New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16

year is not complete, but wheat is above the aver
According to same AUTHORITY cottSan Plsn tsd5
TeSeiyed the t1 s sgs rs fSss is showing
higher average during the four years OF MI ley
Of Nj McKinIeys Administra tion-the fourth ye ear
is not yet complete, but cotton is no" ABOVE Inc
Taxing these four staples Of agriculture II WI WI
average brought as much return TO the farmer,
under the present Administration as under Tn, me
Wheat is more Influenced than any other larn
When. RoweveT, the farmer attempts to use his
income in the purchase OF the necessares OF NE
me pay more for lumber. nails. wire harness
onTe also for oil sugar Clothing furniture. etc,
and in addition 10 these drains upon his income ne
must meet an increase in Federal taxation.
Let the parent calculate how long it viii take
farmer become independent under present con ;
the lot Of the who profits by governmentatt
fyors and fbT5uF FSh tR by ihs Of
monopoly and then let him answer the question;
reason for giving support to the Republican party?
THE FULL DINNER PAIL.
portance come the wage workers What IS the trust
doing 10 increase the wages, shorten the hours,
improve the condition or protect the rights OF ne
iaborGg man? Is his present prospect an INVITING
of his toll? And if not why not? Republicans
assert that the nottingham has a full dinner
ner pail is all that a aborne man needs? It is an
insult 10 the wage Garner to say that his thoug5t7
publican speakers and editors assume that me "a
theory that he Contains only when he is hungry
ard IS happy whenever his hunger is appeased
If full dinner pail We're the only thing desired
and If every laboring man had plenty to eat IT
10 show some connection between Republican poll
cies and the laboring mans food supply. If boun-
a Republican Administration. If a famine abroad
raises the price Of farm products here the farmer
the famine If an unexpected and an unpromised
increase in the gold supply gives any respite from
claim credit? The question is not whether the
ditions. but whether he is enjoying his share Of
me me 6eSsng t the G0nry aq ng 1n With
the trust magnate and see which fares the best al
whether the laborlng mans income has Increased
as rapidly as his living expenses
and even If that t pTospeTty could be traced
publican lsEisaton st the iaSoFing man fr rs
the citizens standpoint. He cannot AFFORD 10 barter
while his Industrial independence is being de
stroyed. Neither can he he enuced into an nm
Be 5aifed WITH TtR food 100 matter 10"
COERCION OF EMPLOYEES.
During the last eamgagn aPGPng m %bo we're e
sired 10 coerce them into the support OF the Eepuo-
lican ticket. Many of them were told not TO return
at the polls After the election some Of those en-
poyers closed down their shops and others reduced
of Industry since 1895 remember that some advance
which VIII Occurred after S'i the last election
firm in the city of Washington announced
shortly before the election in 1896 that would not
be able to continue in business II / was elected,
It went into bankruptcy Immediately after , elec
was successful the polls. There are indications
to again this fai If business man feels justified
IN holding the prospect of his own bankruptcy
If his creditors take steps to collect their accounts
before the election in order TO avoid possible 9H
into good monopolies and bad monopoles will
never make any progress toward the overthrow OF
There monopoly
hands; there never was. and never Will be Win
all the advancement in civilization man Is sun 100
that which his fellows must have. The , RHIu93n-
is good, but publicity alone is not sufficient The
known. tbcv 1nEst he Prevented The Democrats
platform contains a demand for legislation which
There is no doubt that such law would protect
the people from much Of the eXtoTtion which Is
tariff duty excludes the foreign product while do
of the home product. the American citizen may be
pundered here while the trust sells abroad in
competition with the world
LAWS TO CONTROL TRUSTS.
It may not be out of place to suggest that In
remedy but We are not willing TO stop at one
the power of the State and Federal governments,
Congressional action is not necessary to desITGg
city or a single State Such trust can be eNter-
pnwer Of the state to Prescribe the conditions
upon which corporations shall be organized, and
vate monopoly place limitations upon outside cor
porations doing business within the State. This
operate with the State in preventing the organiza-
ing the present authority Of the State, Congress
provide that corporations organized in any
State shall not do business outside OF the State
until certain necessary conditions complied
with. If the people of any State are willing 70
other States need feel no concern so long as the
o2noLs on IS orgnates But the moment nonop
oily crosses the State line and nvades other states
the protection of the public at large. If a cor
poration organized in New-Jersey, or any other
that there was no water in its stock and that It
had NOT attemnted and was not attempting 20
monopolize any branch OF industry. its power TO DO
harm would at once be destroyed. An honest cor
poration engaged in legitimate business ought to
join IN the enactment OF laws which VIII protect
It and the public from the industrial hiRhwayInen
who commit arcenT upon a grand scale dhose
who desire the annihilation OF the trusts are nor
allowing the fictitious person, created by law and
the natural man Of esh and blood II the man
made corporation supports the eRepubhcan party,
The railroads have by determinations and re-
At one time the Standard OIL Company had a
contract with a railroad whereby It not only en-
eelved part of the freight paid by its competitors
edly asked for Hesitation which would empower
publican party has turned deaf ear TO these APP
peals 49, ,o.,,o-u nil, 80
II rs eemetsHy asuLen tiIa' me Ddtne's WI 10
legislation, but the banker himself is apt TO fall
victim to this policy Of concentration. Some are
already urging the esta Enlistment Of branch banks,
and when the branch bank is established it will be
able 10 run all the other banks out Of business.
Even now the association of several great financial
institutions IN New-York. under the influence of
one group Of fnanciers, is embarrassing other and
smaller banks
But why multiply illustrations of the evil of
monopoly? No matter how tempting the present
advantage. no matter how alurinR the immediate
prospect, every citizen will find II to his permanent
advantage 70 aid in the overthrow OF the monopo-
stic principle and in the re-esta blishment of the
Industrial system upon basis Of justice. Give the