The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
MESSAGE IS WOBBLY
II Is Satisfactory 70 Neither Faction
of The Republican Party.
TRUSTS IN NO DANGER
Weak and EvasiVe Treatment Of the
Subject Is Strong Evidence
| A MEASUREMENT OF THE FACTS
10 Regard 10 the Relation Of the Tariff
to the M0aopOlleS.
STATEHOOD PEOPLE WERE MISLED
Were Given 10 Understand that They
Would Get a Recommendation but
Opposing Pressure Was Too Strong.
A MEASUREMENT OF THE FACTS
10 Regard 10 the Relation Of the Tariff
to the M0aopOlles.
STATEHOOD PEOPLE WERE MIsLED
Were Given TO Understand that They
Would Get a Recommendation, but
Opposing Pressure Was Too Strong.
lsnecIal 10 nc Postl


Washington, December 2--"The trusts |
are as safe as were the Mississippi beare "
This was the nlppant comment on the
presidents message made Ivy an old resi- |
! dent Of Washington today--a man who was
democrat who left the party when It
| split on the money question aud who Is
now drifting back, being convinced by re-
cent manifestations Of republican policy
that the democratic party is the party OF
the people.
The idea expressed In this one sentence
is generally entertained IN Washington to-
night. II is surprising to note the number
Of republicans who seem 20 be disappointed
In the message. but who naturally try to
hide their true feelings under assertions
that the document is characteristic OF the
president" manly, straightforward and
explicit" "a true exposition Of the repub-
licau party" etc.
such assertions are not de6elvins many
people, for any disIntarested person who
studies the message will be likely 90 admit
that It is disappointing. Perhaps this was
because the public was led 20 expect too
much. but the disappointment Is In evil
J dence just the same.
Among the democrats there is ouly one
oplnIou-that the message is weak ana
eyaslye It is pointed out that no decided
recommendations are made regarding the
trusts despite all that was said Oh that
subject during the campaign.
The president INDUCES In numerous gilt
tcrng generallues and says that this or
that may be done, It Is true; but It is the
opinion Of democrats that nothing In the
way Of regulating the trusts could be nc
complished, even though congress do every
thing tho president says cad ~ done. The
: whole thing Is 50 Indirect and "wobbly,
q so full Of ogotlsm and 30 Hinged with par
Y tisaushlp that its results promise TO be alb.
solutely all.
To sum up that portion Of the message
dealing with the trusts. IL may be snid
that tho president has done practically
I what many said hc would do-dcllyer him
self of great many words about iilega
, combinations ~ capital ctc, without max
J. ing single helpful suggestion or singl,
Recommendation which II followed, woulC
bring about the desired result.
81 The recommendation concerning the ap
polptmpnt Of a tarln commission was b.
no means unexpected. The message init
mates that the lowering Of the tarin woui'
do no good IN the way Of Kidding the pee
ple of the curse ~ tho trusts and, In fact
ce goes 50 far as to say that the question
Of regulation OF the trusts stands apal
- from the Qutstion OF tnriG revision" Tbt
IN contention and the assertion that 9TH
cases In which the tariff can produce
monopoly are so few MS 20 constitute a
Iaconslderahlc facts in tho question" nav
been effcctually dlsproyed by the commercia
n developments Of the past few days, in tn
n oplnlon Of the students Of the subject VIII
q tblnk with the democrats that the tart
u is the mother OF the trusts
b The views expressed In the sentence
- above quoted seem to bc quite at varianc
with the presidents recommendation tina
"the tariff on anthracite coal should be r.
w moved and anthracite put actually, wher
II now Is uominally, on the free list.
-st There is doubt that this rccommcndaua
to vos brought about by the anthracite strik
ms md the fact that the high price of col
y resultant thereon and shll prevailing Is
~ came extent due 10 the duiy Of 81 cent
'N ou anthracite. In this connection u is II
~. tcrestlpc to note that the president Iee
Than four months ago declared thdt COZ
~. rud pstroleum were not protected by III
Ild tariff
.rbcrc IS much bitterness Of feeling townr
Try tho president tonight on the part Of the'
an ropubIicans who are In favor Of the omn
l1e Inns statehood bill, al Of whom had bee
ay led 10 believe that the message would 4
ole ,,u5e recommendation for the admlssic
~ ~ New Mexico, Arizona and Okanom
$50 Tho other faction among the republican
1nt those who think that two or moro add
rn, ,lopal democratic senators might DE QUO
& the results N The admission of the thrI
'g5 territories. have been bringing muc
lev prcssure 20 bear on the president recent
ing and the absence OF any reference to Il
en- on. statehood matter indicates that their c
ave forts we're entirely unsuccessful.
fi ns. One sentence in the message which n
-es- attracted general attention is that whi
the save that "the plain people are better {
row than they ever were before. IN
YIN hardly appeal 70 the plain people
who are working FOR practically what tn
~ received two years ago and who ere col
.ose pelled TO pay materially higher prices
! is fuel food, clothing and other necessari
,me OF life.
on the whole. the Impression made
RI, the message has not been favorable.
not The rel hot recommendations anent Z
Air. trr,,s which we're expected IN seine aus
Ha1 tiers are lacking. rAeEe IL practical