The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16

have tho right to forbid a great corpora
ton or one citizen TO do another q wlliul,
honest and pretended competition. when
there Is really no competition In the
case at all.
And those whose business brings them
into collision with the great trusts tsoi yen
fair field and equal competition the \.
care nothing for the trusts. They tel:
me they can hold their own and make make
confines itself to fair competitions and
uues not lo..ow In their tracks. oiter,Ig
goods similar to theirs at less than the
goods cost. They say that y ne trust
offers It's goods alongside OF theirs on
their merits, they have nothing 70 com
plain Of. The reason for this is that tho
trusts have such an immenae capital On
earn dividends, that they are compelled
to sell their goods higher than the small
dealer with~no water In his capital can
sell his at and still make dividend on
his capital that Is all real
And say that when the trust does foi.
low them Offering goods below cost. It
Is not enga ged Unfair and equal competi-
competition. and 1t has fallen into the
class Of the duck maraudcr and OF my
self when shot my uncle,
plying to all parts OF the United States
which would prevent the trusts from en-
gaEing In unfair and dishonest traHlc
aimed al destroying their rivals, we should
have the whole trust evil cured, VIC would
interior with no vested rights and NO
would leave the door wide open to pro-
gr1ewsss; at -. !, !. !. would ! n,.s, +
would pass an act OF Congress setting up
q corporation commission IN each state,
many each state as LIVER. We're n nefyh
so before the commission and complain
that Trust a was endeavorlng to crush
him BY unfair And dishonest traffic called
found that the citizen had brought a
costs on him and fine him for his dishon-
found his statements to be true It might
ane the trust to whatever extent i
to make It trsde fr
this as Of oea ' fa Soad ma It In
that great piece Of leglslation-the Four
teenth, Amendment. speaklng Of that
Union 60 ys, Crescent CITY e., II U; S
Justice Bradley said: ga&a.
Monop0'e ARE the Rsne G qHr e n9ay
q Fs sfi e9nss 81 sys cory
ners IN the stock market and produce
legislative enactment they can be carried
into the common avocations and calilnEs
Of life, SO as TO cut off the right Of the
t'l'HS'' ~ G',ooSD |lis aHpSaN'o!!i az
to earn his bread by the trade which, he
has learned: and II there Is, no. constltu,-
tional means OF putting check to srch
enormity. can only say that It Is high
time the Constitution was still further
amended. In my Judgment the present
Constitution is amply sufficient for the
protection of the people IL It Is fairly In
terpreted md faithfully enforced,
I have no doubt that Mr.. Justice Brad
ley's view of the amendment Is the sound
one, and that It contains full authority
for Congress to enact such a statute. But
lest the Supreme Court might perchance
hold otherwise. l would also In addition
to the act suggested. at once come for
ward in Congress with this simple amend
ment to the Constitution, to wit:
"Congress shall have power by appro-
Vent unfair aud dishonest business .compe-
titlons IN the United States and Its ter
This would give full authority for -nny
act already passed, and who. could daro
| oppose the amendment? Gould any man
! stand up In his, place IN Congress, and
say he favored dishonest competition d
II the Democratic party Will adopt the
gold standard and this proposition, and
imE the subject to the people, It Will elect
| him and cure the trust evil, 4i
P. s.--The foregoing letter was to have
| appeared last Sunday, but, us you eX,