The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-08

like Cummins and LaFOllette or
| whether they want to join the Roose-
welt party. II the new party had been
formed before the primaries were
held in this state. it would have sim
plified the situation.
AS the campaign moves along, it
seems certain the opposition of
Roosevelt to both of the old parties
will tend to give the new party an
entity altogether It's own.
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TRYING TO PREVENT A TRUST
BIRTH.
The federal government Is trying
a new experiment In it's attempt to
curb the trusts. This time-and for
the first time-the government is
making an effort to prevent the for
nation of a monopoly. Heretofore
1T has always endeavored to break
up one already formed.
On Saturday at Chicago, Judge
Lands of the federal court issued an
injunction against the violation of
the antitrust law by the ready
print trust" AS defendants the court
names two big concerns, one fur
nishing newspapers with ready prints
and plate matter and the other fur
nishing plate matter only. Not long
since the former concern began sell
ing plate at one-third the former
price, with the apparent purpose of
compelling the other company either
to quit business or consolidate with
its rival. Then, clearly, there would
be no more bargain prices on print
ers' plate matter. Hsii
The government alleges a scheme
to get into one organization control
of the supply of ready prints and
plate matter, furnished chiefly to
weekly newspapers, whose readers
are estimated to aggregate 10000
900.
The practice of making a ruinous
price to force a competitor either out
of business or into a combination was
used a half century ago to build the
foundation of the oil trust, there
fore 1t is not at all a new device.
1t is generally included in the specific
acts which it is argued should be
named in the antitrust law as con-
shutting criminal restraint of inter
state commerce..
We shall now see whether a court
order is any more effective in at
tempting to prevent a monopoly from
forming than it has been in breaking
up II after 1t is organized. III it is
no more successful in the former
than it has been in the latter. the for
nation of the ready print trust will
not be seriously hampered. In the
absence of any statute. it is impos-
sible for the court to compel the one
company to stop selling plate at one
third the former price and unless it
does this, a combination of some sort
will probably be determined upon by
its rival as a mean OF self-preserva-
ton. The incident shows the urgent
need Of more specific legislation upon
the subject of monopoly.
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WHAT is A PROGRESSIVE?
Deer Editor;
Wot is a progressive in South Da-
kota, you AK? That question is get
tim on me MOVIES.
1t is mighty scarce and %infrequent
that l perambulait around much in
polly ticks but this here little query
has been unanswered long enough. |
propose to devote my attention to the
puzzle long enough to elucidate for
your benefit the perfect ease and ia
cility with finch this question may
be answered.
You understand. of course. that it
is dead easy to ask questions that no
one can answer. but this one is so
easy that it seems a dad burnt sh
that the little old answer has been SO
long neglected.
There are too kinds of pergressiv-
es in South Dakota (and this goes
for the rest of the youniverse) one.
kind wants progress all of a student;
forthwith and immediate, without
further delay and the others want
theirs in small packages. One brand
wants the old order reversed and the
other want to be lest n leetle hit