The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-08-09

these gentlemen get control OF these
thIngsf Who handed our economic
laws over 10 them for legislative and
contractual alteratiOni We have In
these disclosures still another view of
the tariff. still another proof that not
the people Of the Emitted States. but
only very smnIl number Of them,
have been partners In that legislation
The trusts do not belong to the peri
cd OF infant industries. They are not
the products OF the time, that old Ia
borious tine. when the great cont.
nent we live on was undeveloped, the
young nation struggling TO find Itself
and get upon Its feet amidst older and
more experienced competitors. They
belong TO very recent and very So
| phisticated age, when men knew what
/ they wanted and knew how TO get 1t
| by the favor OF the government. II
is another chapter in the natural his
tory Of power and Of governing
classes" The next chapter will set us
| free again.
/ am not one Of those who think
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economic tendency: neither am ! one
Of tholA who believe that business
done upon great scale by single
organization--call II corporation or
"n". ~" ", "'"ee
v"' W 'ne .''o' ues' =" ''o 1.o"'e
hperues' vi s.a. peopie me our
o"", iu" Vi 'n.'",s en'e ."' y,
uon.,u"e en.'ss an, "o' ul,"u ".
ans 'ninS WA. - no' maj ue e".
we snan "e.ei ,e'o,n '" 'ie ',u o'ue,
vi ii,i' nu"' e'np'.''io' "io 'i''' 'n.
| orsan'ha''o'' Vi BUSINESS upon " sIea'
scare vi co,operaiyi Is, UP " eer'"'"
poih'' Hseii hor'"''' anu ine'i'ap'e'
Sherman Law Amendments.
Power in the hands OF great busi-
ness men does not make me appre.
hensive, unless 1t springs out of ad-
vantages which they have not created
for themselves. Big business Is not
dangerous because 1t Is big. but be-
cause it's bigness Is an unwhOlesOme
imitation created by privileges and ex-
emptions which 1t ought not to enjoy.
The general terms OF the present
federal antitrust law, forbiddine
combinations In restraint OF trade
have apparently proved Intellectual.
Trusts have grown mp under Its ban
very luxuriantly and have pursued
the methods by which so many of
them have established virtual monOp.
olies without serious let or hindrance'
1t has roared against them like any
sucking dove. l am not assessing the
responsibility: I am merely stating the
which trusts have established monop
olies have now become known. 1t Will
be necessary to supplement- the pres
ent law with such laws. both civil and
criminal. as Will efectually punish and
prevent those methods. adding such
other laws as may be necessary to
provide suitable ana adequate judicial
processes whether civli or crimhai
10 disclose them hand follow them tt
maj verdict ana judgment.
but the propieih anu tne uihculty
are much greater thah that. Ihere
are not merely great trusts ana com
Oihatlons whlch are 10 DE cohtroiieo
ana deprived OF their power 10 create
! monopones ana Destroy rivals. Therf
III something bigger sui than they are
ana more suptie' more evasive' more
dimcult 10 deai with' There are vas
contederacies las ! may perhaps cal
, them TOT the sake OF convenience o.
DahKs' railways, express companies
insurance companies manufacturing
corporatiohs' minhs corporations
; power anu oe'e'opmeht coh'pahie'
anu a" '"e .ss' y. 'ae .".e' po"n.
wse'net y! .ne '"e' '.a' ."e v"ne'
snip VI 'he,r s.',h anu 'he n'e",oerS ~
lne,r ooarus VI u''e..orS "re 'ou'Io''e'
anu oe'eri','heu py co"iPar"'''ei'
slnan anu c,ose,S nn'e,re'a.eu s,oup'
Vi persons wno' ny .he'r ,h'orlia' con
ieuer"cs' may con,.o', ~ "e! p'e"s'
: anu wneh Tue! wn' po.i ereui' "n'
: eh.erprrse' ihey are par' vi cur proo
: ieh. i"ei' yer! eAis'e"ce hives l's'