Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-01
ou'D AlRELY NET
81, w
Soldier
by 49,, I'VE DONE MOTH
Ter hes, y RoL TRUSTS.

NrE
der hes, wfRoL TRUSTS.
i g JoI
bis la a sFhen Attorney Gen.
or. - yeas Acknowledge the
i sherman Law and De-
Sside Demonstrations.
n aEtys di1ndence:
pN I Nm National Committee
,,,oYs MI be trust question is be-
,.odh h Nhout gloves. Not only
|,,Datofba flcssfna making trusts the
.aoal fen, We of his speeches, but it
.rlerstoo4Ythat nearly all Of the
speakers acting under the aus
Of the Republican National Com
be- are devoting much attention to
n
records of the executive depart
h at Washington during the terms
kesdent Cleveland and the records
orious Democratic States, as well
knublican States. have been search
m any evidence that the Demo-
l. marty has made effort to restrict
nerations Of trusts, and to enact
aforce antitrust laws. Secretary
b. of the Republican National
&nittee, stated that not a trace Of
snce could be found showing that
$as the two terms of President
eand anything was done in the
zion Of restricting trust operations.
the contrary" said Secretary
b. President Cleveland had as
rney General Mr.. Richard Olney,
massachusetts,, who, according to
4 New York World Of Jan. 3, 1894,
! sred the Sherman antitrust law TIC
Unconstitutional and void Mr.. Oh
|hrther said quoting the New York
lid of date given, and the World
bred it was quoting from Attorney
IRIS report, but as all ownership of
|erty is of itself a monopoly, and
every business contract or trans
|ap may be viewed as combina-
which more or less restraints some
kor kind Of trade or commerce, any
bal application of the provisions Of
statute is out of the question
|The World declared, and the World
Eyear is supporting Mr.. Bryan, with
EOlney, that accordingly Mr.. Olney
Edudes that the law, if it is to be
Eddered as constitutional, must be
Erded as applicable only in those
E-which never occur-in which the
Epiracy of greed against need backs
III by imposing some legal disability
|n others from engaging in the same
|h or industry The World also
editorially in it's issue of Jan. 3,
y; The simple fact is that this man
hey, while serving as Attorney Gen
b is on the other side of the question
|il matters affecting the trust con-
|acies. 1t was an affront to the peo-
Ito make him Attorney General. It
h disgrace to the administration to
Etnue him in office
1T is lefreshing to note" continued
Heath, that the New York World,
liar back as 1898, and as late as 1894,
Eed the Sherman antitrust law,
Feh was proposed by grand old Re-
Elcan from Ohio, and passed by
publican Congress, and sharply criti-
I'D President Cleyeland's Attorney
Efal for not enforcing the law,
ben the World and other Democratic
FVspapers, now favoring the election
|Ar. Bryan, are parading Mr.. Olney
IA great modern Democrat, and one
POSE influence will do the Bryan cause
HRh good.
THE World of Aug. II, 1893, edito-
+ly stated that Richard Olney, acting
j. B. Greenhut, president of the
Risky Trust, and under indictment
violating the Sherman antitrust
!, declared in his pleadings that the
RFman antitrust law is not within
power Of Congress, and is uncon-
Futonal and void;' and then the
|fld inquired in the same editorial:
u not an embarrassment to have as
pney General one who, in prosecut-
Erusts, will be confronted with his
70 contention that the law under
|Hl ne proceeds is unconstitutional
Y V0ld-one who, in prosecuting the
FaOpolists, will be forced to send his
u pest clients to jail?'
LIE New York World, Jan. 3, 1894,
E@ned a special telegram from
|Alhston, commenting upon the at
|Ge OF Attorney General Olney,
|Na stated that the Republicans are
|A 10 seize the opportunity to score
democrats on the ground of bad
f4' and that the antitrust law,
|4a bears Senator Sherman's name,
\ drafted by that able lawyer, ex-
|n'Of Edmunds, of Vermont "a Re-
|4can), who had no doubt that it's
lOSons could be enforced and that