What is the result ? The Trade, knowing that they
are being attacked and that their assailants desire to drive them out of business—that is, to ruin them pecuniarily as persons engaged in a nefarious trade—feel obliged to defend themselves, and to defend themselves by entering the political arena and influencing both parties in the State and securing their position by " a good Press." Considering that the struggle is life or death to them from the pecuniary point of view, one can hardly wonder that the brewers and distillers fight to defend their property as a tigress does to defend her cubs. It is not fair to blame them for that, but the result from the Public point of view is lamentable. Owing to the force of circumstances we have not only created a wealthy monopoly, but literally invited it to demoralize our politics
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