Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-21

can be hoped for from that party. In
zSs aep of leaders Spend their
In exulting over present condiGons. Inc
trust Is part OF present cGn aV aire adV
quoted, declared that the formation OF
large corporations was one OF the I'M
the present business activity. If republic
an leaders really regarded private monop-
ply al an effective remedy. they would not
hesitate to denOunce trusts and Suggest
express far more solicitude for the CORPORA
ton than for the people at large. one Is
reminded OF the picture WnlGn nress %pon
his youthful mind the sufferings OF the
Christian martyrs, who were peing t t1r ts,a
lions. The boy looked at the picture for
moment. and then his face brighten;H nt,n up
down into one point of the picture he said:
Why, mamma, there is one poor little lion
the republican leaders. Their sympathy
goes out freely to any corporation, whicn
they are not moved by the hardships inn
posed by mOnopolieS upon all VINO are out
side of the charmed circle; Infee diars
since the presidents inauguration, ana yet
he has never recommended specific meas.
,ure looking toward the overthrow OF
Fmonopoiles.
Paper Money Trust.
"At the opening of the last session Of
congress the republican leaders pressed
through the house and senate bill Great
ing paper money trust and surrendered
INTO the hands OF the nationa
Just as congress was closing farcial and
hypocritical attempt was made to deceive
trust amendment, and an antitrust bill.
The amendment was not necessary and
was intended to deprive the states or the
power which they now possess, rather than
to confer upon congress new authority
the house by the democrats. The repub-
lican leaders then confessed the amend
trust bill. which was supported by the
democrats. but which died In the senate
lean majority in the senate referred the
bill to the judiciary committee against the
protests of the DEMOCRATS r who urged ITS
draws it's Contributions from the trusts
during the eGmpaign and pays back BE- Xxi its OBJ
| cy of the trusts between campaigns.
| Let us note briefly the effect OF the
| already been made to the commercial trav-
eler, the hotel keeper. the railroad the hv-
eryman and the newspaper.
The Eject of Trusts.
1.-THE lawyers are finding that with the
Of # trusts the 5Isinfs ; Is
| attorneys, while less fortunate practttion-
ers are becoming law clerks
trust - .
menaced by the trusts.
HE does not know at what moment some
| large corporation will attempt to monop-
Ollie the business in which he is engaged
and give him his choice between bankrupt
/ cy and participation in an industrial con-
| spiracy against the rest of the country.
ganization by the larger corporations en-
| gagged in the same business, or by trusts
some oth e nroduct l Tsed as basis far fur
Their manufacture. In what business car
son safely @ into
pendent business he will find 1t difficult, II
not impossible, to compete with a large or
in his territory, because it can sustain it.
self. by collecting high prices in other parts
objections and takes stock in a monopoly
he does not know how soon those in charge
may, attempt to freeze out the smaller
1.-The merchant is losing his independ
hec Shall sell l and H often binds him by w con
tract not to sell a competing article. Wher
the monopoly is complete credit will b.
PEELED to bear all the risks of trade. Wher
the trust raises prices. the merchant usual
toners, so far as stock on hand is con
cerned: but when the trust oyerstocks tn,
merchant must bear the loss on accumulat
ed stock: When, for instance. the Ameri
can Steel and Wire company closed seyera
of it's factories few months ago and threw
some 5000 employees out Of work. i
in order to work off a surplus stock which
had accumulated because the high prices
had lessened the demand. Every merchan
lost money on the nails and wire on hand.
'.There is already overproduction i,
many NV ines he Supply OF common nc tS Snair ar
mand: but lest the republicans may try t.
explain this upon the theory that the PEG
that there is also dizziness in the shoe trade
The Iron Age in recent issue pointed on
that the production of iron was falling off
the decrease then amounting to more thar
So. 600 tons per month. Dun's report of Jul.
even recently the cotton manufacturer
wages or shut down temporariiy Accord
ing to Dun's report, the business failure
1900 than they were during the same month
of last year, and this occurs in the mids
of good crops, and when two wars are Il
progress.
Trusts and Arbitrary Fluctuations
1.-The contractor can figure with some &C
curacy SO long as natural laws control. blu
bitrary fluctuations. which are not onl
possible but probable when a monopol
1.-The farmer is one of the most impor
tant factors in our national life Some on
piowshare feeds the world. he is not tt
feels the extortion practiced by them all.
| misleading reports which have been circu
lated concerning my oat crop justify me i
The New York Tribune recently printed
dispatch from Nebraska to the effect tina
cents u per bushel Supposed to be the Vel
l of 40 acres). and that the amount receive
: for the oats was more than double tn
price paid for the land. The Tribune articl
then proceeded to dilate upon the prosper
ity of the farmer. using my experience a
5 an illustration, and asserted that the farm
ers of Nebraska were becoming opulen
that they were joining the republican par
5 ty. The facts are, first: That 1 had fiv
acres of oats instead of 120 acres; second
That the oats have not yet been threShe(
so that the yield is not known: third: Tha
oats are selling for less than % cents in CHI
cago, instead of so cents in Nebraska an
: fourth: That the land upon which the oat
were raised cost me over 500 acre ir
e stead of Sc. If, when threshed, my oat
) yield 40 bushels to the acre. and sell ther
: in Nebraska for 20 cents per bushel, tn
( total income from the five acres will be 81
!. or less than eight per cent on the inves,