The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-26
BY Associated Press.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 25.-W1II1am
Jennings Bryan in his speech at In
dianapolis during the notification
ceremony today, discussed at length
the trust question He said in part:
Nowhere does the republican party
snow It's Indifference to real reform
more than IN its treatment of the
trust question Here is the Tepublt-
can platform:
The republican party passed the
sherman antitrust law over demo
cratic opposition and enforced it after
democratic dereliction 1t has been a
wholesome instrument for good
IN the hands of a wise and
fearless administration. But expert
ence mas SHOWN that its effectiveness
can De strengthened and its real OBJ
JectS better attained by such amend
mentS as will give to the federal gov
eminent greater supervision and con-
trol over, and secure greater publicity
IN, the management of that class of
corporations engaged in Interstate
commerce, having power and OppOTtun-
lty TO AFFECT mOnOpOlies."
The Sherman antitrust law was
passed eighteen years ago; it has a
criminal clause which provides a peni-
Tertiary punishment for those who
cOnSp1re together in restraint of 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
derellcuOn, the democratic party has
been urging year after year, the strict
enforcement of that law, and the re-
publican party mas been explaining
year after year why 1t was impossible
TO enforce ii. Instead of being
wholesome instrument for good" It
has been almost useless, so far as
the protection of the public is con-
ceTned, for the trusts have grown in
number, IN strength, and in arrogance,
at the very time when the republican
party was Boosting of its enforcement
or the law The steel trust was form
Ell Immediately after the election OF
ISVO, and a prominent republican said.
IN speech soon after. that il might
nave prevented a republican victory II
1t had been formed before the election.
Platforms contrasted
Now let me contrast the democratic
Platform with the republican platform
Nowhere is the difference in the tenn
bVt VI Tic parties more noticeable. no
where IS the difference in the method
of dealing with questions more mani
fest. Our platform says:
A private monopoly is indefensibIe
and Intolerable. Ne therefore favor
the vigorous enforcement of the Grim
inal law against guilty trust magnates
and officials, and demand the enact.
ment OF such additional legislation as
may be necessary to make il limos.
Slbie for a private monopoly to exist
In the United States. Among the ad-
dItlonal remedies. we specify three;
First a law preventing a duplication
OF directors among competing Corpo-
rauOnS; second, a license system
which VIII, without abridging the right
OF each state to create corporations
or its right to regulate as it will for
elgn corporations doing business with
IN its limits. make it necessary for
manufacturing or trading corpora-
ton engaged in Interstate commerce
10 take out a federal license before il
shall be permitted to control as much
as twenty-five per cent of the product
in which il deals, the license to pro-