The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-25

fear that the conservatism OF congress
has been more effective than would
more radical action like that pro.
posed by Congressman Littleheld
They are satisfied they could down
the Lttleneld provision in the courts
and they were satisfied to have It be.
come a law.
The Trust Problem.
In an address delivered before the
Good Government club of the Univer
slty OF. Michigan Judge Peter S
Grosscup. Of the United States circuit
court Of Chicago. declared that the
antitrust bill just passed by congress
will fail Of their purpose. The pub.
licity features OF the bills, he asserts,
are worthless 70 the ordinary man
seeking ownership. and only valuable
TO the speculator or the trained inyes.
tor The intervention OF the govern.
mont as a trustee, and a guarantee
that, when a corporation is formed, II
will be fairly organized, these. he de
clared. TO be chiefly needed. not the
assumption of the government os ihe
duty of newsgatherers or collectors
OF statistics OF hap-hazard corporate
organizations" When the people OF
thse United States come TO a full real
ization of the trust situation. he said
it will be made plain that we are on
our way either TO socialism or 10 a
form OF government no longer repub-
liCan.
Judge Grosscup's subject was The
New Nation"
Judge Grossoup's Address.
In the very nature Of things we
must expect that men who do not see
their way clear to an Improvement
OF their conditions under the old
forms OF Industrial liberty viii enter.
tain sympathy for a system that
promises something new The sepa-
ration OF labor from proprletorship-
the separate mobilization OF these two
courses as enemies. instead OF their
commingling In common interests
the most un.Repubhcan and menaclng
fact that now contronts the American
people.
The consolidation idea has. thus far
accentuated this menace Il has done
what is still more menacing-in mar.
rowing the personnel OF the proprie-
toshlp OF the country II Is detaching
from the friends OF property the great
liberal body of citizenship However
We may wish il. this old.time consery-
auve force viii not. thus isolated, re
main stationary. II viii swing. in
time, TO those whose attitude is al.
ready opposed 10 the institution OF
property. and in this movement would
give 10 socialism allies that would
make socialism invincible.
Could tRV old ideals stand up
against any such alliance as thatY
WIN the great body OF the people. ex.
cmded from participation In the prop.
erty OF the country. even though Il be
through their own district. remain loy.
al to the order OF things 10 which
property must look for its bulwarkg
Can We expect a by-stander 10 have
the interest OF one who has a take in
eyentsG Can We invoke the name OF
America Ia an order of events hat IN
their practical outcome are essential.
ly un.Amerioan and un,Repubucans
Our hrst duty Is 10 wake up 10 the
realities Of the situation. and our next
20 put the forces OF Industrial free
dom In order Not until We have done
these-not until the time when the
property y.aoquiring instinct of the
country Is again unihcd upon a basis
fair alike % ali-can We rest assured
that the outcome 90 the encounter
need be no longer feared.
Wherein lies the Remedyf