The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-09

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natinE the element OF conspiracy
But sir. Shaw reads the law TO poor ot
feet for It especially provides that every
person Who shall monopolize or attempt TO
monopolise or conspire with any other
person or PERSONS etc shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor Elsewhere In the
act "person" is defined as an individual or
corporation. Hence it Is perfectly plain
that the law authorizes the prosecution OF
single individuals or single corporations
such as the sugar trust, the oil trust OF the
coal trust. 1t is the duty OF the attorney
general therefore to move against any mo.
nopoly. whether conducted by an individual
or a combination OF individuals acting under
corporation or under an agreement The
failure OF the republican party to proceed
against monopolies. except in certain cases
Of agreement. both civilly and criminally is
therefore serious neglect OF duty. and
that Is the point upon which the republican
party is today arraigned
Mr. shaw follows the president in a vague
discussion Of publicity and other tentative
remedies and while he says he is willing 10
! try new legislation, be resisis in fact every
proposition that has been made. such as
taking the duty on trustmade articles. In
sort. Mr.. shaw echoes the president with
4 somewhat more clearness of statement and
4 with more forclblc presentation than MI.
/ Roosevelt has yet made.
/ The secretary's criticism of the democratic
4 party under Mr.. Cleveland is well made lie
points ont that Mr. Wilson and his asso-
ciatcs in congress in 1894 we're unable to
agree upon ~ trust remedy and that they
resisted the sherman act IT is all too true
that the democrats at that period were slow
ia embrace the opportunity and the manifest
duty 10 graphic with the trusts in their In.
eipiency. II9woyer on that point 1t may
be said that the democratic party Of that
period is not The democratic party Of today.
The leaders OF the early Gus have been set
aside and the PARTY today is altogether q
new force with strong convictions and with
greater courage for meeting the problems OF
the hour. It Is we'll however. for democratic
leaders of today even to take to heart the
lesson Of democratic failure in 1894 Mr.
Wilson and his associates could not see at
that time that conditions had changed and
that the old danger of Capitalization had
been collapsed by the larger danger Of mo
nopoly which only the Federal government
could abate We are now confronted with
evils that were not dreamed of even dec
ade ago much less at the beginning Of the
government
Tho New YORK. democrats have exhibited
AN appreciation OF present evils and have
cuurueoously declared for the government
s ownership of the anthracite mines. Now
government ownership IS desperate
remedy, but monopoly Is desperate evil
and between government ownership an'
: monopoly the wise statesman will not hest
= tate. Itis "a poor sort Of statesmanship tina
y Is bound hard and fast to the doctrines o
government originating one hundred year
: ago. Tho world moves ane statesmansh
must move with IT, II the democratic part
can not meet the problems Of tho hour
win dcscrycdly fail OF popular approva
But IL win meet them. It is meeting then
and in 1904 il viii present oourageou
% front regardless of ancient rules and trad
tons AGAINST tho portentous situation whic
;, was altogether beyond the contemplation {
tho founders Of the republic