prevent merit from forcing its way through the barrier which has thus been erected; while, again, the burden to the consumer can never be too great for his endurance if the monopoly of the strongest Trust is not backed by Statute; and if foreign competitors are not included in the sphere of the Trust's operations or excluded by a too exalted protective customs tariff. Cabinet system, 85, 199 California, 32 Canada, 4, 74, 92, 138, 140, 231, 252 Canal, Isthmian, 82, 113, 147 Carnegie, 213, 218, 230 Chamberlain, 4, 188 Chicago, 65, 146 Chili, 88 China, 62 Chinese, 173 Civil service reform, 196, 198, 239 Clayton-Bulwer treaty, 82 Cleveland, President, 9, 17, 22, 27, 73, Coal supply, 108, 109 Combine, nature of, 153 Congress, 18, 23, 27, 35, 44, 63 24, 36, 59 Elliot, Dr., 212, 250 I Immigration, 166 Europe, 71, 78; opinion of, concerning Imperialism, 31 et seq., 51 America, 94 et seq. Indians, policy towards, 37, 38 Iron trade, 98 Italy, 86, 89, 152, 167 J Jackson, A., 8, 19, 80 James, Henry, 245 Jeans, 100 Jefferson, 6, 7, 11, 12, 18, 32, 36, 42 Jews, 167, 172 Journalism, 229, 230 K Kasson, 81 Knox, 48 |