The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-13
Politics AND CRIME.
the Extraordinary Attitude Of Some Poll.
ticians TO Iawiessness.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: As
constant reader of TnE SCS feel much pride
III the Tact that while the mouths Of the poll
tlc'ans and the columns OF the organs have
been closed as to the real facts and plain truth
IN regard to the trusts and the strike, THE
StN has taken such an enlightened out
spoken. courageous position am poor
man and hold no trust stocks nor stocks of
any KIND, but 1t seems evident that these
great combinations are natural and inds-
pensable rrowths without which our present
volume Of business could not be transacted
that ! am amazed al the indi~cyiminate and
fanatlcal hue and cry that Is being raised
against them. and still more amazed that the
Republican party l. being led away BY it
DO not its leaders remember that II was
nearly wrecked because when the silver craze
came and every evil was charged to tn. gold
bugs. as now TO the trust macnates. they.
many Of them. joined the movcmcn, at the i'm
mhent risk of running their party and the
country as well2 They were attempting. a.
snow, TO interfere with natural CONNER
clal laws, and the result in the end will
be the same. Worst of all. the President hav
ING another term in view, has put himself at
the head of the crusade. and is rushing about
the country increas sing the excitement which
can only end In rash and injurious legislation
Imagine what would have happened had the
silver party come into control
IL the President would leave votes ont
OF mlnd Tor awhile, and bend his energies
as stondily 10 the comprising OF some AIDE
qnate remedial currency legislation ns he
l. now using to produce unrest IN flnan-
cinl circles and 10 destroy the confdo nee
on which the continuance OF our prosperity
depends he might perhaps not rCc"iy"
as many popular plaudr- now. but when
history Is written he would stand higher
Does h" forget that Mr. BRYAN drew H. large
ana ~ vocIferous crowds for free silver a h"
Is doing in his antitrust campaign. and that
even Colorado, which went by 1909, for that
sham remedy. has already recovered it.
senses and repudiatcd its own action? 1t
Is already apparent In TIA" iron and steel mar
ket that no one can monopolize the production
and distribution OF any OF tn" staple products
OF The country A. soon a they show good
profits other capita Is sure to COMPETE NJ lower
rates, with better and cheaper plants
II l. ENCOURAGING tuat " Il" tie Ioliticl7rs
and organs are dumb in regard to t. ? murder,
Outrage. oppression and tyranny "! ich H. hor.
union trusts, comuri.iur 10 per cent only OF
the Dor of ~" country, are guilty al. a'trmrt-
ing to gain unfsIr. unjust advantage to q en-
selves. such leaders OF thought as Or Hi,l-
and President Eliot are joining THL SrN In
EXPOSING and d"nouncin1 them. Tn srN's
tnsistcnCe at all hazards and NJ any cost NJ
every man must be- protected In j. rig 20
work cannot bo too constantly and fOrCibly
reiterated II he 'annot be. v" have 10 Gov
eminent. and 1t would be better to try die
tator
Perhaps the politicians may find that labor
ors outside the union have votes and are
worthy of some little consideration. TlcY
are getting little hut GUNS and blows now
from any Quqr'"r, o." President himself leaN-
ing them entirely out when J." summoned
Is fellow potentGte to treat With ! i'm as TO
whether thousands OF people - ould l." frozen
to death There. again let me say THF SITS
was right Had the President not h.cn
clndiilte for reelection H." would never have
violated the plain limitations OF j. duty
and established a precedent which win yet
be Invoked 10 rervert tie high Office ;. fills,
nor would 'iS mouth. ordinarily ont spoken as
to violations OF law, have been hCrm,t Nv
scaled rs to ne ~ urful outra .es y ~ went
on for mont IN Pcunsylvani1. How y iso IT."
Confed.raCy Was in providing IN it, CpUsll-
tuition thnt ~" President should have a siN-
year term and be- Ineligible for a second!
\ Most Mon IAbOEER.