The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-01

proposition that the laws. If enforced,
could be brought to bear against trus:s
Mr. Gaines got the floor in his own
right and criticised the attitude of the
Republican party on the trust question.
He scored a point by reading from the
debate on the Mills tariff bill and quoting
Mr.. Mckinley then a member of the
House, and who said. Congress has the
power under the Constitution to control
and crush trusts
Ar. Gaines declared that Congress, un-
der authority of the interstate commerce
clause of the Constitution. had prohibited
the shipment of certain goods to the In
dians. the immigration of certain aliens.
and the shipment of convict goods from
one State to another.
Mr.. Naphen &C Massachusetts made a
forceful though brief speech against the
adoption of the resolution on the ground
that it was insincere, needless. meaning
less. and impossible of adoption by suf
ficient number of the States. He charged
that the Republican party refused to en-
force the existing laws applicable to
trusts. The resolution was "a sop thrown
to unthinking people,
Charges and Counter Charges.
Mr.. Sulzer. the next speaker. bitterly ar
raigned trusts and combines. He said he
was unalterably opposed to trusts, and
would keep his record clear by voting tot
every proposition against them. He criti-
cised the Republican party for its failure
to enforce the present antitrust law, and
claimed that il that were properly en-
forced half of the trusts in the country
could be dissolved He said that the Re-
publican Attorney General had refused TO
bring single suit against the trusts. and
that in the face of the decisions OF the
Supreme Court this failure on his part
was an Indictment against the Republican
party that would be hard to explain to the
people in the coming campaign. He said
that the action the Republican party now
took was confession of guilt. and was
done for the purpose of throwing dust In
the eyes OF the people. Every intelligent
man in the country knows the Republican
party is owned and controlled by the trusts
The teal difference between the Repub
lican party and the Democratic party on
the trust issue is that the Republican
party Is owned and controlled by the trusts
and the Democratic party wants the peo-
PIE to own and control the trusts" He
severely criticised the President for dere-
LECTION on this great question, and said the
Republican party was now trying to de-
ceive and hoodwink the people.
Mr. Ray then had read an editorial from
one Of the New. York newspapers, critl-
cising the mayer of New York City for
his connection with the Ice Trust After
the article was read Mr.. Sulzer secured
the floor and began defence of Tam!alny
Hall. and said it was humilia.ing spec
tacle for the trust lawyers of the Repuo-
lican party to enieayor to, justify their
favoritism to the trusts by pointing to the
Ice Trust in New York City. which Demo-
cratic journals and Democratic officials
were doing all they could to control and
dissolve
Il have no sympathy with the Ice Trust"
Mr.. Sulzer said. "and l want it distinctly
understood that q majority of the stock
holders of the trust belong to the Repub-
lican machine in the city of New York.
The Democratic organization in the city
of New York is absolutely opposed to
trusts. and ! point TO the fact that all
the officials and nine-tenths of the stock
holders in the great trusts which have
headquarters in the State OF New York
are Republicans and supporters of the
Republican Administration. The President
Of the Ice Trust. for instance. and for that
matter of all the other great trusts, is a
Republican. / desire to call the attention
of the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Ray) to the record of the Republican par
ty in New York on the trust question. and
publican State officials do not enforce the
law against all the trusts in the Empire
State. You don't do 1t because you are
afraid to do it. You don't do it because
your boss went permit you to do it. Why
have you not prosecuted the canal thieves?
Il want to say that in the State of New
York there is an antitrust act that the
Republican Attorney General does not dare
enforce, because the boss in that State is
nf h.
him to bring any proceedings against the
trusts. The Republican Attorney General
in the State of New York is owned by
Platt and the trusts own Plat, so there
you are. What humiliating spectacle
when you stand up here and try TO make
people believe you are opposed to trusts"
Mr. Ray asked Mr.. Sulzer If he was not
a member of Tammany Hall.
Mr.. Sulzer--l am a member Of the DEM
ocratic organization in New York and am
proud of it. Are you ashamed of being a
member of the Republican machine?
Mr.. Ray-I say that Tammany Hall Is
the father of and the mother of and the
captain and the king bee of the Ice Trust.
Mr.. Sulzer-And l deny it, and l say
that the Republican party is. l say that
the president and most of the officers and
seven tenths OF the stockholders are Re-
publicans.
Mr.. Ray-l knew / would stir up the
tiger when l had that article read. I
knew it would howl and lash its sides in
fury.
Mr.. Sulzer-Well. they do not look as
bad as the elephants sides.
Mr.. Ray-The gentleman has been de-
claiming against trusts every time he has
got on his feet since this Congress came
together.
Mr.. Sulzer--And will keep at 1t, too.
Mr.. Ray-But the gentleman will vote
for trusts. He does not dare vote against
them. That gallant hero of Santiago, the
present Governor of the State of New
York, Theodore Roosevelt. the other day
made an order directing that this Tam
many Hall Ice Trust be prosecuted. They
failed to get any prosecutions under the
authorities Of New York City. held and
controlled by Democrats.
MIR. Sulzer-Will you please tell us why
the Republican party in the State OF New
York did not prosecute the canal thieves.
and why the Republican Attorney General
does not prosecute all the trusts doing
business in the State of New York?
Mr.. H. c. Smith of Michigan made a
graceful speech in behalf of the resolution
and Mr.. Mahon. in following him. again
brought up the New York Ice Trust ques-
ton.
Mr.. briggs said Democratic newspaper
and democratic officials in New York were
bringing the trust thieves to justice. 1t