The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-06-15

Department OF Justice will
Now Direct its Attention
to These Combinations
DEMOCRATIC HYPOCRISY

T.aeir Opposition 10 Amendment Co
Constitution Providing for Direct
Election Of United States Senators
Shows Gross Ineonsisteney-Re-
publicans Ready to Adopt Amend
ment-President Taft win Cele-
brate His Silver Wedding Ami
versary Next Monday.
Especial TO The Caucasian.)
Washington, d. c.. June 13, 1911.
President Taft will celebrate his
silver wedding anniversary on Mon
day, June 18th. This will be the third
time in the history of the country
that a President has celebrated his
twenty-fifth anniversary in the White
House. Already over four thousand
invitations have been issued by the
President TO his friends and aequaint-
ances all over the United States.
The Steel Trust and the Sugar Trust
Suits Next.
1t is announced by the Department
OF Justice that the next prosecutions
under the Sherman antitrust law by
the Government will be against the
great steel and sugar combines. 1t
has been known for some time that
the Department has been awaiting
the decisions of the Supreme Court
in the Oil Trust and the Tobacco Trust
cases, in order to get any additional
light that might be given by such
discussions on points of difference.
against the other two great above
named trusts. These constitute the
four greatest trusts in America and
in the world. In this connection it
should be remembered, however, that
the Department of Justice has not
been idle since instituting proceed
ings against the Trusts, but has been
constantly pressing suits against a
large number of other trusts, includ-
ing the Lumber Trust and the Beef
| Trust and other similar industrial
ordinations.
It is also reported to-day that the
Department of Justice will probably
institute a suit against the Great Har-
vester Trust which controls the out
put of farming machinery of the
United Staes.
The Election of United States Sen.
atOrs by the People.
/ The Senate, on yesterday, adopted
proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the United States providing
! for the direct election of United
! States Senators by the people. The
Democratic party, through its Nation
al platform and on the stump, have
been for years demanding such con.
stitutional amendment. Now, when
the Republicans have acceded to theil
demands, and are ready to join with
them in adopting this amendment
the Democrats raise a new question
and declare that they are not in favor
of the amendment unless there shall
be tackled on to it provision to re.
peal Section 4 of the Constitution Of
the United States, which reads al
follows:
Section 4. The times, places
and manner of holding elections
for Senators and Representatives
shall be prescribed in each State
by the Legislatures thereof; but
the Congress may at any time by
] law make Or alter such regula-
! tions, except as to the places of
choosing Senators"
i The Republicans generally have OBJ
: jected to changing Section 4 of tn.
law of the land as stated in that sec
ion has been in operation ever sine,
the foundation of the Government
J, and applies to the election of mem
, bers of the House of Representative
as we'll as to the Senators. The Dem
ocrats, on the other hand, content
. that when the election OF Senators il
changed from Legislature to the di
!, rect vote of the people, that thel
Congress should have no control owe
: the election of both Senators ant
Representatives. They claim tina
there will be some danger of fore,
: bills being enacted to affect the Con
stitutional amendments and election
laws affecting the colored vote il
Southern States.
The absurdity Of this contention i
; seen at once from the fact that Con
gress has had this power ever sine
the foundation of the Government.
The Democrats of the House ar
> threatening to defeat the amendmen
, unless the Republicans will agree b
: the striking out OF Section from tn