The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-09-20
GOGRRELL ON THE ISSUES.
HI Says that Silver should be
Dropped for the Present.
TRUSTS THE PRINCIPAL ISSUE NOW.
Ne Sees no Necessity for Constitutional
Amendment.
TRUSTS THE PRINCIPAL ISSUE NOW.

In the first of the twelve speeches
which Senator Cockrell win make in
Missouri during the state campaign,
at Jefferson City, Monday night, be
SAID that the silver question should
be cropped for the present After
Showing that the basis of the
tree silver contention was the quanti-
tatlve theory Of money and alters show
Ing causes OF the increase Of circula-
tlng medium during the past SIX
years, he says:
he effect If the increase iu volume
Of money has been precisely what we
blmetallists claimed would be the re-
suit Of the increase OF the money by
the free coinage of silver and fully
sustains the quantltative theory Of
Aoney. With this increased volume
of money prices have riseu, industries
have revived and prosperity has been
brought it.
"As long as these conditions and
eircumstane es exist it is neither wise
nor judicious, nor for the best inter-
ests OF our people and country, to
urge the restoration of the free coin
age of silver"
Speaking Of trusts, he said:
~ see no necessity now for any con-
stilutional amendment to meet exist
ing conditions The constitution OF
the United States vests 10 congress
and leaves in the United States many
powers which have never yet been ex-
ercissd by the enactment of laws.
believe that laws properly enacted
and enforced will, to very great ex.
tent. remove the evils and right thC
wrongs OF trusts and monopolies.
''As high protective tariff duties
protect, foster and strengthen them
the first and simplest remedy is to re.
move the tariff duties or greatly re
duce them on all the articles producet
BY the trusts. Remove the protec
tion--the high tariff duties OF th
Dingley law-and the monopoly, th
trust it fosters and cheriskes, will b.
broken The like products OF the
world will be free to enter into com
petition, and the trust will cease Il
exist. This will prove an adequat
remedy for all such as are foster
ed and nourished by the pTotectiv
4 tariff duties. 1t is such trusts ou
party opposes.
"Because all trusts may not be fos
tered by the high tariff is no reaso
why those SO fostered shall be allnwe
to oppress the consumers while we al
seeking more complete remedies. A
nearly every trust, every monopoly
enjoys some special privilege, right {
protection under some law national {
state, adequate laws can be devised I
remedy the evils and right tt
wrongs
81 do not believe that publicity wi
prove the remedy. IL may, and mo-
probably viii be, deterrent, and ell
able us to ascertain and devise IL
best remedies. 1t is idle to expe,
the republican party to remove Il
high protective duties or to redu,
them sufficiently, on trust product
to afford any relief.
"They are the authors Of the Din
ley tariff law and were warned of tl
evils that would result from its hig
tariff 10 advance of its enactment
"Goyernor Dockerv, then represe
tatiye in the house, offered an amen
ment to the Dingley tariff bill pr
vding for the removal OF The du
whenever it afforded shelter 30 iru
products, and protected Them in e
iortion Of our consumers,
EVERY democrat II the house yot
for the amendment but the repu
licans in the majority dsfeated
and refused TO lrpislale thvu agaio
the trusts ana even against a measu
20 prelent their cIcati0u atd prowt
"Tney lave been 70 power ey
sine and steadily have refused
move eyenin the detection Of rel