Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-28
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The New York Evening Post, inde-
pendent founded by Alexander Hamil-
ton and for years edited by William
Cullen Bryant, author Of "Thanatop-
sis" makes the following satirical re-
marks touching the presidential mid
summer trust hunt:
We would not be thought to speak flip
PANTY of the presidents plans. He is, no
doubt, in dead earnest. His sincerity in
the position which he has taken on this
subject is as unquestionable as his eour-
age. We cannot, however, blind ourselves
to the fact that a long range summer
fight with trusts is very different thing
from coming to close grips with the mon
sterS in the winter at Washington. From
such hand to hand contest the president
and his party have just emerged. and the
trusts were not the ones to come out of it
considerable shuck up like" and "per-
miscuously chawed.' The truth is, as q
careful study Of the habits Of the trust will
show, that animal is what may be called
an estivating instead Of alternating
species. 1t sleeps peacefully the summer
through, caring not for the loud cries OF
its assailants ON stump or platform. But
when the winter comes, with an actual
bill in congress, like Mr.. Littlefeld's Of
this year, then it appears all teeth and
claws. and by the time the trust gets
through with that bill its own father
would not recognize it.
Another Witness.
The Chicago Record, which support
ed Mr.. Mckinley in 1896, thus ex-
presses its opinion of the presidents
antitrust crusade:
The most important observation con-
tained in the presidents Pittsburg ad-
dress is that in which he declares that
new legislation Is needed on the subject
Of trusts and combinations in restraint OF
trade and industry.
Probably 80 per cent of the American
people will agree with the president on
the proposition that there should be addi-
tional legislation relative to the trusts Of
the criminal variety, but most of those
who are in earnest IN their hostility to
such combinations will not support him
| in his assumption that that legislation
| should be in the line of regulation and
control exclusively.
The kind of legislation which would put
most of the great commercial plundererS
out of business could be effected by an
honest congress in a few days and IN a.
! few words by placing the products Of ev-
cry lawless trust on the free list
, Mr.. Roosevelt adheres to the policy
| which makes trusts. He has no particular
regard for a policy which would unmake
| them
A La silas Weeg.
Readers of Charles Dickens Of bless
ed memory will remember that at ir-
regular and frequent intervals Silas
Wegg dropped into poetry, a pleasant
If somewhat inartistic performance on
the part of Mr.. Wegg. Some anony-
nous writer, following Mr.. Wegg's ex-
ample, tackled the Philippine problem
| in this wise:
Spain once had tiny lamb. the meek
| est lamb around. She sold the lamb to
| Uncle Sam for twenty millions down.
Then Sammy took it by the tail to lead
| it home, you know. The mutton rare
turned out a bear, and Sam can't let 'er
go.
The poet. whoever he was, just about
exhausted the subject, with which ora
tors, statesmen and editors have been
wrestling for more than three years.