The National tribune., 1902-12-04

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dies has afiSfd. The Trust-howier is
simply an aggrhvating timc-waster. What
Is demanded y the Trust-stirgeon. The
PRESIDENT imprcsses this very strongly
upon Congress:
NO more important subject can come
i"t;o, o ;, oomess tmai inns 81 RI, tne lesn-
try cannot afford to sir snn;ne nm rho nIaa
that uhder our peculiar system of govern
men, we are heipieSs III tne presence OF the
~" eohui,iois anu uh;iDie 10 srappie win
lHeili VI 70 CUT out "hateFer OF evil mas
,'a.s'aa ~ Tohh " WIN the,h. ne
p 49,, vi .he Co!sress 10 resula'e inter-
.,mni;fa oJni i1, ah apsoiute anu un-
liz. t,, III, LII, anu Mi.Ioat iliiiiIations
o ,u.;a 'h'r muse prescribed by tne Constl
MINT. %t ~, ne N1nsless nas constitutions,
nroncr f,r o.nn,,t;n' ~. ~, =. anu
1,tip,;ad ,,H'L: anis po" ell anu am an
haustou 1' .n.H poMIi naS nol oeeh ~
stnt,,to h -. a"' nov pn Tue
tb,t o,;IS rn.t,,>t},. .Hsi f,.a.
don, and ont, H., ro.....;.. -. .:,,
conmarco FOIL ,,.;fI,;n tha
of the Congress. and that = wise and ron
sopuhla law wo,iJ hn ,"aa's',.' u IL
nroner oycr,.;so ,,scono,'.s;a,,oj az
TO the end that -such evils should no. raj.
Gated"
r.a.a .ha',,s 1en' .,e'rs 'h'nhs 'hat Ion
ii''e eh'i' W
roro rosa,t;n -. c'. .ne pi eN''Se'' ".
mant ,,a,;an H. 1, 1.i''e''u
I,.od an ;.a w. "'' peei ION
Which T. IL, 'o." even susses'ei' anu
adontod IT, ,sa"''e d io'7 '''''e u get
,ho ''..;I, Iccon'iieuu this supJect 10
, enc eolsi ,n OIL the congress with IA
y, ". " .ne pdsSase oil law reasonable
III 10 PRIV islohs ana eHective ~ It's OPP
G,,n' UPON Wh,cn the questions can be
nn"i!! "uJuulcated mat now raise doubts
as 10 .ne necessity or Constitutional
anreiliieh.; iii prove impossible to ac-
tonpiish Tue purposes ABOVE set forth
not shr;nI, -, men ans.iieo!f We shoulu
~ 80, sniinA rom lilelding -the Cohstitn-
LII. .,on 81 40 10 secure Deyohd al peradvcn-
'' M, .he pvMer SOUGHT.
me Soilstess mas NOT heretofore made
an! APPROXIMATION Tor the better enforce
ent vi .he antitrust INV as IL now
s S: yer! much mas been done by the
cePartillcht Oh dustice IN securing the en-.
t I'M - ot TINS Jaw. out much more cotiid
w uone i. Cohsress Mouiu make special
app,opriauoh i0r inns purpose TO be ex-
~
heS -"eherai.
The reminder that Congress has been
en- rem;ss ,Lout tbo onroroo,,,. 80 81
49,: VI 'he
anu 'ius' ieSfs'atioh ALREADY on the stat
ute books, is>a prod which will sink deep.
AS TO attacking the trusts by reducing
the tariff ben isr eou,I,r o,aor d,.;do1 81
y,cur H. fn..II ''''
AAe'Pa!s'
''One proposition advocated has beon
rn. .h;u,, ~, III % u. .aIin as hieans Oh
within the cateaory have daso, Mn,ih E iait
merely would this be wholly ineffective.
but the Diversion Of our efforts in such
all intelligent stfemnt 70 ' do awar With II,
these evils :, Manv af III. Iarn a~'! o VIII
atoms many az those ,,.h;nt sho,,i5 p po.
tainly he Included in anv nronnr scbemo
of repuJation would not 10 ,gantad ~ ~
slightest DEGREES IN !, cb.n,a in tha . "a
save osI su,., ,rbonoe ;mtarrarods ,,.;.t th,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of tho co,,ntr w" r rho
only reI,fion 81 tho t,r;H 20 IN ac.,d hme
tions as whole il that tho tnr;fr IT,"
manufa ct,,res nrofitahIe and Tho tar;g
remedy pronosed would ha in osront ;n,,i,
to mata ,panuf, t p,u ~ eaect SIMPLY pr,
remove tbe tariff nc a nuni,;,,o ,,oaa,,ro =;
rected AGAINST trusts wn,,IJ ;nn,,;tntI, ~
suJt in rnin to tho ,,..I,ar onn,na.;ta,.'
are strup.Iin, ogoinst tbam nur ~,
sbopId Ina nat bv 7'n,,.;so tar;ac t Ou. ai ~
Give foroion nrodnn,, H. III aI,i uuanseS "
domestic nrodnots IN, H., , ~
I,tion 70 r;ro Ja,,.s,;'. ~! paVt;t ies ei.
chonno ,,7d III anJ l,' In ~ a iIii
onv tariff cban%oS yrhiil, Ill rrlnt us
faror,hIv ali G"mast;n .or'nat;.nn u,i
and h,J .I;Ea III e,,ost;n,Ip co Us. sGou
az tho t,ust, e,,,J -. -. ~
t;on nf tor;ff ra,,;s;n,, ;, 'i '''e a"''
"
This brings up the question of tariff re-
vision. and he handles If frankly nr,cti-
caIIy and i, , vo, 60 -. .,.''--
W inee' 'hc "ppro'ai
VI 'he coh'hoh sehse Oh the country:
stability of economic noIicv must NJ.
ways be the prime economic mood Of +h;s
country. This stability sbonId mot Ia eni'
silization. The country has aconiescod u,
the wisdom of the protectiye-toriff nr;nc;.
pie. 1t is exceedingly undesirable tb,t
this system should he destroroJ nr that
there should be violent and ,o,i;nai
changes therein. Our nast exnar;enca
shows that great prosner;tr in tb;s nn,n,,,
has always come under = nrntaat; T oI tar;a.
and that the country cannot nrosnor I'D,
fitfuI tariff changes mt short ;ntor,.oI,
Moreover. if the tariff Laws nc y Ill
work well. and if business has nros mno,J
under them and is nrosnerpn i, =. r..
TO endure for a time sI;gh+ ;1,nn,.a,; 49,.
and INEQUALITIES in soma nahnd,,ra'. ,h Is
inset business Inv too nn;ci nnH ~ .iiaia ~ ~
cal changes. II is most sornosti iU' 70 a"t u,
wished flat we conJd traot H. Ter ~ -.
the sfnndnoint soleIv Of or husin oasan I'm
II is. nerhons. foo mucb 70 bnna ~, t' 'u.
tisansbin NAV he entirely avcIudnd '' f. r.,,
SoiSiueIitioh VI tne subject, but ut least