The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13

can party promised to amend the law
the trust law in interdicton upon the
greatest corporations find nothing
in the platform to justify such con
struction. The principle antitrust
law is the policy of live and let live.
and that the corporations shall not
use the higness OF their concerns to
brighten exclusive patronage from
customers and eliminate the smaller
concerns from competition. and thus
control the output, and fix prices.
THE attorney general has prepared
/ a bill which I think offers the means
Of lawful interstate business under
a federal charter which, while sub.
/ jecting the concern to the closest
scrutiny, will save it from the harass-
ment of the state authorities. | be,
| liege this bill is constitutional and he
lieve it would furnish solution 10
the present difficulties, but as it WAS
not specifically declared for in the
Republican platform, don't feel jus
titled In asking its adoption as party
measure. have brought it forward
as a suggestion for meeting the diff
| ficulties likely to be presented in the
prosecution of suspected illegal trusts
as means BY which they can take
their places among those engaged an
legitimate husinacg
The "Insurrection."
There are signs which many con,
strue as an indication that the Re
publican majority of the present con
gress will change to a Democratic ma
jority in the next. This is based
chiefly on the Republican dissensions
and attacks by many newspapers.
having Republican tendencies, upon
the party and its leaders | am glad
to say that there seems to be clear
lparty majority in both houses in favor
| of the passage Of legislation | have
| indicated, and the redemption of party
pledges. 1t would seem as ii the di.
| ference over the house rules and the
personnel OF the leadership might
we'll be solved within the party and
| they have been so acute as to pro
| duce what is called an insurrection.
am hopeful as we approach the lines
of battle that a settlement: OF internal
questions will be effected without
breach, which will prevent presenting
an unbroken front to the enemy.
General Grant said when he went
into battle he had a great deal OF fear,
but oyercame the feeling by remem'
bering how much more afraid his OPP
ponent was. We should not forget
the factonal fight OF our ancient
enemy. If the Democratic party were
solid, cohesive opposition. following
the economic views they hold, the sit
uation would be far more discourag-
ing The Republican party for seven
teen years has discharged the re.
sponsibllties Of the government with
wonderful success.
Roosevelt Pointed the Way.
Roosevelt aroused the country to
the danger of having all the authority
controlled in corporate interest. He
aroused the people to the point OF pro-
tecting themselves and the public In
terest against the aggressions OF cor
norate greed and left public opinion
in an apt condition to bring about the
reforms needed to make his policies
permanent.
But as the inevitable aftermath OF
such agitation we find a condition OF
hysteria on the part of certain IN
diyiduals and manifesting hypocrisy
in a blind denunciation of all wealth
and the Impeachment OF the motives
of men Of the highest character by
demagogic appeals to the imagination
of an aroused people. The tendency
is to resent attachment to the party
and toward the assertion of individual
opinion at the expense or party dis
cipline
i am far from saying the Repubii-
can party is perfect. But with the