The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-05
NO GOOD TRUSTS"
,,eerrARY TAFT's ARGUMENT A
PALPABLE FbLLAcN
.c.s Rsiuctlon" Through comblna.
,s. n True. Has Proved Of No
e,,sf, 20 the American PEG.
p',-whols Theory Wrong.

s..r.ia-y Taft seems 10 have got
a., trouble over HIS late remarks "a
3D.. ,."l.ad conductors a. Chicago
~t. socialists quote what no faid
-.f .H. faction a. admitting the
.f.f .fg class struggle" Tho score.
e.. declares he was misquotod. aud
r.t aIat he did say was this:
.r..f unless laborers united into
,..... cations. the laborcr would stand
81. chance in that Inevitable contro
rsr. chat We always hope will be-
peaceful. but that must exist that
i-taH.o controversy as 90 how Ia
tr- .ri capital shall share tho Joint
r-I..i ~ both
II. or0H u Secretary Taft 90 ailay
us dislike ~ labor 20 him. on account
.ffa former inlunctlons when Judge.
On ,ta interest o. employers. and
taasi tho strikers. will require more
ttaa such a small tub that be has
p-aun to tho labor whale
Doc whatevcr may come q the con.
t-ayery between Mr. Tsr aAd ~.
rarfsi labor. there is another state
nsr, be- ls reported 10 have made IN
tts same speech that no Domocrss can
irt.rse. because n does not agree
9Th notorious facts Combinations
o. capital said Nj Taft." within the
bounds q the lAw are necessary Cor
business cnpediency and for cost -
t.r'Ion- NJ TAR evidently believes
s'h President Roosevelt that there
- root trusts Which through mo.
fHfH.y can produce cost reduction
o. aHl'i be- interesting to knov how
Deco eminent Republicans explain
or. fsr' that although the steel trust
o. OmhIuaiion virtually controls the
rr. production 90 the country and
tt. Undoubtedly reduced tho cost %
".r.Hu. SGT persists in maintaining
F. price ~ fa producia a. The Sop
r..H Cost roarctiln" 90 trust prod
u..s is bat ~ little service o. the
American people if they a. not par
t.la.r in tho reduction hy bsyina
...arsr Foof1. - che trusts ly com
Ira.."a may reduce the cost ~ their
pre- ..iH Why should not the people
a'1 ufe Thorn participate in the rc
fS-ei cost From the restricted views
.' secretary Taft and President Roose
f.'I a trust that produces cheaper
Haa independent manufacturers caa.
. rH0i Trust. hut from "a Democratic
s'aril0.nt tho whole theory ~ trust
limitations is based on monopoly.
al The tariff which protects the
.-..'a De- the chief cause ~ thoir ~.
f.nce
Cost reduction without reduction IN
f-.re t1 consumers o. but an absurd
t0pub.icar failacy
ruefo can be- NJ trust or comhina.
'HH unless there g. some tlnd ~ mo.
.e'y back 80, Therefore there can
ie ro combinations that arc raoI Or
.r people rhure trusts that arr pro.
f...rl POI the tariff aou't coon become
lauuvciy EHul " thH tarl1 that
elects them Vas reduced fo a rove
-.. basis ao that tho rmro,luau they
.afo rmothcred Of home hy comhins
COON would be- ro,lvcil by competition
'rUu abroad NJ ~ -smmsat.on un.
dr. free composition the trusts bo %
Ne rfrol trust or anY other trust. can
itoa hy Cost reduction" sell tielr
products choaply % the American pea.
I.D there you'd BE- some ground Tor
afInE such q competing trust u a
GOOD trust Hut there mover can bo
f''i trust a. long as o. o. s1 pro
's-''i By the Republican policy Of
.hrir protection that II can charge
more Tor its products here Than Il sells
such products Tor Ia forcign ooun
H'an
Do the trusts have any bargain
counter propositions o. offer. they
should be- nrst offered Co The American
people