Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-29

ject fhis is probably due TO a great ex-
tent to the fact that the different states
take dinerent views az to the proper way
to discriminate between evil and Injurious
combinations and those associations which
are beneficial and necessary TO the great
business prosperity of the country. The
great diversity OF treatment In different
states arising from this cause and the init
mate relations of all parts Of the country
to each other without regard to state lines
In the conduct of business has made the en-
forcement of state laws difficult
Democrats Defeat Legislative Remedy
The real remedy suggested by this cam
ala statement of facts was apparent-a con-
stitutional amendment which would hermit
the enactment by Congress of such laws as
could be enforced by federal courts in every
part OF the country without interference
with the rights of the states While at
tacks upon trusts have been the stock in
trade OF professional agitators none Of
them has offered any practical Iegtslatfon
which could be enforced In the several
states other than that which might be pro-
Hided through constitutional amendment
Even Mr.. Bryan. who omits no opportunity
TO declare his hostility to trusts offers no
legislative remedy other than that which
would be supplied by a constitutional
amendment. In his address before the
trust conference in Chicago on Septemher
10. 1899, he said: Il believe we ought TO
nave remedies in both state and nation. and
shst shers should be concurrent remedies.
believe in addition TO a state rem
coy there must be federal remedy and 7
pelieve Congress has. or should have the
power to place restrictions and lirnitations
even TO the point of prohibition. upon any
corporation organized in one state 40,
wants to do business outside of the state
congress ought now to pass ;-,cb a
law. III Ii Is unconstitutional and &, da
cared by the Supreme Court l am in favor
Vi an amendment TO the Constitution thar
VIII give 10 congress power to destroy
every trust In the country
tha fao of
the judiciary committee Of the House ne
representatives on June l. 1900, brought
before that body joint resolution nroy-jd
ing Tor constitutional amendment which
should give Congress power to Regulate
trusts, only five democrats voted for N
while practically every republican in the
rouse ', voted Tor the measure. but as It re-
CURED two-thirds vote the democrats
We're strong enough to defeat it,
Two Democratic Chairmen on Tru.t..
1.-Two other brief chapters in the history
OF the F1fty-s1xth Congress close the rec
ora Oh the democratic party In regard to
their alleged hostility to trusts. First Is
the Iact That Senator Jones of Arkansas
'he chairman or the democratic national
committee. offered in the Senate an amend
meht TO the Porto Rican act providing for
the repayment of duties on articles imnort-
ed from Porto Rico since the occupancy by
the United StateS-a proposition which II
was clearly shown, would have resulted i'm
the payment of about 81 100000 to the
sugar trust, while Representative Richard
son, the leader of the democratic side of
the House and chairman of the democratic
congressional committee, offered In that
body resolution admitting free of duty
sugar from Porto Rico and Cuba which il
Is conceded, would have been equivalent to
presenting the sugar trust with about &c.
100000 annually"