The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05


monopoly, while It was yet m tts
infancy.
But between 1889 and 1908,
monopoly was permitted to breed
unchecked, to crush out individual
enterprise through Illegal combi-
nation. and to control basic in.
dustries until by January /, 1903,
the capitalization OF the trusts had
been Increased from $3.7S4, GOO, 900
I'M 1889 to more than S31 .672.
00O, zoe. y
Payne-AIdrich Bin Enacted.
In the election Of 1908 the
American people were given to
understand that the incoming Re-
publican Administration would re-
wise the prohibitive tariff duties
from which the monopolies de-.
rived much Of their power. But
the inquisit.ous Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill, with its increases in
the taxes upon the American con-
sumer, was written In 1909 in
admitted violation of the solemn
pledges Of the Republican party.
The people OF the United States
voted in 1912 that the power Of
monopoly must be destroyed, and
President Wilson, then the candi-
date of the DelnocraticI party; gave
his pledge that the will OF tha
people should be faithfully ex-
ecuted. The dominant issue upon
which the Democratic party sought
the suffrage Of the people was
forcibly expressed by Mr.. Wilson
In 1912 WhAn he aofds
Quotes Woodrow Wilson.
1.-THE trusts are our masters
now. We have come to be one Of
the worst ruled, one Of the most
completely controlled and dorni.
mated Governments in the civiliz.
ed world-no longer a govern.
ment by conviction and the vote
or the majority, but a government
by the opinion and duress OF small
groups Of dominant men. The
Government of the United States
, in recent years has not been adj.
mlnistered by the common people
OF the United States. The Govern
ment Of the United States at pres
emit is foster child of the special
interests. It is not allowed to
nave q win Of its own. Our Gov.
eminent has been for the last few
years under the control of the
heads OF great allied corporations
with special interests
These statements from the Dem.
ocratic candidate were accepted al
true by the American people IN
the campaign Of 1912, coupled
WITH the platform pledge Of the
Democratic party in that wear.
That specific pledge reads as fol.
lows:
Both Parties Attacked.
"a. private monopoly Is indie
fensible and intolerable. we.
therefore,, favor the vigorous en-.
Iorcement OF the criminal az well
as the civil law against trust Of.
Ilc1als, and demand the enact.
ment OF such additional leeisIa..
ton as may be necessary 10 YnaIra
It imposiblef for private rnonop.
Oily 10, exist In the United States"
From 1919 until the present time
no honest or continuous effort
mas been made by a single Ad.
mintstration, either Republican .or
democratic, to protect the Amer.
can people from the exactions az
private monopoly by enrorcanenf
OF the criminal sections Of the anti.
trust laws. These sections shoI,Id
ana must be enforced Il the power
OF corrupt business is to be broken.
Hits Attorney General Palmer.
While the Democratic marty
went into office pledged to destro1
monopoly by civil and criminal
prosecutions, 1t withdrew or corr.
promised even the pending civil
prosecutions against the trusts
during the war and left the
American people at the mercy az
the greatest profiteers In all his.
tory.
In the last years Of the Demo.
cratic Administration, under. the
notorious regime of Attorney
General Palmer, monopoly was
recognized as beyond the reach
Of the law, while labor unions.
farmers organizations and n.
dividual citizens daring to assert
their constitutional rights against
this tyranpical power were singled
out for attack and destruction.
Cites 1920 Election Result.
In 1890 the people expressed
their resentment att their betrayal
at the hands Of the Democratic
party by defeating IL with the
greatest popular majority ever
cast against q political party in
the history Of this country.
But. since March, 1921, the
American people have learned that