The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-11-01

Trusts in Free Trade England.
In the fiji ST place, trusts did not originate
here, as a result of the tariff, but IN Eng
land and European countries, where they
have free trade and where they had trusts
Of every character long before they be
came common In America, and where today
they are more numerous than they are In
the United States. In the next place
What are today called trusts are generally
nothing more than large cOrp0ratlons en-
gagged as u rule In perfectly Legitimate busl
ness. and rs such they are but natural
evolution OF modern Industrial conditions
Democrats and Republicans alike promote
them. organize them, hold stock in them,
conduct them and share In their benefits
and advantages They exist because there
is a demand for them; not political but
a business demand
We have reached the point In our In.
dustrial and commercial development where
we Hre able to supply all our home markets
and have large surplus besides This sur
plus must be sold, II not at at home then
abroad. II IL cannot be sold 1t VIII not long
be produced II not produced, then not
only must our output be curtalled but the
pay roll must be cut down II the nav
roll is cut down, not only the wageworker
suffers but the home market Is correspond
iugly restricted and the farmer suffers a
consequent falling off In the demand for his
products. There is trouble all along the
line.
Considerations of this character show
thut we must not restrict production, but
must find additional markets. To hnd addi-
uonRl markets means that We must sac
cesSfully compete With foreign countries.
To do that we must manufacture az less
cost. not only what we may undersell but
that we may have margin for the trans
portatLon and exploitation OF our goods
70 do this We must economlze There are
many ways 10 do that. one Is 10 reduce
wages and thus lessen the cost of manu-
facture The Republican party is unuIter-
ably opposed to that. We raised wages
to their present high standard and we
propose 10 keep them there
Another way TO economic Is by conson-
dalton This has Objectionable features
but they are far less Objectionable than
the reduction OF wages.
Preventive Legislation.
By consolidating may establishments into
one YOU make a large capital and create a
concentrated power OF money which, In
the hands OF INSCRIPTIONS men, may be
used to the Injury Of the public weIfaFe'
because there may this improper use II Is
appropriate to so leglslAte as 10 prevent II,
lust us We legislate to prevent TOO great
a speed In the running OF railroad trains,
street cars, and automobiles or TO prevent
the great dangers to property and life that
attend the use OF the electric current, gun.
powder and dynamite; but as no one would
think Of prohibiting or destroying railroads,
or street cars. or automobiles. or electric
light and power plants, or gunpowdeF OF
dynamite by legislation, SO, too, no one
who has any sense would IN nk or leSlslat-
lag as to prohibit or destroy large coTnblna,
lions OF capital necessary FOR the conduct
OF legitimate enterprises.
They have become a feature of modern
business conditions tae world over ana IN
consequence they are a special necessity
here In the United states, where We are
compelled TO invade and capture foreign
markets or slarkcu the pace at which We
are going In the employ ment or labor anl
the eyPlOpment OF our resources.
The Republican party reeosn , t tl;
fact, viii correct evils ana prevent ana
punish abuses, but 1t will not hamstTins
the business Of the country 10 please Mr.
Bryan or anybody else. While i remains
In power Il will continue, on the contrary,
TO iuaugurate and uphold policies that Will
give employment to both labor and capital
alike remembering that both must flourish
on such subjects Mr.. Bryan is an unsafe
and dIscrcdited adviser. II he had been
elected IN 1896 and his policies, instead Of
william Mchiuleys, had been !laugurated,
we would have been today In the free sill
yer class OF nations with China and Mex
leo. struggling 10 hold our own markets
Instead u invading and capturing those OF
other countries We would not today have
NJ our favor the largest balance OF trade
ever known since the beginning Of history.
We would not have in our vaults the lare
government or any people We would not
stand as We DO At the head OF all nations
in wealth and credit.
IL would be strange, indeed II with such
advantages there did not az the same time
come some disadvantages. Al, great eyclur
lions and changes Srr likely 10 work some
lNNErN Is vel us kttA ~ II - WIN .at
cla4ges now being wrought Consolidation
Involves more or less ot displacement and
rearrUugcmcn; There must he more or
less change OF occupation for those wlo 1re
employed and more or less abandonment
OF what has been In use because "
substitution Of something better but q
l. only history repeating Itself The cotton
gin the sewing machine. the typewriter.
the use % steam and the electric current.
81, alike worked similar results bu, who
would retrRCe these steps os Progress On
tAat account
n has been only 4 few years since 2,
travel from the Mississippi q New YN-s
Involved the use Of separate .'1ss 81 rail-.
read each under different manager.
vlta repeated changes ~ cars aaA other
similar tnrorven.rureS That was -as dav
q, small things, when thN Dsa4 .-,-stt,
party MAS IN power ard we had ao CANT
corporations with continuous .aes span.
ulng the continent but who would 20 back
20 that day snt that cc2d..ogf
Some Good in Corporations.
I, has been one " the msrre.s n this
marvellous age, bow by the consolidation
q one ltae AFTER scother great systems h
railroads save been s2-Lc3 Ha5 pls Into
successful operation. and az lie same
time The roUfor-s - t-ava' Haa ~ar....as
Tor trcight transportation haFa hesl ,aa
staauv sad $40 #-tHtE.N Increased While
sha charges therefor have haea sc sca
sta~t.y diminished. Hat4 We have at tHr
alaIs - taese corporations uAt t1at tF-
aGay, eFp-ss> .al ss4 deprivation - lis
ezsy * R-..a We asas a. l-sa, -. ~ re