The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-16
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trustf II Is q large combination Of
capital, usually In corporate form, for
the production or sale OF some article
or articles of general use: or q great,
4 combination of5labor. as the .printeru'
union. or the union of coal miners, for
instance and Understanding machinery,
too, may Justly BIO called mechanical;
z trusts, 4, AZ; i. e. i. ],
4 There IRE good trusts and bad trusts.
Bryan never refers to a good trust, nj.
though tthey outnumber the bad ones
bythousands 10 one. ,Hc is. well aware
that if he discussed the subject fairly,
1t would bring him few votes; in fact.
: It would be to his sparty's 1dlaoredlt, as
! we,ehall prove. < e 81
a good business trust aims to pro-
,duea, or handle good article at fair.
price, The great capital controlled
and the thorough system adopted en-
ables II to sell at lower prices than
small concerns lad been doing. Such
trust is, a blessing to any tcommun-
ity$or to thS country at large; because
thestdo the greatest good to The great.
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Department Store Trust.
ga The department store ii! q trust, and
few. WILL question Its being a hane-
ficial one. I: 3enubles Its patrons TO
makeS all their purchases in one build
ms 9at ,rcduced prices, instead Of hav-
Ing tosr,in about among several stores;
it.say7s money and time and trouble.
Typeset:ing machines .have senabled
the publishers Of newspapers. maya.
zines and books to furnish as good or
a!.5attsr5 artirts ut greatly reduced,
prices. is not this a benefit to the
masses, even though 1t has compelled
I many printers TO engage in other en-
Payments. s
LebossorGan:zatioes r-e Is t.7aly en-
titled TO. be called trusts as is the
Standard Oil Company. They. ain to
furnish good workmen at fair prices.
They rightfully claim that a person
should receive n full and fair equiva-
lent for the services he renders. and
that . a@orkmau who labors for ary-
thing 'less Is unfair both to himself and
to his fellow craftsmen. When labor
organizations on Q strike resort to VIC
lence In order. to accomplish their pur-
4 poses, or make unreasonable demands,
they; cease to be good trusts. and SHOULD
be restrained.
Should be Destroyed.
Bryan Is preaching the doctrine that
oil trusts are bad, and should be de-
4 stroyed. II one man robs his neigh
Dor, should all men be made to suffer
for IT, II one trust corners the mar
ket and forces up prices. should all de-
partment stores be closed. all labor or
CARNATIONS be. compelled to disband
and ell labor-saving machinery be de-
Z stroyed? t91' k
Bryan is against all combinations OF
capital. He Is bending all his encr-
giles TO antagonize labor and capital.
The Republican party appeals to the
Intelligence, the reason and the man.
hood Of the people, Bryan, with his
incendiary and suggestive talk. appeals
to their, prejudice and passion He
seeks to poison the minds OF the work.
z ingman against his employer. in order
that he (Bryan) may gain enough votes
TO- become President.
Thcswis man will vote for his own
interests. however, and not for Bry-
ans: he Will estimate the present
great prosperity and the certainty Of
its continuance IL the Republican party
as kept in power. as "a bird in the
hand Is worth two in the BUSH" and
worth far more than any number OF
Bryan's promises.
si FaVors Gigantic Trust.
While protesting the greatest antlp-
athy. FOR trusts, bryan is In favor OF
one OF the most gigantic trusts that
the mind OF man could conceivc-the
free coinage Of silver trust For the
time being, though. It suits his deep
laid scheme to LAY low an say muffin"