The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01


with which to fight monopoly. Th'
act of 1890, known enormously al
the Sherman anti-law, represents th'
limit of the constitutional authority
ofCongress to regulate trade between
thestates, and only in the regulation
OF trade between the states can Con
gress touch the trusts.
at is ordered that the name OF the
late Senator Sherman should be eou
pied to a measure which he conspicu
ously opposed and refused to vote
for. In 1890 Mr.. Sherman intro
duced from the Senate finance com
mittee a bill designated to regulate
the trusts, but it was clearly uncon
stitutional in that it sought to take
from the states their right to regu
late their domestic commerce. The
bill was referred to the judiciary com
mittee, OF which Senator Edmunds
was chairman, and OF which i was a
member. The judiciary committee
took up the question and reported
the antitrust measure, which became
a law, but which embodied none OF
the essential features OF the Sherman
bill. When the bill came before the
Senate, Mr.. Sherman opposed it and
rather than vote for its passage got
up and left the Senate chamber.
81 read with interest the Pittsburg
speech OF Attorney General Knox, in
which he claimed to be able to con-
duct successful prosecutions under
this law. The Attorney General may
have resources OF which | know moth
ing, but as one Of the authors OF the
act, do not see how it can be done,
The only other hope of securing d.
rect legislation to cure the trust evil
il by constitutional amendment
giving Congress u larger grant OF
power and do not believe the states
are willing to surrender to Congress
SO large a measure OF their reserved
rights.
CCT OFF THE NOCRlsHMENT.
"The difficulty, il not the impossi.
hility2 Of dealing with trusts through
remedial legislation being establish
ed, does it not seem reasonable that
the wise course would be to
cut off the .nourishment that
has enabled tlRm to grow to such
ungoverhable size? This is the view
think the American people will take
OF it, and a demand for such process
should he the attitude OF the Demo
cratic party, the determination OF
the Republican party not to adopt
the remedy being apparent, With
this for the paramount issue in 1904,
confidently believe Democratic
President and a Democratic House
of Representatives will he elected.
"The money question | do not be-
lieve will be a conspicuous issue in
the campaign. The large production
OF gold has sutticed to postpone the
inevitable triumph Of bimetallism.
The platform should contain a lie.
claration in favor OF n double stand
ard, but no attempt should be made
to force the issue to the front. Some
day there will be another great polit
zeal battle in America between the
forces. Of bimptallism and monome-
taliSm and bimetallism will triumph,
but that day is not now.
THINKS LITTLE Or BRYAN.
"As to who will lead the Democrat
il party to its promised victory two
years hence, no safe prediction can
now be made. AS the situation is to.
dav New York could nominate any
man upon whom its delegation was
agreed, but many changes are posi-,
BILE in two years. Mr.. Bryan un.
doubtedly will have "A strong follow
ing in the convention. but he hardly