Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-06

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.,,,,, actine cayais IN order ID eheapen
rsiiroal fransnortation during nalf Of the
a,sl ! r;,rssl ,,
"a - tFa uEose Il yve can ss3and
several hundred raiifions m t1,e Panama
canal 10 lower t,.ans-continensal rates,
We 80 :, .,,,il7 : raistsaad from New York
~ @ssan E,ranetsco ia lower 10th trans
continantal ana local rates
II any Of Won question nv propriety Of
nv mentioning this subject / beg to re-
mind vol, that fine president could not
have secured the massage Of the rate bill
had he NOT anpealed to the fear of the
more radical remedy of government own
ershjn8 and nothing viii SO restrain the
railroad maenates from attempting to
capture the Interstate commerce commits
sion as the same fear The high-handed
manner In which they have violated law
and ignored authority, together with the
corruption discovered In high places. has
| done more to create sentiment in favor
| OF public ownership than all the speeches
and arguments Of the opponents of pri-
waite ownership.
have referred to the railroad question
as a part of the trust question because
they are SO interviewer that it is difficult
| to consider one without the other.
Trusts poIiticaf DEVELOPMENT.
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- ;t,s1 a,eIonyet rather
a. ,,d seco,, ff,a
tst M ,erT,itted Ia con-
,~.,-,, =. 5,S ras,,it IN net
econonoic gain r. is politica1 because it
| 49, ,,,s,,, Az oornoratior ana the cor
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tor yrba tr1,st Instead Of being nat.
ural development, is form of legalized
larceny and can exist only SO long as the
law permits It TO exist. That there Is an
economic advantage IN production on a
] large scale may be admitted, Dut because
/ a million yards Of cloth can pc produced
| in one factory at lower price pei yaIu
| than 100000 yards can be produced IN the
same factory, 1t does not follow lnas
| cloth would be produced at a sui foWeI
1 price per yard If all the cloth consumed
in the United States were proouced ~
one factory or under one management
There is point beyond which the eco
nomic advantage OF large productlon
/ ceases. The moment an INDUSTRY ap.
|. proaches the position of monopoly II
begins to lose in economic emciency, IoI
| a monopoly discourages invention, invites
! to deterioration in quality, and destroys
| d slOHl pOtCAt AetStot IA h-O>AASe~o-Ns '---''
lnalvidual ampition. a4.a J. +,-,st
eso,,on,;e advantage which
/ a. gsn yossiblv have can economic adj
| ,-a,,tar,a iustif., an infrstrial desnotism
r,atior fo, tba loss III
s =. ito nro5ncers po.
1.+sst, 1;,a,ts ,,Id NOT 1o,7g endure nm
.s,sts,, 1Tic1, r,arr,;tfed
~ 10 control the
S - - 1ixelihood If the rest Of the
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| irustS ss. ldHuioio'sisa.
| Landlordisnl, the curse of Europe, is ar
| innocent institution in comparison with
| the trust, when the trust is carried to its
logical conclusion. The man that argues
| that there is an economic advantage IN
| private monopoly is aiding socialism. The
I socialist, asserting the economic super
| iority of the monopoly, insists that It's
benefits shall accrue to the whole peo-
| pie, and his conclusion cannot be denied
If the superiority Of monopoly IS ADMIT
| ted. The Democratic party, II l under
stand its position, denies the economic as
wen as the political advantage OF private
monopoiy ane promises itese y upp9 ser = mns'
| alternative. Competition where competi-
| ton is possible and public monopoly
| xUherever circumstances are such as tc
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socialism presents coilslseenl .lieot =.
put theory winch, u my JUG illeie, W. y
not take human nature ih.o acSoun'. ~
strength rs IN It's attack upon evils Tug
existence OF when rs conlssssa. rs WeaA.
ness Is tnat ~ Woulo SUBSTITUTE q new lev
oisease-I no. a WORSE one ~ sne 1is,
ease from Wnlcn we su,lel' lns sosis...s,
IS honest IN the peiiei ina. ne mas ioun ~
remedy lot nuInan ms anu ne luus. y
answered with arsuiueh,, noe VIZ anus %
Inc pest way - opposs soS.ails.- - -
remedy the ABUSES Wnlch nas avg slo"n ~ !
under indlviduahsn, pu. Wnicn ale nor y. .
necessary part OIL ihulviu ,., s snu eii'
sooner the remedy IS appiieu ene pee. ss.
but az thls tiMe oeslle ~ esl.le Toa =.
tnoughts upon tne oVeIsnauowlns esn 80. =
the day-ths trust-wi.n ens piu'o :. ~
tendencies tnat result tnelello ,l - ue.
mands remedy. ana lne people aie "
pared 10 administer herolc liea.lneis