress could do this subject he
the State Legislatures iutrusted win
the power under the Constitution 70 regulate cor
pOrations Were IL not for cur jurisdiction IN ref-
I erence to interstate commerce we would have
/ under the Constitution no authority. The Rspub-
licau majority OF the Judiciary Committee br0uRhr
in bill. going to the extreme limit thev
: could 90 under the COHstituCOn OF The United
I States, to grapple with and destroy unjust con-
: blnattons which restrain trade and enhance IRE
prices OF commodities To the consumer. But tnev
DID more than this They proposed amendment
/ to the Constitution Of the United States that
/ would give Congress Jurisdiction this sub
/ ject not leaving IL TO the caprcioUs will % ths
several Legislatures Of the United States, bu;
I When the Republicans brought this amendment,
. into the House they had a right 20 expect that
{ every Democrat would for it. because ~
Bryan mad declared for IL. But alas, the dos
irlne OF State rights came in: IL was infringing "a
the rights or States or the dimsy
cuses they offered and the Democratic frendlinsss
20 trusts was again apparent The Republicans
! voted FOR the amendment and all but Demo-
Gratis voted against it.