The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-14
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States Congress, He has pramiu-
emily Identified himself with i'm
portanl legislation, National i'll liz
scope, and bids fair 10 soon lie come
a leader on the floor of the Senate.
He is iii. full .accordWith the Nation.
al administration aud enjoys the
confidence of the President in ex-
cek tional degree. The Senator
has been, and Is, Ii sore lis3ppoit's !
mentto his enemies 'anrrrN 70
all their pred44llons, he tao iansed
himself on the side of the masses
rather:thafi OH the side of the classes.
His pure food b.i i, largely in the
interest Of the common people who
have not the same means of protect
ing themselves ag inst frauds and
authorizations that the wealthy
classes have, The importance of
q this measure may be estimated
when the most eminent physicians
and experts of the country declare,
without qualification, that more
disease, misery and death, FIVE
times over, is caused by the con-
sumption of adj, Iterated food stuffs
than by tobacco and liquor combin-
ed. .' &c.. 3D..
Within the month, after consulta.
ton with the President aud mem
bers of his cabinet, the Senator has
prepared and introduced bill for
the federal control of corporations
conducting interstate business,
The feature of the bill is the crea-
ton of a National board who shall
have supervision over and control
OF all such corporations. This
boa;d shall be department of the
Department of Commerce and
Labor and the Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor shall be member
of the National Board of Corpora
tions. The business of the board
will be to examine into the char
acter OF all Corporations conducting
interstate business; to grant fran
chises, refuse or annul them. The
object is to put out of business
monopollstic combinations already
formed and 10 prevent the extern
sion of such concerns. As explain
ed IN the dispatches, under the
provisions of this bill, no Corpora
ton would be permitted to engage
in business in any Stale, other than
that in which it was incorporated,
unless sufficient proof is first SUBJ
mitted to the National Board that
such corporation is incorporated
for legitimate purpose; that it is
solvent; that it is not a party to any
agreement TO operate in restraint of
trade or commerce, or which results
in giving to it, or any person or
corporation engaged in like trade,
an unfair advantage over others;
that 1T Is not a party to any pool
ing plan which, when carried into
effect, would create a MONOPOLY of
the trade or business in which such
corporation is engaged. Ample
power is given to the National
Board to enforce all the provisions
of the bill. Of course the object of
Senator Hepburn bill is the de-
slIuctiou of monopolies of every
kind and condition, and if it shalt
become law, it will no doubt &C.
complish that end. The argument
against such measure is the old
States rights argument-CentraI-
lzation, absolutisn, paternalism
and Imperialism. Those, however,
were all thrashed out years ago,
and the question now is purely a
practical one which resolves itself
into this form: AS Congress has
control over Interstate Commerce,
should not Corporations engaged
in Interstate commerce be under
federal controla 1t seems reason.
able that they should. This is
certainly the way to get at the
root of the trust evil, and, as the
orator said, thus nipping it in the
bud. 4.
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