Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1888 — Legislation on Rapacious Trusts. [ARTICLE]

Legislation on Rapacious Trusts.

Shelbyville Republican. We call attention to an article from the Indianapolis News on the infamous “Sugar Trust’’ recently organised and now in full career of robbery. They have formed a huge syndicate to monopolise all the the sugar in the country and fix their own price on the commodity after they have crushed out all opposition. Every person in the land who uses sugar is contributing his share to enable these rich rascals to live m luxury. The advance in the price of sugar already made as the direct result of the “trust” foots up a total of over $46,000,000 in the whole country. Every cent of this is robbery, sheer robbery, barefaced robbery. The “trust” that takes it from the people by their infamous “combine” is deserving of no more consideration than a gang of highway robbers or pickpockets. A law should be passed making their “trust” a criminal conspiracy, and punishing the members with heavy fines and imprisonment. If our politicians would put in a little more of their time looking after and suppressing such organizations as these rapacious “trusts” and less in. seeking for office and wrangling over their imaginary “principles,” they would enjoy more respect from the people. Let us have a little healthy and swift legislation that will hit all of these scoundrelly “trusts” right between the eyes.