Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-25

come the concurrence between Inc
ending Of the campaign and the bull
market on Wall street. Stocks have
been forced upward until they are
making new high records" as the
Stock Exchange writers seem to de-
light in recording. on the theory that
the market quotations always are the
measure of the nations Industrial
health
Resumption Of factory production.
of course, is granted as prime de-
sideratum, provided such resumption
is in answer to normal demand for
outputs. l am sure that conservative
inanciers deplore the attempt TO man.
ufacture abnormal evidences Of pros
perity instead of permitting normality
to return by those gradual processes
which always mark healthy recoveries
from serious depressions.
Control" of Monopoly.
AS proof that Mr.. Bryan's warnings
were based on correct deduction,
| these evidences of security of mind by
the trust magnates will appeal to many
citizens as essentially an element of
current discussion.
1t will be recalled that the Chicago
| platform declared for control of mo-
| nopoly, while the Denver platform laid
| down the proposition that monopoly is
| indefeasible.
| Perhaps none will deny that the his
toric position of this nation has been
that monopoly-the trust or. its CO.
ordinate = is perilous. Apparently,
however, the people have pronounced
in favor of legalizing monopolies,
which involves altering the fundamen-
tai statutory expressions Of the peo-
pie to subvert the whole texture of the
nations Jurisprudence.
l believe that the people only ap-
parently Endorsed the programme to
legaliZe trusts. 1 am not prepared to
decide for all time that competition
shall be done away and the trust be
supreme.
Yet l find IN Washington a general
opinion that on the face of the returns
the bill to legalize trusts introduced
last session at President ROOSEVELT
instance and Mr.. Morgan's desire
party policy in the light of the 1905
voting.
"Bryanism" Dead?
Columns have been written on TIN
probable course of the Democratic par
ty in coming years. Reactionary news
= Itch %,
the death of Organism.
Taking into account the essential ele
ments which will go to make up tn
issues in ensuing years and disregard
ing the matter Of who shall be cand
dates, certainly it is apparent that tn
forward march of the people towar,
higher ethical ground and to civic II
: forms has not been abandoned.
/ have always thought that the vita
izing principle upon which Mr.. Brya
so powerfully appealed to the masse
was the high moral concept for whic
he stood. 1t Is unthinkable that tn
I people have determined to go no flu
Their In that direction. And in convex
? sation with Democratic leaders durin
D that no serious purpose is entertaine
6 to relinquish the effort to bring to pas
q the better things proposed by the Den
: locratic party this year and certain |
; be appropriated, in part at least, by tt
e lunoriginal Republican party.
I 1t is plain to careful observers ths
s the progressive elements In both pa
S tiles retain their desire for advanc,
ment and that there will be little mere
S for that political organization whic
!, fails to measure up to the demands {
+ the times.
j. Hence, with stand patters supreme
: the dominant party and magnificei
n opportunity before the minority part,
], Democrats seem likely to witness SON
J. cheering events in the political reall
l. Turing the coming two years.
II Washington.
WILLIS J. ABBOT.