Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-12
GOVERNOR JOHN r. HILL
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in the coming contest considerable at
tention will be given to that time-hon-
ored plank in orr opponents platform
favoring a revision of the tariff, the
arguments. | fancy, will be largely OF n
local character, and in each section Of
the country special stress will be laid
upon the hardships occasioned by the
high prices of such commodities as are
produced elsewhere
This will lead naturally to strong
declarations and much talked against
trusts. Ii Will be said. as it has been
said in former years, that the Repub-
lican party is in league with plutocrats:
that it makes possible the acquisition
of great fortunes; that 1t results in the
erection of many palatial residences:
| that it encourages extravaganza; in
short that all ills, social as well as no
litical, of which the race is heir, are
traceable by last analysis to the rob
Der tariff Bur. fortunately. for our
opponents, they have not only forinu-
lated many deliverances against trusts.
but they have made little, a very lit
tie record; and they have had splendid
| opportunities to make record OF which
for some reason they have failed to
avail themselves.
question came into prominence during
Mr. C,Ie,-aIor5.e first , ,1r,i,i.+,.,;, RI
,,-ol, t,, -
| III = = s'i''iAeu upon 4 inherent PHI n
than ut present. 1t was the practice
then to make an agreement between COM
ra+iro firms AVN .,r,,.,.t iii, t;,
"a ms or" va p0i"'4'l9 ny "HlN"
the entire product Of all was placed in
the hands Of a trustee who was thereby
given control Of the market He couId
limit the output and dictate prices. Al
the end of the year this trustee would de-
clare a dividend ana distribute the sauna
among the parties to the trust contract |
~ accordance w!th the ratio agreed upon. |
, u n coIlpllal4oHs were called trusts |
i Tgueast me! up, op9fateu through trustees
IHeSe trusts niu become Such reCog- |
administration that IN January lSSS. Drc- |
urinary 10 the national campaign and |
for the purpose Of convincing the people /
that their interests were safe in the hands
of the Democratic party and for other
good ana sufficient reasons 10 This atfiant
unknown 4 committee v-., gnnGiptad II. |
and to submit Dlans for tbnir dastrurtioIr
This COMMITTEES ron+inuad its in,."stia,
through the presi6entiaI carnnaign ana
made its rennrt nniv INA d"Ts rria, NTH t
the final adjournment Of Cnnsress This
report closes as follows: Your commit
tee respectfully report that the number Of
comDlhationS ana trusts formed and /
lornlhS IN TINS country Is, as your COM
rItlee mas dScertalhed' very large, and
dllects lIrSt poFtion oI lne important
manufacturing ana lnduSlfldl interests OF
the country. Ihey DO not report any list
Of these combinations for the reason that
new ones are constantly forming ana the
old ones are constantly extending their
relations 50 as to cover new branches OF
business and invade new territories Your |
committee further reports that, owing to
present differences Of opinion between
the members of the committee. they linn 4
it this report TO submitting to the careful
consideration Of subsequent Congresses
the facts shown by the testimony taken
before the committee"
Ii must be borne in mind that the s'srb
seiIupnt CONGRESS-. M wnnsa "careful coH
far+s show, ~ H. ra.ti,,,,,,! 49,, ~
fore II v."s a Pennhiic3i S'i,,c~al, TT
fran the Democroti5, C,1nqra I'LL.
said there was s7Icb difsaronrse ~ on79rio-
hatweeu the members thereof maj ibet
did nnt know u-hat IL dn t.nd tbair It'll
tioniI pIatforn1 HI III way bad MON
Used to do nothing so they turned the /
subject emphasized by their belated re-
port over To their successors Emf IN,
days after the report was read. Benia-
min Harrison, who had been elected upon l
a platform which promised legislation
against trusts, was inaugurated The |
platform on which he was elected was
written and read by the great disciple
Of protection who fell On tnp 9Th day ~ / Il
September last i'm the city of RuffaI0 t6c i
victim of an ASA ssin's bullet Mas that
obeyed OF course it was AMI
obedience
duced in the Senate of the 5Oth Congress, Il
was by that rcvered statesman John /
Sherman. 1t passed both houses receiy-
ed the approval of Mr. Harrison and he
came the antitrust law which has stood Il
the test from then until now without
and but for declarations IN
Democratic party platforms wcll-nigE
without a SUGGESTION If possible imDroye-
ment Gentlemen. the first national plat L
form promising antitrust legislation evc-
penned BY man was written by that
prince of statesmen William Mckinley n
The first and only antitrust law ever
passed through Congress was introduced II
by that oft-maIigned but ever great
LEGISLATOR John Sherman And the most
effort to enforce that law. liz
re CARELESS Of who may be affected by its
is now being made by that Z
gallant. intrepid and fearless chief ex-
Theodore Roosevelt
Rut | think if is a little early to deter
mine inst where the ''blo0dv angle of
this campaign is to be fought. There are
of a little band of something over 90 0Oo
American bows wearing blue uniforms |
sIneping in tents ana fighting rs hest |
they know how. under tropicaI sun fOi.
the honor ~ the old flag Nuch os / re-. |
san+ the imnutation against those who III
The discharre Of dutV' are 5000 miles dis
fgnt from their acclisers vet as a law
var I am willing to proceed IL trial cyrn
in The absence Of the accused. ana mon
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