Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-02


| PENNSYLVANIA, which forbids common
carriers engaging in the business OF
m ming.
"For years they have Disseminated
between customers in the freight charges
on their railroads, in violation OF the
interstate commerce law.
"For years they have unlawfully
monopolized inter state commerce, in vio-
lation OF the Sherman antitrust law"
Senator Spooner, OF Wisconsin, mem
Der of your own party, high in your conf
dence, in last Mondays debate on the
Jones resolution directing the attorney
general to transmit to the senate the
evidence presented to him by me proving
that conspiracy in restraint OF interstate
trade exists, said:
81 have been OF the opinion that prob
ably there is such conspiracy" And
he added that "if there be such con-
spiracy it is one that should be prosecuted
as one absolutely wicked in its character
and far. reaching in its deetenous effects.
If one does exist it is very
merciless one, violating the laws OF the
United States and most harmful in every
way"
You, Mr.. President, can have no doubt
OF the existence OF this conspiracy, but if
there should chance to remain IN your
mind any such doubt, l suggest that you
remove it by personally examining the
evidence which placed in possession OF
your attorney general in October.
Sir, these men OF the coal trust, enor'
mously rich and politically influential as
they may be. are criminals. They swell
their great fortunes daily by deliberate
law-breaking.
! And while your attorney general has
remained so strangely .qaiescent these
opulent and politically influential Grim
he double purpose-of further plundering
the public and laying the basis for Il
fraudulent defense against the evidence
now in the hands of the attorney general
should he begin proceedings against
them. A pretended division between
them and the so-callcd "lndependent"
operators has been arranged, whereby
these SPECIALIZED "independents," who are
utterly in the power OF the trust, shall
seem to compete with the trust, and so
prepare the or, un | for false contention
that the trust Is not monopoly, bnt a
legitimate business organization snbje It
10 competition. rs the immediate result
If this counterfeit rivalry the price Of
coal has been doubled.
As a citizen regard'ul Of the public
welfare, Mr. President, l respectfully
represent 10 YOU 'hal 'he law oiiicer o'
your a''li'ih'Slra'io'i mas oeen, anu Is, re.
mss IN ms 1o'y ~ NOT proceeding ag'l'sl
he c9al trust on the evldence OF ltS IN
iawi'l character SuPPileu ny me 10 MN
Iast year.
ny 'ilat iaiiu'e III uutv ne mas eilco,r
aye" .''e gu ,ius' ~ '"Ne ''''N "''.:iSc Vi
Si'ua,loh la'se!V % i'9 own creation, ''o'
ilieie!y ~ i'' ~ III ~ cu9''i''a'A Pli'aSe
ol 'he people, puV ~ ENORMOUSLY increase
llle Scd'e " l.S tAto' ION
me SUBMISSION % eNiueHce 10 your
a'lofhe! general anu my appear 10 MN
TO Apply '"c Jaw W We co"l tiu9' ,iaVlhe
~ - 't''2 INV ie' "i'cu III ~ "0'io'i oi'
M P"i'' ~, ~ I'o'i' mn ~ iE"'
In your pnoilc Soeeches ana messages;
NIr. Ilesioenl, you nave oi'eii uec,areu
your coINic'loh thaV inc gTeaI com oiii'-
l!o"s OF caPi,ai to!'iii,on'I khoWI !, as
'rus,7 S''ou'l NC supJecte'' 70 'l'e iul,es'
pu )hci'y ana Drought MI.i''h 'lle reSuiat-
ihT Goh'iIl. Oi Tue INV 70 'he ehu 'ila' me
pupilc, "''i!e pfo'ltlhg ny me cohceh'ra-
tion OF CAPITA III ous.i!est' may ., DE pro
tected against me lhcloehtaI eVll elfects
oil that concentration.
submit, SIR: 'hat there IS no other
comolhit'oh OF capital IN me country,
more contemptuous OF law tnah me coal
trust. ana inr,Eer suphlt mat the
most effective method OF subJectlhs II TO
pubiiclty IS 10 pflhg II INTO coaft TO
answer tor Its illegal offences.
The attorney general OF the united
States is your servant. lie must obey
ycur command or give way TO successor
who VIII 40 so.
appear 10 Eo,'' therefore, MI resi-,
dent, to command your attorney general
to proceed against the coal tTnst, both
ciVlH' ana cfiin'haIiy' on me evidence OF
ITS unlawful actS iald before nm ny me
or explain 10 me people OF me onit a
st; ties reasons ior nor dong so, II
reasons suitable Tor pubic avowal he
| has.