The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-04-26
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D llls Jaw mas Deen IN force one trust
after another has been formed upon
massive scales. crushing out all com
petition and making it impossible for
a man of limited capital and means to
compete with aggregated corporate
| wealth The repeated formation OF
gigantic trusts with untold millions
as capital astounded the world, and it
was impossible 20 predict what would
be the result Their formation. IL was
claimed would cheaper production
and place commodities I'm the hands of
the consumer at less rate whilst the
| labOrer would receive a higher pay
for his services. The first result has
not been accomplished As a matter
! Of fact the manufactured articles
have reached, the consumer at an en-.
HANGED price, and where there has
been an advance In wages, as a rule
II has been due to the demand Of or
galized labor rather than the yolun-
tary advance Of the corporations.
The people OF the country ought not
to wait for this great economical ques.
tion to adjust itself The creation and
conduct of trusts should be regulated
by law which they should be com
PEELED by the courts TO respect
The platform of the Republican par
~ In this state has declared against
trusts, yet that party has been in con
troll of congress for man- years past
and no effective legislation has been
passed TO regulate or control them, and
| such legislation as has been attempt
| ed looking TO that end has not had the
effect 20 either regulate, restrain or
control these vast corporations, No
attempt has been made 10 place upon
the free list any OF the trust manufac-
tured articles. We submit that II our
Republican friends were sincere in
their professions some legislation
would be had tending TO prevent the
formation Of further trusts
Rights Of Labor
One OF the most marked features ol
the times is the rapid and intelligent
organization OF labor All over the
country il has placed itself in a posi-
tion 10 assert It's rights. and 50 perfect
is It's organization that In most cases
II has been enabled 10 procure a com.
pliance with It's demands BE il said
TO its credit that It's demands are rare
ly II ever, unreasonable Where il
has demanded shorter hours, il has
been in cases where tired nature abso-
lutely needed rest Where il has de
manded an increase of wages. il has
usually been In cases where the I'm.
creased business and profits of the
employer warranted an increase. and
In cases where but for such demand
the greed OF the employer would
never have permitted him vomntar.
ily 10 make such advances
Il is one OF the healthy signs OF the
times that vast armies of laborers go
quietly 10 work, demandmg an adjust
ment OF their grievances and accom- /
plishing what they start out 10 per
form without violence and without the /
breach OF any law. The time is not /
far distant when intelligent labor and /.
intelligent employer will come TO /
gether aud confer in businessHke /
way over differences, and where those .
differences cannot be- adjusted arbi-
uation viii be resorted TO- and labor
troubles entirely avoided.
The Philippines
The Philippine archipelago and
Porto Rico have been finally added TO