Sylvan
MINER & BKEKSE.
Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 2'.>. 1904.
VOL. IX—NO. IH
l^unns Rock Lodge No. 26?
F*.
Meets Friday on oi* In'fore the fiill
in each nioiitlj. at 12 j). in. Visit-
Masons are i*orclially invited to
meet with us.
Sptly \VM. MaxWKLL,
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
Hori^’s:
Daily—7 a. m. lo 10 p. in.
Sunday— S to i<> a. ni.. -4 to () ]>. ni.
^'eiitral (\)on«‘i' Hlo«'k.
Professici^al Cisrds.
W. A. GASH.
attorney-at-law j V".;,
Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn BId'g, Brevard, N. C.
W. B. DUCKV/ORTK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specially.
Uooms 1 and 2. I’irktdsiinoj- liuihliny-.
ZACHARY &. BREESE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in Mcf^inn Block, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH CALLOWAY,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
l*rac‘tifos in all tlii- (‘oui ts
Rooms 9 2nd 10 McMinn Block, Crevard, N. C.
Miscellaaesus.
Dr. K. H. CARSON
Surgeon Dentist
(HVi.-o ■ ivt r K.ink.
HKXI»KKS( IN \ i l.l K. N.
S:itisf;u‘tii)ii < iUiiiaiiU i il in all ()i (.'rations, i'2'.i*
C. C. KiLPATlUCK,
CONTilACTOR
Office at Barber Shop, Brevard, fl. C.
l-’.‘^tiniato.< (;n ail k'inds of wui-k
in tiu; Inuliiin^'- line.
T. B. CR.AR.Y,
Contractor for A!! Kiiids cf Brick VVGrk.
Cement Work. 1’iasl<‘rinL’.
dasli and ( a^tiuL; a Sju-ciaity.
BREVARD, N C.
G* W. Surnmey—Carpenter
Jiest of reeoninu'iid;;!!*!!!.-- ili^ \vu. !<.
.lolts in or out of town ai-iT|iiei|.
All work ^juaraiiterd.
MONOPOLY CIRCUS—GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.
T^uST*
-
•-°vK
montionod to snbstantiatc the Domo-
oralic d('ni;'.nd tliat it is time to “turn
tlu' rase;!Is ont.”
GOVERNaiENT FRAUDS.
There Are Scandals In Nearly
Every Department.
MUM THE YVOS.D, EY TAT^TY OKDEES
&.III
J. O. DERMID,
The R
Watches and .lewrlry for >ali‘. r'in<‘
Watrli atid ('l(H-k r> mi.i i r i .\ll
Wo'-k i:uarani<'('(i. W.-st .Main .•'I.
A. C. NORTON,
Praciicai Boo! snd Sr-osmaksr
Harness Work a s]K-, i;iliy.
West Main Street near Cald'.ve!!.
The JEtkelwold
lirevard's X<*w .Mdci-rii Ap-
])ointrneiits ()|»eii al! tlic yt-ar.
'J'he ])atrona^(* of ili>‘ li-a\« liiiL; i>u!>li<-
as well as suniint.'r toin-i.-i.- i. xilicil.Ml.
Opi). Court il(»iis<‘. l;rc\;ir.!. X.(’.
Notice of S'jRinions by Puljilcation.
Nortli (’arolina—'riaii'\!v:itiiii C.unity.
Ill s..(s>ri(ii' ( (li.rr.
\V. M. <ji!U''vs. I'( 111 (ii;!c-i>i(■.
Com f^ilk' pu*. t'i<‘ il<.!fii<iaiit at.uv v niniu‘1,
t\ill lake notifc liial an acii'ci ••iitii.r.I as ahdw
lias b<'on eoniiiuMiccii in tiic Supciiiir <'<)iirioi'
'1 raii'-ylvani:) C' unty by tin- (•liiintiii' at.o\c
nanu'il for t'lo rurt n-c di (i in«r I'nm ih,-
ficlei.<laiit tin-shax-(>!' tlu-ii!::nMi;l in tiii- i<*;i
and I'tTsonal <-stat(‘ of .lat k-.n <.i !c-) ii-, <li..
ceased, ttie sai«\ ri-al (> lali* lyiii-j in ii,c < i),,nty
of Transylvania, in the Stat<of Nnitli Caio i.ia',
ami ^a''i licfentlatit u;ll tak • iMiiti iiiar li*-is
riMjHirt <1 ti> annear at tiic ni"it ici ni n! Uie Snr»‘-
r'or c )nit of tlie said couityni 1m li-' <i iitlhi-
(Our; hon-e in H'rvaP'. N. C. ( n the liftli
McU'lay after tlic fir^t M<> I'hiy in M ircli. rol.
jiiid answer or demur t'> li.i- conijilahit in the
Slid iietion, or tiie jilainti!’, v jn :■ ,iv t., ii;,.
court for tlie rel'ef deni iiid<vi in !iis ,-d n'li’.ai: t. !
Tliis 9t!i day of Man ii, lMi|.
I . 'f l.()KTIS.
C'leik of .Superior (,oiirt. ^
Tli«* I'ros tlio ‘’Doar Oltl
W <mJ«5 3U‘ I);iiitn
if tHiv* 'I’riitls \\ «‘re Iviio^vit.
Tlie Cle« iiiiijif—Turn
Ihe Rsi.s«'!il.s <)i3t.
'llie i>r('s('iit r.dnniii.^tr.nti<»n lias ht'er.i
very nn.l‘.»riiin..ie v. ith liie larue num
ber (.!' th;iL have* liei'-n ex
it iscd in l!;;“ e.\ec’’.tive d'‘j»arlineuis
ana 111'* « t») wiiieii the ,ur:iI'ler.s
iiau sn«."-ci‘>ti‘ I in i<ioun.u' tin' .^ovf'rn-
eoi.i'i's irei'oi'e any effort was
made to .-iu|» or them. 'i'!u‘ at-
i .;ta.l'- l»y tin* ad.’.iiinisiration to
I *1'.1 :i: til;* e.\ito..u”e of liiest* scandals,
n-a.i ll'.at a tliorouuh iiivestipaliu]i
v.‘o.;I«i tile i.epiihlican party aihl
llu’ov.' ;i ei«=U(i «,v( r iiu* jr diiica! I’or-
lUnes e.i’ 'rresi-.k'Ht ICt>o.'-. veit. was a
I'niiiire. Jm-:: iui:.Is, like niur(!;‘r. \\ iH
out. 1'osim-.sier Cinrral T.-iync' d«>-
eiai't'd tlr.'i'o w;;^. :io;!ii:!”- wri'im' in th •
]> »st'.Hi<-e d:-pai’ti:ie:!; :in.l (ie^;iu:lale»l
llie 'rii'iix li cli.ir.L.“s ;;s “hiit air.” but
the evi*i<‘Uee *u' the eXK'nt of tlu* lu »t-
i;;,u’ bi'eaim* so .-'.I'p.-n-. iit tiiat a iiarl.ial
invisti.-iit ion foi;.»\\i‘d. 'I'lie iiuiiil>er (»1‘
o;lieials involve ! l;;;s i;ot ,v<'l lieoii .uiv-
en to tlio inibMe. a.iid tlu' Kris'.ow re-
<)!) i;:e :;u;;]nsl <‘on'4i'ess-
men" liiis b.-cn u.'+;',i i > uiiniaii::e ihe
d^-p;!rl:;:ent wroa r; :oii;;-s.
in .-.d.iiti j!i to 111 - >! >.-;I scand;;ls
there ar^’ o;Iu“rs in oiher »l(“;iartnien!s
tliat involv«* even a murii ui(*aier
.■i:nou!!t or ]o;.t;;!.u:'. 'i'lie interior <le-
jiartmeiit is lioneyeo'.al-e:! wiili lan.l
I’r.-inds. The l!idi;in i,i!"e;!n an<l tlio
I’awes eoni;ii!.-:s;;(n ;ire boJh under sus
picion <:i’ ,ur;;Vt‘ nils, .in.trs tlaM ar(' at-
t.'inpte i t<,> be hn.'la':'. ui>. an i oiiiy an
ii!!I):!rti.ii in\■•. :i(lo:i ui.^:(':r, «‘r
liow .ure:',t t]!'> :.r;;ili!;”- has li('en. The
ollici:;is-, ajipoijitcd l:y President .Uo(»s;‘-
■vi'Il for Territory appear to
liave been liie v/;!".;! polilic.-il Lv";ifl;>vs
lu‘ could have ('iseovt'H'd to a;lv:i:iee
tlu* civiii7.!'/ii(in of liie wards of the na
tion.
F(^r ii'.stanec'. the* e;-imes of the T'nit-
rd Slnt(-s mars!!.-)! for the Ind’an 'I’erri-
lory, I'lMijaitiin II. Collx'rt, liecaiiit' so
llam'itious that he v.r.s arrested,
ci:a!vi;od -with usin.u' his povrer for i»o-
litical ]>nrpos('s. l.ettln..^' jnisoners (tut
of Jail that ti'.ey miuh-t vole was one of
his pleasing p;istimes; imprisonhi.u: In
dians for not volinu' jieeordin.L; to his
Vv ishes Avas another. What the ex:ict sit
uation in tli(' int(M‘ior deparlnu>nt is it i.s
dilllenlt to say. for there is an evident
(‘ffort to supprc'Ks all the t“vid(Mi<‘e of
the operations of th<‘ la.nd rinj; in the
Indian Territory*, and the names of
those implic.Mted, or who hav«> b('<*n
asked to resii;n (»r htive be<>n disndssed.
art* unobtaii!;ibie. Mum is th.e word at
llie interior di'i-.artnient.
'I'he W(v:!,m-ii land frar*ds have b(>e:i
of enormous e.Mont. yet but four pc*r-
j-ons have bee:» indicted. 'I'heve is,
liow('V('r. (“^■ide;;c^• that nuni(‘r''’.:s oth
ers. inchidiii'r K<’r<ublican iiiOKiI.ei's of
eoMu'n .'-s. ;;re beinu’ sidcldrd !‘.»r p
i'-;il jiurtioses. It will l;e !-e::;e:':'::';'ed
thr.t l’ini;<M’ I '.lie eo:.'.mis.;ion-
('r oi' liie .u'cM'.Tai l.acid oil; •«'. was l'o;\*‘iI
to res!j..n. bii; has sir.ce I.e. ;i el;- •icd tt>
<‘or;;r(.*ss. ()re,L;on h;;s he.-ii t;:c s’.or.i!
center of tla* ht'.id f’r.'.u.is. 'i'ia* New
Yorlv World. (ic(. Uii, sali.:
“Letters wri:;en l.y Keprest-nia.tive
John XewtoM \\'iili;iM.si‘ii ■>{' i!;c S('c-
ond Ori'^oii district ha’.'e !>e.*a publish
ed <>n the 1‘acilic coast shov. iii'j,- thai iu‘
boui^ht lands froiii tl.(“ stale e.ich
stati' liein;;' entiiied to tv.'o set,-;••-n.-; of
t‘acli tow:i.',hip in thi* j.-ulaic dmiiaia
Avithin its b >!'ders. Thret' <;.iys a.'.f'r
tith* for tlicsi' l.tnds hat! p;isscd him
and his i.a.rtner lu‘ wrote i(‘tte!’s to the
l.-ind dejiartiiieat, lu'i'e tu!voc.aiinu' tl’e
inclusioii of l;irii'(‘ tracts of land in a
l\>r(‘st ri“serv(‘. Half the land he had
r.c.iuireii w.is inciiidid in tla* trait l>e
rt'commended foi' i!ulusie>!: in \he for
est reservi*. Wh<'nt‘ver a fori'st re-
f-er\(‘ iticludi's lands that ha\«* Ihsmi
boti.iiht from tin* ^^'ovi'rnment, (‘iliuT
siaie (»r nation.al. tin* owner is pen.lil
ted to select an e',nal nnniltei- of ;icri‘s
froni any p.arl of the piibli;* doiii.ain
that has not been (‘nti*r(‘d und»“r a.ny of
t!u' laws. 'I'Ik* tl>e(!i‘y is lhat tiie lands
are of about e;]U;il value, b.’.t ihev are
i;ei. and in that lies ilu* opportunity fur
fraud.”
'riiosc' e'nar.ives which involve i-on-
L;r("<smen and othe;s have not lieon in
\esiiuaied, or if tinw have :-t‘crei:iry
ili'o-hcock has maintained a eensor:ship
th.-il the nev/sp.ipers have bee’a unable
to overcoriie.
'rii(‘ feneiii”- (if the public doni.ain in
Xeiira.ska a’.ul other stat'.'s !»y the ta’e.it
<-aille b.arop.s, wld(-h Colonel ^l.»l.y
was s(>nc to invi'stiii’at', has beeii
t'ropiX'd .-.t t!'. ‘ iir.iient re lUest, it is
Kl.-ilod, of t’-.e i;ep!:i»l;can dde-'.iiic a i:»
con.u'.v'ss from that sia.te. v^ho f-.vir its
ef;et t (>n the <-ominv: <‘leetioi;s. M.any
seitiers i\r(‘ anxious to po en these
public lands and a.ctiuiro homesteads,
but are unable to do so from fe;’.r of
the armOvl partisans of t'a* cattle bar
ons.
Then tla'rc* is the “see.l scjindal” in
the a.-i'icii]tur;>.l d-ep:'.rfaient ;ti; 1 Iho
cliaru'e lhat the sLatisiics of ero]* re
ports have been us(‘d for the beneiit ef
s''eeuI:;lor.s at the expense of the farm
ers.
Th(* srni'-r'rdn.-? scanihils iti I’orto lii-
<•<». '.vi.'ieh involved ol'iec'rs of th.f' army,
na\ \ a:al eivil svvvice. in whieli indict-
!‘:c’;ls v.;'re fo'.nid.. v.-ei-e orih.TOil dis
co.ilinuel liy Attorney Ceneral Knox
t*n:!i r orders from tlu* presitlont.
?•[;;!!” (.'tiler scan l.als with which this
Siren;i;.r:s a. iiiir.!.stration is snurched
rai”ht b(* cited. l»ut onoimli has been
REPUBLIGainIS Ij'J trouble.
Profp.«!sor I'ppnirinstitt in his stupendous sensation, the canud back loop!
A dan.irer defyinir d*.‘monstration of darinir, desperate and delirious disaster.—
New York Ameriean.
Aiixioit.s f«» .\d joii i-ii CotiKreNK, ln" i
KveiitN Ar«* \V ttrwtiit;- TJi*ouii.
The pi-o^rramme of tiie Kepudijcan
IOiid(*rs, which i.s hacked h.v l rc'sidtau
Koosevelt, for an early atijournnu*nl
of con.uress has met with an unexpect
ed obstacle ia the probal)le impeach
ment of .Judge Swayne <<f Florida. If
the house (>f repres(‘nt:'i iives follows
the reeoniuieinlaviuu v>f the juJiciary
comndttee tliis I nited States Jud;.,e
■will be inipeaclu'd for hij;h crime.s an.l
ndsd(*meanors. That will ent;ul lhat
conuress shall r<*main in s(“ssion some
months loi:,t;er than the Iiei)Ui)lican
lead(‘rs hoped or intended. In the
meantime the various eomniitic(‘s are
prolonjiin.ij the liearin.us on tl.c.* bills
that the lU“]iublieans do not wish to
j;o on record, so that if a r('i»urt is
linally ajrreed upon it is inten»i(*d to
be too late for linal action. Iti that
way the Kepubliean patriots hope tliat
tlu'y Avill not be called lipon to vole
for or against these (h‘h;itable (ju< s-
tions. Ana mu' tlu'se are the bills u(:’-
inandi'd by the labor or.iraniz.ations for
shorter hoiu’s. anti-in.imiction and ar
bitration; for i-(*cii>rocity and tariff re-
f(»rm; for fn*e lrad(* with the Pidlip-
pin('s. ri'eonimendt'd by (;ov(*rnor Taft:
tlu* s«*rvic(‘ ]»(>nsion bill; the bills for
st;:t(‘hood for the t(‘rrilories. which .‘ire
proin.ised in the last I{epublie;;u plat
form; the shij) subsiv'y bill; tlu* i‘ur‘
food bill; the bill to ine;-eas(* the pow
er of the interstate coiai'.’.erce eonunis-
sien to reji'ulato raih-ond rat(>s and the
Sn'oot an‘ipoIy:.r;uny ca.'-e in th.e sen
ate. !1 thes(* and scane oth(*rs the
Kejmblican laaiiauers do not want the
party to ]»ass upon before the election.
:is a rt'cord vote on any of them miLrht
b(* disastrous in many si:.t«'s and per
haps ehaime the restdt of the n.-itional
(lect M>n.
'I'Ik* ii.ii'e.-u'hnu'nt of .Tudire Swayie'
v.otd 1 coni!»el f!i(> hous.' of representa-
ti'.es lo reiii;’.in in st'ssion unh'ss the
sen.-'.te a.ureed th;it the lov.-(‘r house
could adjourn .-ifter the ar.i'f>intiner:t
of t!'e mana.trcM’s (d‘ thi* lmi>(‘achn!c‘!!t
on the pa!'t of th(‘ house. The fevv’
I>ree<';’ents si>em to be ajrainst su<-!i an
aLieement. \A'ith the house of rc])re-
se.;t;itives IH session until v>-('ll into
liie si’nin;-ef. tb.ere AVoe.ld b<* constant
<1 porlunity for the democrats to <‘X-
pl.ilt t!u' inimerous ndst;'.k«*s of the
part.\' in power. Thi re is a.!so a dr<'ad
on th(> p.ai-t of tli(* l!e!>u’*lieans that
I'n'sic’ent Koos(>velt will suddenly do
soeiethin.i; that the countr.v will not
indorse, a.nd with comrrt'ss in s;‘ssion
it woi'iri lie eni|di.tsizeil by the Demo
crat I ':^i( i’S.
So it will !)(' seen that th<* K“pnblic-
:mi h a-’ers' r.re in a peck of tro'uble and
wii! not 1m* relieved i!i their mint’s un
til con.:;r( ss has adj(!urn»‘ h
A WHINING ORGAN.
I5ypoeriii«'!iJ ihe
.?i Jiifk-ifii 11 3'jjr
Sonu‘ !b‘iiul»li -a!is in Minneseia and
other stali's horderinu' on ( an.uia are
very anxious for recijjrociiy with ( a.n-
ada. 'I he Anierieati lli-on-ani-;(. how-
i'V(‘r. d( iioi’.:;c(‘s this reeiprocily as ”‘a
l;ie;'.ns of addin.iT to the prelits of the
millers, ih<^jo!>hers :.nd tlu.* '•ailro.-ith;"
and s< liish. seiist'li'ss .-( iieniv' of
clie.a; eidii.u' t!i»* domes: ie i.iariu't for
la.rm proiiucis.” 'Ihe licimondst also
claiii’.s "it ^^■onlll break down tliepiice
of Av!K‘;;t at iniit ;!p(d;s, and for pr»‘-
< is(‘ly tliat eifect and I'or ih;;! reason
i!h“ Minn-: :ii>olis millin;.;' ct)rt!or:!tiotis
and the 'i'v.i’i City daily nevvsiiaper.s
an* ur,u::i;x reciprocity with all their
miuht and main."
As ev(^ry f.iriiier knows, th.is crude
reasoni!!^- is b.-ea'd on th.e s;;i>iiosiiio i
th.Mt i!ie p-rice of v.!;(*-:t is lixcd i,i
?.iin'!'v:polls aeeorditiu 'mj the amount
ef v,he;;t i‘ecei\('d there. I’e.t ihv*
'■.'■ets :re thi“ J.riee (d’ wheat is
< -nirolle,! by l!;e condiinivl <-ro]>s of
the- w-.r!d. i’.nd tlu* de;a;nid for the sui-
] lus af'ii'r otir ov> n and (-tln'r home
la.’.r’u'is r.rc' j^upjilied. Those* countries
likt' Kn:.l;-,!\;i v.hich do not raise
('ne.i;'li v.daat to supjdy their (tv/n
peoide b’,:y what they n('('d from the
T'ldt; I St:’,! '.;, Indi.i. Aru'-.Mitina. liiis- '
si.i o:- . :;y ciiar country tiiat ha.s a
f.urp!;:s u> sell. 'I'ho d<‘n!;ind fe.r that
sur;-lus lixes the ja-ict* (d’ whea.t all
over the world, ar.d the (’aii.idi.a i
Avhea.t has but a sll.i-vht inlluenct* to
raise or lov.-<‘r it. If th(* ('.-.nadian ,
\vh;>at does not conu* throu.iiii Min
neapolis. where most of it would be
.tround into llota’ in American mills, it
would be shi}i])ed to ('astern ('anad.i ;
and (*itlier p.ia»Ie into flour t’aere or !
t-hippe.l direct to Knu,iand. l!i .‘\ny >
event the most of it reaches England 1
and oonipet(*s in rejrulatin;' the price
that is f»,‘iid the world over.
The American farnuT lir.s been bndly
treated by the protectionists. lie h.as
to pay hi.trh tarilT prices for all he
buys and has but little protection on
■\Ahat he raises. Th«^ Kconomist knows
this and must b(»lst(‘r u)) its firotection
fallacies bj’ its i>rotended i’.n.xiety for
the American farmer. The i’rotecttve
Tariff leainu*. v. hich supplies th(* mon
ey to publish the liConomist, is com
posed (d‘ eastern m.innfacto.rers, most
of whom are now oruani/.ed into trusts
and combines, which are ldi‘e,an,:; tin?
farmer .at ev(‘ry port*, and their anxie
ty. exprc'ssed tlvrough their or^^an, the
Kconomist. for le(* jsrotection of the
farmer is like tlu* love of tiie lion for
tin* iand)-to naike Ji irood nu'.al of.
'Jliis cont(‘ntion an’on,:^; tlu* Kepublic’-
nn protectionists (>ii the virtue of reci
procity. which, by the way. v.as fa
vored Ity I’daine and ur.ired by .\b*Kin-
ley and was part of tlu* political creed
of IMvsident iioost'velt until tlu* “stand
patt(*r.s‘’ forced him to yield to their do
nothing pelicy, is favon'd by m:;ny Re-
publicans who sc(* tliat i»rotecli >n can
not lonu,’ exist unless some id' its bar-
ri(*rs to trade are lou'ered.
The I)(*mocrats may aci-('pt reciproc-
it.v :is ;i means to bri*ak <iown |>rotec-
tion. but it is not tlu* l>enu»cratie way
fif curin:.r the' <*vd of monopoly. Wlieii
llu* farmers are reli('V('d from trust
cxaclioj:> by tfi;* tarid’ beinr r.M’ornied
so tha.t the irt’sls can no lonp’er ciiarue
tlu'Hi n.ui h hiu'iu'r jM'iees lu‘r** than the
s.inu* tiaist ).r ..I :ciions are soi.l for
:da't)ad. tlu* whe.it jn oblem will Ix* sei ■
tl(-d at the sanu* tine'. .Ml the f.inner
wants is t > in* allowed t<» buy in tlu*
che.apest niai-kei and .sell in the Ix'st
mark('t th.at tiu* world adi’oi'ds. TIu^
f.irmer. wiJli tiie trusts r(*nioved from
liis ba.t k. which ;\n* now ridin.i;' him to
his undoinv:. will then have ('(pnd
li^iits '.viti! the nae'opolists. wlio ai'(^
nov,' enjoyi!!;;- speci.ai privile.;es at his
<'xp(*ns(‘.
KIkins A t>‘ J.siw
hen Ihe tilkins anti-reiiate law was
i;assed last year ihi* iU-publlc;:ns crovv’-
ed loiaily. 'i hey t-;dl(‘d it antiirnst Ia"v’
vvhieli uas lu curl) tiie raiiroa(is by
conii>eIiin,u' tlu'in to treat ail siiip[>crs
j’.lllie. ii was obst'rved. ho'vever. that
Ih'e railroads wta‘(' not opposed to this
law. Aiui v.hy should tlu y I (>. '. lien
its obji'cl v.as to pri'vi iii iia' secret
cult ini;' of i-aies liy cue road :’.s au'.-unst
aiiolher aial to .i:u-!!-.'. iilte tiiat all
ro.ads would char.,e an.l cdhct lii<?
n>axin.!Uia r.-tcsV b; it siuprisin,:: lhat
tIu' values of r.ailroa'i sleek.'; ro^(* r ip-
i.'.ly in Wall street after ihe p.issa,u('
of this a.ctV
But. Just a.s the 1 semocr.ats t!u*n
s.iid. tlu* law is firovini: ine.I’t'etivt* to
stop discriniiiiatiiui. '-'lu' lion Au«' of
i\iareh :;i mentions cuu* Avay in wliicli
lli(* l.iw is beln.u' ev;id('d. It is doTu>
tl!ro'!j,'h lla* p.iyna'nt of swi-'-hii'.c;
ch.;:” <'-■ to swilchin.LT comp-anicv;. 1k>so
amount in s ’:■'> c;;scs to SC; a car.
'Fl o Iron ,\>e says th.at this di'vice
• ;.;s “l'('en in o;H>raii''n S'Uei' a '.ery
fv'W laiaiths al'ter ii.e passa;.■•<> (;f th«*
Elkins 1:1 w. ;i:i i its e'::.-!ance has l>een
a n'.atti'r <!i‘ f?'eo!H-rd ((I’iinient.”
Ancthcr v.'-iy in \v|ii<-ji ii.js ja.w is
evad.e.l is lids: A i*iv.' sh;i>!'e-, i.aa.ted
fav!a\itdy for shippin';' over two or
more r.allroads. ships ovei- tht* r '.d
tliat v i'd ailo’.v lIu* ,~i'e;:ie.-,i c'.df.is for
lost ^'o(''’.s. No t :'<-!-;a”'t s or co xls are
aetaaily l<-st in t rniisi • n.;; it-n. but llu'
au'cnt is ail! i.'»! i;'ed t-- t'ediicr so much
for srcii !(
iis wav rebab's
ani!!!!!!! i > l’' . .‘10 aa 1 ('\’-'!i ."o pt>r
cent cf li e f!'ei::iiL bill are allov.-e;'.
“Wliiflj Is V/liii*!! Xorj.c.f'n.se ?
While Sen.-'lor Aldri;!i v.’a.s saiyintr
.at I'I’ovideace th;'t t.ii'iff diUies ‘-do
not ('ncoiir.::,e <si- create mo!ioi'o!i»*s ()r
triisis or coni'iina.i Ions’’ the <;erni.an
mirdster of coi!iin;*i\-'‘. >£<!(‘lh>r. com-
nu'ntin;.'; upon tIu' r(>ce!>t dei isi ai (d’
the I’nib'd States sniirt'iae cooi-t in th<*
c.asi' of the Xot-tliern Securilii's (‘om-
pany. wais sayin.si' that “the evils of
the Americ.an trust system ca.n only be
counter.icted by a tariff n-diiction be-
ca.use the hij'h pro1c(-tiv(* tariff is the
cause of tiie evil acts the trusts are
feiiilty of.*’
S'ofil. il I>y l'r<»nii.v4*s.
The Pr.)tei tiv(* TariiV h'auut*. backed
by trusis and inlbu'nce and moru'y. h.a.s
Avhii);'(>d those menib('!s into line v,'!u)
promised tariff reioriii by ihr«.'ait('uin^
to ti”‘ht I heir I’c'iioniinal i.ai or di'fi'at
thom at the iti)!ls. lIov\’ ion;.;- the vot
ers will continue to be fooh*d )».v prom
ises atid pay hi.uh trust prie('s. know-
int;’ that the trusts an* I'xporiin.ir tlu*ir
products to foi'ci.trn countries and sell-
Inj;- those products for nuudi less to
the foreigner, rLinains to be seen.