Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-16
OPPOSE ROOSEVELT.
Reports That the Trusts Will
Antagonize the Presidents
Nomination.

Antagonize the Presidents
| Nomination.
Washington, D. G., May 14.-som
very interesting political gossip ts go
ing the rounds Of republican circles q
the capitol. II touches the renomina
tion Of President Roosevelt and the ab
sorbing topic Of the campaign agains
trusts upon which the executive branch
Of the government Is entering. q re
cent rumor that investigation OF q
least one other trust is contemplated
adds interest to the situation.
President Roosevelt's name enters
into the discussion by reason OF tn
fact that he has personally directed the he
moves thus far made against trusts
and because Of the allegation frequent
|ly itersted that he is bringing down
upon himself the wrath Of the gres1
captains Of industry, who propose te
punish him, If possible. by combining
against his denomination.
The reports freely circulated that the
president is incurring the displeasure
Of some Of the great railway and trust
magnates are believed by many politi'
clans in congress to be not without
foundation. Where there is 60 much
smoke it is thought there must be some
fire. The talk il all second hand to be
sure, but it is traced, to the same
source. Senators and members come
back from trlpe to New York, Boston
and Philadelphia bringing reports
which they found in circulation that II
the president continues his propaganda
the fiat is to go forth against him from
the men who are supposed to lead in
finance and participate in politics Oc.
casionally an echo Of this talk is heard
from Chicago, st. Louis and Minneap.
oils.
When the president directed the at.
torney general to take action against
the Northern Pacific railway merger
Mr.. ). Pierpont Morgan and other cap
italists rushed down to Washington
and conferred with their friends in Of.
fetal circles. They feared. it was said
at the time, that the president might
have other similar views in contempla.
tion, and they wanted to head off rep,
etition of the unwelcome surprise that
had been given financial interests. In
that case, however, it was mainly the
stock. .jobbing schemes of Wall street
which had been jolted, and not much
sympathy was found in any quarter
outside Of the unfortunates who were
long of the market.
The presence at the capital this week
of Mr.. J.J. Hill, the western railway
king has started the talk going again
Mr.. Hill Is said to have expressed to
his friends in congress, especially to
his intimates in the senate, fear that
a spirit Of hostility to railway and
financial interests may be engendered
in congress and become manifest in
legislation rejecting the tone which
some capitalists think exists in the
executive branch. 1t is part Of the
gospel current at the capital that Mr..
Hill does not regard President Roose-
velt's chances Of denomination as fat
tering if there is any such outcome.
The presidents initiation of cam
paign against the beef trust may be
followed, it is said by like action in
the case Of another food supply con.
trolled by trust if ground for the &C.
ton can be shown. The beet sugar re-
finers of the west have been loud in
their complaints of oppression on the
part of rival corporation. The talk
in this instance, however, is very
guarded and may be more or less spec
ulative.
The main interest in the situation
centers about the question what effect
will the opposition Of trusts, if exerted,
have on President Roosevelt's pros
poets. The opinion is almost unani.
nous among politicians that the presi.
dents course is likely to win him
friends among the people at large
whose delegates can outweigh the ad-
verse influence of the trusts. Is
1t is said that the talk against the
president is based entirely on a mis-
conception of his intentions and poll.
cies. He has not entered upon reck.
less campaign Of aggression towards
the great trade combinations per Sc.
He is only after those which may be
operating in violation of law and
against the public welfare. His first
aim is to develop whether they are un-
lawful and whether they are doing
things detrimental to the good of the
country.
1t is claimed that The people will be
quick to appreciate his position, and
will not be misled by any clap-trap
talk that he is unsetting stable fnan.
cial conditions. Anything that inter-
feres with the plans of the trusts will
necessarily be construed by the trusts
as hostility to their interests, but it
will be another thing to convince the
public that the president should be
punished for opposing those interests
when they are inimical to the public
veal.
The presidents course is highly sat
isfactory to western representatives.
They realize that they will have to
face the trust issue in the next cam