Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-08-26

those who would monopolize the
production and the sale OF such mr.
ucies in this country. to profit by
the excessive rate"
NOW suppose the manufacturers.
VINO have been favored by legisla-
ton. do conspire against the public
ana enter into a monopoly. What
penalty do the Republicans suggest
None whatever. These men are con-
sultel about proposed changes, and
IL the next Republican tariff is made
like former Republican tariffs. moth
Ing will be done without the unan-
imous consent OF the benefciaries
What would be the effect OF the
remedy proposed by the Democratic
platform? Simply this:-a law
goes into effect at some fixed date
in the future. and IL the Democrats
pass law, putting upon the free
| list articles coming into competi-
ton with those controlled by a trust
the trust will have until that date
to dissolve IL. If the trust con-
slders the law too drastic, it can
| avoid ii by giving up it's monopoly.
Secretary Taft calls this remedy
utterly destructive" and in his
anxiety to prevent 1t overlooks the
fact that the Democratic party has
we can succeed in lissolving exist
We can succeed in dissoling exist
ing trusts. ami in preventing the or
| ganization OF new ones, there will
be no trusts against which to use
the remedy OF which he complains
| There is now a law against trusts
but IL has not been sufficiently en-
| forced to prevent trusts. The Dem
I ocrats demand it's enforcement: If
F, its enforcement rids the country of
trusts, then this policy which Mr..
Taft SO much fears will become per-
fectly harmless. If the Democrats
| secure control OF both the house
and the senate. they are pledged to
legislation which will make a pri-
vate monopoly impossible. IL the
Republicans retain control OF part
Of the legislative machinery of the
| government ami refuse to join in
the effort to make a private monop-
| oily impossible, they are not in a
| position TO complain of tariff legis-
latlon aimed at trusts. If they re-
fuse to assist us in DISCRIMINATING
the principle of private monopoly
they cannot well object to legisla-
ton necessary to protect the people
| from trust extortion.
Mr.. Taft did not refer to the plat
form demand that wood pulp print
paper. lumber, timber and logs be
| placed npon the free list. Why?
Because the president vainly sought
congress to enact a law embodying
| part OF this demand 1t is absurd
to complain of the exhaustion of our
forests while we encourage their de-
struction by tariff on the products
| of foreign forests. But such legs
| ation becomes not only folly but
crime when it is remem bered that
a handful of men monopolize the
benefits flowing from the tariff on
these things. while the whole coun-
try bears the burden OF the tax
Hon. r. F. Pettigrew. OF South Da-
kota. in a speech made in the United
States senate. referred to an impor-
that statement, which appeared In
the Northwestern Lumberman, Feb
ruary 27, 1897. Senator Burrows.
| of Michigan had referred TO a Mr..
| winchester as a man OF great reli-
ability and truthfulness, and Sena-
to Pettigrew quoted Mr. winchester
as saying in the Northwestern Lum-
herman:
There were lot of gentlemen
from the northwest, up Minnesota
way. in Washington the other day.
and they were sitting in Senator
Burrows room. An interesting in
cident occurred there. Senator Bur
rows r. chairman OF the committee.
The committee had not had a meet
ing for a long time They happen
ed to be seated in that room, and
one OF the gentlemen from Minneso-
Ia had an envelope and lead PEN
! Gil. lie Wdlhtu dibuhN 'hb iN'ii'
and ciphered up a little BIT and he
said
." Mr.. Burrows, do you know
what 81 thousand would mean to
this crowd OF men in here?'
There were not as many In the
room as there are here. He said:
"'An advance Of 81 thousand
on lumber would mean $6.125.OOO
on last years product.
Could more conclusive proof be- dc
sired? And the Senator'S Burrows
mentioned IS the same Senator Bur
rows who later was temporary chair
man OF the last republican national
convention, and sounded the key
note OF the campaign.
How long will the Republican