The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
saw they are worth $500, 900, 600.

say they are worth $500, 600, 600.
AS Governor of New York. DIT.
Roosevelt delayed and defeated II
overwhelming sentiment of the peo-
pie for franchise taxation ana thus
proved himself the best friend OF the
corporations. His popularity because
Of his action on this bill was probably
responsible for the high position
which lie now holds. Three years
from now we shall probably look back
and say that President Roosevelt
while pretending to be the bitter
enemy of the trusts, really prevented
for the time, effective antitrust leg
islation and thus was the true friend
of the trusts.
President Roosevelt told us last
summer that "Words are good when
backed by deeds, and only" In view
of his New York action, what value
can we put on his present words?
Compared to the drastic measures
for the control of trusts which the
the Democrats propose, and which
would strike at the root Of the evil, the
republican bread pills for the trust
cure islikecomparing the solar system
to the feeble cortuscations OF a light
ming bug. With all their fanfarronade,
flubdub aud feathers about doing
something to remedy the trust evil,
in which the little Acknowledgement
is taking quite a dish, he has seen ut
to entirely ignore all the evidence as
to the existence Of a vicious trust
placed in his hands by Mr.. William R.
Hearst. II he were sincere in his re.
Communications to the judiciary COM
mittees Of the House and Senate con-
corning the provisionso OF an antitrust
law which really would curb trust ra-
pacity, why does he not demonstrate
it by immediate action against the
coal trust, using the Hearst evidence
as u basis?
There were notable speeches in the
Senate and House last week, chief
among them being those Of Senator
Tillman, Representatives Crowley of
Illinois, and Sheppard Of Texas.
Senator Tillman's remarks were
directed against Attorney-General
Knox and the Administration as a
whole, for their failure to proceed
against the trusts in general and the
coal trust in particular. The sledge
hammer blows he delivered against
the Republican Party, and the man
ner in which he a%rraigned that polit-
ical organization for its afnliation
with the trusts, causing an unusual
stir among the republican senators,
and forced them into making many
weak explanations and apologies.
The South Carolinian presented all
the evidence that Hon. W. r. Hearst
had placed In the hands of the Attor-
ney-General last October, against the
coal trust, as we'll as other evidenc
of a like character against other
trusts that are known to have been
in the possession Of Mr.. Knox since
1901. He then charged and proved
that the Administration was willfully
negiectful Of its duty or purposely pro.
tecting these monopolies.
The speech of Representative
Joseph B. Crowley was on the trusts
and the tariff on coal, 1t is one OF
the most able and remarkable deliy.
erances of this session Of Congress
The Illinois statesman indicted thu
G. Or. nits own evidence. Instead
Of going into an elaborate argument
in order to prove his charges thai
1.-THE Republican Party is owned body
and soul by the trusts" he calls a,
his witnesses none but members O.
that political faith. The evidence b,
has collected shows an enormous am
cunt of research, and his speech Ii
one OF the most interesting politica
documents that have appeared ii
recent years.
In summing up, Mr. Crowley3s said
I'm conclusion, I desire to say that ii
my opinion the coal strike could hay,
been prevented and the coal famin'
avoided had the Republican party no
been owned body and soul by
The corporation lords, who mock
The forms the law allows,
And know the way to water stock
With sweat OF othe.s' brows.
At the dawn of the present centur,
it Is manifest that the representative
ofsthis hierarchy Of internal splen
DOR sit in high places Of the govern
ment, with the dollar mark as thei
symbol OF power, and instruct iii,
MISUNDERSTANDING to violate hi
oath Of Office and defeat the ends q
Justice