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{vorS asreductlon thereof, and TO those II
opposed TO any CHI range Whatever

4vorS q reduction thereof, and TO those
opposed TO any chan 9 e what ever.
81 Judged by the record Of performance.
L raj Their tina that Of promise on he 4
3 Would a seem as i'if the on tcome. ln1the .
8 event of Its success Ould be to graf
Z ifyS the la tier q ass s; " It'll absolute
eeeera q enc M
& ment since March a. 1897 \ here has
been neither0 duction nor al. at tempt
Il at reduction In tariff ra ties. It is not i
unreasona bic to assume, In the light
zof that record, that a future Congress
4 Of that party Will not undertake re-
\ vision OF the tariff d own ward IN t he
event hat 1t shall Teceive al. ndorse-a
Should hedyb be si franE I that thoag
IA our arty be success full in the coming
nni: IN the Senate during the next
I four years. and hence we shall be un-y53
able 10 secure any ifcation In the
tariff saw. tina { TO which the Republic
sent, While. !. there fore. we are unable
Il to give assurances Q IL relief to the
people from such excessive duties as &
burden them, Is due 70 them that
favor ave ia rea soma reduction 81 the
tariff; that we believe tits demanded BY 4
8fthe best in terestst of both manu- ia tu-#
rer and consumer. and that y wise ~
Il can be accomplished as soon as both
branches OF Congress and an executive
In favor of 1T are elected, wit houtt Gre
aing and
i manifested itself. This can be achieved
p PEI int inter- Sasn bstwesa
SAX ns 81
Il enforcement 8as sha Il be deemed .suffi-
Client for the Industry o. business at
$fected by such revision ito ad lust IT
" Imposed. So confident am i in I he be-4i
* lief that the demand Of the people COR
Z a reform of the tariff is just Ina |
indulge the hope that should a. u emo
a Democratic executive be chos sen by
* the people. even a. u Republican Senate
Il may he'd the warming and consent to
Il give at least some measure Of relief
The Trusts. s
Il he combinations, popularity allied
Z trusts, Will ch aim TO secure a mono.
a poly OF trade II, the necessarles OF life
i as Well as In those things that are en-
SpIoyed upon the farm, In the factory L
and IN many other fields OF IN dustry,
Il have been encouraged and stimulated .
rate to furnish eubstantla m arket
In the necessities Of eighty mi u ons OF
people, by practical lexcludlng CON, "
petition, @
With so large a market and highly
q rerhunera tive prices IL ntinuing long
y after the line OF posi- ble compet ition
would naturally be rea ched, the temp
Il tation of all engaged In the same bus B
illness to combine Sc; as to prevent COM u
\ petition at home and = resll ting ,ra 4
#duction OF p rlces, has proved irreslsl,
must agree that the net result of en- L
acting laws that foster such inequi-3
4 table cond lions Is most rtunate
4 for the PEG pie as a whole, and # would
seem as II all OF hit to agree that The /.
prlatsly modify the ffendlng law. The
II growth OF monopoly, OF which COM ~, y
plaint Is justly made, mot be laid
II the doors OF the courts OF his Co
TRY. The decisions OF the SUPREME
u Court OF the United 81 ates,
the courts Of last resol tin many other
4 Sta ties, warrant the assertlo lon Ina I. Il he
q common law as Developed al fords a.
comp gal remedy against lTnone;lp'.
plles, The fact that they, have multi
piled number and mt tneSas e Y,
lhs; 3n appdy ,hls IAN whfn
Gals Or private individuals, but to
ethe failure OF officials V cnut geu "a vi ~
the duty Of enforcing the law to take L
z tie judgmentssof the court In the ap-s
4 FACT Fact that hat tie iegislatiiye departments az
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