The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-11

its Investigations throughout that entire
year. all through the Presidential cam
Daign. and made its report only two
days prior TO the final adjournment of
the Congress This report closes as fol-
lows:
s. Your committee respectfully reports
that the number of combinations and
trusts formed and forming in this coun-
try IS. as your committee has ascertained
very large and effects a large portion
Of the important manufacturing and in
dustTial interests Of the country They
do not report any list of these combina
lions fer the reason that new ones are
e constantly forming and the cid ones are
constantly extending their relations so
as to cover new branches of business
and invade new territories. Your com
mittee further reports that, owing to
present differences Of opinion between
the members of the committee. they
limit this report 10 submitting to the
careful consI Iteration of subsequent Con-
crosses the facts shown by the testi-
m0ny taken before the committee.
Restrictive Legislation.
1T must he borne in mind that the
subsequent Congresses to whose care
fuI consideration the committee sub
mit.ed the facts shown b. the testimony
taken before it. was a Republican Con-
gress. This committee from the Demo-
cratic Congress said there were such
differences OF opinion between the mem
beTs thereof that they did not know
what TO do land their national platform.
By the way. had promised to do nothing).
so they turned the subject. emphasized
by their beIated report. over to their
successors. But two days after the re-
port was read benjamin Harrison. who
had been elected upon a platform which
promised legislation against trusts. was
inaugurated The platform on which he
was elected -as written and read by
that great disciple OF protection who fell
or the sixth day Of September last il
the city Of Buffalo. the victim Of an
assassin-s bullet. Was that platform
obevedo OF course II was. And in its
Obedience the very first bill introduced in
the Senate Of the Fiftieth Congress was
by that revereG statesman. John SheT-
man. i passed both houses received
the approval Of MT. Harrison and be
Gang the antitrust law which has stood
the test from then until now. without
amendment. and bit for declarations in
the Democratic party platforms. we'll
nigh without a suggestion OF possible
Improvement
Praises Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Gentlemen. the first national plat
form promising antitrust legislation
ever penBcd by man was written by that
prince Of statesmen. William Mckinley.
The first and only antitrust law ever
passed through Congress was introduced
10y that oft-maligned. but ever great
legislator. John sherman Ard the most
determined effort to enforce that law.
regardless OF Who may be affected by its
enforcement. is now being made by that
gallant intrepid. and fearless Chief Elk
ecutive. Theodore Roosevelt.
Conduct of The Army.
But / think il is q little early to de
term;ne just where the Bloody angle"
Of this campaign is 10 be fought. There
are these who insist it viii be the con
duct Of a little band Of something over
GC.0C0 American boys wearing blue uni
forms. sIee-ing in tents, and fighting
as hest they know how, under "A tropi-
cal SKY. for tho honor Of the cid flag
Much IS ] resent the imputation against
those who. in the discharge of duty, are
s.0eG miles distant from their accusers.
yet. as a lawyer. am willing to pro-
coed to trial even in the absence of the |
accused and upon the indictment re-
turned by d very small minority Of the
minority party in the United States Sen
ate. We VIII. If they please. dismiss
every other count We viii discharge
the witnesses on every other subject |
We will replace the books boaTfng on
all other questions, and 90 to the jury
on a fair and manly presentation of the
case. and they being the accUsers, shall /
have the opening and the closing Of the !
argument Suppose in rare instances
the veneer Of American civilization has /
worn thin. Suppose that here and there |
the standard of American manhood is 1
not as high as we would wish. Suppose |
a few boys. reared in our homes. edu- |
Gated in our schools. trained in our 1
churches. and upheld by our prayers, |
have failed as a half dozen Senators |
contend. 20 exhibit that measure Of pa
thence amid Universities. that humanity
amid cTUelties. and hat stoicism amid /
torture which we so much admire. thank /
God. neither the American boy of this (
generation nor of any other. as a rule. /
has ever failed to exhibit courage in /