Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-28

operation with civil and criminal
provisions sufficiently strong 20
bring about the dissolution OF every
monopoly and the Imprisonment cf
its managers and vet not one trcsl
had been PERMANENTLY or actually
dissolved nor has one trust magnate
been imprisoned. He referred TO the
intellectual dissolution of the toha,-
co and oil trusts TO the official dec
laration by the courts that they
we're trusts. and to the failure Of
the government TO iniict the own
ers lie added II say that a trust
lmagnate who raises the price of an
article of necessity and drives mil.
lions Of the poor to actual want IS
as much a thief as II he had put his
hand IN the pockets OF an individual
and taken his last penny" Mr.
Sheppard then quoted the various
remedies for the trust situation em
boGied in the last national Demo-
cratic platform, namely free list fot
trust made goods. law against DUP
lication of directors, license system
which would not interfere with state
rights and law compelling sales TO
all purchasers on equal terms. and
Isaid that he considered these rene
dies far prefers he 10 either the fed
eral incorporation or federal com
mission plan. lie said that the las,
two plans would lead to n danger
Gus centralizatioE Of power at Wash
ineton. would oblitcrate the iuris
diCtion aud power of states over in
terstate corporations and place the
states practically at tie mercy OF
federal power.
1T is evident that the regulation
of monopoly" h. said, lis the form
which the struggle between the PEG
pie on one side and special prvi
leee on the other has assumed at a,
! present time, and that II Is one o.
the overmastering questions Of -
day" tie said II was absolutely es
sentiaI to the impartial and Just So
luton of this question, that the PEG
pies representatives ehoild be al
solltely removed from al faint and
influence OF monopoly He said that
he had kept absolutely free from
= corporate and trust Influences dur.
Ing his service OF lu wears i'm Con
gress and that h. world continue u
DO so. lie announced lis firm con
viclion that the people representa-.
tivcs should not incur any oblg1.
ton or accept any employment from
trust sources. that an officials Just
duty WIS TO the people he represent
ed He said that he was opposed
10 graft in every form. lie said that
IT public officials should be required
to avoid corporate OBLIGATION OF en-.
ployment. it wa3 also lad policy "a
take men Immediately from the ser
vice Of monopoly and elect them 10
; pieces OF power and responsibility
= ! In the peoples service. He said that
hr. Wolters. his oppCrent for tie
United States Senate had been an
attorney for years OF the Pullman
car monopoly. an interstate trans.
pOrtation monopoly whose interests
might az any time be affected Dy
!, natural legislation lie said that
Mt VOTERS had been a candidate
for the senat" over three months be.
fore his name disappeared from nc
books OF the Secretary OF State al
Austin as agent OF the Pullman
company. that In February of thi.
year the following dispatch appearcl
IN the Fort Worth Record and 9th.
. or Texas papers:
= Wolters' Corporation Friends.
Austin, Feb. 9.-ln the S,crc.
iary OF States office there was fi',I
today certificates OF the resignation
of J. + Wolters. candidate Tor IN,
ID United States Senate. as agent Tot
the Pullman Company in Texas
= James l.. Story OF Houston. who is a
"'''iA"ai w NhilHfl " hll'in Ut
firm. is named to succeed him A"
u will be observed" said Mr.
shepard, that the monopoly 70
I mains in Mr. VOTERS legal family.
Let IL be remembered further.
r. continued Mr. sheppard. that IN,
J NEST powerful special interest u
Texas To-Day. and one OF the mos
] powerful IN the Cnited States. an in
terest fundamentally concerned viii
national and state LEGISLATION. Is N,
, liquor traffic Jacob VOTERS Is IN,
, hero and idol Of the liquor tsaiu
b in Texas today. Having led the fab
, last year which perpetuated this ter
rible evil In Texas his election thi
, year to the highest otfite In the PEG
, pies Fiit. would be Justly regarde,
as the greatest triumph Of the liluo
3 traffic ia the records OF America.
, politics. Elect him, and IN ever.
T saloon in Texas. from the Hi.
! Grande 10 the Red glasses wi
; clink 10 his success Fleet hum. AM
b. YOU will say 20 every boy aud cir
> lin Texas that the road 10 prominence