Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-16
WALL STREET WELL PLEASED.

system fads.
WALL STREET WELL PLEASED.
While a few of the trust promoters
OF Wall street may be disgruntled over
the action the action of Roosevelt in
beginning the suit against the North
era Securities Company without giving
them due notice, it is becoming plain
that the majority of the money lords
are not the least bit alarmed over the
prospect of four years more of the
strenuous "trustbuster". Wall Street
Journal, which reflects the opinions Of
Wall Street quite accurately, has per-
sistently protested against any oppo-
sition to Roosevelt. In its issue of
May it says:
"Making full acknowledgements of the
high character and statesmanlike
qualities of Mr.. Cleveland, and of his
great services to the nation, especial lily
IN his second term, when he stood with
undaunted courage between the country
and the free silver heresy, we still are
of the opinion that President ROose-
welt will be nominated and elected for
second term, and that, in view of his
Identification with the special problems
which are now before the country, he
dent Roosevelt would be the best as
of q satisfactory settlement of the two
great problems of trust regulation and
the conflicting claims of capital and
labor. Mr. Roosevelt has at con.
siderable risk to his own political for.
tune taken q position in regard to both
OF these subjects which Is both wise
and just, ana his hands should be up
held"
This endorsement of Roosevelt ia
the same breath as the praise of the
"statesmen-likeq qualities of Mr.. Cleve-
land in his second term, showing that
they like Grover much but Teddy
more, will be quite surprise to some
who have come to consider the latter
as the specially anointed champion of
the people.
But while satisfied with Teddy, the
money lords would be highly pleased
to see Grover nominated by the demo-
Gratis. They could then be in position
to dictate terms for their support for
either party. In the same article from
which the above endorsement of Roose-
welt is taken the following concerning
Cleveland's candidacy is found:
sit would be fortunate thing for
the country if the democratic party
should nominat Mr.. Cleveland. With
President Roosevelt as the republican
candidate, the country would then en-
ter upon the uncertainties of q presi-
Dental campaign with the assurance
that whichever party won there would
be placed in the White House chief
executive of the highest character and
attachments. The country would, in
any event, be safe. Mr.. Cleveland's
nomination would be of the highest
value in that it would mark the end in
this country of the long agitation for
some form of imitation. If the demo-
cratic party should nominate him, it
would. once and for all, have to aban-
don the free silver heresy. His nomi-
nation would cost the democratic.party
the support of those who still pillow
the idea Of William J. Bryan, and the
violence of the attacks made by Mr..
Bryan on Mr.. Cleveland, indicate
plainly that in the event of Cleveland 3
nomination, Mr.. Bryan and his fol-
lowers would go out and form an in
dependent party by themselves. This,
again, would be of immense advantage
to the country. Mr.. Cleveland's NOM
ination would have the effect, doubt
less, of reviving the agitation for tar
if REVISION with which issue his name
has been identified for so many years.
It is doubtful whether the business in
terests of the country would welcome
q renewal of the discussion OF the tar
if question, inasmuch as such discus
sions are always more or less disturb
ing in their effect, 1t is undoubtedly
true, however, that there has been ,
growth in the past year OF the. feeling