The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-10-31
To Break the Trusts and Place Alb.
soIute Power in Him.
BRUTAL MAJORITY OBJECTED
To Proposed Legislation Offered by
Democrat Which Would Have
Simplified Matters but Was Turned
Down Without Any Attempt at EN-
PLANTATION by Republicans.

A republican from NORTH carolina, |
one Edward M. Pau, made a speech
and presented an amendment to a |
proposed trust measure in congress
last February, which is an important
campaign document, refuting the
charges that the democrats opposed
the constitutional amendment to con-
troll and destroy the trusts. 1t may
be taken as a good argument to op-
pose all the campaign talk on this
subject doled out by republicans and
is well worth reproducing:
The House being in committee of
the whole ON the state of the Union,
bill Oh. r. 1889 making appropria-
| ton for the current and contingent
expenses of the Indian department
and for fulfilling treaty stipulations
with various Indian tribes for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1908, and
| for other purposes
| Mr.. Pau said
The plan of the majority on this
floor is peculiar. Important meas
ures are allowed but few hours of
discussion Unimportant measures
are given ample time. This is GER
tainly an evidence of great boldness
upon the part of the majority. The
more unimportant a measure is, my
observation has been, the more time
there is allowed for it's discussion.
But measures affecting the property
or happiness of millions of people are
rushed through with unseemly haste,
and minute Or two is exceedingly
precious.
Now, another evidence of the bold
ness of the majority was the rule
which their committee brought in on
yesterday not permitting any amend
ments to the bill which was then un-
der discussion. If there had been an
opportunity for amendment, should
have been glad to submit this for
their consideration.
Whenever any article manufac,
tured in the United States is sold at
lower price abroad than in the
United States, the president, having
ascertained such to be the case, is
!. authorized and empowered to sus'
!. pend the collection of the duty on
similar articles imported into this
country from abroad for such length
of time as the president may deem
expedient."
The republicans tell us that they
have bold party and that they dare
do anything They were not bolc
! enough, however, to admit an amend
! ment of this kind. They were moi
e bold enough to give gentlemen al
n opportunity to vote upon an amend
ment of this sort. Yet it is stated II
: the public prints, and | have lever
3 seen it dened, that the great trusts
t of this country, the great industrla
t combinations, are selling their pro
l. ducts cheaper abroad that they are
e to the people of the United States.
|. For instance, they are selling farm
implements, grain drills, harroWs
and things of that kind cheaper Il
the people of South America thai
II thew are to our own people here
the United States. They are selling
petroleum outfits cheaper at Baku OF
the Caspian than at Beaumont Il
Texas. They are treating us Wors
= than they treat foreigners
More than that, Mr.. Chairman, the
are treating us worse than foreigner
treat us. 1t seems to me that no gel
tleman can stand on this floor, /
the light of this condition OF atfalrs
and deny that proposition. l desir
to emphasize that these great 1nduS
trial combinations, fostered, protec
a. ed, and built up by the repubhca
party, are treating. us not only Wors
than they treat foreigners, but the
are treating us worse than foreigner
treat us. All that we ask is that
be put ON an equality with heather
and aliens.
Now, for the edification of our r.
publican friends, | should like to rea
Is from a declaration OF their CONVEX
ton. You would never hear anythin
about this. Mr.. Chairman, II som
gentleman did not read it; but I'm
in the republican platform of the yea
1900 these words:
1--WE recognize the necessity an
propriety of honest cooperation
capital to meet new business cond
bit tons, and especially to extend OF
u rapidly increasing trade
ne Sounds like you might trust tina
ry does it not?
ly "But we condemn all conspiracit
Is. and combinations intended to restrl
business, to create monopo1ies,