The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-12
from the 4akIon's Capital

"i "oshlng'on by the publication i'm
the New York Sun uf attack u,on
President Roosevelt for his cour,e
against the trusts. Beginning with
the Insertion that the Pr. siient WIS
above all other things a Politician.
aud was bending every ofor, To
obtain a nominations. the editorial
proceeded to say that Mr.. Raosevel,
had, IN his attacks upon wealth
exceeded the widest threats of
popnli-m.
lhe attack caused the administra.
ton republican politicians Of the
capital To gasp. for they were not
on the inshte ct the game aud they
Thought it meant war ON Roosevelt,
anu The administration from TN.
combined capital and Wall street
interests and also war on the repulI,
can party after the nominations
next year. They did not know that
81 was part of the play by the tariff
Interests To scare Roosevelt. and stop
any further attack on the trusts nv
MS administration. Although his
assault 90 far on the trusts have been
popgun attacks and have not in thu.
least injured them. yet the trusts
want HIM to let them severely alone
aid do aOthing that will IN any WAY
attract attentipn 10 them whether
they are hurt or not. In order 10 do
tins they are trying To Brighten him
and his friends. So far the attacks
of the administration ON the trus,s
have been confined to the beef trust
aud ioithe northern securities merger.
To show that neither has been effect.
I'VE ct good to the public It is ONLY
necessary To remind the people rha
the northern securities merger
decision has been SD modified that
they are still euabled TO pay diyi |
bends To the stockholders, and the |
beef trust. after paying some fines,
has advanced the price of meat from |
s2 to 50 per 100 pounds and the
public will have to pay the fines in |
the end. Whether or not these
feeble attacks ON the trusts cease.
there 10 no disposition ON the part
of the illegal trusts to support a |
democratic ticket. The Washington
Star, > republican organ, gave that
snap away when, in speaking Of this
attack of the New York Sun ON
Roosevelt and the possibility of the
financial interests Of the East per
ferring a conservative democrat TO
another term f Roosevelt said:
The only trouble would be that the
election Of democratic president
might carey the election of n demo
cratic House and some democratic
state Legislatures. The big industrial
corporations are not ready to risk
even half democratic admidistra.
lion soon again" That tells the
story in a nutshell. The criminal
trusts are not going to have
democratic administration If they
can help it. They know who are
their friends and they will stick to
the republican party. The present
administration may make bluffs at
them that brings them into unpleas-
ant publicity. but il will never do
anything that will permanently
Injure their graft on The people.
Knowing this they will stand pat.
IL the people desire To stand with
them and continue to be robbed.
chat is their look out. If they
sincerely desire to curb the agrees.
ions of the trusts they will assist in
kicking out an administration that
treats symptoms but never the
disease. and elect democratic
administration.
There IL aH eager interest here in
sll circles anent the proceedings
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission ia New York in connec
tion with the Coal Trust. The
importance Of the investigation is
evidently appreciated, but in some
quarters there isa lack of informa.
ton as to the origin Of the investi
CATION. A number ~ papers have |
stated thst the Interstate Commerce
Commission set itself in motion at
The instance Of United States Attor.
ney. General Knox. That is an
extraordinary misrepresentation of
The situation The truth is that
fnE INVESTIGATION r. BEING HELD
BECAUSE ATTORNEY GENERAL Knox
'ouLD NOT BE INDUCED TO TAKE
ACTION AoAISET TUE COAL TRUST
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