Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-26
PARTY OF TRUSTS.
That Is the Actual Record oi
the Democracy.
NEVER ENACTED ANTITRUST LAW

| Republican Party Has Enacted All
| LegisIation Aga.nst Mnnopoiies.
The Democratic party has been the
trust party for the last twenty-ii5e
years. 1t came into power in the lower
house of congress March 4th, 1873
and for fourteen years it held almost
complete control of that branch OF the
| government: and in all that time they
never introduced a bill to control reg
ulate abolish or prohibit trusts, While
accusing the Republican party with be-
ing their friend and protector. IDS
strange inconsistency was exposed y
James G. Blaine in speech delivered
in Goshen. Ind, October 10, 1888, IN
which he said. "'Stop thief, is a cry
not entirely confined to the criminal
classes. The counterpart OF the trick
is known in political circles, and es'
pecialy noticeable in the present
course of the Democratic party re-
specting trusts. When the Mills bill
was before congress, the president OF
the sugar trust appeared before the
6ays and means committee and, ac-
coruing to the statement made in open
senate by Mr.. Allison OF Iowa, OBJ
tained such an arrangement of duty as
was equivalent to six millions of dol
lars in the pockets of the sugar trust.
That is what a Democratic congress
did for the sugar trust at the request
of Mr.. Havemeyer, its president. The
Republican senate defeated the bill.
wellington r. Burt, the president
of the salt trust, was the candidate OF
the Democrats for governor of Michi-
gan in 1885,"
In 1888, congress became Republican,
. and within a few months enacted the
Sherman antitrust law. Many Demo
Gratis voted against it. 1t is the most
effective Law against trusts that can
be enacted by congress, until the con-
stituton is amended by extending thc
power of congress to legislate against
trusts in the several states. The
Sherman law only prohibits trusts
when they interfere with trade or
commerce among the several states, or
with foreign nations An amend
ment to the constitution. giving con
gress that right, was proposed in the
last congress and supported by the
Republicans, but the Democrats de
feated it, as it requires a two-thirds
vote to propose an amendment to the
constitution. Mr.. Bryan says state
legislation cannot suppress trusts II
must be done by act Of congress. Yet
his party voted against giving con
gress the power to enact such law.
In 1898 the Democrats came into
power again under Mr.. Cleveland.
They enacted the wilson German tar
if law. When the bill passed thu
house and was introduced in the SEN
ate, it was understood to be unsats
factory to the sugar trust. Mr. Have
meyer, the president of the sugar
trust, went to Washington and stopped
at the best hotel in the city. He did
not go to the senate like a common
lobbyist, but sent for the leading Dem
ocratic senators to come to him. He
told them how he wanted the bill
amended and they promised that II
would be done. When the bill came
up in the senate, Mr.. Voorhees,, the
leader of the party in the senate, NOV
ed to amend the bill as requested by
Mr.. Eayemeyer and it was done
When the bill was sent back to the
house for concurrence in the senate
amendment, Mr.. Wilson, author of the
bill, and Democratic leader in the
house, denounced the senate amend
ment in favor Of the sugar trust in
the strongest language He said-~
He had been credibly informed and
believed that the sugar trust antici-
pating the enactment of the senate
schedule, purchased $1l2 900 coo worth
of raw sugar. II this was true. the
profits accruing to the trust from the
investment in advance of the enact
ment of the senate schedule would be
at least $lOOOOOOO" Mr.. Wilson said
further:
The great battle is between the
American people and the sugar trust.
1t is a battle in which the trust has
taken the people by the throat and it
will never end until we throw off the
grip" But the Democrats in congress
did not throw off the grip They
passed the bill as it came from the
senate, and the sugar trust pocketad
the sac Geo 900
William j. Bryan was a member CT
congress when the Wilson tariff bill
was enacted. He was one of the 20i
Democratic members who voted for
the sugar trust schedule at the dicta-
lion of Havemeyer. That vote shows
that Mr.. Bryan is no better than his
party, and cannot be depended on tC
protect the people against the trusts
and monopolies. 1t caused greal
scandal at the time, because it was
charged that some senators bought
stock in the sugar trust and thus go
share of the forty millions profit.
The Democrats also favored th'
whisky trust in notable instance
Samuel ]. Randall was the speaker o
the house. The whisky trust askeC
congress to enact a law extending tn
time whisky might be kept in bond