The Leon reporter., 1901-10-10

issue, and l shall be for it at 18 to l..
the only practical ratio, in my Judgment.
l shall oppose in the future, as I have
in the past, all attempts to demonetize
the silver dollar, or to take away its
legal tender, or to transfer the issue Of
our paper currency to the national
banks, or to cancel the greenbacks. "
President Roosevelt on Trusts.
In his speech at Minneapolis on Labor
Day, President Roosevelt said:
"More and more il is evident thatthe
state, and if necessary the nation, has
got to possess the right of supervision
and control as regards the great corr
poratlons which are its creatures, par
ticularly as regards the great business
combinations which derive a portion of
their Importance from the existence Of
some monopolistic tendency"
Mr.. Roosevelt was then vice-presi-
dent and as such had little influence in
shaping the policy of his party. He is
now president and in position to give
force and effect to his views on the
trust question. AS the chief executive
it lis his duty to enforce the law as he
finds it. If the present attorney-gen-
eral is not willing to carry out his inJ
structions he can demand his resigna@
tion and appoint new attorney-gen-
eral. He can give no excuse for fail
ure to enforce the law. When he was
exercising authority in New York City
he took the position that law
ought either to be enforced or repealed
1t is to be hoped that he will take III
same position now.
Not only is he in control Of the
ecutive branch of the government,
he has q senate, house and suprs
court in political harmony with
If existing laws are not sufficient
has the power of recommendation
can propose measures sufficiently
we're to give the people the protectf04y
which he admits to be needed 1t will
be interesting to watch the new presi-
dent and see whether the hostility to
trusts manifested by him when he was
laying his plans to capture the next
republican convention is increased or
lessened by the responsibilities of the
office to which he aspired.
The London Daily Mail says that j.
Pierpont Morgan is finding some diff
Guilty in getting the famous painting,
Duchess of Devonshire," into the
United States AS the reputed price
paid was one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, the tariff on it would be
about thirty thousand. Mr.. Morgan
ought not to be afraid of a little tax like
that He did what he could to elect
the republican ticket in '96 and 1900,
and double that rate is collected on the
clothing and food used by the people
The Kansas City Journal says: 'sIt is
nevertheless true that the kind Of
speeches Mr.. Bryan and many other
orators have been making about the
country for the last four or five years
have tendency to promote anarchis-
tic thought and sentiment" Accord
ing to the Journal it is all right for
the republicans to commit wrong but
improper for the democrats to call at
tcntion to it.
The republican papers that were SO
quick to spread reports misrepresent-
ing Chancellor Andrews views on II.
ing and anarchy are slow to publish
his denials. Instead of excusing or
defending either, he denounced both,
After Czolgosz is condemned and ex-
ecuted (the sooner the better) it might
be proper to ask the governor OF Indi-
ana to surrender the man who is underT
Indictment for aiding in the assassin,
alton of Gov. Goebel.
Miss Anthony says Mrs. Natio4
should have tried other and bette4.
ways of putting down whiskey. Miss
Anthony, however, did not mean that
as it sounds.
Admiral Howison might have saved
himself a great deal Of trouble BY
learning before hand the difference be-
tween Hackett and public opinion.
If an effort is made to prevent theS
criticisms of public officials Mr.. Quay
would seem to be the proper person to
champion the measure in the senate.
Many rules for the pronunciation Of
the name of the presidents assassin
are going the rounds. The final. pro-
nunciation will be dead"
In discussing ways and means for tho
eradication of anarchy due attention
should be given the causes which tend
to promote anarchy.
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