The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-30
HOUSTON, MONDAY, JUNE 80, 1907
TIE DEMOCRATIC DEMAND.


-~e scmscrats Of the house have placed
Themselves on record MS being opposed to
the adjournment OF congress until adequate
Antitrust legislation Is adopted. Here a
the resolutions unanimously adopted at e
democratic caucus held Friday night:
Resolved, I. That we condemn the repub-
llcun majority In congress for their failure
TO pass measure providing reciprocity
with Cubn.
The bill which passed the house of rep
resontatives was heartily supported by the
democratic minority after he protection to
the sugar trust had been removed by the
solid democratic vote, aided by n small
minority Of the republican, members. As II
passed the house the bill curried relief to
Cuba, reduced the price of sugar to Amer
lean consumers and struck a heavy blow
at the notorious and obnoxious sugar trust
The refusal Of the republican senators to
consider this measure unless the protection
to the sugar trust should I've restored. gives
evidence that the president and republican
party in congress are willing 10 refuse re
lief 10 Cubn aud totally ignore American
consumers. rather than abandon their al
lance With the trusts.
The failure OF all reciprocity legislation
with Cuba rests upon the republican ad-
minstration, which is willing to reduce the
duty on raw sugar OF our producers, but IN
willing to destroy the sugar monopoly.
2. That the republican majority In con
gross is dominated and controlled by the
trusts ana mouopoies, which have the
great industries Of our country in their
grasp, is shown by it's action In passing an
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sentatlves in the Fifty-sxth congress in
the closing hours Of the session, the senate
refusing 10 consider the same, rs Il subster
fnge to tide over the election Of 1900. That
bill has been abandoned and they have ever
since refused aud do now refuse and fail
TO bring 10 any measure TO suppress the
trusts or to fayorahly report any OF the
numerous antitrust bills introduced by
democratic members during this congress.
8. That we favor the immediate passage
of a measure to amend the present anti
trust law so as to more fully protect trade
and commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies and also a measure 10 re-
duce the duties on all articles and com
moditles manufactured and controlled or
produced In the United states by trust
or trusts so as to destroy oil Illegal com
binations and reduce the rate OF duty on
any article or commodity manufactured In
the United States aud sold IN a foreign
country more cheapy than in the United
States.
4, We oppose the adjournment Of con
gress until the measures mentioned above
shall have been enacted into law.
Now the republican, National platform Of
1900 expressly condemns the trusts. we
condemn" says that platform, "all con.
spIraclcs and combinations Intended to
restrict business, 10 create monopolies.
TO lImi production, or to control prices,
ana favor such legislation as will effectively
restrain all such abuses"
Here the democrats have the republicans,
as the slang phrase goes. dead TO rights "
The republicans can not claim that the
trusts are right because they themselves IN
their National platform have put them.
selves on record as coudemning the trusts
The republicans can not claim that the
democrats nre in the wrong IN demanding
antitrust legislation, because In their
National pla form they have put them
selves on record as favoring such legisla.
ton.
The democratic resolutions make the re.
publican failure as to the trusts unmis.
taxable. The republicans have promised
and have not performed in matter vital
10 the interests of the people. The demo
cratic resolutions point out this broken
promise aud lamentable failure OF the re.
publicans so that all the people viii under.
stand II and he who runs may read