Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1894 — Down With the Trusts. [ARTICLE]

Down With the Trusts.

The Gormon tariff bill is the law of the land. Let it be enforced. It will be remembered that immediately prior to its passage in the senate, Senator Morgan introduced a series of resolutions determining the • illegality of every combination, conspiracy, trust, agreement or contract between two or more persons that would restrain lawful trade or free competitidn, or increase <the price of tfny marketable commodity. The penalty is fixed at a fine ranging from $409 to $5,000,.an imprisonment for a term varying from three to twelve months. The attorney-general is directed to institute proceedings through the several district attorneys of the United States. Let him begin. Let him begin. Let him begin with the sugar trust. Let him follow this up with the Whisky trust.