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The TARIFF And TRUSTS
hF' Livingston Says They VIII Be
the Great Questions in 1902.

The Georgia Representative Declares
the Democrats Have an Excellent
Opportunity to Control Congress if
They Do Not Take Up Dead Issues.
Nearly every Senator and Representa-
tive who has visited Washington since
the adjournment Of Congress has express
ed the opinion that during the coming
session they viii be called upon to con-
slider the tariff question.
Representative Livingston Of Georgia.
who headed the minority on the App-o-
priations Committee Of the last House
and who took Il conspicuous part in the
campaign last year said this morning
that the tariff question would surely come
before Congress next December If It
does not come in a single form. said he,
it will come up for consideration in the
suise of trust legislation
2Ar- Livingston is a member of the IN
dustriai Commission and has followed
closely the hearings before that body.
which has in its possession important and
valuable evidence, tending to show that
the Dingley tariff has not only created
trusts, but has fOsteTed them, and that
many, very many Of the necessarfes of
life are sold abroad much cheaper than
to the home consumer. Mr.. Livingston
! has vast quantity Of indispUtaDle data
which he viii use on the floor of the
House at the proper time
No one, in nay opinion, can deny" said
AIr. Livingston, that protection in many
instances promotes and creates trusts
The sale Of many products abroad at low
eT prices than offered to home consumers
has angered and aroused our. people. and
Congress viii have to consider remedy
for this evil a discussion of the tariff
viii develop this fact and make it clear
that it is the protection given that en-
ables trusts to sell goods cheaper abroad
than at home Those in favor OF the Bah
cock remedy to place trIIst-made articles
on the free list are increasing in numbers
daily.
THE assertion that the Sherman anti
Trust law has or can regulate the trusts
has fallen fat Say what We may about
trusts, with all the difficult environments,
State rights, specific and vested rights
organized as corporations under State
laws, etc, the fact remains that power to
control and fix prices without regard to
supply and demand, placing consumers
simply at the mercy Of those who thus
act must be regulated in some way. And
If the States cannot or viii not, then the
General Government must do So
The leaders of the Republican party in
the East continued Mr.. Livingston, are
determined If possible to prevent consid-
Grafton or discussion Of the tariff The
Western Republicans are aware of the
fact that the success of the party in that
section depends upon modification of the
tariff. This conflict viii give the Demo-
Gratis fine opportunity TO regain control
OF Congress next year, provided We do
rot founder over dead issues and inprac-
ticaI questions in our campaign. Say
" hat you viii, in my opinion the tariff
and trusts VIII be the paramount issue.
the Chairman Of the National Democratic
Committee to the contrary notwithstaad-
ing
II the campaign On our part IS tins
planned and executed we win go before
the people on issues IN which they are di-
rectly and Immediately interested and can
be enlisted TO an active participation
We must enlist the people, and to d. this
'Fe must touch their interest and nor de-
pend upon a lot Of vagaries Of which they
Know nothing and care less