Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

present aQlnOr1ty OF the Btate, s+OA8EcHN
can provide that corporations Organised
in any state shall not do business outsidsi
| of the state until certain necessary con-
ditions are complied with. If the peoples
| of any state are willing to create anal
continue q monopoly, the people or other
| states need feel no concern, so long ass
| the monopoly is confined to the state IN
| which the corporation originates But
| the moment monopoly crosses the STATED
| line and invades other states EongreSst
has right to, and must, interfere fort
the protection of the public at large TX
| corporation organized ID. New JERSEY, or !
| any other state, were prohibited. ff0w en.i
| gaging in interstate commerce until 1t
produced evidence to show that there was;
/ no water In its stock. and that Il haftt
not attempted, and was not attenptingi
to monopolize any branch Of industry, its
/ power to do harm would at once be de I
stroyed. An honest corporation Engaged
in legitimate business ought to join |
| In the enactment of laws, which .win pro-
| tect; them and the public from the indus-l
| trial highwaymen who commit larceny
upon a grand scale. Those who desire J
the humiliation OF the trusts aresnot |
hostile to property rights. but theS pro- +,
| test against allowing the fictitious per
son, created by law and called 4. cor
| poration. to trample upon the rights OF
| the natural man of flesh and blood. II
| the man-made corporation supports the
| Republican party. we ought to be able
| to appeal for support to the God-madel
man. !
| As to Railroad DETERMINATIONS.
The railroads have by Determinations
and rebates materially. aided In build:
| ing up monopolies. At one time. theI
| Standard Oil Company had a contract
| with railroad whereby 1t not only en-
| joyed lower rates than its competitors |
| but received a part of the freight paid
| by it's competitors. The Interstate COM
merce commission has repeatedly asked
| for legislation which would empower thot
| commission to protect the public, but the
| Republican party has turned deaf ear
| to these appeals. ~
| 1t is generally assumed that the bank
| ers will cooperate with the triists I'M
| preventing remedial legislation, but thel
| banker himself Is apt to fan victim OF
this policy of concentration. Some areI
| already urging the establishment of
| branch banks, and when the branch bank
| is established ii win be able to run ALT
the other banks out of business, Even
now the association of several great finan-
cial institutions In New York, under
| the influence of one group Of nnanciers,
is embarrassing other and smaller banks.
But why multiply illustrations Of thei
| evil of monopoly? No matter how tempt
| ing the present advantage; no matt
ter how alluring the immediate prospect
! every citizen will find 1t to his perma-
| nent advantage to aid in the overthrow
of the monopolistic principle. and In thei
| re-establishment of the industrial system
upon basis of justice. Give the boy
| a chance, and let success be the rewardi
! of merit.
The attempt of the Republican party
to largely increase our military establish
ment suggests another inquiry: Is your.
| son safe when new ideals are substitute
ed for the ideals cherished during the
| past century, and when the doctrine OIL
| force is accepted an American doc.
| trine. Up to this time we have en-.
| couraged science and the arts; we have
/ 0loir cd f6a odxror1 tucr ~ o1di
| have preached the gospel of love. What
will be the effect upon the character of
| future generations if we encourage the
professional soldier at the expense of the
civilian, and teach the creed that might
can create right.
Dangers of Militarism.
Is your son safe when large military
| establishment is being built up to pro-.
tect syndicates organized to develop dis
tant lands? When Mr.. Mckinley was in
augurated there were only $1,000 soldiers
| in the regular army. In December, 1885,
the President recommended that the
| standing army be increased to 100 600 men.
| Republican House of Representatives.
prompt to do his bidding, passed a bin
| and this was done after the treaty. of
| peace was signed and before hostilitiesl
| broke out in Manila. Why did we need,
such army? Possibly the prospectusi
issued by the Philippine Lumber and Del
| velopment Company will explain. The
| company has an office in the MerchantS
| Loan & Trust building, 1856 Adams street.
| Chicago. The prospectus says, "NegOti-i
| atoms are pending for timber rights, and
| some valuable timber rights have already
| been secured, and negotiations for others
| are rapidly approaching completion. No
other company can compete with this one
in getting first foothold in the islands,
| and for several years at least this conl4i
| pany will be ahead of all competitors"
It also quotes from an article in the.
! American Lumberman in which appears
the following: Unlike most tropicaf
| countries the labor problem is easily
| solved by the Chinese labor, which Is
| plentiful and fairly good" The capital,
| list may see an advantage in nlilitarismi
and Imperialism, but where is tho labor
| ing mans share? He will furnish sons,
for the army and will help to pay the
| expenses of war, but he has no part onl
the profits. AS some one has Expressed
| it his lot is to die for the dividends OF,
! Dives"
Is your son safe when the doctrine of,
equality before the law is repudiated, and
when the arguments which have ever been
used in support of kiDgcraft are called
| into justify taxation without representa-
| ton, and government without the con-
sent of the governed. Many have giyen
their support to an imperialistic policy,
without fully realizing what imperialism
means. Mr.. Gompers, President OF the
| Federation of Labor, in his report made
| to the organization last December, warns
| the laboring man to beware of the dana
| gers of imperialism and says: But be,
meath it all there is the purpose OF thost
| who have lost faith in the principles OF ouI
| republic, those who have no confidence
in, or reliance upon the honor, honesty
and stability of our people and oar form
| of government, and who aim TO erect
| throne of despotism upon the tomb Of
freedom, whose initiatory step is large
standing army, and who, with nnilitarism
! rampant, hope to crush out the memory
| of. and the aspiration for. true liberty
| and freedom for all our people"
Appeal to FreemeD.
i Whether this nation shall be looked up
| on as Lafayette, aiding others to obtain
| their freedom and enjoying their graft
! tude or as a Lord Give, fastening q
! hateful sovereignty upon a weaker peo-
! pie and receiving hatred in return, is a
| question which you must help to decide.
| Let me borrow story which has already
| been applied to the present situation. A