The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-05-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Hpccint Correspondence Of Intelligence.

Washington, d. c., May 8, 1903.
Considerable comment has been
caused in political and official circles of
Washington by the publication in the
New York Sun of an attack upOn
President Roosevelt for his course
against tho trusts. beginning with
the assertion that the President was
above oil other things politician, and
was bending every effort to obtain n
nomination, the editorial proceeded to
say, that Mir. Roosevelt had in his at
tacks upon wealth, exceeded the Wild
est threats Of Ofpopulism.
The attack caused the administra-
tion republican politicians OF the CAPT.
tai to gasp, for they were not on the
inside of the game and they thou ght it
m!nlstration from the combined capi-
tai and Wall street interests and also
war on the republican party after the
nomination next year. They did not
nn0W that 1t was part of the play by
the tailf interests to scare Roosevelt
and stop any further attack o. the
trusts by his administration. Although
MS assault 80 far on the trusts have
neen popgun attacks and have not in
the least Injured them, yet the trusts
want him TO let them severely alone
and do nothing that will in any way
attract attention to them whether they
are hurt or not. In order to do this
they are trying to frighten him and
SO far the attacks of the administra-
ton on the trusts have been confined
securities merger. To show that
neither has been effectiye of good to
the public it is only necessary to re-
mind the people that the northern se,
curlt1eB merger decision has been 40
modified that they are still enabled to
pay dividends to the stockholders, and
tne beer trust, after paying some fines,
has ad dvaneed the price Of meats from
=? TO 20 per 100 pounds and the public
Wh.aava VII have to pay the anes in the end.
C1 the trusts cease, there is no disposi-
tion 0D the part of the illegal trusts to
support o democratic ticket. The
Washington Star, republican organ,
gave that snap away when, in speak
Ing of this attack Of the New York
sun on Roosevelt and the possibility
Of the financial interests Of the Eass.
preterring q conservative dem0crat to- 4
another term of Roosevelt said: "The =
only trouble would be that the election |
Of q democratie PRESIDENT might carry J
The election Of democratic house and |
some democratic State legislatures. |
The big industzia. cs-poratiohs are NOT |
ready to risk even half q dethoetatsn : |,
Administration soon again." That
tells the story in q nutshell. The
criminal trusts are not going to hayo a |
democratic administration it they can
friends Is and they wiz viii stick M to aG the re re-
publican party. The present admins. !
tration may make bluffs at them that !;
brings them into unpleasant publicity,
but 1T Will never do any ything that will
permanently injure their graft on the
people. Knowing this they will stand
pat. If the people desire to stand with
them and continue to be robbed, that
ls their lookout. tf they sincerely de-
siro to. curb tbo nggressions Of tho
trusts they will assist in kicking out an
but never the disease, and elect a dem
ocrntiS administration.
There is an eager interest here in all
circles anent the proceedings before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in New York In connection with the
Coal Trust. The importance of the in
vestigation is evidently appreciated,
but in some quarters there is n lack of
information as to the origin of the in
vestigation. A number Of papers have
Commission set itself in motion at the
instance Of United States Attorney
General Knox. That is an extraordi-
nary misapprehension of the situation.
The truth is, that tho investigation ia
being held because Attorney General
Knox could not be induced to take ac-
tiOn against the coal trust on precisely
the same evidence that is now in course
Of being made public at the sessions OF
the commission.
On October 4 last, Representative