Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-09-06

btutcS t0iu uHu buiull competitor
there. and they will put down the price 4
OF the product far below what We can |
manufacture II at and keep II down |
until they have driven him out OF the |
business. although In other parts OF
the country they get a much higher |
price for the article. That Ii an In |
stance OF unlawful monopoly and un-
lawful trust. There have been more |
prosecutions Of trusts under Theodore |
Roosevelt than under all the other ad- |
illustrations before him put together. |
His administration has been extremely
successful In suppressing that kind OF
trust.
II believe In the suppression OF q i
great many corporations which agree
to maintain prices. and not sell below
certain price. |
Mr.. Bryan inquiries why some OF the
trusts have not been imprisoned.
THE Standard OIL and the sugar
trust have been prosecuted for taking
rebates under the Elkins law. Under
that law no imprisonments have been
made; they are only fined-that 10 the
result OF the 329.0OO.000 fine imposed
by Judge Lands In Chicago the other
day. Now. M large as that fine In.
II II had been forty or nifty days for
the local manager Of that Standard OIL
Company. or the president. II would
have been much more effective. and
the execution Of that judgment would
have been much easier.
Jurors Are Sensitive.
There Is dificulty In securing CON
viction OF the men engaged In this
trust business by Jury In the early
enforcement Of tho law. because you
ind Jurors are rather sensitive about
sending men to jail who are otherwise
respectable. We had nm instance ot
that In New York. We prosecuted the
tobacco trust for monopolizinE the lie
orice business. The president OF the
two companies came to tho district nj
torncy ind said. We will plead guilty
II you will agree on fine That mat.
ter was brought To the attention Of
the Cabinet TO know what steps to
take. The Cabinet said: Send them 10
Jail for tho sake OF example. Well.
they went right ahead. and the Jury.
M they had the right to do under tho
antitrust laws. found the corporation
guilty. and these two presidents. who
admitted on the stand that they had
done the very acts upon which the
conviction of the company was based.
stultificd themselves and were nc
quilted.
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continued. some shihihs untk VIII =.
will be substantially for good. ! dc
not want to he thought To be bloody
but I do think that the enforcement Of
the law and the imposition Of severe
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OF trusts, root anu p'a" an ~
capital for the usefulness OF the pub
lie. ana ! am IN favor Oh supprsssne
uniawiui combinations IN" P"'''s"'"s
hose VINO "re s""'''
Policy Of Roosevelt.
inc poncs Oh Mr. noose'cI' una 'ne
pain that nc IN 10 ioiow III US c.car at
me noohday 10 MN. ~ ID. mn. ne
must take these Steps Whien WI. prnns
10 Justice the man wnose gun ~ nas
evidence Oh. ana u uoes no, hiahs any
dlHcrehec VINO u nuI's. Ma' ne -
engaged III doihs IN prosecuting men
IN iespect 10 e''uenee 'hat 10
10 pfihs them 10 Justice anu ,nu'
creates panic III wan suee' '"e"
we VIII nave 10 stand IL.