The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-10-26

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Every line of legislation now o n the starute books OF the United States
directed qgnios' trusts and unlawful trade combinations was placed there by
the Republicans.
That there is not more stringent law against them is the fault Of The
Democratic party.
The last occasion o. which the parties az represented in Congress. went
in record on the trust question was II June l. 1890.
onihai day a final OF ws taken on a constitutional amendment o
or otherwise"
amendment to the state Legislature for ratification
Tho question TO SO submit it was lost by svote Of 1854 yeas to 1872 nays
OF The yeas l49 We're republicans and only o we're democrats. The 8
were cs %g" 70. ,, sn%"s p, ,N Napier ,s and Taylor o. Massachusetts, ssaaasr
OF the 1872 nays, only two were republicans, Lour and Mccall.
Richardson, Len'z suizer Rupert Salmon andsall the other professional
trust killers voted nay. They declined TO give Congress the power to
sgrapple with The trusts. The democrats INDUCED in spasms of virtue for
two day., denouuoipe the trusts, aud then voted to continue them.
In one of Mr. Bryans recent speeches he gave the republican remedy as
the final one he would adopt in case he was elected and all other means
failed.
In other words, Mr.. Bryan admits the value of,he Republican idea, but
wants to try other measures first. lie has not said what those measures are
some trustso operate all over the country; Others. like the New York Ice
Trust, operate in single city. The requisite power to reach each and all
and bring them within the federal law, was denied by a margin of So voted.
all democratic.
Citations, in view OF his partys record, promise N o better than the prophesies
he made four years ago; and MS a prophet, Mr.. Bryan has ct succeeded.
SENATOR JONES' AND THE SUGAR TRUST.
The depocrats made another brilliant protrust record during the same
session of Congress. Representative Richardson, of Tennessee, Democrat,
tried 10 pssst the sugar ,ros, by Offering ajoin' resolution to admit Cuban
aud Porto Rfcsa sugar free of duty.
The remissiono Of that duty would have amounted to about $250OOOoo
a year, and the sugar trust would have banen'ed to TIE amount at least of
sI5Oooooo per year. The controller Of The sugar. Trusts Mr.. Henry o.
lIayemeyer, Democrat Mr. Richardson's proposed GIT to. ms friend, Mr.
navemeyer, was smothered in the Ways aud Means Committee OF the House.
This wns done by the republican members of The committee.
II was also proposed by Senator Jones, Democratic National Chairman
nd s Mr. psy" !, manager !" zee pe 99 ri Iis,as ~ D S@a tie up p en1roo . p' WSo NI Di% 'T '%s.c
duties.
This nmounteda AT the time to slAs7S66. Had the scheme succeeded, the
same concern. would have benefited by a direct gin of $lt25o774. This Is
the first instance ou record where u direct gilt was intended TO be made to
a trust and a democratic manager Senator james k Jones' wished to make
IL. This was also prevented by the republican,.
The moneywas not TO be returned to the Porto Idcans as The duties
paid now are, but TO the Sugar Trust.
An the facts are printed in the Congressional Record and are a part OF
american history.