The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-07

AFTER ROOSEVELT.

HaTtin Says Evidence ttfered b
Antitrust League ignored.
ATTACKS CORTELYOU's CHANG:
Martin Charges that the Republioa
Chairman, With His Informa.
! tion. Can sandbag Contri-
buttons From Trusts.
Fl. B. Martin. National Secretary O
the American Antitrust League, sen
to President Roosevelt at Oyster Ba,
lengthy letter arraigning the posi-
tion OF the Administration on tn.
trust question, and saying that thu
experience Of the Antitrust League
with the President and ex-Attorney
General Knox will throw some STRONG
light on their attitude.
lie says that at frequent intervals
he and other officers of the league
furnished the President with ''posi.
tive, documentary, and convincing
proofs" Of the Violations of law by
the trusts, and that promises made at
tnese times were broken. He says
that tie action Of TIE Administra tion
against the Northern Securities Com.
pany was against the newest OF the
trusts, which hardly had time to do
much camage even If it was so dispcs.
ed.
MT. Martin asserts that the Presi.
dents claim that he has "executed d
The laws reSoluteiy and fearlessly"
cannot be made to apply to the en-.
forcement of antitrust laws, and that
evidence in the administrations
possession was not only put aside, but
other evidence easily procurable was
not sought. On this line MIR. Martin
says:
The only two actions begun by
your Administration for the enforce
ment Uf the antitrust laws were the
action for an injunction against the
NortL ern Securities Company and
against the Beef Trust. The first we
have already referred to, and the in
junction against the Northern Secn.i-
ties in the district court has never
been carried to the higher court, while
the trust has been openly violating
both the law and the injunction to
your knowledge, and to mine, and to
that OF every citiTen OF the United
States.
Three years ago the officers Of the
a merican Antitrust League placed
In the possession Of your Administra.
zion positive proofs, incontes table
documentary evidence of nagrant and
enormously oppressive and injurious
Of the law on the part of
half dozen of the greatest trusts In
the United States. Both you and
your Attorney General repeatedly
promised, sometimes orally and some.
lines In writing, that these cases
would be taken up and proceeded
with. Every one Of these promises
you have broken"
Mr.. Martin takes issue with the
statement in the Presidents letter
that the creation of Bureau OF
and Amendments to
5he Interstate commerce laws has for
The first time given chance to the
National Government to deal intelli-
gently and adequately with the quts-
lions affecting society whether for
good or evil, because of the accumu!a-
ton OF capital in gr at corporations,
and because Of the new relations caus-
ed thereby"
And what have you done, MIR.
with the Bureau Of Cor
porations since 1t was organized?"
MIR. Martin asks. You appointed
your private secretary, Mr.. Cortelyou,
rs head Of that department, and then,
after he had collected all the data
possible about violations o; the law on
the part Of the trusts, did you trans
NIT this data in proper report to Con-
Sress or the people? Oh, no! The
bureau OF Corpo ations, which was In
tended as bureau OF publicity, you
have made into bureau of secrecy.
lou transferred Mr.. Cortely on
from the head OF that department,
with all this secret information about
the trusts in his possession, to the
position Of Chairman of the Republi.
can National Committee, where he
can use his information to sandbap
campaign contributors out of the
trusts for your campaign fund, Mr..
President.
Against all the hundreds, ave,
thousands of men who have been
practicing plumber and extortion II. on
the people in violation OF the anti
trust law, which provides for their
punishment, fine, and mprisonment,
you and your Attorney General have
never caused single warrant to issue,
nor a single arrest to be made. nor
the conviction of a single one to b.
secured
Nay, even worse, for to the mcst
powerful and notorious Of these otfen.
ders against the antitrust law, the
proofs OF whose criminality had al
ready been placed in your hands, you
extended the hospi talitics Of the
White House, and in return accepted
their hospitality"
Held for Trial.
a special to the Augusta Chronicle
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