Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-28
THE PARTIES AND THE TRUSTS.

The report that British railways
are organizing themselves into =
combination or railway trust may
or may not be true; but it suggests
attention to the fact that combina-
ticns OF capital known as trusts"
have f ourished in free-trade Eng
land for many years. giving very
convincing argument to the Bryan
Kern argument that trusts in the
United States are the offspring Of the
tariff. AS far back as 1888 a num-
Der OF trusts" existed in England
was formed. which included all the
steel rail manufacturer OF Great
Britain. and on February 5, 1896.
the London Ironmonger announced
the details of the agreement. the
chief among them being that there
is to be no undressing" In 1897
the details OF the combination be-
tween the great armament manufac-
turing firms were made public.
Among other large combinations of
capital for control OF articles in or
binary use are the Salt Union. Lin
tied. with a capital of 100000. 900;
The Alkali company, combining AZ
establishments. $3O,OOO,0OO; the
Coates company. thread manufacture
ers, s27,000000; another cotton
thread organization, $4,000, 900; a
dyeing trust $22.OOO.0OO; cotton
srinners. $30,000.000; calico print
crs. 46,00O.O00, each combination
including many establishments. The
list could be made much longer. but
II may suffice TO state that the pub
lie announcements Of combinations
n free-trade England in the 10,
foars 1S90-19O0, included 1928 diff /,
'erent business concerns amalgamat-
ID into Is great organizations with
! total capital Of $4,000, 900, and |!
| very large number of minor Or
,anizations. and those which were
'ot made public should be added to
he list to make it complete. These
.rusts are, so far as the public
Inow, in a flourishing condition, and
perfectly ready to take care Of any
american or other foreign business
hat offers. besides holding the do
nestle market, !
The democratic platform proposes,
"a a remedy for trusts in the |
United States to take tariff protec-
ion from articles produced by Am
,rican trusts and hand over the bus
Hess to England by admitting the
English articles duty free.
That Is. the democrats propose to
IKE away American business from
trusts and give 1t to Eng
ish trusts.
Interesting proposition that for
American working man and his fam
ly. Yet it is just what the demo-
cratic platform says and means.
The republican platform proposes
10 regulate the trusts; to control
thsna bylaw and keep them within
the law. The republican party does
rot propose to ruin American indus
trtoB and deprive the AMERICAN wage
Garner of his living by destroying
the business which gives hi ma liv-
ing.
That Is the difference between the
republican and the Bryan policy to-
ward trusts"
The voter who prefers TO keep Ama'
erican business for. Amertcah wage
carners, as republicans propose. and
rot hand the business over to Eng
fish trusts" as Bryan proposes. will
vote on November 3 for Taft and
Sherman for President and vice pres
ident OF the United states and for
republican members Of congress to
act with q republican administration
II; a revision Of the tariff that will
help instead Of inuring American la