Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-25

high pitch.
Mr.. Rogers had obtained a copy of
that is being circulated by
the local Republican committee pur-
porting to show the record Of prosecu-
tions that had been brought under the
present Republican administration
against trusts. The pamphlet bore the
laudatory motto: Actions speak
louder than words" Mr., Rogers re-
viewed the pamphlet page by page and
showed how in every prosecution the
charges against trust magnates of
trusts had been dismissed, and that the
only suits sustained We're those brought
against labor organizations and union
working men which were claimed TO
be acting in violation of the antitrust
laws. Mr.. Rogers then told of the four
hundred or more thusts that have
been organized under the fostering in
fuences of the present administration
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and remarked that truly this is a rec
ord in which factions speak louder
than words" The Republican admin,
istration, he said, has shown by it's &C.
tions that it is in favor Of the trusts.
Mr.. Rogers then reviewed the deplora-
BILE conditions Of the striking coal min
ers of Pennsylvania and charged that
Mark Hanna would never have inter-
fered to settle the strike had it not
occurred upon the eve Of a Presiden-
tial election. He charged that under
any other circumstances the despairing
appeals Of the oppressed miners and
their families would never have reach
ed the ear Of Wall street. He asked
the workingmen not to vote for a policy
of administration of tile affairs of the
government that must inevitably bring
them to the same deplorable condi-
tions as hedge about the coal miners of
Pennsylvania.
After Mr.. Rogers had concluded
there were loud calls for Judge Grant.
The Judge declined to speak, but the
crowd would not accept his refusal and
he responded with a 10 minute talk
that was very enthusiastically re-
ceived.
The Judge began by telling how a
high private who had followed Coxey's
army to Washington had concluded to
so to the home of his father, who lived
in Washington. Arriving at the door
Of his fathers mansion he knocked
and his father answered the summons.
"Who are you" queried the father.
as he surveyed the forbidding person
age before him.
"Alas, father" was the reply, 81
have sinned against thee most griev-
ously and am no more worthy to be
called thy son."
$50 you are my SOM" responded the
father.
IL am"
"And you want me to kill the fatted
calf?"
"That do"
"Well, my son, you forget that the
times have changed since the prodigal
son of biblical history returned. Even
the prodigal son cannot have a fatted
calf. Phil Armour has got them all"
| This illustration of how the opera
tion of trusts has taken away the
Ehopes Of even the prodigal son, and
the entertaining manner in which the
Judge related it, brought down the
house.
The speaker called attention to- Gov
Roosevelt's claim that the Republicans
In the last Congress tried to provide a
remedy for trusts in the form of q
Constitutional amendment but that the
Democrats had voted this proposition
down.
''Mr Roosevelt knew this statement
that the Constitutional amendment
would have safeguarded the people
against the trust evil to be absolutely
false" said Judge Grant. .The amend
ment would have completely emascu
lated the state laws now in force
against the trusts. 1t would have tax
en- out of the hands of the people Of
the states the power to legislate and en-
force laws against the trusts and woult
have lodged that power In the contro
of the federal government, where the
influence and interests of the people
would count for nothing in favor OF
the enforcement of the law as against
the combined opposition of the trusts
Besides this such constitutions
amendment would not secure th'
votes of enough states 10 ratify it
1t was proposed for the two fold pur
pose of postponlng the consideration
of the trusts issued until after election
and In the hope Of putting the Demo