The Topeka state journal., 1903-04-04

sued accordingly. and since then. after
fuI argument. the United States circuit
court has made the Injunction per-
DetuaI
The cotton interests Of the south. in
Guiding growers, buyers, and shippers
made conSiaInt that they were suffer
1 ing great injury in their business from
the methods of the southern railroads 5rt
the handling and transportation Of cot
ton Iney alleged that these railroads.
I BY combined action under a pooling ar
rangement TO support their rate sched-
uleS, had denied 10 the shippers the
right 10 elect over what roads theif
commodities should be shipped. and
that by diyIding upon a fixed basis the
70 compete in rates for the transDorta-
ton thereof was eliminated Proceed
tngs were Instituted by the attorney
general under the antitrust law which
resulted in the destruction of the pool
ard in restoring 10 the growers and
shippers Of the south the right TO ship
their products over any road they elect
ed, thus removing the restraint upon.
the freedom OF commerce
SUIT AGAINST SALT TRUST
IN November. 1902. the attorney gen
eral directed that a bill for an injunc-
tlon be fled in the United States circuir
eral salt company corporation which
had been organized under the laws OF
an eastern state. but had its main Office
and principal place Of business in Cah-
companies and persons constitutine
what was known as the salt trust
l@Ihese iniunctions were TO restrain the
execution OF certain contracts between
the Federal Salt company and the Other
defendants. by which the latter agreed
neither 10 import. buy. or sell salt. ex-
cent from and to the Federal Salt corr
pany, and not to engage or assist in the
slppI river during the continuance OF
such contracts As the result Of these
agreements the price CT salt had beerr
advanced about 400 Der cent. A tempo
lary Injunction order was obtained
which the defendants asked the court
to modify on the ground that the anti
trust law had no application to cor
tracts for purchases and sales within ;.
state TIE circuit court o=arruIad this
contention and sustained the govern.
Teuts position This practically con
cluded the case and Il is understood
that IN consequence the Federal SsIe
conpany Is about to be dissolved and
that no further contest VIII be made
The above Is q brief outline Of tie
most important steps. legislative and
aainlnlstrati tive. taken during the past
eighteen months in the direction Of
solving. 50 far as at present il seems
practicable BY national legislation ar
adInlnlStrat-on TO solve what We cal
the trust problem They renresaur A
sum Of very substantial achievement
Ihey represent a successful effort IL,
devise and apply real remedies. an
effort which 50 far succeeded beca11s.
It was made rot only with resoluta p11r-
pose and determine t5on. but also in a
spirit OF common sense and Justice -
rar removed as possible fren rancor
hysterla- and unworthy denagoefc. az
peal In the same spirit the laws win
continue to be enforced NOT only is the
legislation recently enacted elective
0Ur IN my judgment it was inDrac-
IicaDie TO attempt more. Nothinp Of
value IS to he expected from ceasaias>
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latloH- The people may wisely. and
with confidence await the results which
are reasonably to be expected from the
impartial enforcement of the laws
Wnich have recently been placed upon
the statute books Legislation of 4 gen
erai and I1diScTin te character would
oe sure TO fail. either beca use ii wolsIs1
involve al interests in a common ruin.
or because t would not, really reacn
any evil We have endeaF0red to pro
VIDE discriminating ada pta ton Of the
remedy e the Easl mischief
ALLEGED REMEDIES
Many Of the alleged remedies advo-
Gated are Of the unpleasantly drastic
type which seeks to destroy the disease
by killing the patient. Others are so
obviously futile that it is somewhat f7ff-
ileult TO treat them seriously or as being
advanced IN good faith. High among
the latter / place the effort to reach the
trust question by means of the tariff
on can. of course. put an end fo the
end To the prosperity of the nation bllr
She price for such action seems high
ihe alternative IS TO do exactly what
mas been done during the Iire Of the con
gress which has Just closed-thar. to en-
deavor. net to DESTROY CORPORATIONS h11f
TO regulate them with view of doing
away with whatever IS of evil in them
and Of making them subsarve the public
use The law IS not TO be administered
in the interest of the poor mar. as .s1e7
nor yet in the interest Of the rich man
as SUCH but IN the interest of the law
abiding man rich or poor. We are no
more against organizations Of capital
than against ORGANIZATIONS Of abor We
welcome both. demanding only that
each shall do right ard shall remember
It's duty TO the republic. Such a course
we consider not merely a benefit to the
poor man. but benefit TO the rich maa-
We do no man an injustice when we
require hlTn to obey the law On the
f contrary. # ne is a man whose safety
and we'll being depend in peculiar de-
gree upon the existence of the spirit q
law and order. we are rendering him the
! greatest service when we require him 10
oe niInself an exemDlar OF that spirit -
AFTERNOON PROGRAMME
In the afternoon the president was
formally welcomed on behalf Of the
city by Mayor Rose Ten thousand Dao-
pie had crowded into the building to
await the presidents arrival The
programme mere Included several fnI-
steal numbers by a chorus of 500 sing
ers from the various musical societies
throughout the city The pieces render
ed were the national airs. While the
star Spangled Banner was being
sung each member Of the chorus waved
the national coIors
The president responded TO the
mayors welcome in a brief speech He
spoke on the subject Of ancestry. Many
people of many nations were present.
he said but they came together as
Americans and nothing else
Woe viii beset the country he said.
IF we draw the lire of distinction be-
tween class and class or creed or aIons
any other lines save that which divides
good eCitizsnship from bad citizenship.
1t is a bad thing. said the presideat
for q public man not to- perform what
he promises. Every promise made in
public life should be held as binding on