The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-25

France They defied change In parties
or policies and thFived alike In years
OF prosperity. war or crop disaster.
Ii Is laughable now to turn back "
the files OF Republican and Democratic
papers and read the confident and
oracular predictions OF the speedy col
lapse OF trusts aud syndicates. Henry
George added the weight Of his opin-
ton to the same effect None but the
despised Socialists aud few unclass-
ed cranks like myself. who happened
to guess the truth. believed that mo
nOpOly would strange competition.
Today the man who seriously adyO-
Gates competition Is looked upon With
suspicion. The new generation can
no more realize what competition was
than we can imagine the social status
of Mars. Competition Is dead beyond
resurrection, and the economic dogmas
OF your early manhood are In the
grave with It, | ask you. judge. In all
eandor. can you suggest any possible
competition with the meat trustY
Il can" answered Judge Sawyer
promptly. Remove every cent Of tar.
IN duty and let In Canadian meats.
Then pass a law which viii compel
the railroads to cease discriminating
In favor Of the meat combine"
do you seriously believe these
measures would destroy the monopoly
in beef and pOrkF''
II do" was the positive reply
You believe In miracles more won
derful than those performed by the
genli at the command OF Aladdin" de
clared Colonel Monroe good naturedly
Meat from Canada? You might ~
well employ a chlpmunk TO forage for
a lion. When 100000 Canadians sup
ply SOOOO.OOO Americans from their
scant surplus Of meat the Mississippi
river viii cause the Atlantic ocean 70
overflow The meat trust has attained
supremacy by mastering the supply
OF the greatest beef and pork raising
country the world has ever known.
II holds In one hand the eIhaustless
: resources OF the plains from Texas to
Montana aud In the other the lnnu-
merAble herds OF the central and east
ern states From It's manufacturing
strongholds in Chicago Cincinnati
Kansas City and Omaha radlate a
thousand branches one member OF
the so called Big six could absorb the
entire meat industry OF Canada with
out Gripping its bank reserve. The
/ only effect OF attempting 10 LET In Ca.
madam meat win be- to force the trust
conquest OF that country and raise
its prices 10 our high level
Il dislike to admit 1t. but fear you
speak the truth" said Judge Sawyer
But a law to check railroad discrim-
nation In favor Of the meat combine
through the payment Of rebates In
freight would prove effective"
We have such law now and have
had for years" returned Colonel Mon
roe. What does It amount to- IL Is
almost an Impossibliity to detect or
punish these practices. But II would
make little difference II a rigid law to
this effect were honestly enforced.
These rebates are only a small item In
the total increment Of trust manage
ment Their legitimate advantage over
small competitors IA sufficient TO crush
them 10 powder Take our friend
RawsOn, who has Just failed. Tor eK
ample. He was a FIRST class practical
butcher of the old school. He bought
cattle, hogs and sheep from the sur
rounding farms, killed them and offer.
ed the products for sale. His revenue
was derived solely from meats and
hides II was Impossible for him to eX
tract profit from what are known a.
the byproducts. Not 80 with the $40,
GDO0O establishment In Chicago. In
the trust packing house nothing II lost
bat the porkeTs dying squeal Hair
hoOf snOut, bri.lies entrails bones
and a hundred chemical products are
ground into money. Vast refrigerator
hold his corpse In storage until the
market demands him. miles OF private
u owned refrigerator cars carry him
by fast freight to his destina ton. az
army OF skilled buyers scOur the coun
Try for his fellows and pay cash for dis
counted prices. From one end OF the
continent to another this marvellous
machine is In perfect motion. II Il
the personihcati Ou OF business art, tbs
perfection Of mechanical and eKeCutiv,
science. II can religiOusly obey even
enacted law and defy any pOssibl,
competition; II can laugh Of lowered
tariff gates The civilized world Il al
ready within It's grasp"
You are eloquent in demolshing ms
remedies" said Judge Sawyer :"
} should ike to hear what you have 4
) advance in their place"
Not tonight" responded Coione
Monroe. looking Mt his watch 81 prom
ised Mrs. Monroe 10 come home early
I'll give you chance 70 have fun Will
ny plan Of campaign against the mea
trust at our next session"
, I'D smash the ment trust II VA
president" declared Postma ster Jen
kins I'D smash II 30 hard It woul,
, never know what hit It."
You defended trusts recently" OBJ
! served Colonel Monroe as hs opene'
; the door.
Yes. I know. hut not thia one =" saI,