The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-15

their record since them shows conciuslvely
;pat ihe dec,asAuon was the mos, hsgraut
W pocrisy aud Intended Ter election pur
poses aud 10 deceive tine voter. An anti
rust law was passed hy Use house In tie
ftiit'siNth congress mere suhtesfngc To-
deceive the voter Ia the election OF 1900,
so stu@,t Wn4ea was seiGJucau, refused
20 e9ns.der the bill. they lid just enough
10 deceive the voters and not enougn tu
hurt tbe trusts. After ine election In 1907
we ffI seventh cvngrvss met aad was ~
session seven months. YET that bill was
eeter brought W sgiln but was Abandoned.
puuns TINS same congress bills were intro
luctu ny democrats SO secure publicity OF
me AFFAIRS Of the trusts, which. ny the way.
10 thu remedy suggested by the president "a
recent Speech uilts were also introduced
Nv dehocluts reducing the tatif On trust.
made goods sold cheaper In Europe than IN
thls country, ana inc republican parry la
congress Killed sil these measures in tne
committee, Now, II they had thought tlat
thes1 were not the proper remedies AnI
had lley breh ='ncete lncy would have sug
ststed some other remedy, hut they AID
not except II constitutional amendment,
rights
IN control OF all branches Of the govern
meut, eut they have done nothing 90 cor
ftct ibe abuses VI the trusts. IL Is true
mat during the early part II ;his year
attorney general died an Injunction SUIT
ngNlhst The brri trust rms suit viii aeNtT
10 Accomplish anything. but ike ther
platform declarations. Is intended 20 de
relNo he people, II anything was really
intended SHY was not a cCiminul prosecu-
tion Instituted, and why did the govern
mrn' abandon The case az New orleans Just
when the judge had ordered the production
In court Of the books Of The trust witch
rs officials had spirited awayf Is II not
ptoGahle that these books would have FUR
uishcd the government The evidence ncces-
sary Cor either civil suit or criminal
NTtSpcntlNWg
aWIrf By thc way. I ccticn w tho Issue
OK August ~ the Galveston News. that
great gathcrer and dissemination Of news In
the State, that beef has advanced 3 cents
per pound since the Injunction suit was
While the facts before mentioned ure
strong proof yet 10 my mind the strongest
| proof, yea, confirmation strong as PROOF
/ 81 holy writ that the republicans are IN,
sincere IN all their claims that they VIII
correct the abuses Of the trusts, is the iai :
| ure Of the last congress 10 pass the Cuban
reciprocity bill. Cuba was our ward, the
her aid n her distress she appealed to us
as child TO a father. We closed our ears
Il her piuful appeals Why? Yea, why
| he granted 20 her was through reduction
Y the tarln on her sugar imported into
this country. The, bill for this purpose
republicans added TO the profits NJ the
/ sugar trust by giving Il cheaper raw mate
! rial 1t was shown In an Investigation In
| blended with the funds Of the sugar trust,
| and that both were used to create a public
| sentiment In favor OF the passage of the
hlll MS introduced. I'm the house the solid
| democratic vote. aided by a few repub-
! leans, added TO this hill an amendment 70
| remove the dtterentlal upon refined sugar
! and sugar ct for use though not refined.
| this dincreutial being a special tarin duty
! added To sugar In the ningey bill, In
every other respect the bill as amended
! was exactly like the bill originally intro
! duced II providing FOR the same reductions
! OF duty upon articles going from this Coun-
| try TO Cuba and upon those coming from
| cuba to this country which the republicans
| desired. the amendment I'm no way lniurl
/ ouSly affected Cuba, Its only effect would
! have hren 10 save the people annually from
| tho cNgctiups of the sugar trust about $40,
| uOo,OOO This bill as amended passed the
! house but was pigeon -h0lcd in the senate
! simply because the republicans would not
! pass II as amended and conld not pass II
| without the amendment. Thus rather than
give the people some relief as against this
! trust. they preferred 10 Violate the plighteI
! t8ith NJ this country b Cuba.
| How much longer will they he able &c
| deceive our people and lull them to sleer
| 10y their siren song?
What the people want Is not hollow
| eyorbtant prices charged them and de
| placing goods controlled by trusts upor
| the free list; this strikes at the very root
! 81 tn" evil. Let us apply the good oh dem
! ocrati' remedy. quit putting salvcs on the
sore. hui purify the poisoned blood which
pauepS tho