The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-01-03
SENATOR MORGAN FLAWS BOTH
OLD PARTIES,
The Ala ba ma Senator Scores
the Democrats and Re-
publiCAnS Alike.
He Says the Old Organizations Are
Afraid of Trusts.

Special to the Picayune.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 81
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, in
a statement to-day, flays both
the Repu blican and Democratic
parties for inaction in regard to
antitrust legislation. He says
that both parties are afraid of
powerful corporations, but pre-
diets that new organization will
come into existence that will
crush the monopolies. He does
not offer plan by which this
may be brought about, but says
that it will not be done by tinker
ing with the tariff, but probably
through the exercise of the
power of Congress to levy taxes.
Senator Morgan said:
Il cannot see that there is any
great difference between the
leaders of the Democratic and
Republican parties on. the ques-
ton of trusts. Whichever party
is out of power cries out against
the octopus, whichever party is
in power hugs the octopus to its
breast. Political utilization seems
to be no shield against the crea-
tor of great wealth.
Seldom, if ever, has a ques-
ton of such overwhelming i'm
portance arisen in our economic
development. It lis pressing for
solution, and it will be solved.
The Repu blican party may solve
it, or the Democratic party may
solve it; it may be that before a
solution is found a new party
will arise on the ruins of the old
ones. The solution may come
soon. or it may be long delayed.
It depends on how speedily the
American people awaken to their
peril I am inclined to believe
there will be dark days before
the awakening comes-days full
of want and suffering and dis
aster. My belief also is that out
of the demand for a solution of
this question. will be wrought a
political revolutions revolution
that will shake present party
organization to it's base, perhaps
wipe it out.
THE strength corporate wealth
has attained in the United States
is calculated to fill one with awe.
The president and the congress
are as pigmies beside it. It is
feared by the leaders of both
political parties. The pot has no
ground upon which to criticise
the kettles blackness. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike on
the stump, rave and shout and
profess eagernesS to engage in
mortal com bat with the giant.
They come to Congress or as
sumo executive Office, and their
limbs are paralyzed and their
tongues silenced.
There is one power, however,
greater even than that of cor
porate wealth-the power of the
American people. It is slow in
the arousing, but once aroused,
no wrong can stand before it.
The leaven already is at work
the people are beginning to think.
The very poor are the first to
feel the expressions of the
trusts.
Conditions for them to-day
are very hard and growing
harder. People of moderate Cir
and of comparative
wealth do not so soon feel the
weight of the burden, but it is
bearing down upon them, and !
sooner or later it will become in
tolerable. Then. they will join
with the poor to fight a common
battle, and whatever opposes them !
will be swept away. For men in |
high places who are serving two |
that day will be q day
Of reckoning.
Mrs. Ducrocq and Miss Marie
Ducrocq are the
guests of DR.. j. D. Trahan and |