The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-06
REPUBLICANS HAVE
DONE II ALL
SAYS SHAW
SECRETARY OF TREASURY SAYS
HIS PARTY III THE ORIGINAL
ANTITRUST ONE.
TAELAMpOF EXPERIENCE
Is Cited to Show That Democrats
Have Never Pushed Laws to
:, Curb orporations-Takes
Whack at Bryan.

Hamilton, Ohio. Oct. 5.-Secretary
Shaw addressed large audience here
tonight This afternoon he spent two
hours at the Butler county fair where
be spoke briefly.
In his speech tonight Shaw said:
Mr. Bryan insists that the people
have no hope Of relief from the domi-
nation of trusts except in, through ana
by the Democratic party Patrick
Henry aid. Il have but one lamp by
which my feet are guided and that is
he lamp of experience" Turning the
lamp of experience on the record Of
the Democratic party and we observe
that Grover Cleveland in his inaGgu.-
al address of March T. 1885, made
specific reference to combinations
commonly called trusts" and stated
hat the people can hardly hope for
these selfish schemes" He recon-
mended no legislation ON the subjec.,
however, either then or thereafter;
neither did congress pass any Two
days before the expiration of his term
OF office, committee Of the Demo
cratic House appointed to investigate
Inc subjec, Of rrtsts reported
That owing 10 present differences
of opinion between the members gfI
your committee they limit this re
por, to submitting to the careful con-
sdcratiOn of subsequent congresscs.
The facts shown by the testimony TAX
cn before you'd committee
This is the aggregate of relief which
The people obtained from the first
Democratic administration
Following this came The admins,
ration Of Benjamin Harrison. and the |
first bill introduced in the senate after
his Inauguration, was John Sherman's |
antitrust bill, which passed beth
houses and received the signature Of |
the president.
Grover Cleveland was again inau- |
gnrated March 4. 1899, and in his in
augural address he again referred 10
trusts, and said.
These aggregaloHs frequently con-
stilute conapiracies against the inter.
ests of the people, and in all their
phases they are unnatural and oppcs-
ed to our American sense OF fairness"
But he did not recommend any re.
medal legislation then or thereafter,
and he Democratic congress passed
no bin affording new and original re-
lief an.
In his final message, after the cleo
ton of William Mckinley, Mr. Cleye-
land for the third and last time referr-
ed to the subject of trusts and dispar-
ingly advised congress thar all Fed
eral legislation on the subject, may
fall short of its purpose because of
the complex character of our gov
ernmental system, which. while maxi
ing the Federal authority supreme in
its sphere. has carefully limited that
sphere by metes and bounds that can.
not be transgressed He thus refers
the people for relief to legislation by
several states. failing to secure which,
he leaves them to their fate
Shortly before the campaign Of 1900
and immeditely preceding a vote in ,,
The house on joint resolution to
amend the constitution so as to give
congress authority TO deal with all
corporal ions whether en-
gagged in interstate commerce of not.
Mr. Richardson, Of Tennessee, the Dem. p
ncratic leader Of the House made a n
speech and employed this language: a
III we pass this constitutional Il
the effect of &, viii be TO ,
eliminate the trust question from the g
this year. Now are we going y
o help to do it? I hope not"
AT the crack of the party whip all
but six Democrats fell into line and
,oted against the measure. Looking
or an issue on which Mr. Bryan might
be elected president in 1900. his party
leemed it good politics to protect IT,
,elf at the expense of the people U
it was good craftsmanship
concerned neither the leader in the
louise nor the head of the ticket. r
Compare this with the record of the
republican party. The fret national
,laform promising relief from trusts
vas written and read by that Repub-