The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-07-16

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A NEW POLITICAL ALLIANCE.
THE PRESIDENT AND CON-
GRESHAM LITTLEFIELD.
The Man Who Defeated the
Cuban Reciprocity Scheme in
Congress. Z
The Washington correspondent of
the News and Courier writes as fol-
lows :
President R~oosevelt's sudden affec-
ton for Representative Littlefield, of
Maine, and the alliance they have
formed to "dO things" to trusts, Is
the political sensation of the hour.
Representative Littlefeld is practically
q new figure in national politics, al
though since he came to Congress, as
the successor of Car" Reed, he
has forced the public eye to turn upon
him.
The President loves a brave, cou-
rageous man, and one who has convic-
tiOns and is not afraid to fight to main
tain them even against heavy odds.
Such a man is Mr.. Littlefeld. He has
grown rapidly in the estimation of
short period, and today he stands on
even terms in point of ability, sound
Judgment and patriotism with any
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gress.
The most remarkable feature of the
Roosevelt ittlefield combination is
the fact that MI. Littlefield was the
actual leader of the Anti Cuban reci-
procity fight in the House. 1t was his
generalship against the combined adj
ministration leaders that defeated the
measure 30 dear to the Presidential
beart. Some of the old leaders in the
party stand aghast at the suggestion
that the President should pass them
by and take up with. Mr.. Littleiield in
the contest he has vowed to wage
against trusts.
1t makes some Of the veterans green
with envy to know that Mr.. Littleiield
was the first public man invited to the
Presidential home at Oyster BAY, to
confer with the President on the great
issue of the coming campaign. Mr..
Littlefeld has been designated to
frame a bill which is intended to over
come all the evasions and shortcomings
of existing antitrust legislation.
In this connection it is said that the
President now realizes hat he was be-
trayed by some of the veteran leaders
nf tho no ri " l,,ri,n tho ,nnn~t ,ooo:n,,
of Congress-, and he is willing and
' ANXIOUS to lead in a crusade to depose
him and replace them with young
p rogressive and loyal men of the Lit
tletield brand. This gives rise to Sc
rious talk about the formation of q
Roosevelt party, with young men in
command.
The Washington correspondent of
the Atlanta COnstitu tion says that
Chairman Griggs, Of the Democratic
Congressional campaign committee,
signalized his return to headquarters
by blowing holes in President Roose.
velt's antitrust balloon.
Judge Griggs, in his good-natured
way, proceeded to ridicule the Presi.
dents belate,l zeal against trusts, and
at the same time hurls a few stubborn
facts at the President and the Repub.
lican party on the subject of trusts.
CT see that the President has de.
clared that he is to make war on
trusts" said Judge Griggs. GA fight
conducted by the Republican party
against these monopolies would be
nothing more than a sham battle, and
l have too much confidence i'm the
good judgment and ommo sense OF
the American people to believe thai
they will be fooled by this sort of cam.
paign bluff.
"Six years the Republican party
has been in absolute power. 1t has
controlled the Senate, the House OF
Representatives and the Presidency.
For seven months a Congress, Repub.
lican in both branches, has been in
session, yet not N sentence not one
wOrd-not n syllable of legislation
has been undertaken for the suppress.
sion of trusts.
"Now, four days after the adjourn.
ment Of Congress and five months be.
fore 1t is to meet again, with a great
national cam paign coming on in which
the people are to decide who are the
friends of trusts, the President sails
forth, armed cap-a-pie, to assault the
trusts. Mark you, he did not send o
message to Congress, but instead,
took occasion to go to Pittsburg and
deliver pronunciamento in that city.
"The Democratic party sent a mes
sage to Congress while that body was
in sessiOn. aithouuh we had M anthor-
ity to do 80. We sent it from our eau
Gus, and upon this same question of
trusts every Democrat in the House
voted against adjourning until some
Legislation was enacted which would
curtail the power of these gigantic mo-
nopolies and every Republican voted
to 60 home without taking any such
action, leaving them TO plumber the
people for q time longer. We voted
to remain here, if it should be all sum-