The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-08
ANTI TRUST TALK 4
REPUBLICAN, BLUFF
HChairman of the Democratic
Committee So Declares.
WILL MAKE CAMPAIGN A JOKE
"As They Say in Poker It Is a Four
Flush, and the People VIII Not Be
Deceived Confer With New
YoEk Politicians.

Judge GTlggS. the chairman OF the
Democratic Congressional campaign
committee. returned from Georgia this
morning, went to the Democratic head
quarters, removed his linen coat AMI
wide Panama hat. and without any pre-
liminaries settled down to the big task
he has undertaken OF electing a Demo
cratic House Of Representatives this fall
= see the President has declared that
he is to make var on trusts, said Judge
Criggs- Evidently the Republicans In
tend to make the coming campaign one
huge joke, for I can imagine nothing so
amusing as that party assuming posi-
ticn antagonist3c to the trusts. fight
conducted by the Republican party
against these monopoIies would be moth
ing more than a sham battle, and I have
too much confidence in the good 1udg-
ment and common sense of the American.
people to believe that they viii be fooled
by this sort of campaign bluff.
six years the Republican party has
been in absolute power It has controlled
the Senate. the 'House of Representa-
tfves. and the Presidency; for seven
months a Congress Republican in both
branches has been IN session. yet not
one sentence. not one word. not one syI-
liable of legislation has been undertaken
fo= the suppression OF the trusts
The President SalIies Forth.
Vow. four days after the adjournment
OF Congressyand FIVE months before it IS
TO meet again, with great national
campaign coming on in which the people
are TO decide who are the friends Of the
trusts. the President saIIies forth. armed
csp-a-pie to assault the trusts. Mark
you. he did not send a message to Con
gress. but instead took occasion to go to
Pittsburg and deliver his pronuncia-
mento in that city.
Why this sudden awakening Of the
Republican party 10 The interests of the.
people upon this great question Of
trusts?
The Democratic party sent a message
to Congress while that body was IN ses-
sion. although we had no authority to
co so. We sent It from our caucus. and
upon this same question OF trusts. Ev-
cry Democrat in the House voted against
adjourning until some legislation was
enacted which would curtail the power
OF these gigantic monopolies. and every
Republican voted 10 go home without
taking any such action. leaving them TO
plunder the people for a time longer.
Democrats Wanted Action.
For how long? For Just as long as
the Republican party remains in power
We voted to remain here, if it should
be ali summer, for the purpose of enact
ing an antitrust law But now, after
Congress has adjourned. the President
buckles on his armor and starts out to
fight the trusts. It IS all big bluff. As
they say in poker parlance. 1t is a four
flush and do not believe that anyone
viii be deceived by It
and what is the remedy which the
President suggests? Why. it.is publicity.
Publicity IS nothing more than moral
suasion. which would have abou. as
much effect upon a trust as It would
have upon highwayman. never knew
Of moral suasion causing a robber to
desist from holding up his victim, and
I cannot see where It would be any more
effective with the trusts What Is need
ed is the strong arm of the law In both
cases
We have the Republican party on the
run upon this great question Of trusts,
and we propose 10 keep them running
and see that they do not hide behind
any such fiimsy shelter as the President
put up in his Pittsburg speech"
Judge Griggs expects TO go to New
York the latter part Of this week to
confer with the Democratic leaders in
that city