The Washington times., 1902-07-21
Tamnany Congressman
Scores Attitude of
Republicans.
HE DOUBTS THEIR SINCERITY
Says Present Laws, If Administered
Properly, Would Curb Vast 0rganiza-
ton of Capital-Policy Of the Presi-
dent-No Better Than His Party.

Representative William Sulzer of New
York has contributed to the campaign
his opinions upon the subject OF trusts.
in the shape OF a statement which was
issued yesterday at the Democratic COM
mittee headquarters. Mr.. Sulzer does
not believe the Republicans are sincere
in their antitrust expressions. He
takes a very hopeful view of the situa-
tion from a Democratic standpoint, and
feels confident that the next House Of
Representatives will be controlled by
the Democrats.
Upon the subject of trusts, the att-
tude of the President and his party, Mr.,
Sulzer has this to say:
President Roosevelt is no better than
his party. and everybody that can dis
tinguish the difference between hawk
and handsaw knows that the criminal
trusts of the country dominate and Owl
the Republican party; and that so long
as the Republican party is in power the
trusts will prosper and flourish like q
green bay tree, and continue to rob all
the people all the time, for the benefit
OF a few multi milIionaires and half
dozen plutocrats.
Refers to President.
"The honest people of the country
are disappointed in Mr.. Roosevelt. They
believed he had moral courage. and
would enforce the laws against the rich
as well as the poor. Since he became
President he has been a sad disappoint-
ment He talks all right. but he does
not do anything.
''If he had moral courage he would
compel his Attorney General to enforce
the antitrust act of 1890, and the meat
trust, the bread trust, the sugar trust,
the salt trust, the anthracite coal trust.
the railroad trust, the oil trust, and all
the other iniquitous and criminal trusts
would be put out of business.
IF the antitrust laws at present on
the statute books of the country were
enforced = vigorously enforced-there
wouldn't be a trust in the country. Ev-
cry lawyer in the country knows this.
The President. however. with virtuous
Indignation, talks publicly one way TO
the rank and file, who are being robbed
by the trusts, and privately talks an
other way to the agents of the trusts.
Theodore Roosevelt has developed
into sort of DR.. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
President. He is strenuous in promise
but weak in performance. An ounce of
performance is worth q ton of promise
In his annual message to Congress last
December, he arraigned the trusts, and
demanded publicity in regard to their
affairs. but-ke did nothing
To Secure Publicity.
bills were introduced by Democrats
to secure publicity. but the President
and the representatives of the Presi-
dent in the House killed the bills in
committee. Bills were also introduced
by the Democrats reducing the tariff on
trust-made goods, and on trust manu-
factured goods sold cheaper in Europe
than in this country, and the Presidents
friends and the representatives OF his |
party in Congress killed all these salu-
tary bills in committees The President !
and his party have been weighed in the |
balance and found wanting.
Sometimes, however, the Republicans |
they know It will not pass the Senate. |
or vice versa. It's an old legislative |
trick to fool the people and tide over an |
election.
For seven months the Fifty-seventh |
Congress was in session, overwhelmingly |
Republican in both branches. and dur
ing all that time the President and the |
Republicans never passed a law in the |
interests OF the people, never passed |
a bill to curtail the greedy power Of the |
trusts, or legislated in a single instance I
for the rights OF the many as against |
the privileges OF the few
All bills in the interest of the ranh |
and file, for the benefit of the toilers. |
were either killed in committees or de- |
feated in the House or Senate: and all |
bills in the interest OF monopoly and the
criminal trusts were put upon the
statute books. The President and his |
party are in a sad plight. It's really a |
spectacle. If il were not so cruel It
would be TO laugh.
Republicans in Control.
THE Republican party has had CON
troll of the legislative and executive
branches OF the Government for more
than five years. and It has absolutely
failed TO enforce the laws on the statute
books against the trusts. Does anyone
suppose IT VIII do so next year, or the
year after. or at any time in the future,
the soft promises OF the President TO
the contrary Notwithstanding? OF
course not. II there is a man In this 7
country opposed to the criminal trusts,
that imagines for a moment the Re
publican party VIII ever do anything
against the trusts. he is a fit subject
for lunatic asylum. and the quicker
some friend gets cut a writ de lunat-
leo inquireDdo the better for society.
The Republican party stands sponsor
for the trusts and always will II II
we're not for the trusts the Republican
party would not be in power and could
not remain IN power. 1t is as plain as
a hole In q ladder 10 any man thattcan
see. hut there are none so blind as those
who Will not see.
The remedy is In the hands of the
people. II the voters want to curb and
destroy the trusts they must defeat the
Republicans. and the best way to defeat
the Republicans IS by voting a Demo
cratic ticket.
1T needs no philosopher TO tell US
that something must be wrong with our
political system. when one man can nc
cumulate more than billion dollars
In less than a quarter Of century;
IL