The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-26
GoOD Ann nan raUsT.

In is9b, wben the republican party
went into power We were buying
print paper at $i.60 per hundred.
Since the same power has destroyed
the trusts and put them out OF bust
ness we have been graciously permit.
ted 70 pay $500 per hundred, with
an ascending market. The whole
sale paper houses are notifying the
trade that within six months We will
be permitted to pay 5000 per hum
dred for every pound o. paper we use
In printing The Recorder. Since the
republican trust busters have put oil
of the trusts out OF business We can
well afford 70 pay this extra filthy
lucre Into the pockets OF the paper
manufacturer. as there Ia no trust to
absorb the donations.
What a grand farce this trust
busting must be TO those who can
look at the question without seeing
through partisan colored glasses. 1t
win be remembered that the Hanna
republicans were declaring by the
great horn spoons that there was no
such things as a trust. When the
masses Of their party began TO tell
the leaders that there was such a
thing In existence as trust they
then said, .'rney did no harm. !"
When the people maintained that the
contrary was true Mr.. Hanna tried
10 quiet their murmurs by saying
"Therc are good and bad trusts. :"
For the past two years Teddy. the
Once, seemed 10 make no distinction
between the good and the bad, but
they looked all alike TO him. Now
tho party is going back to the old
camping ground of the days OF Mark
Hanna AMI declaring there are good
and hao trusts.
This must be true, because Score
tary Taft has said 80 several times In
mis- public speeches; aud 1t does not
stand To reason that so close friend
10 the great trust buster would make
such an assertion were II not true,
The lesser lights Of the &. o, p. are
: following In the wake OF the great
secretary, and Punch and Judy like
hobbing up and saying ''me Co.
Chairman Knapp, OF the Interstate
commefce commission Is declaring
the sherman antitrust Law 1.-THE
most miscbeyious piece OF legislation
In the history of the country" BE
cause the Law interferes 10 soms
slight degree with the trust move
ment II strikes blow at develop
nent and progress This statement
comes right on the heels al Tatt''
defense OF the trusts nj Columbus
and his demand that the Sherman
law be amended SO as to better dis
tinguish 6stween the good aud bae
! trusts.
The persistent rumors rom Wash
: in1ton that Attorney General Hone
part Is preparing 10 disgust to resiet
his place. sinec his predecessors, will
the full assent OF the president
granted SO many 'immunitiesa 10 -
many trusts and railroads that thu
!. antitrust campaign Is completely
: blocked and Is dooaIed to humiliat
. ing failure. OF course we realiE'
that a presidential campaign Is com
100 ON. The president has conyince'
the masses Of his party that he Is !
!. trust buster par excellence; and II
order TO hold the much abused y
!. trusts and railroads In line for hi
man Friday Is hitting the trail bacl
home.
Is II any wonder that che huste'
. paper trust keeps right on boosting
y tie price of print paperg Is 1t an,
= wonder the busted beef trust keep
right on boosting the price OF meat