The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13
BRYAN PRESENTS FACTS.
The Presidential Candidate Speaks as
Follows on Important Matters.

lnS ftSSl0cnual CaHOlQate speaks oS
Fellows on Important Matters.
A prominent republican has accused the
democrats of representing the forces of
lawlessness. l mention this because the
republicans Of Nebraska City have met
and protested against the enforcement of
statute Of the state of Nebraska, and
republican judge was chairman of the
resolutions committee. While the meet
ing was called n nonpartisan one, its
purpose was purely political, and it is
worth while to note that the republicans
seem better able to enforce the statute
against petty offenders than they are
to enforce statutes against great corpo-
ratiOns.
The attorney general has commenced
proceedings, not to destroy local man
ufacturing establishment, but to prevent
the manufacturing establishment from
entering into trust. In this connection,
it may be well to note the different steps
which have been taken. The Arbo Nam
ufacturing Company of Nebraska City
was prosperous corporation. As evil
dence of this prosperity l quote from the
Conservative published by ex-Secretary
of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton), May
20, 1899. Here is what the Conservative
says: Therefore, when the Conserva-
tive points with pride to the Argo fac
tory ut Nebraska City, which turns out
thirty tons of starch every twenty-four
hours, finds markets therefor and sue
cessfully completes in America and
Europe with the National Starch trust.
1t is not in eXtenuation or mitigation of
any views expressed heretofore. 1t is
merely irrefutable evidence that no COM
blne or capital can crush out well
managed private concern. Nebraska
City, in it's cereal mills and Argo factory,
has two successful plants which no trust
has rs yet been able to buy, bully or
wheedle. They plainly illustrate the fact
that intelligent competition can enter
the markets against all trusts and fri
umphantly win out"
1t will be seen that the National
starch company is denounced as n trust.
anu the Conservative declares that the
Argo company was able to compete with
the trust, and that no trust had yct
been able to buy, bully or wheedle the
Argo company.
About the first of September of 1899.
Il rev months after the editorial COM
ment which l have just read the Arpo
company joined the United States Starch
company, and the Conservative of Sent,
~ lS39 quoted an article from the
commercial and financial World. from
winch take the following extract:
Ever since the starch trust, or Nation
Ill starch Manufacturing company, be-
gan business there has been talk among
those manufacturers of starch who re-
main outside of it of the formation of n
strong competitive organization, and
this we now have the pleasure of record
ing. has at length been brought to pass"
There has just been organized under
tho laws of the state of New Jersey,
with capital of $6,0OO,OO0, a powerful
concern under the style of the United
States Starch company, which is n CON
solidation or combination of only four
starch manufacturing concerns in the
United Statcs that are not in the trust
the Oswcgo starch factory the American
Glucose company of Buffalo, the Argo
Manufacturing company OF Nebraska
City, Ncb., and the Sioux City Iowa)
starch works. These concerns arc the
largest and most important manufacture
crss OF fine grades OF starch in the
United States, and their transactions
are in the aggregate Of enormous magni-
tudc. About Il year latcr-that is, in
August. 100O-the third step was taken
and the United States starch company
joined the trust.
First. we have an independent COM
pany, growing and prospecting upon it's
merits; second, this independent company
joins other companies to fight the starch
trust, and third this independent COM
pany with its associates joins the starch
trust and competition is ut least destroy
ed. IL any citizen of Nebraska City
thinks that this starch company is not
n trust let him read the extracts from the
Conservative which I have quoted and
he will find that this organization has
been recognized at all times as trust.
Mr.. Bryan then quoted extensively
from editorials in Mr.. Morton's Conscr-
vativc showing hostility to trusts.
Commenting in general way, Mr..
Bryan said:
IL the people of Nebraska City defend
the starch trust they must be prepared
to defend all the other trusts for it is
impossible for them to destroy trusts To-
Gated elsewhere and defend trust To-
Gated in their own city. Are the pco-
pie of Nebraska willing to subject them
selves and their countrymcn to the ex-
tortion practiced by all the trusts in or
der to maintain one trust which has one
factory in their city? AS a matter of
fact, the people of Nebraska City are
more interested in the dissolution of the
starch trust than the people of other
parts of the state. When the Argo was
IN independent company it was con-
trollcd by citizens of Nebraska City and
Nebraska City interests could be consid.
cred by its management. But If the
National Starch company. with head
quarters in New York, is allowed to alb
sorb this industry the control will be
removed from Nebraska City to New
York and the wishes and interests of
the people of Nebraska City will have
little consideration.
Charles P. Flint of Boston is one of
the drectos of the United Starch COM
pany, and Mr.. Flint made speech in
Boston year ago, last May, in which
he summed up the advantages of trusts.
One of the advantages mentioned by him
was that raw material could be bought
Mt a lower price because there would be
only one purchaser. Is this to the inter-
est of those who sell raw material to the
various starch companies? Another nd
vantage was that the least productive
plants would be closed down and the
work done at the more productive plants.
The people of your town have already
seen distillery closed down by the
whisky trust. What is to prevent the
Argo company from being closed down
by the starch trust? When all the fac
tories belong to one corporation the clos