The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-04
CROKER TALKS
ON THE TRUSTS.
Points Out the Dangers That
Threaten Business.
EVERYONE IS INTERESTED
For Every Commodity That Can be Men
toned Is Likely to he Controlled
BY the Time It Reaches
the Counter.

New York, Aug. 31.-Richard Croker
in an interview repeated the attack
on the trusts which he made in his
speech before the executive commit
etc of Tammany Hall last week, and
amplified 1t considerably, using as an
illustration the results which would
follow the consolidation of the big re-
tail interests of this city. Mr.. Croker
asserted that there is a great deal of
talk about consolidation of the great
department stores, and he drew a
gloomy picture of the conditions that
would follow such an event.
Where Is this trust business going
to end?" he asked. "Can you imagine?
Take the big department stores of this
| city, for instance. Say they are twelve
| of them. 1t is not at all unlikely that
within the next four years they will
form trust among themselves. There
is a great deal of talk to that effect,
and then what will happen? The trust
would raise the price of goods to suit
their own interests. They would have
no competition. The small dealer would
have to go, and where would the masses
come in? This trust could greatly re-
duce it's working forces and pay as
small wages as it pleased. And, what
Is more, supposing man loses his situ-
alton in a trust store, what can he do?
He would have to leave the city IL he
hoped to get another job. Think of the
enormity Of the evil such state of
affairs would bring about. 1t would
not be so only here, either, but all over
the country, and this Is just what the
people are awakening to. They rea-
} lize the danger, and they are going to
avoid it this year as sure as fate by
electing Bryan and Stevenson. 1 never
felt so sure of thing in my life"
Mr.. Croker declared that Bryan would
carry the state of Indiana by at least
40, 900 and not $4,000 as some prominent
Democrats seem to think.
: "I look for Ohio to go Democratic
| beyond a doubt. Reports prove that II
! will if am any judge" added the Tam
many chieftan.
DEMOCRATS WORKING.
"How about New York state, Mr..
Croker? Are you satisfied with the pro-
gress of the campaign here?"
Every Democrat in New York state
is working to elect Bryan" was the re-
ply. Look for big sweep here in his
favor. l can't see anything different.
Why, all this talk of Republican apathy
is simply a case OF those Republicans
who are going to vote for Bryan keep
ing quiet they are Republicans yet in
name for the sake of being Republi-
/, cans, but you'll find that they will not
vote for Mckinley again. l tell you
the people won't stand this continual
growing of trusts, and the nation won't
stand for Imperialism at ALL"
] Trusts and Imperialism are practi-
pal1y the same If iS centerinP now ar
in few or even one man, and Ameri-
- cans were not born to do that. To make
this country prosperous we have to get
back to the old-fashioned American
business methods when there were
plenty of stores, plenty of employers
] and plenty of competition. If you
n don't it will result in anarchy or any
n thing else you wish to call it. The stu
v alton now is employer against employe
= and it won't require much figuring on
election day to find out who controlled
the most votes, the employer or the en-
ployed.
g TAKING NO INTEREST.
e "Ha! Apathy, eh! guess the Other
n side has need to cry apathy. Why just
go down Broadway and look at al
" those stores, where four years ago you
- could see nothing but flags and Nc
- Kinley pictures. You don't see any o.
. that now. No. They are not taking
u any interest in their party whatever"
1t was stated today that Mr.. Croke'
st would take the stump after the state
It convention. Asked about this he re-
IS piled: II may do a little talking"
What will you talk about?"
TRUSTS. I think it is my duty t.
warn young men,"