The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

can be carried on somewhere else also;
but the Argo company, as an independ-
ent company, could not close down with
out serious loss; therefore, the, chances
are greater in favor of the local factory
being closed down under the trust that
under independent management. Mr..
Flint also suggested as another advant-
age that in case Of local fires or strike
the work could be done elsewhere, with
out loss. If the employees Of the Starch
company are urged to support the trust
for fear of losing their employment, let
me remind them of Mr.. Flint's speech.
The Argo company, as an independent
company, could not afford to close down
and turn off its employees, but when the
Argo company becomes member of the
National Starch company, the employees
have no way of protecting themselves,
because the works here can be suspend
ed while the employees are starved into
submission. Under the trust system q
strike in the factory brings no loss to the
company, but it does bring great loss
to the employees. Let me give you case
of September II, contained the following
was resumed at the Central Foundry
company's plant yesterday. The men
who went out on strike early last week,
returned to work on the company's
terms. The management here is not re-
sponsible for the reduction in wages, it
having been ordered by the head office in
New York, the reduction prevailing
throughout all the pipe plants belonging
to the company"
If an order comes from the head Office
in New York to reduct the wages of all
the starch factories, the men have moth
ing to do but to submit. The same
greed which leads the trust to raise
prices and extort from consumers, will
allow it to lower wages and do injustice
to the employees.
The attorney general of this state is
seeking to enforce statute of Nebraska.
The law is a good law and should be en-
forced, and the people of Nebraska City
ought to hold mass meeting to COM
mand him rather than condemn him.
The fusion forces believe in enforcing
both state laws and national laws
against the trusts. The Kansas City
platform demands the humiliation of
all private mOnopolies and il the demo-
cratic ticket is successful believe legis-
lation will be enacted which will make it
impossible for the National Starch COM
pany to buy, bully or wheedle' the Argo
company into joining trust, and with
the dissolution of the starch trust will
come the dissolution Of all other trusts
which are now plundering the people.
Continuing, Mr.. Bryan congratulated
the people upon having IN attorney gen
eral who has courage enough to bring
the suit, and said that if the United
States attorney general had done his
duty there would have been no necessity
for the state authorities to take up the
question. He said that if he should be
elected the federal administration would
be found moving against all combina
tons contrary to law.
Hc asserted that to support the trusts
meant to support the republican policies.
including militnrism, high tariff, etc. He
took up and discussed briefly the gen
eral issues of the campaign. The speech
was literally applauded in many places.
and there were fewer shouts for OPP
posing candidates than at most meet
ings.