The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-31
SOM TRUST RtMtOltS.

rh. >se 1afb Joarna} Of Comms e
tanua throughout lhr ountry a
conservative uevap apapor devoted to tho
uamn.r tai niareata aud ~ Rtpuh
tan Tendencies IN politics II takes 0o
eto.g however in the Republican
theories that fuists are desirable In
'luUoua or that they IAN he regulated
D, tho statoa only aud NOT by the
federal government II names three
Things which Congress cap Do that aro
worthy ~ notice. tha fret aa follovy
The first effort Of thc legislator must
therefore pe to rentroducc $40 far Al
pD DHhie thr elements uf comp itIou
II the people have been deprived of th4
benefit of rivalry among Tho home pro-
ducers which tt has always been held
fo De ono of he functions of our pro-
tr0NFe eHstcm 60 promote they arc
ai,ar.v entitled tn have compensatory
benefit by rendering IL less dtfncuft for
the foreign producer % introduce his
wares to tbia market A readustment
al certain tariff schedules Ou a modcr-
ate retcuHe scale not % exceed Is per
cent ad valorom on tho foreign Invoice
valuations and NOT to fail below re-
pcr cent would accomplish wonders
IN restoring the element OF competition
tu fields from which II has been ban
Ished Such reduction should apply
in every case where there s good rea-
son 30 believe that the current product
nj any commodity by a given corpora
uou equals or exceeds onC-half Of the
current national production OF that
commodity
The Citizen submits to any Republ-
can that this is just, and right and
sensible; but an attempt on the part
Of The Democrats To do this very thing
was defeated by the unanimous Repub-
licau vote OF the House of Represent
lives during the last session OF Con
gross The second proposition is this
In go far as the national government
becomes party 10 the creation or
monopoly by the operation OF It's
patent laws il inCurs the Obvious obli-
cation OF having these laws so amended
that The use of no patent shall be made
exclusive either by the refusal OF it's
holder To share IL with others on any
terms or by the demand for such terms
as 10 make its usc prohlhltory The
requHement that all patented inyen-
tions should be free for The use OF all
applicants therefor on condition Of the
payment of uniform rate OF eompeu-
satjnn TO the inventor would deprive
more than one oppressive monopoly Of
ifs power to tax the people
This is plain common sense The
object OF the patent laws is TO encour-
age Inventive genius. on the theory
that the inventions are beneficial to the
people Hence they should be made
beneficial IN the most complete sense,
by preventing exclusive use Of them
Compensate the inventor fully but
make bis patent available The third
proposition is this
Then. II any approach 10 uniformity
~ laws affecting corporations on the
part of the several States be found to
he impossible, and II some OF the
States Viii persist Ia continuing to fa-
ciiitBte for their own profit the forma-
ton of mouopollstic combinations. let
the right of a corporation 10 do bust
ness In state other than that OF it,
origin be less readily admitted ami
more strictly defined II Is glarlug
that corporation may do
business in the State ~ New YORK.
under charter granted BY another
state The terms OF which charter as
contrary to thc laws of New Yaft no.
is sim more absurd that d charter
Granted In Sew Jersey Connecticut nr
West Virginia should enable rorp9r
alton 10 do 1uiness in any Of the states
OF lhe ni0n save only I'm the state
~ origin and under e4ditous which .
that State refuses To extend to corpor
ations authorized 10 do business with .
iu 's own borders To the chaotic .
undIuaB ~ The law and practice or the
states lu regard to corporations must
Pc attributed more than half the ra-
span-ibiiity for the growth OF the trust
system
Here again Is good sense This cgU
has just been emphasized ju the rail-
road merger eases There ls neither
reason nor justice % permitting New
Jersey and West virginia 10 create cor.
% violate tho laws Of other
States Congress an stop il ana
ought 10 DO 50