The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-26
Senator Borah, of Idaho; De-
cIares in a Speech at Co
lumbus, O., Today.
RIDcULEs REGULATION
And He Shows Up the FaIacies
of BeVeridge, Perkins and
Third Party.

'DV ASSOCIATED PREDO
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 26-Opea
war on monopoly, wus advocated by
United States Senator Borah, of Ida
no, IN an address here today before
the Republicans OF Ohio, at q "g ct
together luncheon. The time, ne
cad, had come for remedies not
palitives,' in dealing with Industrial
monopolies, and he urged vigorous
policy on the part of the Rep1bl can
party in this regard. At the same
time he assailed the attitude of this
isgue of such leaders OF the Progress
sive party as former Senator Bever-
idge, of Ind ana. and George w. Per
kins, OF New York, who he said
maintained that monopolIes were
the proper thing and all they need Is
little regulation
Pleading for all men who believe
in the principles OF the Republican
party to aid in its rejuvenation as
a genuinely progress We party, L enator
,Borah declared that ''even LIZ the Re-
publican party was at an end, could
never join. the third party as long as
it stands, as It now stands, If cor
rectly understand its leaders on this
question Of monopoly"
Monopoly" said Senator Borah,
rs ten thousand times worse than
BLACK slavery-it is the father oil
class domination, the molder oil
chains both for the body and soul
and cannot exist in any form with
safety to the people in republic
Here, SIR, is where could never be
a third party man. Upon this issue
even If agreed With them upon al
others
eodr Beveridge, who has. spoken to
you eloquently and effectively, says
that trusts and mtonopolies are the
richest, r!pest fruits of civilization
He says in print that beef monopo.y,
steel monopoly, the Standard On
monopoly and all monopolies are the
result OF the combination of genius
and energy and of great benefit to
the people,. These industrial organ
izat,ons.' he says, speaking particu-
Iarly of the beef trust, the Standard
OH Company ana the Steel Trust,
have studied the whole commercial
world and have extended the perlou
OF prosperity BY the steadiness they
have given to the commerce al and
says they have actually caused, COM
PEELED the organization of labor on
modern lines
II don not know just what he has
reference to by modern lines, Dul
/ hardly presume he refers to the
fact that an investigation two years
ago disclosed that the Steel Trust
worked men twelve hours a day anu
seven days week
THE president of one of these
great trusts or monopoltes says &C
cording to his interviews now thae
he would like to be managed ana
regulated a little but not dismem-
bered in any way. Mr.. Perk MS, the
most persistent and powerful VOICE
in the United States now OF tue
third party, says that 1T IS the tnins
to do. that these monopolies are tae
proper thing and all they neeu IS
little regulation.
II cannot imagine more mar
lnonious affair than my friend Bey-
eridge as attorney general ana UT
Perkins as the head of the board en-
gagged IN the regulation Of monopos
lies. But pay to Mr.. Perkins tnS
tribute of consistency. He refuses
TO turn his back on the method by
which he made his great fortune; ne
thinks it a good system. the taF-
vester Trust, with which farmers are
uuita familiar, is the ideal way to MS
mind of doing business and the 1ueai
way Of being managed.
II am not assatling MT. BeESL-
idge or Mr.. Perkins as individuals
am discussing their views ana pot-
1ClGS WHICH LLlGy .Sdll ~ 70
lbut which / look upon as the views
belonging to that time in -Engllsh :
history when Queen Elizabeth anu anu
other English sovere'gns tnousn'
that monopolies were the richesl
best fruits of civilization and there
fore granted moropolies to all hei
fayorite lords AMI supporters.
tGMr. Pres dent, our instlIu
lions, and the iegitimately earhsu
property of this country, are Just q
safe and no safer than the averass
standard of citizenship Is htgh, ana
monopoly destroys self-reliant. n
flepeudnT citizenship-the only guar
antee under heaven or among men
for a republic. A republic is strong
enough to destroy, but never coulu
ba strong enough to regulate monop-
DIV some OF these days all political
nartjes because the people VII rise
IN their might, will take up TINS
pronosftion OF monopoly and declare
in terms unmistakal1le that repup'
Iir ana MONOPOLY cannot exist under
tba same dag-will declare that We
will mt the men in jail WAC organ
ICES a monopoly AMI practices nv
nopoIy as quickly as man VINO o.
raaiZes a coordination OF tn. ewes and
takes our property in another way
no not rndsunoerstand me to opposs
regulation and control wlthln go
4safn Zines. but regulsti on and contro.
should always be in aid and TOT tAs
Durpcse of destroying monopoly.
If monopoly ever gained complet'
control of the country, he said, u
4,.r.. 1,nge . cant 1fry the people