The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-29
texas Democrat Discusses the
Presidents PIatitudes.
RECORD ON TRUST QUESTION
Thinks Discussion of the Matter Wal
Awaken People to Fact That Repub-
,ican Party is Friend Of Trusts.
Fount of Campaign Funds.
,spec,sI dispatch to The Times )

trict from the Republicans under r. 3
dawley. passed through Washington yes
,erday en- route home from New York.
MI Burgess called at Democratic head
quarters. and while there was asker
what no thought of Republican activity
on The trust question. and especially OF
khe attitude of the President
THE platitudes Of the President on
trusts can only benefit the Democracy
little late, in that Congress has adj
tourned to meet after the election, still
The effect will be TO arouse a deeper IN
terest in the subject, and hence wiceI
development of the fact that the Repnb-
Lcan party only pretends an opposiuoh
10 the trusts.
by all means turn this terrible talker
loose. Call the attention OF the Peopls
to his speeches on the subject ana ASH
them # they can find anything IN oie
Of them but literary style.
.'The Democrats were accused OF an
academic discussion of the money ques-
lion. We are now having worse than an
academic discussion of the trust ques-
,ic,n we have an admission of the fact
that they exist and that they are nurt-
Yul. but no remedy is proposed but pres
dental publicity. This is too 'stfenu-
nus,' Talk before the election. and 81
programme of the Republican party on
The trust question The people are walk
ing ,lp to the facts. With full control
pf all branches of the government for
FEARS the Republican party has done
nothing to control the trusts. and they
soa't intend to. They offered consti-
,utional amendment to control trusts
Were they in earnest? Would they have
pressed It's adoption by the States No
Z. oh yI,a re
In that If they had agreed to 1t as the
temedv. trusts would have been elmi
hated as political issue. Since they
have done nothing. presumably their
position is that not having unlimited
bower to control the trusts they Will
bot attempt to control them at all
BIG GUN OR NO GUN.
GAS they can't fire at the trusts with
\ cannon they won't shoot with gun
the long session Of this Congress has
,nded, and what is its record? Nothing
tut talk! Guarded. elittering general
,alk like the academic discussion of the
President. who. by the way. has fond
hess for that word captain. The Re-
publican party does not intend to harm
heir captain of industry The stream
VI campaign funds must flow freely. We
must talk against them. but what Dick
ans called the science Of how not to do
4 must be invoked to protect our
friends, the fat-fryers',
What is the use of denying that they
Ire in with the trusts. when under their
administration the funds of the Cubans
are blended with the funds of the sugar
trust, and both used cunningly to infiu-
ence the leaders Of thought ~ in this
country TO pass a law through Con-
gress. the result of which would be to
give the sugar trust cheaper raw ma
terial. and thus increase its profits on
the American consumer, and that pre-
tended relief to Cuba was conditioned
TN Cuba so arranging her tariff rates
Us that the products Of all the trusts OF
this country should enter her ports at
r. per cent. less than from any other
country on earth.
1T is true part of the Republicans
rebelled against the administration and
Its party leadership. and Joined with the
Democrats and put an amendment on
The bill that cut the profits of the sugar
.rust out of it. and then what? The
bill got lost in the Senate in spite of
presidential publicity
Now the talk begins when the session
,nds Why not have pressed the House
ind the Senate when in session to en-
act some antitrust legislation? Why
lot have have suggested putting trust
made articles on the free list? Why not
have suggested pr5hibiting the use of
he mails by the trusts? Why not have
mggested publicity forced by law? Why
Tot have suggested some amendment to
he weak Sherman act? Why not have
dressed his department of justice to en-
hrce the civil and criminal provisions
If the Sherman act? Why the buster
,boR1t the beef trust and sullen silence
rs to all other trusts? The people will
tear these questions asked often between
low and November
CHAIRMAN GRIGGS.
Chairman GriGgS, of the Democratic
congressional Committee gave out the
blowing statements:
1T is somewhat remarkable that out of
III the comments on the difference in
,rices given in my recent interview on
rust-made goods in America. and in for
tgn countries, that the prices quoted on
pee attacked, namely, tin-plate and lead.
The Philadelphia Press. whose editor
: a most excellent gentleman who made
lent Mckinney. says: AS the United
itates exported only a few dollars worth
# tin-plate in the last fiscal year. while
Forth. it may be seen what wonderful
,rgument Chairman Griggs has brought.
therefore,, against the tariff on this ques-
ton of the price of tin-plate.
Let us see what there is in this. It
3 true that for ten months ending April.
s9G. the exports in domestic tin-plate
amounted TO only l.ooo.Sii poUlloS. Ndii!Su
II s62 $40: but if the tin-plate trust makes
standing offer of tin-plate at Sis per
hundred pounds to exporters and charges
s.lS per hundred pounds to American
consumers, the statement nevertheless
holds true that tin-piate is sold at 81 per
hundred pounds cheaper in foreign coun-
h.eS by our manufacturers, whether we
Export directly ten or ten million pounds.
1T is exceedingly refreshing TO have
lhe Press appear 10 believe that il can
Ind all OF the tin-plate exported reported
n the Treasury statistics under the head
81 tin-plate The trust sells to eXpor-
sers of canned goods tin-plate to be used
tnly for export purposes at Sis per hun
tred pounds. While the tin-plate is not
,hipped as plate, the. tin is supplied 10
hese exporters. of oils, etc. for cans.
foxes and the like at the prices named.
tnd AL OF the Tin used for this purpose
certainly exported tin, just as If it
sen. pa. TN n , he shape dIp Of tin,plate...
Il understand that cotton-seed oil and
Nearly all OF our other goods exportedlin
sn vessels except the Standard OH Com
,any's products. are sen, out In pack
lges made OF American tin-plate, which
3 sold TO them. as have stated above
" ss.ls per hundred pounds. while for