Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02

Porto Rico, he was willing to have the
amendment provide that 1t apply to all
territory outside the United States. but I'M
der its sovereignty There could be no
amendment granting concurrent jurisdic-
ton Ger trusts to the states and Con-
gress, for one might wish TO crush a trust
and the other not. and the who're would
interstate business. He thought Mr. Bryan's
plan of licensing corporations doing an
interstate blu mess. H thoug 1t MIR Bryan's
suggestion that Congress should have the
power to crush all trusts was cared for In
this amendment
Mr.. Litt,efield thought the AK would be
applied by the passage of the antitrust
amendment He charged that the demo-
Gratis IN Congress were always opposed to
antitrust legislation.
The members of the opposition, he
thought We're laboring under an attack of
intellectual hi!iousness- Throughout Mr..
Littlefield's speech he was bombardsd with
questions and there was some pretty fenc-
ing. He met all corners.
Mr.. Littietield contrasted the records of
the two parties On the trust question to
show that such legislation had been en-
acted against trusts had been placed upon
the statute books under the auspices of the
republican party. Republican promises, he
said. were never outlawed. Democratic
promises were never fulfilled. Like the
promissory note of an insolvent debtor the
oftener it was renewed the less chance
there was of its ultimate payment. Amid
much amusement he read a list of demo-
Gratis of the present House who voted to
sidetrack the Sherman antitrust law Of
1891.
Didn't every democrat vote for it?'
asked Mr.. Gaines, CTenn.)
Yes" replied Mr.. Littlefield. when you
couldn't do anything else. You voted to
sidetrack it. but you did not dare vote
against it when squarely confronted with
The Republican Party's Record.
such is the record of the republican
party In regard to legislation" said Mr.
Littlefeid, in conclusion. land such is the
record of the republican party in enforcing
its legislation; such, my friends, is the rec
crd of William ]. Bryan in connection with
antitrust legislation and such the record
of William Mckinley, soon to be the candi-
date of the republican party upon this pro-
posed antitrust legislation. applause on
the republican side.) We are ready to go
to the people in November and to submit TO
their candid common sense judgment
whether the democratic party that has
proved itself incompetent to deal with this
question shall be trusted or the republican
party. II the people of this country shall
register their verdict in accordance with
the proposition that you can food some of
the people all of the time and all of the
people some of the time, but that you can
not fool all the people all Of the time then
when the sun rises upon the morning that
sees William McKinley's denomination in
Philadelphia, 1t will be as the sun of Aus
terlitZ illumined by the honors of the re-
publican party" At the close of his speech
there was some loud and long-continued
cheering and applause on the republican
side.
The vote on the resolution was yeas 154
to nays 131. and the resolution failed for
want Of two-thirds.
AT last nights session of the House the
bills 10 ratify the treaties made by the
Dawes commission with the Cherokee and
Creek Indians was passed