The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-10-22
federal nor the state governments can

federal nor the state governments can
deal.
Can it be possible that the people
OF the United States, feeling the pres
sure OF undoubted evils, are neverthe-
less totally powerless? IL It true that
although they know the nature of the
wrong and are seeking remedy, the
constitution. as It stands, does not
permit them to pursue 1t; that
amendment to that charter Is first nee
essary; that the power OF congress
does not now extend over detriments
injuring the entire body of citizens in
their most vital concerns, because
these detriments originate In the
states? do not believe we find our
selves 80 helpless. When the currents
OF monopoly evil flow out over state
lines and cover the country, not only
entering but largely filling the chan
nels Of Interstate and foreign trade, 1t
will not do to say that the evil Is be-
yond the national reach.
1T would seem monstrous to urge
that congress and the executive under
Its authority are powerless and must
sit idly by and see the channels Of In
terstate commerce made use of to the
Injury Of the people by monopolistic
combinations" Applause on the Re-
publican side.)
Without stopping to cite in detail
the numerous cases which, under Re-
publican administration, have, by their
successful results, demonstrated by
virtue Of Republican legislation
against trusts and monopoliss, will
satisfy myself with quoting this sum-
mary from the report Of Attorney
General Knox. Speaking OF these
cases, he says:
Here, then, are four phases OF the
attack on the combination in restraint
7 OF trade and commerce railroad
injunction suits, the cotton-pool cases,
and the Northern Securities case. The
first relates to the monopoly produced
by secret and preferential rates for
railroad transportation; the second to
railroad trafllc pooling; the third to q
combination OF Independent corpora
lions to Ak and maintain extortionate
prices for meats, and the fourth to a
corporation organized to merge into
itself the control Of parallel and COM
peting lines Of railroad and to elm
mate competition In their rates OF
transportation" sss.
Kindred to trust evils are transpor-
tation evils-discrimination rebates,
and like devices To meet these, the
interstate commerce commission was
created more than twenty years ago
by Republican legislation. From time
to time its powers have been increas-
ed and at the last congress what was
known as the railroad rate bill" was
passed, empowering the commission
amongst other things to pass upon the
question OF reasonable rates.
This record of fidelity to party
pledges on the part OF the Republican
party and OF efficiency in things &C
complished will appeal to the confid-
ence Of the people in spite Of the carp
| ing criticism and unreasonable fault
finding OF the Democratic party, which
into effect the law. applause on the
Republican side.)
Materially speaking the last two Re
publican administrations mark the
most prosperous period In our history
| Applause on the Republican side)
| And say to my friend from Tennes.
see (Mr GARRETT. whom I do not see
here, but who made a most admirable
speech yesterday. that have no new
speech to write, no new song to sing
am still preaching prosperity under
Republican administration. applause
on the Republican side) l will say
something about the panic in few
moments. applause on the Demo.
cratic side)
Mr. Olmsted. They always applaud
panic. w
Mr.. Dalzell. think we are hearing
from our friends on the other side who
rely on calamities. daughter and ap-
plause on the Republican side.) Now
say that the last ten years OF Repub.
lican administration have been the
most prosperous In our history, and
am going to prove it.
Observe for just moment the fig.
ures that prove my assertion. Take
| first the magnificent figures that rep
resent our internal commerce. BY
internal commerce l mean the bust
ness that we do among ourselves II
our states and territories. l mean the
free and unrestricted trade on railroad
and river, on the lakes and the gulf
and along our. seaboard, in and be-
tween fOrty-six great commonwealth
and our Outlaying possessions. Tha
commerce Is estimated to equal the
enormous sum Of $4,000. 100000, ant
that is double the aggregate Of for
eign commerce Of all the other nations
of the world besides. Think of It, Il
we bought and sold not dollars
worth outside Of our own domain, WI
would still be doing business beside
which the aggregate foreign trade o.
Germany and France and Great 3ri
tain. Of Russia, China and Japa1
would measure up only one-half.
/ We hear great deal about the nee
essity for foreign trade. the desirable
ity OF conquering foreign markets. ant
1 would not believe that necessity moi
deny that desfrability; but let US new
er forget that the greatest market IL
the world, the most desirable, tina
most essential to our well-being and
advance and to our independence. II
the great unequaled American hom.
market. applause on the Republican
side.) And let us not forget either
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