DECEMBER 11, 1902.
convention, than was made at Kansas
City, when the enemies of the Chicago
platform were permitted to subordinate
the financial -luestion by Inserting a
declaration that imperialism was the
paramount issue. While in one sense
this was Hue, it was true in only one
sense. The imperialism of wealth was
then, is now, and always has been the
paramount question in every age and
in every nation under the sun. But
this declaration was not inserted in
the Kansas City platform to express
ithat idea. It was not so interpreted
' by the masses of the party. It was
: intended to mean, and was understood
to mean, that the money question was
& question of secondary importance
and consequence.
It gave an excuse to many, who had
assisted in "the Defrayal of 1896, to
: crawl back into line gracefully, and
the sycophantic worshipers at the feet
, of wealth began at once to bhout their
praises. It put upon the rostrum too
, many men who were interested in
smothering the money question, and
who never lost an opportunity to tell
an audience which they were per
mitted to face that they were "not in
accord with Mr. Bryan on the money
question." This they said in season
and out of season. This they said to
the disgust of thousands who believed,
and still believe, that- a proper solu
, tion of that question will solve almost
every other question. If the Chicago
and the Kansas City platforms were
right on the money question, then no
man can be fully right on any politi
cal question who is wrong on that,
WON'T HE SMASH THEM? .
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A Vl U1 J V. C4-i O til lO UVOllOli UU'J
been kept in the background not bv
one party, but by both the dominant
parties. It has now and then come to
the front temporarily as it did in 187G,
but in 189G it came to stay, and it will
slay in spite of the efforts of the re
publican party and its democratic as
sistants. The effoits of the American
Protective Tariff association of New
."York and the Free Trade league of
Boston will not succeed in obscuring
it with the tariff question. That old
"gag" will not work any longer. There
is not the slightest difference between
the purposes of the two organizations.
Both are intensely selfish. They fight
sham battles during campaigns, but
when the time comes for congressional
action, they always get together for
-the advancement of their mutual in
terests, as they did when the Wilson
.bill was under consideration.
I am itady, as I always have been,
to do what little I can to assist the
right under any leadership that is not
treacherous, but I have ceased to hope
;that the democratic organization wiL
ever be able to furnish such a leader
ship. I can see no hope for such a
: leadership until the believers in the
declarations of the Chicago and Kan
sas City platforms make up their
minds to abandon the party name and
traitors together.
FLAVIUd J. VAN VORHIS.
Indianapolis, liid.
Taper currency outstanding, accord
ing to the monthly statement of the
treasurer, amounted to $1,601,772,099.
Of this sum $347,081,016 is in United
States notes. $334 18"-. 514 in national
bank notes. $370,358,569 in gold cer
tificates, $467,824,000 in silver certifi
cates, and $25,054,000 in treasury notes
of 1890.
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That month will show if the remedy
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I have furnished my Restorative to
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and 39 out of each 40 got well, and
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It is a remarkable remedy that can
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ly no other way to make weak organs
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BOOK NO. CON RHEUMATISM
Tweedledum Again After Teddy H
Wiped out the Trust, Thluki
Mr. Delfart
Editor Independent: At the Union
League club, PhiU ielphia, the presi
dent said, November 22, 1902:
"The question or the so-called trusts
ia but one of the questions we must
meet in connection with our indus
trial system. There are many of
them, and they are serious; but they
can and will be mot. Time may be
needed for making the solution per
fect; but it is idle- 10 tell this people
that we have not the power to solve
such a problem as that of exercising
adequate supervision over the great
industrial combinations of today. We
have the power and we shall find out
the way. We shail not act hastily or
recklessly, but we have firmly made
up our minds that a solution, and a
right solution, shall be found, and
found it will be."
At Providence, li. I., he said, Aug
ust 23, 1902: , ' .
Some govemmon'al sovereign must
be given full power over these artific
ial and very powerful corporate beings.
In my judgment, this sovereign must
be the national government. When it
has been given full power, this full
power can be used to control any evil
influence, exactly as the government
is how using the power conferred upon
it under the Sherman anti-trust law."
During the summer the president, in
his stumping tours, sometimes spoke as
if itt might be necessary to alter or
amend the constitution, before the
trusts could be dt alt with. But this
was when he had .ccently been inter
viewed by the trusts. The alleged nec
essity of constitutional amendments
was the voice of the trusts themselves.
It is not the voice of the people, or of
those representing the common peo
ple. The president "ees this in their
faces every time he comes in con
tact with them. Ho has found that
there is an awakened public sentiment
that cannot be resisted and must be
respected.
Oh Monday, the day of the opening
of the second session of the present
congress, the president is reported to
have said, by the regular correspon
dent of the New York Press, a stal
ward republican (;nti-Platt) paper:
"I want anti-trust legislation, for
the American people demand it. We
must have it in th'1 short session. ..It
has got to be done."
It is said that these emphatic words
convinced the doubting Thomas in con
gress, that anti-U'-st legislation must
be enacted. It is hiso said, that, if .1
disposition to deter this question be
comes apparent in a few weeks, the
president will call an extraordinary
session of the nex- congress, soon af
ter the short session of the present
congress adjourns.
What influences my mind, more than
anything else that the president
means business, 's th fact that the re
publicans are bringing in a bill to ap
propriate $500,000 to be used by th?
department of ju.-.tic for prosecuting
the trusts. This indicates that even
Attorney General Knox has found vir
tue and power in the Sherman law.
It is said that Mr Hepburn, chairman
of the interstate and foreign com
merce committee, believes that the
Sherman law is sufficient for the sup
pression of the trusts, if energetically
enforced, and that lie intends to have a
bill passed making an appropriation
of $500,000 for the purpose.
Now (December 3) comes the presi
dent's annual message from the White
house, from which I quote:
"I believe that monopolies, unjust
discriminations, which prevent or crip
pie competition, fraudulent overcapi
talization and other evils in trust or
ganizations and practices which in
juriously affect interstate trade can b?
prevented under the power of the con
gress to 'regulate (ommerce with for
eign nations and among the several
states' through filiations and re
quirements operating directly upon
such commerce, the instrumentalities
thereof and thoss engaged therein.
"I earnestly recommend this subject
to the consideration of the congress
with a view to the passage of a law
reasonable in it3 provisions and ef
fective in its operations, upon which
the questions can dp finally adjud'
catd that now rnibe doubts as to th?
necessity of const'.' urional amendment.
If it prove lrnp'"'3sibe to accomplish
the purposes above set forth by such
a law, then, assurec'iv, we should not
shrink from amen ling the constitu
tion so as to secure bevond peradven
ture the power sought"
I do not bank sc much upon what
the president says alout more legisla
tion. under the clause which gives
congress power to "egulate commerce
with foreign nations and among the
several states." This is only talk, it
is only asking for more legislation,
while it is believed by so many, that
we already have plenty of legislation
What I count on so much, is the fol-
owing:
"The congress has not heretofore
made any appropriation for the better
enforcement of ti e anti-trust law a3
t now stands. Very much has been
done by the department of justice in
securing the enforcement of this law,
but much more oi'ld be done if con
gress would make a special appropria
tion for this purpose, to be expended
under tho direction of the attorney
general."
This indicates action, which is what
we now so much ?'ant. If the attor
ney general wili lut commence more
suits under the Six' rman law, we shall
find it3 full meaning We can see al
ready (by the sugar ptiit) that the law
ought to be broadened a little, or else
the judges ought to b. oaden their ideas
a little, as to the meaning or scope
of the law. We must have, either a
ittle more liberal interpretation of the
law, or congress, nr.. st broaden it a
ittle, in order to completely wipe out
the monopolies.
But, suppose the pusident does not
execute the Sherman law what then?
The house of i epresentatives has
power to present articles of impeach
ment, and it is the duty of the senate
to sit as a jury, presided over by the
chief justice to try them. Some dem
ocrats and republicans are saying, that
the president will net execute the law.
Perhaps the democrats think so be
cause they want it so, for political
purposes. If the democrats real?
think that the president is not doing
his duty, they ought to be drawing
ai tiuica uj. IiItpPaciiJLucj-ii,, lnoleau
of howling about trusts.
If we have a law making trusts
criminal and giving the president pow
er to restrain them, by suit in the civil
courts, and if he does not do it (after
congress has voted him the money)
then the whole in?,Her ought to come
out of politics, and all parties ought to
join in a prosecution of the president.
In this country, no man should be ex
empt from the equal operation of the
law; it matters not what his station
in life may be. 't matters not wheth
er he is a citizen merely, or the chief
executive of the nation. If he happens
to be the latter, then all the more, he
should obey the la-v; and if he does
not do it, of his )wn free will, then
he should pay the penalty of being re
moved from office.
In 1888 there was a great outcry in
the west, especially Ohio, against the
trusts. The republicans in national
convention assembled, inserted the
following plank in their platform:
We declare our opposition to all
combinations of capital, organized in
trusts or otherwise, to control arbitrar
ily the condition f trade among our
citizen; and we recommend to con
gress, and the state legislatures, ia
their respective ;urisdktions, such leg
islation a3 will prevent the execution
of all schemes to oppress the people
by undue charges on their supplies, or
by unjust rates for the transportation
of their products to market."
The democrats condemned the tar
iff law, then in force, but did not con
demn trusts. The paramount issue
was "tariff reform,' which meant du
ties for revenue ordy. Upon the issues,
as made, the republicans elected their
candidate, General Harrison, against
Grover Cleveland Esq., then president.
Thereupon the republicans drew up the
Sherman law and parsed it, in 1890.
In 1888 the voto was very close;
Cleveland, the defeated candidate, re
ceived more popular votes than Harri
son, the elected candidate. In Ohio,
the vote was close, tut Harrison, th-j
elected candidate, polled more pop
ular votes than Cleveland, Harrison
having about 20.UO more votes than
Cleveland. It is probable that Harri
son would have been defeated in Ohio,
if the republicans had not pronounced
unmistakably against trusts. In those
days John Sherman bad hard work to
carry Ohio, and, having carried the
ttate in 1888, largely on the trust is
sue, he made it his business to put a
Ir.w upon the statute book, which took
his name; and' is really one of the
most wonderful statutes ever drawn.
U will grow more and more in favor,
as it is studied more and more. The
president will find tnat it will do the
work, if he will put $500,000 into the
hands of the attorney general to pay
the expenses of executing it Thj
trusts, now, are more afraid of this
$500,000 than of anything else. If
they can prevent congress from making
this appropriation, they will feel se
cure. It is fair to both sides to say that
the Sherman law was passed "without
a division" and P'esident Cleveland
signed it. But Cleveland used it to
suppress such trust" as "labor un
ions." He went so far as to use the
army foi this purpose; and the courts
ailed upen him to do so. The people
1 cwever, were not unanimous in thi?
nemand. Some called it "government
by injunction." There was a great
outcry in the west against the law, or.
at least, against the interpretation
which the courts put upon it. The
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Dr. W. T. Cathell says: "All animals
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it people who are thin, nervous and
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