Question

which statement would the cartoonist agree with?
industrialists should work together to form trusts through horizontal and vertical integration.
the president should enforce laws such as the sherman anti-trust act to regulate monopolies.
the president should ignore laws such as the interstate commerce act in order to protect trusts.
industrialists should create trusts in order to become more powerful than the federal government.

Explanation:

The cartoon shows "Bad Trusts" being dealt with (implied by the boot on it), while "Good Trusts" are present. This implies a stance on regulating trusts. The Sherman Anti - Trust Act was a law to regulate monopolies (trusts). The Interstate Commerce Act was for regulating railroads. The idea of the President enforcing anti - trust laws (like Sherman) aligns with the cartoon's message of differentiating between good and bad trusts and regulating the bad ones.

• Option 1: Forming trusts through integration (which can lead to monopolies) is not supported as the cartoon differentiates between good and bad trusts, not promoting all trusts.
• Option 2: Enforcing anti - trust laws (Sherman) to regulate (as the cartoon seems to show bad trusts being dealt with) is a valid stance.
• Option 3: Ignoring laws like Interstate Commerce Act (which was for railroad regulation, but the main focus here is on trust regulation similar to Sherman Act) is against the cartoon's implied regulatory message.
• Option 4: Industrialists creating more powerful trusts than government is against the regulatory (implied by the cartoon's visual of dealing with bad trusts) and anti - monopoly (Sherman Act) spirit.

Answer:

The President should enforce laws such as the Sherman Anti - Trust Act to regulate monopolies.