The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-26
Mr.. BRYAN AND THE TRUSTS.
TALKS or TIM LEGAL REMEDY TO
RESTRICT MONOPOLIEs.

All Trust-Made Articles 90 lie Placed
ON the Ere" Li-t-IedernI Govern
ment 90 license Corporations 20
Do business Outside the state in
witch They Are OrEanised-ReEu-
/ iRtinE Interstate Commerce.
From the New York Herald
The Heralds special correspondents. who
is travelling with william }. Bryan. was
/ instructed by the Herald TO ask the Dem
ocratlc candidate this question;
In your speeches SO FAR delivered on
I the trust question you have not dealt with
f the remedies you would apply 20 overcap-
/ italization what legal remedy would you
suggest 90 prevent the lniquitous and Inn
moral restriction OF trade by which trusts
attemp, 20 sune clmpetiuon2"
/ This Is Mr. Brysns reply Publicity Is
good but publicity alone Is not sufficient
The practices OF the trusts must not only
De- made known. they must be prevented
I TheRepublican party has no remedy for
I trusts. We have
First Enforce tho demand in The Dem
ocratic platform for legislation which Will
tIANf NNAAa riAtiiAf ANAlNifN on Afif AffN lAHN
The CORPORATIONS will then not be in
spired 20 combine in this country TO raise
prices here while they sell abroad IN com
petition with the world. There IL no doubt
that such legislation would protect the
people from much Of the extortion which
B. pracucod under cover Of high tarin
laws
Second Provide by law that before
any corporation organized IN any state
shall do business outside OF that state.
IL shall be- granted a license by the federal
government.
The Duty of Congress.
Congress must cooperate with the
state in preventing the organization ~
any interstate monopoly. without impair
iug the present authority 81 tho state
Congress can provide that the operation
81 corporation must be confined 20 tho
state in which ~ was organized until GER
tain necessary conditions are complied
with n the people u any state are willing
% create and continue "a monopoly the
people % other states need feel no con-
Germ 20 long az the monopoly D. confined
90 the state in which the corporation orig
mates But the moment a monopoly
crosses the state line and invades other
states Congress has right 90 and must
interfere for the protection o. the country
al large. Why should a corporation be
permitted 70 engage IN interstate COM
mcrce for any purpose except a beneficial
one. and what harm or injustice s. done
by compelling the corporation 70 show
that u Is going into interstate commerce
for the benefit OF the public7
To Crush wonpoIies.
Third. Provide that the license of
corporation doing interstate business be
forfeited the moment the corporation at
tempts 70 monopolze any branch % bust
ness By this means the corporation can
be- shut up IN one state ana forty-four
states taken away from -. until Il shows
that q e. an honest and legitimate enter
prise Those who desire tho humiliation
~ tho trusts are not hostile 20 property
rights. but they protest against all ow-
ing IA fictitious person. created by law ana
called q CORPORATION. 90 tramplc upon the
rights Of the natural man Of ioah and
blood
Lawyers ON BryRn's Plan.
The Herald laid Sir. organs remedy for