The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16
MR.. ROYALL'S PLAN
He Suggests Methods by Which Trusts
May Be Controlled.

He Suggests Methods by Which Trusts
May Be Controlled.
Editor OF The Times D!spatch:
sir.-A number OF persons who saw my
recent letter, on the trusts have asked me
10 state tho methods would resort to to
control them, and this will now DO
When a physician undertakes the treat
ment Of case his iirst care before ,3, a abe
disease IS, that he Is to treat. &c. IN ne
case OF the trust, the first thing we 5shoGi ia
do is to- determine wherein they 90 US
an injury and wherein, therefore, we
should undertake to control them; ~.
Ir Mr.. Rockefeller or Mr.. j. y. Nor
gan, controlling their trusts. WIZ cohllLe
themselves to legitimate and ,Pso5e e :
no other man has the smallest rleht "
complain, never mind how rich tnsS aI 10
their trusts become. II IS only Wnen, m
pywers In an unfair and dishonest man ,!,.r :
ner 10 prevent you and me from making
the money Which we could make b3. .intI
exercise Of the means at our To- rT,'a IN OF
1irh1 TO nut Complain when they do mako
an unfair and dishonest use h, o. wn ne. Could
sources to cut t US out fa G1 and aiaround
III The key. to what We may properyy (, 81, 70
control the trusts IS TO De l nerfect right
pro 6o;,e mother out Of business and get
~ ~ whole business for himself, ~ laif
competition even II he destroy mn. ann ~
Intends to deS snsof fi' To- destroy another
f re ia " n,,rpose, not of bcnehting himself
bu, for the malicious purpose SIMPLY :
destroying that othG ;1,us rated by d case
decided Id In England two hundred 1snn S y6ears
a. man had a water 1r9 9Its n WlieIo
he shot duckssfor the ma ,,,,,on Inc ducks
Dor dsike ,l,l hlm a anni " on his water
f Tsdne h irln wa his sun to brighten 'ha
Inc court decided that ne 70 H Are his gun
sagiHtib, Fat frightened the ducks ava, r .e.I
ana t 'nufrered no harm, But II ne nrea
his gun simply TO 80 90 ,v ,ne Liable nIne. 49,
mp!ci1Dns r n'ary offe nn its goods in fair
competiton with my goods ,a nnM ,,se e' ,hey
because they nre better or , nav" ,ts goods
are cheaper, tho a Goneoo have nothing q
aetT n !e Of. But IL have u good p,is's
ness and the trust comes TO my NJ tuS Sor Nj
and offers It's goods below t ,he trust is
nnFp "neas n IN far and open compe,t.o,n;
XII Ii,7 m unfair and dishonest attemttit
TO destroy mo in the name " usaif in
ton. The trust ms 'nu nn That that fired his
s sne l ut tho dick marsh, OF COURSE ne re
plrpOSe was to hencnl ltse't, ~ ~ roved
tfe business for itself after It dessttos,u,u ~
me- But benehtng itself Was no. M its
primary object, am my llncles III,
Walking through tho woods WIZ NY NY
rifle, 7 spy him walking alone; moe ,,l W.,
hind q tree and shoot him. When c ma "a
with his murder say my object was %
benefit myself by inherltlng his eslhte '
But the law replies that my primary
object was the killing of my uncle, and
y hangs me by the neck ,o un ~ wan am
4 deliberately Kills me that It may IN, IN
lhe same wrongful character as mine
vas when shot ny uncle, / It's primary RI y
business bHt the murder Of me- ana
IF my Business. See In unconditional sup
port Of this as a proposition of our every.
day usual and recognized principle Of
law, Watson vs.. Master Plumbers As
ISOLATION. Sc Central Law Journal, 26l,
We have no more right to put llmita-
lions upon the ability Of q great COR
porntlon called a trust to dispose Of It's
goods in fair and equal eornpetitlon than
same right Of Jones or Smith, But we