The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-03

COMPETITION OR COMBINATION


VIM. ~ Taft never rose more
spiendidly 90 great occasion than
vhen hs told Tho business men Of
riftsburg TO their aces that ,ae
ShsrmAn antitrus' Law va. on the
statute books 20 D.. enforced. and
mat they would have fo obey b. Irto
the teeth OF the assembled ron and
steel barons and their sateIut.s he
hung the defiance % man con
seious OF his own rectitud-. and de
'nined 10 enforce equally and lust.
~ all duly enAoted federal laws -
tnsre had been a deliberate con.
soiracy to humIlaie President Tai,
the conspirators could MOI b,va
CHOSEN a better time and place In
u@d To n public banquet IN IN. city
OF fittsburg. CITY thai has grown
snormously rich from 'he dsvefopn.u,
OF protected indusir.es. placed upon
tho program after q Tamman, Hall
democrat. who made th.. ocras.o, Al,
opportunity for bitter attack uro,
he sherman antitrust law and upop
mo administration VIth less fb,p
twenty minutes 20 make his r.,I,
Mr.. Taft showed Doc. lighting blood
and laid down the law in manner
that should command thr admiration
OF ten million voter Here are bus
words. Read them carefully
That Law las been a. Old. .t,,..,.
DocA 20 yeurs. 10 rsa .....I, ..I.-fr......
and construed and rnrstr.ai De-. tU- sal.
pfeme court have tfd mv..If v,..,
purpose AMI IT. effect. arI tu.r. TO-. ....f..
was rendered lhHt srftrE v.hi.a srs ..-.....t
nhhihE and which 300 o.. judgement cav.
defintte meaning g. Q af .f.r.t. --I-.,
are mere and you VIII fir.I them o. "a.
VIII search through f.s .trt.l.... 40 tt..
speech OF ths Hentlcusu sou have f.-t
strsint "f trad" With fH- rurf.r. qr.f 20
rect 10 control pri.eH. -flrfc ar aurt,r..
eofnpeittinu, "r ~sfsnfIHf o. fua...'..I, L..
e violation - the strute Men kno.
prices ''"''''
MY friend rrofr-r rlsti-ton ofrer-
49, ,.'s I~ otter ANYTHING nu' o.
repeal of this statute anil tiar an .ra..,
ment or another statute whf.r d. o., t.
SUBJECT 20 tie same ,lrrfru.tIa-, AMI
then TO Dc rut in a form of i,i,r.I I.'
o. .HHH =.
incorporation. but that BIZ Do, I,,...., f.'-
repeating this statute T..f .. .r.fsr...
inc statute snd th~n iet tfe rart- trt,
Which ths-e trusts That wrrr f.rfuef f.-
these Illegal purposes sl mia f... f......,
lncornoratlon act and Ir..ft. -.. rr......
ton thst they are entitled fr Ir f..,. f...
open 20 us rsufieusr f.r "a. o.
with All the sincerity q ..r ...r..., %
Elther wo sre g"inr tp Lav. irfIt.f.t.
, ~ snn freedom from ths.. .ruI....
lions fNNf WIIIFTnn.
control prices amt frrf .-t4n,t..
monopoly. 90 elr" w- are rH.rs .r f. f..
POM Nuere fNr people w|'I .fr.4r a t.....
the power which these frv mon a-. H..
Ing 60 retain iu their h4rd- .n.f r'.t o..
tnrher exercised hg f.rt.. U..f fn.f t.
shall be Transferred fp t.. r.,.-,,......
snd then We VIII have sfaf- -..... 10.
' know 7 am speaking es.r.f f.. by.
ing ~ most " fhrs" rnrff.m.r .ar
not help 20 The Law Ia .r t.. ..t
pooh I believe 90 a. funf Odd.
The main point I. tNHf f.. r.r Dead.
got 10 De enforced. and This af.rf.t.. Co..
composition. this establishing - f..-s.
Giles this Arrangement fn control trI o..
must cease. or We must Is .Itrr ....
the confidence who have DO .n rH.... To-. D.
20 run the entire hus .nes. of f,e .a.-
try. 81, and then. tnr fuHl rfat fu-r D.
over 20 the gotrrr~usrf f. fI. .r... -
20 ~ comueuaa fsr r...' - -
We VII have a Socialist. rrr.....
This h. tho complete exros.f.o, c,
the doctrine Of competition o. ar,.p.f
the doctrines of combination and
socialism. Tho husinese ~ this com.
try must be- organized on one ho.,.
or the other Tho laws u1on ,b.
statute books are dcsreI ,r pro
serve competition In ctcr .r. or
business. and % Ions as those laws
remain The established policy up ..r