The Van Buren press., 1902-03-29
Powerful Enemies.
From the Little Rock Democrat,

The compress companies operating through.
out the 1,tts,n belt. and the manufactures OF
oId.iashioncd square bale presses, have great
er interest IN suppressing The American Cotton
company, or the roupd bale cotton press, thah
Anyone else. 1t is well known fact that com
presses operating throughout the whole coAnli y
are largely owned by the same Interests anu
where this is not true their interests are identl-
cal and they are operated under similar ooiiui-
tons II has been suggested 10 the Arkansas
Democrat by avery high authority that These
combined interests would be very glad indeed
20 secure the defeat of senator Jones' ana mere
by injure the American Cotton company III tne
South. The same party pointed out 10 the
for these combined interests to raise fnnd OF
thousands aud thousands OF dollars 10 De useu
In accomplishing their purposes, and they
would only have to assess each other certain
congresses are built and square.ba ginning
machinery is turned ont would have no dlhi,
Guilty III raising such fund as might be required
of them. II is well known fact that these
great Eastern manufacturers are In trust Liner
machinery is protected by Dlngey tariff rates,
and they sell for such profits as the great com.
bine may elect TO extract from those VINO must
become their patrons Recognizing In the round
bale a strong competitor, 1t is not unnatural 70
presume that they would fight II ana nght ~
with the material which has so often won In
great legislative or political contests none other
than fund raised through assessment and USED
through secret channels to accomplish their
purpose. What would be more natural then
than they should strike at one OF the chief pro-
moters OF the enterprise which is calculated to
divide their profits? 1t would be the most
natural thing on earth that they should employ
someone to assist ex-GOv Clarke In his cam
paign or contribute from the fund they have
already raised for self-protecuon in any way
toward the defeat of Senator Jones. The trusts
and combines have been known in other days
to hire distinguished persons to make certain
number of speeches. or go to the candidates
they may favor, or close friend thereof, and
proner such financial assistance rs might
be desired These and other methods
are employed by the great trusts and
combines TO defeat men who are connected with
enterprises that might cut of their profits.
To what combine does the farmer pay greater
tribute than TO the manufacturers. OF square:
baling machinery and the manufacturers 0,
machinery which is displaced by the new round
baleY Does any sane man think that these
great manufacturing establishments would
hesitate 10 spend thousands and thousands OF
dollars TO protect the the trade have In the
cotton growing states? II so. let him dsabuse
himself at once. The round bale is only at the
beginning of Its career, and last year only, 500
900 bales were ginned at round bale gins, where
as the other 100000 bales were handled
through the old methods. The steady gain IN
OF the round bale has no doubt
uring circles where square bale machinery is
turned out II this is true what would be the
natural result of such apprehension? What is
the most natural thing the congresses through.
out the cOtton.growing states would do on see.
ing the steady encroachment of u competitor In
a field which they had claimed as wholly their
own for almost score of years? 1t is natural to
presume these great interests would do all In
their power to retard the advancement Of such
a competitor either through the expenditure Of
their means through secret channels for political
purposes or otherwise.