The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-21

at the outcome of the movement made
against the trusts by the administra-
ton. Not that anything harmful has
been done further than to show that
there are teeth in the present anti
trust law which can effectively be used
But before this disclosure was made,
cases were instituted which would log
ically bring unpleasant results to the
parties against whom they were direct
ed, IL pushed. They have not been
pushed. Upon the decision OF the court
in the merger cases an attempt was
made to allay the apprehension that
was apparent by forcing the attorney
general to make public declaration that
the administration would not run
amuck" In keeping with that declara-
tion, nothing has been done, but in
quiries are being made as to why
nothing has been done, and the answer
is plainly embarrassing in the face of
campaign. There are more voters
not directly interested in trusts than
there are that profit by them.
The Philadelphia papers tell in an
interesting manner, how and by whose
activity the selection of Knox for the
vacancy was brought about. His
name had not been mentioned as
possible selection among the many sug-
gested. Don Cameron was summoned
to a conference in New York by Wall
street influences. Tnen Henry c.
Frick, director of the United States
Steel corporation and representing
Standard Oil interests, was sent for.
These Pennsylvanians returned TO
Philadelphia. They went to the Office
of the president of the Pennsylvania
rose and Boss Durham of Philadelphia
were called and the demands of the
trusts" were laid before them. 1t was
no less than that Knox be taken from
Inc cabinet and given the seat vacated
by Quay. Knox was willing. He had
never, because of his long experience
as corporation lawyer, been happy in
the role that the president had required
him to assume, of prosecuting the cor
porations He did not rest easy In his
new attitude CT having to abandon a
case, after having instituted it and
winning his way clear for an effective
triumph. Roosevelt was willing, be-
cause it gave him an opportunity for
endorsing request of the trust mana
gers and relieved him of the unpleas-
antness of having embarrassing ques-
tons asked as to why something effec-
tive was not being done under the IN
depreciation of the antitrust law that
had been made
Knox will not leave the cabinet until
December, but knowing that he was to
leave thus early, he would not have to
apologize for not pushing cases that he
probably could not finish His SUGGEST
sor, never having gone on record and
not being familiar with the matters as
Knox had become, would need to take
time to get thus familiar, or could
make that plausible pretense. Thus do
the Republicans feel that they have
been happily relieved from a situation
that was giving them no little annoy
nn1e. At the same time, the trusts are
placed in position where they mpy
feel even easier than they did under
the personal assurance of General
klox, that the administration would
not run amuck." The incident further
illustrates the fact that the trust
are always promptly alive
10 their opportunities, and they are as
.appy over the outcome as are the Re-
publican politicians.