The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-04-09

HHu"lu DE exercised with caution and
',l-''S'r;'lh' but il should exist. So
| arises" - ''' hSeu
Last fall III speaking ~ Ci,oio,a,,
| said; "Thc necessary s,norSi.i['. '.'"t, ~,
roifroi in which FIRMLY bn1icv, ~.
'hc only method OF climinatinr tho
real evils of the trusts mrst c,n,o
through wisely and cautiously frnn,,a1
legislation, which shall aim in tbc fr.,
| p!dcc to give definite control ,n eo,n,
sovereign over the great cOrp0rat;ony
and which shall be followed whcr
once ti'ls power has been conferred hv
| n system giving ~ the "0Y"r.imcu; the
full knowledge which il th" essential
| Tor satisfactory action. Then when this
| NnOwledgo--Onc Of the essential fcn-
! Sures of which is proper ruh!ici;y-.has
been gained, what further steps nt any
kiud arc necessary can be takcn with
tn" confidence born OF ;nc pusS, sSIOn
| OF power to deal with tn" subject. and
| Of thorough Knowledge OF nhal
| should and can he dunc in tho matter.
| We need additional power. and we
| nccd knowledge Surn locis-
latinn-whcthcr Okhainahlr now or
oDtalaablc only after a constitutional
amendment should provide for a rca-
| SOnah!e supervision. the most pvumi-
ncht feature OF which at first 5h0,ld
De publicity; that is. the makirg pub.
| nc, Do\h to the government authOr-
tleS and to the people at large, the cs-
Sentlal facts in which the public is con
| ccrncd. This would give us exact
hnowic0Sc or many points which are
| no" not only in doubt but the subject
oi llcrce controversy. Moreover. tho
mere lact or the publication would
| Hui' som" very grave evils. for the
ll&ht OF day is Il deterrent to wrouk
doing.
SUIT AGAINST THE FEDERAL.
SALT COMPANY.
In November. 1902, the Attorney
Hchcral directed that Il bin for an in
junction he filed in the United States
Nlrcult Court at san Francisco arnjn$i
! ttc Federal Salt Comrany-~a co.por;;
! tloa winch had been organized rndcr
! .IN laws or an Eastern state. bu; had
! us ihaln office and principal place of
! SIS in California--nnu AGAINST -
| hNihbcr OF other comUuuirs and ncr-
CONS constituting what was known as
,he SAT- trust. These iniunctions were
| !" restrain inc execution of certain
contracts between the Federal Salt
| company and the OF her defendants nv
"hicn the latter agreed neither 20 i'm
port, buy. or sell salt, except from ana
TO the Federal Salt Company. and moi
20 engage or assist in the production
W n"lt west OF the Mississippi, "i?or
.uiinh 'nr continuance Of such con-
- l",."' a" tnc result OF these agree
,S 'nr price or salt had been ad-
Vahccd about 400 Der cent 4 tom
poTary injunction order was obtained
which the defendants asked mo rn,,rt
to modify on the ground that the onti-
trust law had no application 70 con-
tracts for purchases and sales within
III. Hr ''Icuit Court oNcrrnled
nnrn,n,,',,. an" SUSTAINED IN"
rrnrl,hn, . p"o''loh. ms Pr%r'lcally
.tnna ,,' ;ie c'''' ana IT Is Under
| S,lt C >"', '' """a"oh'" the Federal
,rL ,r.' ~ "'""i 10 ne diSHnlV"d
r,nIc NV ''' ''l'' contest VIII b"
c,.rr,,cc,,,,, .,,,-
MIA .i,'.'n . 80 ''' rOti.
mos. ;n,mnn.,,,, n' ""!'inr o' inc
! nd,niui'irn,i,', '"'' .,,'i'"' nE"'aliE' ana
''''''''''' tf'N'Li '!N.It!S lII' past