The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-10-02

Applause. More than. That, Ter
fear the challenge may not be prompt
~ accepted. | wan. the Democratic
party to set the Republican party an
example Oh this subject. applause }
l want the Democratic party 10 an
nounce that IL will r. i've no money
from any corporation efplaus.
Whatsoever. Mnsi Of the corporations
are engaged in legitimate husine,s
They have ne reason to fe.r hostile
legs alton: and there is no reason why
an officer should he permitted TO use
the money ri stakeholder 80 advance
OF . stos kholper to advance the prli,-
ical opinions of The oficeholder.
G 'ntfibutions 90 a campaign fund
ought not to be corporate; they ought
has heen fund that some who used
high sounding phrases 10 cover tleir
dishonesty have been guilty "of high
crimes and misd emeanors. CGreat APP
plause. Well. one benefit at least
will accruez-&sasaisze-ihst il will not
be sa,easy to get cnmpaigSesflinds III
s,eh large am"unts. Laughter and
spplause
Wants no Campaign Contributions
from Corporations
The President has asked Congress
10 legisla e ON the subject of cam
paign contributions, bat strang' TO say
Congress has MT done it. Laugh,er.
| want the Democratic party to chal.
leuge the Republican part, to present
effective legislation ON the subiec,
Io be individual. For cnrporatio 8
are NOT organized Tor political pur.
poses. and no contributions should he
accepted even fFum al individual
when il is accompanied by an implied
promise that the party will pursue
after the election q policy that it .lares
not avow before the election. TCries
Of" Good, geod.'l And you may
eSt assured that corporations are not
going to give money as rule, unles:
they SederSeand that they will get
back after electisn in some sort Of
favors as much IS lisy give to helpAo
Garry the tIS(ion.
rruets as an Issue.
To my fnipd the great issue in this
country t"dss is the trust question
and the quastionsshat grew out of it
and think the first ching Sssto have
a clear understanding o. what the,
word trust means, because we have
no inAtAnce of . complete monopoly
an any important product. The
Apologists for the trusts declar that
there are me- trusts. and ,huse who
even admit their existence are afraid
that it you attemp to legi slate against
them, you will hurt .he. legitimate
business interests OF the country. Do
not be afraid. You cannot hurt
legitimate business interests by
egiSlation against the taus,s. Ii is
Legitimate business interests that you
want Ito protect ny legislation.
( APPlause.) And for the purpose of
this Discussion Se may define q trust
as q c"rpmA Ilop that controls 80 large
. proporti n Of the total product as to
be able TO effectively defeat competi
tion. and FIX the terms and condition
Of sale, and / believe that the
Democratic party, if it goes into ihis
campaign with any hope Of success,
must go. not on the theory that it will
try to restrain monopoly, or proper
~ regulate a monopoly. bot that IL
will endeav "T TO make it impossible
for single private monopoly To lIye
In the u 8. There Is no half way
ground on THIS question. These whr
arc not with us are against Ws
Those who are not willing to lay the
Rx 1T the root Of the tree. ank exier.
inmate the principle OF monopoly,
wherever and however it appeare,
may be connIed as defenders OF the
trusts and ApologizeIs for the trusts.
You will NOT find many open defend
ers Of the tTutis. Those who are
friends Of = private monopoly will
IA sist upon dringent regulations, and
then they will tag 10 regulate the
regulators aud prevent the regulation
frsm going into effect. [AppIanse. ]
Continued next week.