The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-26

ner than a stepchild's bread and
butter. A Republican member on
the floor of the House was com
PEELED to admit that any man can
at present go to the books of the
State of New Jersey and obtain the
same amount of publicity on any
trust organized under the laws of
that State, ard most of the big
ones originate there, that he can
get under the provisions Of the
Nelson amendment, In fact, he
can get more, for the Nelson
amendment contains n provision
that no publicity at all shall be
had concerning any trust unless ii
be the Judgment of the President
of the United States that ii is nee
essary. If the trusts happen toI
own the President, there you are.
A CHILD OF THE RAILROADS.
The Elkins rebate bill was the
child of the railroads themselves,
because their orgaus all approve 1t
aud say that it will save the rail
roads much money. II is absolute
ly ineffective to serve the people.
for the reason that the criminal
clause was eliminated and no rail
road cares for anything else. They
object to going to Jail, but they do
not object to paying fines so long
as they can pay them and make
money by so doing.
ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOX'S BLUFF.
In the name of common sense
what good is the lOar bill to ia.
ciliate aud expedite all cases against
trusts under the Sherman anti
trust law going to do the people,
| Unless the administration in power
and the administrations officer
charged with the enforcement OF
that law see fit to get busy and
push these cases, how are yOu
going to get action on them' At
torncy General Knox has instltu-
ted several bluff suits that have
been hanging fire for months, and
he has had showed under his nose
several more good eases against
trusts, notably the celebrated one
by William Randolph Hearst
against the Odi0us coal trust, and
Knox has paid not the slightest at.
tention 10 them.
The Senate aud House would
not even pass n resolution asking
that the evidence obtained against
the coal trust by Mr.. Hearst he
submitted to Congress in order
that the lawyers of both Houses
might pass on it and ascertain the
quality of the ease thus made out
by Mr.. Hearst. If they refuse tC
| look at Mr.. Ilcarst's testimony
aud the Attorney. General ignores
it also, what good will it do to pass
law to facilitate eases against
trustSl
REPUBLICAN FILM .FLAM.
Such Legislation as this agalns
the trusts that are n menace to thu
prosperity aud the peace Of thl,
country is Il travesty on justice ant
| au insult to the Intelligence of tn,
people.
{ This, however, is the Republi
can answer to the peoples dcman'
5 for effective anti trust Legislation
+ and tariff reduction and revision
g In order to push through thI
e programme the Republicans re
l sorted to film fam game, The
. gave it out in flaming headline
D that the Standard Oil mon0pol
n and other great trusts and combi
Il nations were bitterly opposed t
4 the Nelson amendment and othc
S features of anti trust legislatio
s they had decided to put through
Il This was expected to line up every
e body in favor of this legislotior
e and it had the desired effect, The
d succeeded in selling nearly ever
Democrat the gold brick, and th
IL cry legislation desired by tn
Il trusts went through with whooI
# The Republican party will no
' mount the stump and proclaim thu
. it has kept all pledges to enact III
he thrust laws and curb the trust
'e Notwithstanding this gnat'on i
a bull's-horn legislation.
To your tents, o, Israel and !
,s the Republican party know thi
- dishonesty, Hypocrisy and fal
u pretense win not more than hon
l. esty aud loyalty to the people
10 interests.
~ CHAS. A. EDWARDS.
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