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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25
BRYAN DISCUSSES THE TRUST QUESTION AT INDIANAPOLIS


the president manifested in his mes
sage of last January.
IT, in the presence of an aroused peo-
Pile, and in the heat of a campaign.
the Republican party contents itself
with a colorless platform on this sub
ject, what can we expect in the way
of activity when the exigencies of the
campaign are passed? II, when Mr..
Taft is appealing to the Roosevelt
republicans. f, his discussion of the
subject is so lifeless and his manner
so apologize and apathetic, what rea-
the enforcement of the law or earnest
ness in the search for additional rem
edies?
Now, let me contrast the Demo-
cratic platform with the Republican
platform. Nowhere is the difference
in the temper of the parties more no
ticeable; nowhere is the difference in
the method of dealing with questions
more manifest Our platform says:
"A private monopoly is indefensi-
BILE and intolerable. We therefore ia
vor the vigorous enforcement of the
criminal law against such additional
legislation as may be necessary to
make it impossible for a private mo.
nopoly to exist in the United States.
Among the additional remedies. we
specify three: First, law prevent
ing duplication of directors among
cnnpntiDo cornorat{ouS. caoOpd n
license system which will, without
abridging the right of each state 60
create corporations, or it's right to
regulate as II will foreign corporations
doing business within its limits, make
1t necessary for a manufacturing or
trading corporation engaged in inter-
state commerce to take out a federal
license before it shall be permitted
to control as much as twenty-five per
cent of the product in which it deals,
the license to protect the public from
watered stock and to prohibit the con-
troll by such corporation of more than
so per cent of the total amount of any
product consumed in the United
States; and third. a law compelling
such licensed corporations to sell to
all purchasers in all parts of the coun-
try on the same terms, after making
due allowance for cost of Transports
ton"
Here is a plain, candid statement of
the party's position. There is no quib-
bling, no evasion, no ambiguity. A
private monopoly is indefensible and
intolerable 1t is bad-bad in princi-
pie, and bad in practice. No apology
can be offered for it. and no people
should endure it. Our party's' position
is entirely in harmony with the posi-
ton of Jefferson. With knowledge
of human nature which few men have
equalled and none surpassed, and with
extraordinary foresight, he expressed
unalterable opposition to every form
of private monopoly. The student OF
history will find that upon this sub.
ject, as upon other subjects of govern.
ment, the great founder of the Demo.
cratic party took his position upon the
side of the whole people and against
those who seek to make private use
OF government, or strive to secure spe-
cial privileges at the expense of the
public.
I have, in discussing the tariff ques
| ton, presented one of cur remedies
, namely. the removal of the tariff from
imports which compete with trust-made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25

goods. This we believe. would great
ly lessen the extortion practiced by
the trusts. and bring about the disso'u'
ton OF many mOnopolistic combines.
But we are not satisfied merely with
the lessening of extortion or with the
dissolution of some of the trusts.
Our platform does not stop with the
enforcement of the law; it demands
the enactment Of such additional legls-
lation as may be necessary to make II
impossible for private monopoly 10
exist in the United States.
The Democratic party does not con-
tent itself with definition of the
wrong or with a denunciation OF 1t. It
proceeds to outline remedies. The
first is law preventing duplication
of directors among competing corpor-
atoms. No one can object to this rem
edy unless he is in sympathy with the
trusts. rather than with the people
who are victimiZed by the trusts.
There is no easier way of sitting COM
petition than to make one board OF di-
rectors serve for number OF COM
peting corporations. 1t is not neces-
sary for corporations to enter into an
agreement for the restraint of trade
if the corporations can, without VIC
lating the law. reach the same end by
electing the same directors.
The second remedy is one upon
which | desire to dwell at some length.
We believe it to be simple, complete
and easily enforced remedy. AS stated
/ in the platform it is:
"A license system which will. with
out abridging the right of each state
to create corporations, or its right to
! regulate as it will foreign corpora
| tons doing business within its limits,
make it necessary for a manufacturing
or trading corporation engaged in in
| terstate commerce to take out fed
eral license before it shall be permit
| ted TO control as much as % per cent
of the product in which it deals, the
| license to protect the public from wat
cred stock and to prohibit the control
| by such corporation of more than so
per cent of the total amount of any
product consumed in the United
| States"
In proposing the exercise of this
power, the Democratic platform is not
asserting a new doctrine. In January
1896, Republican house of represen.
tatives adopted a resolution calling
upon Hon. JudsOn Harmon, then attor-
ney general of the United States, now
the Democratic candidate for governor
| in Ohio, to report what steps. if any
| had been taken to enforce the law oil
the United States against trusts. com
binations and conspiracies in restraint
l Of trade and commerce, and what fur
| Their legislation was. in his opinion
needed to protect the people against
the same On the Sth day of February
he submitted reply, in which he de
scribed the steps which were being
taken to enforce the law. and recon
mended the enactment of further leg
islation. call special attention to the
following words:
| Congress may make it unlawful tC
| ship from one state to another, in car
rying out, or attempting 10 carry out
| the designs OF such (state) organiza
tons, articles produced. owned or con
trolled by them or any of their mem
bers or agents.
His recommendation embodies the
very idea which. our rlan nov propose:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25


Indianapolis, Aug. 25-In his pre-
pared address before the Kern notifi
cation meeting this afternoon, William
J. Bryan, speaking on the subject of
Trusts" said
Nowhere does the Republican party
show its Indifference TO real reform
more than in its treatment OF the trust
question. Here is the Republican plat
form:
"The Republican party passed the
Sherman antitrust law over Democrat
ic opposition and enforced it after Dem
ocratic dereliction. 1t has been a
wholesome instrument for good in the
hands of wise and fearless admin
istration. But experience has shown
that its effectiveness can be strength
ened and its real objects better at
tanned by such amendments as will
give to the federal government greater
supervision and control over, and Sc
cure greater publicity in, the manage
ment OF that class OF corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce, having
power and opportunity to affect mon
opolies."
The Sherman antitrust law was
passed eighteen years ago; 1t has a
criminal clause which provides q pen
itentiary punishment for those who
conspire together in restraint CT trade.
Ever since the enactment Of the law,
with the exception of four years. the
Republican party has controlled the
executive department of the govern
ment, and, during two years of the
four, it controlled the house of repre-
sentatives. Instead OF Democratic der
ELECTION. the Democratic party has been
urging, year after year, the strict en-
forcement of that law, and the Repub-
lican party has been explaining year
after year why il was impossible to
enforce it. Instead of being a whole
some instrument for good" 1t has been
almost useless, so far as the protection
of the public is concerned. for the
trusts have grown in number, il
strength, and in arrogance, at the very
II time when the Republican party was
Nhoast:hg of its enforcement of the law.
The steel trust was formed immediate
~ after the election Of 1900. and a
prominent Republican said, in speech
soon after, that it might have prevent
ed Republican victory if it had been
formed before the election.
The Republican platform says that
experience has shown that the effect
iveness of the antitrust law could be
strengthened by amendments which
will give the federal government great
err supervision and control over, and
greater publicity as to, the manage
ment of those interstate commerce cor
porations which have the power and
opportunity to affect monopolies That
Z is all. No pointing out of remedies ;
mo outlining of plan for more effect
hve egislation-simply general state.
ment that romises nothing in particu-
lar And MIR. Taft's speech of accept
ance Is even weaker than the plat
form. He gives no evidence of having
studied the question or of comprehend
ing the iniquities of monopoly You
look In vain for his notification speech
for any sign of indignation at what the
trusts have been doing or for evidence
Of zeal in their prosecution. He has,
for several years, been the intimate
official companion OF the president, but
he has caught none of the fire which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25
RELIEF At HAND
Muscatine Thirst Quenched At
ter Over Two Months of
Unbroken Drouth.
TWO SALOONS ARE RE0PeNeD
Crowds Line Up at the Bars All Day
and Proprietors do Record
Breaking Business.

The most protracted drouth that the
hustling city of Muscatine has ever
known was broken yesterday. After
seven months and 81 DAYS of unbroken
thirst the suffering has been relieved
and from the actions of the victims
their desire had grown instead of wan
ing as the time heightened.
Two saloons were opened for bust
ness during the day, as result of the
action of the supervisors in approving
of the petition asking for the resump-
ton of the sale of intoxicants, and
there was a line a block line waiting
for turns at the bar of each all day.
Robert WEIGH and Otto Seidlitz were
the proprietors to first benefit by the
return to former conditions. The way
they raked in the sheckels yesterday
was a caution.
| AT Welch's place some annoyance
was caused at the start because the
beer was not cooled, but the crowd
took whisky or wine as a substitute,
land was satisfied,
Closed First of Year.
i The lid was put down tight on Mus
catine by the Civic federation about
| the first of the year, when, after a
: series of prosecutions it was shown
that the exact terms of the mulct law
, were not being complied with by ans
of the saloons. Some of the dispense
ries were closed, and the others finally
! quit voluntarily. Since that time there
: has been a rushing express business
E done, and big consignments of We
r goods have been shipped in. daily b,
S boat and by rail- Rock Island whole
r salers have done profitable business
(which will now be materially reduced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25

to carry out. We want to make it m
lawful for corporation to use the in.
|strumentalities of interstate commerce
for the carrying ont of monopolistic
purpose. Surely no party can con.
sistently claim TO be opposed to mi.
yate monopolies which viii permit the
interstate railroads to be used to carry
cut the designs of monopoly. or
which will permit the interstate tele.
graph lines to be used to increase the
power Of private monopoly; or to
make the case stronger. no party can
consistently claim to be opposed to the
trusts which will allow the mails of
the United States to be used bv the
trusts as an agency for the extermina-
ton OF competition. Congress has al
ready exercised this power to exter-
inmate lotteries. Why not exercise it
ana 70 per cent has been fixed arbi-
trarily as the proportion at which the
| line. should be drawn. A corporation
| which controls less than % per cent
| of the product in which it deals, may,
| in extraordinary cases, exert percep-
| tible influence in controlling the price
of the product and the terms of sale.
| but as rule a corporation must con-
troll more than that percentage of the
total product before it can exert a
| hurtful influence on trade. Under this
plan, the small corporations are left
! entirely free and unhampered. This is
not a discrimination against the larger
corporation. but q recognition of the
| fact that rules are necessary in the
case of corporations controlling large
| percentage of the product which are
| not necessary in the case of smaller
corporations. Probably not per cent
| of the corporations engaged in inter
| state commerce would be required to
| take out 4 license under this plan
| possibly not one-half of / percent
and yet what a protection the remain
| ing 80 per cent would find in the law
requiring a license in the case of the
larger ones.
The license, however, would not pre-
vent the growth of the corporations Ii
| censed. 1t would simply bring them
under the eye of the federal govern
public in such a way as to afford the
public the protection necessary. One
of the restrictions suggested is thai
| such licensed corporations be com
PEELED to sell to all purchasers in al
parts CT the country on the same
terms. after making due allowance fol
cost of transportation. Mr.. Taft at
lacks this restriction as utterly i'm
practicable" He says: "lf 1t can bt
shown that in order to drive out com
petition, a corporation owning a large
part of the plant producing an article
is selling in one part of the country
where it has competitors, at a low ant
Improbable price, and in another par
of the country. where it has none, a
an eXorbitant price. this is evidenc,
that it is attempting an unlawful mon
opoly and justifies conviction unde
the antitrust law"
No one proposes to interfere will
production on a large scale. No on,
objects to production on a scale stuff
GENTLY large to enable the producer Il
utilize by-products' and take advantage
of all the economies that large produc
ton makes possible. 1t is just her
that the trust magnates attempt t
confuse the public mind. and Mr.. Tai
unconsclously adopted their language.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25
ASTRONOMICAL EvENTs.

Sun sets $40. rises 5:11 moon rises
4:42 a. M; moons age, 80 days; 1:2o
a. M, moon in conjunction with Jupi-
ter, passing from west TO east of the
planet; 11:5T a. M, moon in conjunc-
ton with Mars. passing from west to
east of the planet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25

livered five speeches from the rear
platform and shook hands with large
numbers of admirers. He was the re-
icipient of many presents of flowers
and fruit. Large crowds turned out at
Hammond, Cedar Lake, Rensselaer,,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25

blue jackets Saturday He will gladly
see the athletes Monday. Please let
me know what hour will be most con-
venient for them to arrive and how
many there will be in the party.
RUDOLPH FORSTER,
Acting Secretary"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25
RIVER BULLETIN.

A falling tendency will continue in
the Mississippi from below Dubuque te
Muscatine
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25
AUG. Is In History.

14S2-Margaret of Anjou.
unfortunate queen of
Henry vi. of Eng
land. died.
1716-David Hume, phi
losopher and histo-
rian, died; born I'LL.
1S22-Sir William Her
scbaI EpoIish astron-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25

1900 - Frederick William Nietzsche.
noted German philosopher, died;
born 1874
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25
THE WEATH Err.

Partly cloudy. with possibly light
showers, tonight or Wednesday;
warmer.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local FOrecaster.
Temperature mt 81. M. "a; ut 3 y. M,
.5. Maximum temperature in last "a
hours, "a; minimum. 53. Velocity of
wind mt n. m, o miles per hour. Stage
of water, $40 feet, fall of y foot i'm
last - hours. Precipitation. none.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25
ROOSEVELT, LIKE CROMWELL, WOULD
HAND The SCEP1RE TO SUCCESSOR,
BELL DECLARES IN NOTIFYING kern

Continued from Page one.)
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10
SULLIVAN LAKE

March % to April 4.-Several young
people of the neighborhood attended
the party at H. Brittman's Saturday
evening.
J. J. MunhoIland visited at G. E.
Cooks Sunday last.
Mr. Chesley and Miss Edna Lynn
were lake callers Sunday last. i
Mrs. Gina Endahl and brohetr
visited at Mrs Ford's Sunday.
Raymond Sims is hauling lumber to
Onamia.
Messrs. Oelrichs and Kearsh have
moved their mill near Ouamia and
will saw for John Kramer ); also several
other jobs.
G. E. Look made q business trip to
Onamia, Cove and Wahkon Tuesday,
returning Thursday.
Miss Look visited with her brother S
family Friday at their home on Platte
lake.
We are glad to hear Mr. Christian
sons health is much better than when
he came home.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10
WOODMEN TO PICNIC.

A grand picnic was decided on at
the meeting Of the local lodge of
Woodmen last Friday evening to take
place in this city some time in June
All of the Woodmen lodges of the
county, including those of Royalton,
Randall, Swanville, Motley, Lincoln
and Fl. Ripley will take part in the
big time, and arrangements will be
made to have either Gov. John A.
johnson or ex-Gov. Samuel r. Van
SAINT deliver all address here on this
occasion. The day will open up with
grand parade, band playing and
colors flying. A grand picnic dinner
will be given, propbably on Maple
Island, followed by speeches, and in
the afternoon there Will be baseball
game between Little Falls and Royal
ton. It is assured that there will not
be dull moment throughout the day
as the committee, consist 9 of Rev
W. H. Farrell, j. W. Cross /, T. J.
Hoblit, F. A. Nelson "a B. A.
Loucks, have the progra y hand,
which insures a great TIM
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10
BEARDED WHEAT INFERIOR.

That bearded wheats are inferior to
the older types such as blue stem and
hard fife wheats in milling value is
the conclusion reached by E. G.
Parker, assistant agriculturlist at the
Minnesota Experiment station.
Within the past FIVE years. large
amount Of bearded spring wheat seed
has been distributed throughout the
northwest and various types have
found great favor among the grain
growers on account of their vigor,
early maturity and large yields, in
which respects they surpass the older
kinds. A careful series of expert
ments shows the -four from the blue
stem wheat is superior in percentage
of gluten and in volume of loaf
obtained.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10

large scale potato machinery lis recon-
mend6d. From to 4 acres can be
planted or dug in day. The sprayer
sprays four rows at time and four
or five acre field can be gone over in a
quarter Of day
For a potato digger to work at it's
best the field should be quite free from
weeds and grass also of stones.
In the growing of potatoes there
are a few general rules that are pro-
fitable to follow: :.
Select good seed. Get a good
variety, and keep it pure and stick to
it till you are sure of improvement
by changing. By selecting the best
potatoes for seed every year it becomes
a better variety. Small, inferior seed
tends to run out the crop.
Scabby seed produces scabby
potatoes, and not only this but infests
the soil, so that potatoes on. the same
ground within the next two or three
years will be effected For this and
! other reasons potatoes should he grown
: on the same land but once every third
or fourth year. Scab may be destroyed
on seed potatoes by treating the seed
with formaldehyde. One quart of
formandehyde in. three-quarter OF a
barrel of water. Put the potatoes in
sacks and submerge in the barrel for
two or three hours This formalde-
hyde is poison and potatoes treated
in it should be used for seed only.
Formald ehyde can be bought at any
drug store. It is cheap, and the
treatment takes but little work, and
should be used whenever there is any
sign of scab.
"A sandy soil is best for potatoes.
It should be high land OF; we'll drained
as potatoes drown out quickly on wet
soil. In the rotation potatoes do best
following clover. The soil cannot be
too rich. The yield may be increased
from third to one-half through
barn yard manure. ~.n,-,
"A On the Experiment Farm the
potatoes are planted in rows 80 inches
apart and 10 inches apart in the row.
After planting the field is narrowed
thoroughly every week till the potatoes
are up, and then cultivated every
week or ten days throughout the
growing season. - -, .... -,
The past two years the vines were
sprayed for blight though the dieseasf
was not prevalent to any marked
extent.
The treatment used was Blue
Victoral lbs, quick lime 8 lbs.
dissolved in so gallons of water Thi'
is known as Bordeaux Mixture anG
may be used for various kinds o.
blight.
In spraying the potato vines will
this treatment paris green was alst
used with it to destroy the bugs.
In growing potatoes it is advisable
to grow the same variety Throughout
the neighborhood. Where one o.
several carloads can be shipped of tn,
same variety of potatoes it com
mands much better market. Thi.
cannot be done where every farmer
grows different kind
In storing potatoes there are few
points that are well to consider. Tt
keep we'll, potatoes should be mature
and as dry as possible when put il
the cellar. Use small bins to allow
circulation of air, and provide fol
good ventilation through the roof.
Dry, cool air is necessary. The cooler
the cellar can be kept without freez-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10
PRINTED BY REQUEST
Prepared at Small Cost
and Many Swear
BylIt

Mix the following. by. shaking well
in bottle, and take in teaspoonful
doses after meals and at bedtime: =
= Fluid Extract Dandelion one-half
ounce; Compound kargon, one ounce ;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla,. three
ounces. A local druggist :, is Che
authority that these simple, harmless
ingredients can be obtained at nominal
cost from our home druggists. -,
The mixture is said to cleanse and
strengthen the -clogged and inactive
Kidneys, overcoming Backache
Bladder weakness and Urinary trouble
of all kinds. if taken before the stage
Of Bright's disease. ~. 1870 -..
-"Those who have tried this say It
positively overcomes pain in the back,
clears the urine of sediment and
regulates urination, especially at nig ht,
curing even the worst forms of bladder
weakness. e..
Every man or woman here who feels
that the kidneys are not strong or
acting in healthy manner should mix
this prescription at home and give It a
trial, as it is said to do wonders for
many persons. 5
:. The Scranton PA. Times was first
to print this remarkable prescription,
in October, of 1906. since when all the
leading newspapers of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and
other cities have made many announce
mnets of it to their readers
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-10

A special stock pickup train has
been added to the service on the
main line of the Northern Pacific
which will leave Jamestown, N. D. :,
every Saturday afternoon and arrive
in this city every Sunday morning
at 30, picking up whatever stock
shippers may wish to ship at the time
along the entire line. This has been
found necessary because of the ex-
cessive number of stock shipped over
the line on week days. The stock
trains are generally so we'll filled
before they reach this city during
week days that shippers have found it
hard to make a shipment of stock on
any particular day. Sometimes they
were obliged to wait couple of days
cfore they could ship their stock,
thus greatly inconvenlencing them.
SOW they can be sure of shipping
them on this special stock pickup
train and can plan. accordingly A
similar train is run Mondays on the L.
F. & D. branch.