Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-26
SHOULD Plr 1 FElall O.
Urges That No Trust b Allost
Control More Than ons-Fsut
the Output Of Any censms
That Competing Trusts Have
lar Boards Of Directors. 4
fBy Associated Pfaalsl

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. AUG.
At the conclusion OF John w.
speech accepting the nomfnaEe
the vice presidency. - the Dsmc
ticket. the name Of william Je11
Bryan was mentioned. This W.
signal for a great demonsffattc
most equal to the one tendere0
Bryan when he was nominated 80
choice by his party at Denver.
He rose from his position oa
platform and held his hand aloft -
al minutes in an effort to stjI&
crowd then began rapping for orA
He delivered his speech On
trusts and was loudly applsuaed -
reached the elimaxical argumene
denouncing the rule OF pre6l
wealth. He said: 81
The Trust ousstion
Nowhere does the republican, RI
show its indifference to real re
more than In its treatment of
trust question. Here Is the Repnnea
platform:
"The republican party paaee
sherman antiSruse 1aV Over IN
Democratic derelictioa. Il haa
Ia wholesome instIsament Tor euo
the hands Of Q wise and fearless
ministration. But experiences 4
shown that lis effectiveness can q
and its real objects
ter attained by such amendmenfe1
will give to the federal goverHe
greater supervision and control q
and secure greater publicity n. 9
Of that ciass, Of cor
ations engaged in interstate commess
having power and 0ppoetundty -
feet monopo'ies."
The Sherman anti-trust law
passed eighteen years ago; It hns
criminal clause which proviIea . -
Tertiary punishment for those =
|couspfre together in restraint Of tro
Ever since the enactment Of - y
with the exception OF four yesry !
Republican party has controiaed :
|executive department Of the 40ve
tment. and. during two years 20
-four. it controlled the house e
representatives.. Instead Of Dem0e
lie derelicfiOn, the Democratic -
mas been urging. year after yeag, :
strict enforcement Of that la.
the Republican party has been cry
ing year after year Why II Va
possible to enforce II. DnsteeA q
4 wholesome instrument tcr
n has been almost aseDess, - ~
the protection Of the publse -
cerned. for the trusts have 9SUUD:
number. In strength, and In as6se
At the very time when the Revoe
usrty was toasting OF it, g.
mcnt OF the law The steel ffe3
formed Immediately after the g.
of 1900. and . prominent kepo
said in q speech coon afte1. t.
might have prevented . Reyee
victory II II had been Torres
the election
Most Of the trusts have teea
,urbed and those that have beeo -
cuted have not had their basane l
jously inserrupDd. TIE pcoel
has done 500 ming towsrd IL
forccmcut Of law, bat not -
enough, and The rcpabascaa 49,
have thvarted him q every
FipslIy the president became =
ncr.tcd that he sent to cooese
mcssare which shocked Rep1ool
leaders BY the ficreeness o. ~ -
citation of the predatory insese
The very convention that syo8e
pls,sorm OF the administraft0M =
wisc and fearless ouc. Vas c. x.
largely az the scaators ana -
| =. congress Who boldly opSosee -
erfor, 10 free the people 80
clutches o! the favor-seek'ee
s0eeeh weskee rhsW psseeosw
Tn RcrubIicsa platform 49, L
lcxocr,cucc has showu tbst Tie -
,vcpcs. Of TIE anti-tFust lsv 60
Iairrpgfhcucd by amcpoweses -
viii sivc the FEDERAL govern0ses
or publicity rs TO. the wasee<ssl
,hos~ Interstate comueree -
a,ious which have the poWer -
uor,uu.fy 10 affect moeo1osesa -
ss an. No psiptinG 0uf - -
NO ou:Iinsns 81 q psaa sor u0s0
live ,cxssiastca-simpay . eeoes0
mcst that prumtecs pOee1n9 -
ItIcvlar. And Ms. rsds 49,
Iacrcpssscc b even ve~eef -
p,sfSorW. He giveD - 80
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