The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-24

Any stockholder now can enforce, IN I
a corporations books and know all about
its business, and we would all be crowned
with white hair by the time a constitu-
tionai amendment would be adopted by
NO thirds vote OF the Congress and rati- |
Meanwhile the trusts would hourisn.
Buch propt sed remedies signify no reme-
ay at ali. What this plea really means Is
I plea for postponement-to put of, 10
delay, to procrastinate. to do nothing!
II Is like the building of the Isthmian
Canal. I'VE have heard lot about u for
Ave years. an1 II is no nearer being start
ed. even, than II was then. Many people
have come to think that 1t never will be
Sons 30 have SnH cr as Senator's sms
Senate, devising difficulties and plotting
hndrances.
AS has been repeatedly pointed out,
there Is law enough now-severe, em-
phatic, drastic sufficient, IL 1t we're only
enforced. Most OF the states have laws
like our own Valentine law In Ohio,
which is n state supplement to the Shcr-
man lnw-but who expects a Republican
administration to enforce Il? No strong
er lazy could be pcnncd and spread upon
the Federal statute books than the Sher-
man law, which Is both civil and criminal
IN It's provisions and application; Why is
u not enforccdY Why are not both civil
and criminal proceedings and prosecu-
ti0ns begun under It? I'D -
The Attorney General of the United
( States discharged With this most irnpor.
tant duty. Why does he not do Il?
The Attorney General OF the United
states left the employ OF the steel trust
as It's COUNSEL to become Attorney Gem
erni. Does anybody expect or suppose for
q moment that he is going to prosecute
his former clients or trusts that are like
'thereuntO? No And no matter how gull
iibie the public may be In the eyes of
some. IT will never believe that he will.
Men do not gather grapes from thorns
y When Andrew jackson had his fight
with the United States Bank, he had
secretary OF the Treasury who stood in
He promptly removed his Secretary OF tho
Treasury and appointed one who would
You know the story in the back part
OF Wcbster's old spelling book. The farm
, er threw sod at the boys up his apple
They laughed at him. Then he began to
throw stones and bricks, and the boys
came down ina hurry.
We ncmocrats say the Dingley pro-
tective tarin Is the mother of trusts and
the hedge behind which they hide. Sem
ator Hanna says this is all rot. Well. the
with Senator Hanna. Governor Cummins,
OF Iowa. and Senator Hanna had best
: have Joint debate on this subject.
, The present Republican Speaker--ef the
own state OF Iowa has declared In favor
+ OF tariff reform-thats true Democratic
, The Speaker finds himself nwry with his
party and declines to stand for reelection
because, to use his own paradoxical
phrase. he nbhors the trusts but loves
|, the prohbitive tarlf-that is to say he
!. loves the Incubator while he hates tho
, spawn. tIE st.HiG 100 =.
Dngiey tariff the trust evil has grown
like mushroouis--or rather like toadstOols
!. and has come to MI the whole land
I Besides Senator Hanna's testimony is
:, not TINT OF a dsinterested witness 1t
=, reninds me OF a story Ia. lrd about him
Nhsas xyns up.a
!. this country. Though recently here. he
had observed Senator Hnnna's agility in
= aternpiing to ride two horses. capital
. arena. Said Pat to his friend Mike:
: country. 10th capital and labor are day
"lIow's thnt?" said Mike,
why" said Pat. ''Sinator Hanna sees
e TO II that the rich gets ice in summer and
the poor In winter"
/ Public opinion compelled the assailing
I OF the meat combine Tn the Federal courts
, In Chlcago.n few months ago. but after
u make believe. kind OF hearing. an In
8 junction was written up that even thea
torney for the meat combine agreed
e so little Thereupon the meat combine
g started In TO make itself over into ! sup
. pose one OF President Roosevelts good
n trusts Within week tho newspap pers
q have announced that the taking Of the
inventory of the Swift meat shop has
been stayed. because the meat packers
!, attract any more attention just now the
tariff on meat cattle will be lowered oI
4 taken on altogether, and their enormous
/ President Roosevelt fell into the erro,
Z the other day at i,ogansport OF saying
that there was no duty on anthracite
r none Under the Dingley tariff. put ther,
n by legislative trick, first appearing II
= the free list. but by another paragrapi
y c,,nnIngIy slowed away further along II
he
, hibitive tarin on anthracite coal. Who d.
u You suppose tucked II away SO that D
n would take a Treasury lawyer to find IL
And why? Think you there was no pur
> pose In IL? =,
It In response to all OF this. the truth o
:, which nobody disputes or doubts th'
" people have listened to some platitude'
r upon the subject of character and pa
a ticnce. while "A Republican Senator from
II wait until there Is II moral uplifting o
: the people" Why Is II such Senators
- never say anything about the mora
3, uplifting" OF men who make and contro
\, the trusts and want tariff laws made 70
!. their particular benefit?
u We have inst had another object lessor
c in Ohio, In the representation OF th
streets OF Cincinnati by n Republican leg
isinture to company, of Philadelphia
I, capitalists, presentlnE them with fran
, chisc worth millions To collect "a hve-cen
l street car fare for forty-fve years. VIII.
is II that NIL this kind of legislation cal
90 he obtained only from Republican legis
T. Why Is II that no one thinks of secur
~ ing privileged ard special legislation from
- a Democratic legislature? Why Is 1t tha
s, pr0hibitive tariffs are enacted by onl,
a Republican Congresses? Why is 1t tha
:" n ship subsidy bill can be thought posi-
bic OF passage only when a Republican
in Congress and President are In controf a
= Washington? Why Is It that only mil
N lionalres can be elected to the Unite
States Senate?
win somebod' ""'" sneak up ana te
e. me The reason7
"A have read President Roosevelt's ex
~ ~ hortations touching character and II
IN Erowth--that II is Indeed the strength @
g. the nation But what has he to saw o
nc the sort OF character the youth OF thi
country are likely to form as they see
n, few rich, powerful. influential men con
= ~ trolling legislation In Congress and i
Sc state legislatures to make themselve
Id rich at the expense of their fellow Al
A. gems; procuring the enactment of tarl
a. schedules by corrupting Congressman an