The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-20
ARE TRUSTS A MENACE TO THE PEOPLE:

it is for this reason we die op a
posed to government favorltlsm (
70 those who would monopollze I
and drive out competition. ]
We are not opposed to corpora '
tions as such, we know that it fre- {
ouently occurs, corporations are j
the means of development and /
progress, hence when a corpora {
ton is organized to do a legltl. s
mate business, and it does not (
combine with a similar corpora
tion to drive out or prevent com
petition, then it should be wei.
coined, but when number OF
men come together and with cal
culated plans organize to crush
out, or buy out competition, IN
order that they might control a
product such an institution, &C.
cording to our statesmen, ol,
vines, journalists and politle;al
economists, is a menace, and the
masses are it's victims.
All Of us know that the mon
opolistic tendency has been fos-
tered under the Republican re-
cine, that within the past few
Years these trusts have organ
lied until the tentacles OF the
octopus has taken hold of almost
everything the human family
must have. We know these
trusts are relied upon for the
means to conduct a national cam
paign; it is from the corporate
magnates that Mr.. Hanna fried
his campaign fat, and they have
every natural right to expect
their moneys worth from those
they paid into power.
In politics it is usually the
case. that the 'souts" will fight
the Gins" and they will take up
almost any kind of club to drive
the Gins" out, but when a party
laws down a principle, it ought
at least be consistent, if it will
retain the confidence of its fol-
lowers. The Democratic party
in all Of it's declarations oppose
trusts, it's leaders grow eloquent
in denouncing the crime, It's
newspapers grind out miles OF
editorials exposing the inlqulty,,
and all of these agencies attri-
butte the existance Of them to the
Republican party.
President Roosevelt is a he
publican, and it matters not how
much we oppose his party teach
ings, we must recognize in him
a man of independence, Of IN
flexible will, determination to
do what he wants to, without
regard to precedent, and without
recognizing a boss. He is not
altogether in accord with his
party on the trust question, and
has undertaken to curb their "a
paciousness, by having the laws
upon the statute books executed
against them by dragging them
into the courts. What effect is
this having upon him? The
Morgans, Rockefellers, Hannas
and all Of the Wall street sharks
are securing the woods in search
of a man to defeat Roosevelt
Of course, the want to find sucE
an one in the ranks of their owl
party, and not finding him there
Roosevelt must be brought dowr
from his perch if bought Demo
crat has to bring him down. The
trust magnates will not tolerate
man at the head Of the govern
ment whom they cannot control
they find Roosevelt a hard-head
ed, self-willed chap liable to pla,
smash with their plans, and al
ready has given them much con
Germ.
Are these men seeking the de
feat of Roosevelt for the good 0
the country? The Democra
they would favor, would he b
any better, so far as the masse
are concerned? If the trusts ar
bad, those who represent the1
them must be bad, and If a Den
ocrat is put forward, who repre-
sents the trusts, he is not onl
bad, but he is a hypocrlte, tc
he is in league with the enemle
of the masses, at the same tim
posing as their friend. Ii W
are to have a trust governmen
let it's head be a Republican 3
all means. then the masses WI
know what to expect: do not Il
US deceive the people by a
nouncing Republican, who hs
angered the trusts, and advoca'
a Democrat who will have tt
backing of the trust magnate
If we are sincere in our oppos
ton to trusts, then we cann'
afford to support man who h;
any connection with them;
would be far better to suffer d
feat than to be lead, by one
our own choosing, into a tru
laid trap.
Roosevelt will have the fig