The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-09-05

| lie again says that In the inter-
est of the whole people, the nation
should without interfering with the
power of the States in the matter it
self, also assume the power of super
vision or regulation over allcorpora-
tons doing an interstate business,
and last but not least the President
says in his message:
"The rst.essent ial in determining
how to deal with the great industrial
combinations is knowledge of the
facts-publicity.'
"The foregoing paragraph from the
Republican Campaign Book, it will
be seen, apologies for the strenuous
words of the President concerning
Trusts. 1t also is silent concerning
the last quotation from the President
which recommends publicity. They
no doubt were aware of the fact that
a Democrat introduced in the Senate
an amendment to bill exactly EN-
bodying the Presidents suggestion
and recommendation concerning pub
licity anent Trusts, and that it was
voted down by a solid Republican
vote in that body. l do not blame
them, therefore, for ignoring this
whole question and apologizing for
the attitude of the President on this
question. l have been merely wait
ing, before mentioning this subject,
for final denial that the Republican
Campaign Book is to be revised on
account of the failure to present this
Trust question according to the ideas
of the President, also his attitude on
the Cuban Reciprocity question. l
have received that denial. The book
is being issued and it is announced
that there is no conflict between the
President and the Campaign Com
mittee on the subject.
at must be remembered that this
book is the Textbook of the party,
the political bible of the campaign
from a Republican standpoint, and
presumed to contain an exposition of
all the issues which the Republican
managers recognize as being present
in the campaign. Ifit is true that
the President is satisfied with the
book, the public has misconception
of the attitude of Mr.. Roosevelt with
reference to Reciprocity and to the
Trusts.
"The question of Reciprocity is
ignored as not being Insufficient con-
sequence to be considered, or as pre-
senting an issue for which the Re-
publicans as an organization is not
willing to take responsibility. The
acceptance by the President of this
disposition of the question amounts
to an acquiescence in the position of
the campaign managers of the Re-
publican party and an abandonment
of the proposition and estops him
from advocating Cuban Reciprocity
on the hastings during his "swing
around the circle" which begins in
September. 1t is practical admis-
sion that the Republicans have
abandoned this position and that he
must depend upon Democrats for
support if anything is to be accom-
plished.
with reference to the Trust ques-
ton, the acceptance by the President
as satisfactory the presentation
made by the Republican Campaingn
Book is a reversal from the position
which the President is publicly sup
posed to have taken, and which he
evidently did take from the extracts
above quoted from his message. The
spirit and argument of the Republi-
can Campaign Book is in the defense
of Trusts in general, it being merely
conceded that there is a possibility
of some Trust being Objectionable.
They not only have done this, but
apparently fearing that too much
Importance might be attached to the
apparent hostility of the President
toward Trusts, they have apologized
for his position.
"The public may draw its own
conclusions"
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