Show AL A NEW FORM OF POWER FOR the purpose of adducing an argument in IB favor of tariff reform the boston globe prints the following paragraph the price of tin has advanced in one year 63 per cent the price of zinc has advanced in one year about 25 per cent T the e pl price r ce of gf copper also has been very largely ly ge yin increased creased in the neighborhood 0 of 10 g per cent ceat during the year all this is the work of trusts kyndl cates cate sand and combines 9 by thus raisins raising the price of the metals they in effect levy taxes up 0 a the people the rise rise of prices to is a artificial r and the consumers are the taxpayers almost everybody in civilized society is a con sumer of these metals tin zinc and copper carry digil protective duties but what do the people think about continuing to protect these trusts and combines this statement of existing facts goes to show the necessity for what tile the globe advocates a readjustment of the of a nature to suit existing conditions but it is deeply significant of something more dangerous to the welfare of the people than even an aa unjust it shows that wealth so potent in the torms borms it has hitherto worn among mankind is developing new power by pursuing ge a plan which is of recent believe and we believe lieve american invention A number of rival corporations in v order to obviate the disadvantages e of rivalry and prevent the reduction rn of profits which result from competition organize ora Bize nize what is called a trust in bality a partnership ot of corporations one or more representatives are chosen irum bucu company entering into the partnership and these form a board ot of control which fixes prices etc thu chuh competing jom financiers representing vast kast ai of wealth dibir millions and create a powe in the th e event of a colli let the two might even shak aliat liat of the state itself A corn com nation of millionaires is even now novt eing formed to ia this country accord i OK ing to a statement in tue toe new aorl world for the purpose of ousting th tb sri art iati from venezuela Ven Vene ezula and getting poss bloh f certain mining legion in that country ais among th tb basses ases of a disaffected populace ma e able to exert a tremendous powe ver lver the destinies of a state but it 1 A question whether or not an allIk alliance nc between the states capitalists aspeci illy if they were numerous would nu no oe equally powerful jhb figures gihei by the lB boston oston globe snow that th tb people are being forced to pay and ar actually paying without threatening demonstrations of any kind tin an iu io creased taxation on certain necess itle I 1 which no state scale government io in th union or even congress would have the he hardihood to levy and that thib tax is being extorted from the wasse masses oy by a power that could only be created by combining wealthy corporations the vast fortunes which are being accumulated in these days form ai lemeut dement in the government of various nations of the possible effect of history affords no precedent for in no former age ae has there prevailed a condition parallel with w what at is now seen in europe and america the latter es specially ally in i n respect to the influence which wealth does or is able to exen over the affairs of the state |