The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-09
CONDEMNED sY INAcrloNp -

CONDEMNED BY lNAcTIoN.v
That is the title OF an editorial in the
leading Republican paper OF Oregon.
speaking Of the failure OF the Republl-
can party 10 protect the people against
the trusts
The editor Of that paper does not
speak without some standing In the
party. He Is one OF It's most active
defenders ana supporters He helms
control It's conventions and make its
tickets I'm Oregon.
He ridicules the idea that reforma-
tion of the farln will settle the trust
question. and suys:
There are some Of our trusts that no
tariff reduction will affect. There are
others that tariff reduction will banefit
/ " rs IDLE, THEN, TO PROPOSE A
] SETTLEMENT or THE TRUST
j QUESTION MERELY BY AN ACT
! PUTTING TRUST-MADE OR TRUST
CONTROLLED PRODUCTS ON THE
FREE LIST. II Is further eonoeivable
that such law would operate. as Sen.
ator Lodge says II would, 10 enable
some trusta 10 destroy their present in
dependent competitors.
This knocks In the head the assertion
OF many Republicans like Babcock OF
1 Wisconsin that free trade In trust-pro-
tected articles would be beneficial to
the consumer
The Republican editor next attacks
The Dingley tarin law. and has the
temerlty 10 say n has been outgrown
and Is not adapted to the needs OF the
present times. Hear him:
Now, the least oreditable use 10
which this plain fact can be put is 10
palPate the iniquity Of inaotion BY
Congress on either trust or the tariff
question There 10 not a man livina
who can defend the outgrown schedules
OF the pingley law In their entirety.
They need correction. and II Is no de-
tense of inaotion to say that their cor
reetion will not destroy the trusts.
Editor Scott next strikes out vlgor-
ously al the Republican party Itself.
rms IL a safe proceeding when Il Is re-
called that the next election In Oregon
~ tweniy-one months away and he has |
periodical fits OF denouncing the party |
he has always supported at the cleo |
uon. but read him for yourself:
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY |
STANDS ARRAIGNED BEFORE THE
COUNTRY. not because the trusts
can't be destroyed by tarln reform. or
by publicity, or by the sherman anti.
trust law, but Il does stand arraigned
because upon several well-aacertnlned
ana Thoroughly demonstrated and un-
deniable evils, IN HAS NOTHING
WHATEVER To OFFER BUT IN.
ACTION, EVASION AND IN MANY
CAsES DOWNRIGHT MIsREPRE-
StNrATlON. There has been a great
deal OF talk. We have been debating
the trusts and the tariff inequalities for
many years.
1T ~ TIME SOMETHING WAS
DONE. AS WELL AS TALKED. fI'
me party chooses reciprocity under the
bihgley laws plain program. how Is n
mat not reciprocity treaty has been
fathedf IT, on the other hand. the
larln II 10 be corrected In only a few .
minor imperfections ana anachron-
sins, why is it that no such bill Is per-
nitted TO see the light OF day IN either
Senate on Housef
In a word, 10 the Republican party
70 90 on apouting 20 all eternity, and
never enact the simplest Of reform.
ouehing tariff correction or overeap-
soiproolty3
II Is objected that the trust ques-
ION IL for the states. Wen. what are
ne states going to do about A.. What
'arty IL Ia power in New York. New
Jersey Pennsylvania. Ohio ana Illinois.
'here the trusts make their home. and
whence THEY ISSUE FORTH TOl
'ReN UPON INDEPENDENT COM
'EfiroRS TO THE NATIONS RS
iorEsT BoUNDsg" o.
The above denunoiatlon of the Re- IA
ubliean party probably demonstrated
ne thing-shat Mr. scott is not a can a
idate for the United states senator
hip from Oregon.
He goes too Tar IN cOndemnine his
arty for Republicans 10 swallow. He "A
fands the whole organization as DOM
lated BY political windbags who are =.
eN0id of sincerity or honest intentions &
deaiing with she trusts OF tarin re- B,
lrm.
The truth is that not an trusts are
furious and oppressive, The hue ana
y against trusts has been taken up N
politicians ana once. seekers as a
ile-thlng 70 SET Ia ON. =,
Ihe ofegonian Is the biggest trust M
ID has been the most oppressive ana "
furious monopoly that the people OF ~
fegon have suffered from.
All ita innueRee has been directed 10 =,
'eping down every other town and 3
cry other newspaper Ia Oregon. a
No haroor and no shipping center oo
eld De tolerated but Portland. No "a
bile man ou,slde of Portland and
~ few IN that city could be- permitted "a
acquire influence.
lhe ofegonian denouncing trusts Is
cry of stop thief Whipping the .s.
~ around the stump. IS
nog
TAX The FRANCHISES sss
aefe - a howl because the assessor a.
Marion county has assessed tha cry
q and water power OF the William. ~