The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-08-02

OceRet lhtefeSt IN the SUBJECT ana
hence wider development of the fact
that the Republican party only pre-
tends an opposition to the trusts
The Democrats we're accused of an
academic discussion of the money
question. We are now having worse
than an academic discussion of the
trust question. We have an admission
Of the fact that evils exist and that
they are hurtfrl. but no remedy is pro
posed. but presidential publicity
This is too strenuous Talk before
the election ami silence after the cleo
tion is the established programme Of
tho Republican party on the trust
question. The people are waking up
20 the facts
Trap 70 Catch Democrats.
with full control Of all branches Of
tie government for years the Republi-
cans have done nothing to control the
trusts and they don't intend TO-
They offered constitutional
amendment 10 control trusts Were
they in earnestg Would they have
pressed its adoption by the statesg No.
!. was a trap to catob the Democrats,
in that 4 hey had agreed to it as the
remedy. trusts would have been elm
mated as a Political issue. Since they
have done nothing, presumably their
position Is that. not having unlimited
power to control The trusts. they will
not attempt TO oonrol them at all AS
they can't fire at the trusts with a
cannon. they viii not shoot with
gun.
"The long session Of this congress
has ended and what is its record?
Nothing but talk Guarded, glittering
talk. like the academic discussion of
the president who. by the way, has a
fondness for that word captain The
Rapublicanpa rty does rot intend to
harm rs captains OF industry. The
stream of campaign funds must flow
freely We must talk against them.
bu, what Dickens called the science
or how to do IT must be invoked TO
protect our friends the fat flyers
Record on Cuban Reciprocity.
A"What is the use OF denying that
they are in with the trusts whea un-
der their administration, the funds OF
The eubans are blended with the
funds Of the sugar trust and both us.
ed cunningly to influence the leaders
o, Thought in this country to pass a
law through congress the result Of
which would be TO give the sugar
trust a cheaper raw material and thus
Increase its profits on the American
consumer? And that pretended re
lief TO Cuba was conditioned on Cuba
50 arranging her tariff rates that the
products OF all the trusts Of this coun.
Try should enter her ports at 20 per
cenr less than from any other coun-
Try on earth
ut is true part Of the Republicans
rebelled against the administration
and It's party leadership and Joined
with the Democrats and put an amend
ment on the bill that cut the profits
Q; the sugar trust out OF It, and then
WHAT The bin got lot in the senate
In spite Of presidential publicity
Now the talk begins when the ses
sion ends Why not have pressed the
house and the senate. when in ses
sion, to enact some antitrust legisla
tiong Why not have suggested put
ting trustmade articles on the free
list2 Why not have suggested pub
iieity forced by lawg Why not have
suggested some amendment 10 the
weak Sherman actg Why not have
pressed his department Of justice u
enforce the civil and criminal provl
sicns Of the sherman act? Why The
mster about the beef trust AMI sal
len silence as to All other trugss rt'
people win heer these questions aslse'
often between now and November"