Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-02
DEMOCRATS
Congressman Smiths Eloquence
on Trust Question and Dem.
ocrats ut Fairfield
SHOWS UP DEMOCRATIC RECORD
Discusses Antitrust Laws and Re-
calls Past History Regarding the
Two Parties Attitude Toward Trusts
in consress-lowa Falls Rally To-
night.
Special to Times-Republican.

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Special to Times Republican.
| Fairfield, Oct. 2.-Congressman Wal
ter l. Smith, of Council Bluffs. ad.
dressed a large audience here this at
Iternoon. His address was largely or
the subject of tariff and trusts, which
he handled in most convincing man
ner. He dwelt at some length OIL the
prosperity ,fof the country under the
present protective tariff, contrasting
conditions now with those prevailing
under democratic administrations. AT
ter proving conclusively that the tariff
I is not the mother of trusts as the
democrats charge, Congressman Smith
took up the history of that party In
connection With the tariff, saying in
part:
For two generations the democratic
party has assured US that the whole
benefit of the protective tariff accrues
to the rich manufacturer and no part
of it to the laboring man. | want tn
democratic party now either to admit
that its contention of over half u cen
fury that the laboring man gets nc
sibles witRa.. pratsction is false, or adj
tive tariff. We ali justify Ii Te pos
unions because the individual labe
is weak and needs the union to protet
himself against the strength Of capital
put his Very weakness that justiiies tn.
| forming of combinations mikes tt,
forming of combinations more difficult
we condemn the, combination of capita
because 1t is strong and does not nee
such union; but wish to impress upon
you once more that we are not dis
cussing the incentive. the desire, the
need or the Justification for combina-
ton, but what furnishes the power.
the ability, the; means to ttanbine and
do 1t successfully. II great lcombina
lions are formed under our very eyes
without the benefit of protection, by
what system of logic are we to iumr
70 the conclusion that other great com
Dihations derive their power, their abil-
ity, to exist. from the tariff. So again
say the democratic party must either
admit that its contention for over half
century that the labor.r gets no
dement, from protection is false. or
mat great combinations can be formed
"ithout reference to the tariff. AS a
matter of fact both of its contentious
are untrue, forstlie laboring man in this
country has prospered as never before
IS the result OF the wise protective sys
.em and combinations which have ey
-iyWhere been forming both in England
ma american without any aid. for nro-
ection.
! want now to call your attention 10 |
ne history of anti-trust legislation and
upm1t that it convicts the democrat;s
arty either of lack of sincerity mon
ms subject, or of the most gross In
competency to deal with II In h;s
nlrQ annual message to congress On
,ecember 18th, 1887. President C,laya
!. ina abandoned the precedent SET nv
= OF ms predecessors, and made no
.lsIence 70 the foreign relations of the i
!. ,'i'eu states, and failed to in anvil
~ respect comply with that pro-
o1 the constitution which re-
4iIes mat he inform congress OF the
a.e OF the union, that he might ,ha
ois polntedly urge upon it the mod;
sa.lon OF the then existing protective
TN. In that message. he said.
1t is notorious that comnetition !,
- ~, olten strangled by combinations :
pieVaient at this time, and fire. +
Aeiy called trusts, which have for i.
lelr OBJECT the regulation of the sun !,
u commodities made and sold by }
empers of the combination" :
II must be borne in mind that this .
essase was sent to both houses at the n
'enlng OF the first session Of the Fir :,
atn congress. The entire life Of thatl :,
ngress was before 1t, embracing twol :,
y sessions, the ordinary long and u
ort ones. A little less than sixty days h
Ter the sending of this message the n,
mocrauc house of representatives :,
opted a resolution on Jan. %, 1883. q.
eitlhs the existence of the so-called ~
ISIS, and directing that the commits III
on manufacturing inquire into the III
NE ana number of such combina- re
MS, 1nelr method OF combination or
Ell ei1ect upon prices, commerce and 70
venue, together with all other mat W
s which might call for or suggest he
'islation by congress, and to report of
same to the house, with such rec an
mendations as the committee might ca
rec upon. A year, month and seven az
VS. dragged on after the adoption of tn
resolution, The long session Of con tn
ss had ended. the short session was ce
hin two days of its close. In the do
antime the election of 1888 had taken ha
ce and a republican president and q cla
ublican house of representatives had Ell
n elected upon a platform drawn by an
liam Mckinley, of Ohio, in which to
declared the opposition of the re- tir
'lican party to all combinations of sui
ital organized in trusts, or other of
e, to control arbitrarily the condi- sa1
OF trade among our citizens. In fea
days republican house Of repre- era
tatlyes was to succeed democratic fai
Sc, when the democratic committee er,
made Its report to the ,thi:
Sc, In which they said: tina
they respectfully report that the rev
lber of combinations and trusts ii h
ned and forming in this country. is. ills
our committee has ascertained, very rem
e and affects large portion of the wit
ortant manufacturing and indus spr
interests of the country They do
report list of these combinations
the reason that new ones are CON
tly forming and that old ones are Gov
SANITY extending their relations sn