Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-04-21
1t is very clear to oil that Pres

IL 10 very clear to oil that Pres
ident Roosevelt has surrendered to
the trusts, and has given up ell the
notions he may have formerly en-
tertained of "shackling CUNNING.
It is also equally clear that many
thousand republicans who are sick
and tired Of trust dom instion are
preparing to leave the republican
party il they can find . party upon
whom they can depend Is . friend
Of the people and Of tn principles
enunciated in the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution
Of the United States. These people
have been discouraged about join
ing the democratic party through
fear that some 90 called conserva-
tive candidate may be nominated
for the presidency by the national
democratic convention who would
be AZ subservient to the money in
tesests Of Wall street as any repub-
lican nominee.
What is wanted is D president
who will enforce tn criminal
clause Of the Sherman Anti Trust
act, the first section Of which pro-
vides for . criminal prosecution
and . penitentiary punishment for
the money kings who are daily and
hourly violating the laws Of the
land. Thus far nothing has been
done except civil prosecution
under the second section Of the
Sherman Anti Trust act, which
simply provides for q money fine.
A money fine is . bsgatelle to these
people. But with q president in
the White house who will instruct
his attorney general to institute
criminal prosecution against the
trusts We will need no further trust
legislation. A few sentences Of
imprisonment against the trust
magnates will do more to suppress
the trusts than all the money fines
in the world. A case in point il
the prosecution and conviction to
seven years imprisonment Of Whit.
aker Wright, the great mining
millionaire in Great Britain. Before
thejury which convicted him had
retired from the court room Mr.
Wright took his own life rather
than be subjected to the, persona
indignity Of imprisonment. 1t ii
unlikely that our trust magnatei
would commit suicide in the even
Of . conviction, but it is very
plain that it would speedily stol
the depredations Of the trusts il
this country.
Mr.. Roosevelt assumed thu
presidency after the death Of Nc
Kinley with high sounding profes
sions Of his hostility to thestrusts
and the people have given hin
every opportunity to g rry out tn
opinions which he then held, con
gress appropriating the sum .
half million dollars for the use 0
the attorney general for that sol
purpose. Mr.. Roosevelt has BEEF
tried in the balance and foun,
wanting. He has loet his oppor
tunity. One criminal conviction
say Of the promoters of the scandal
GUS ship building trust, would hsv
been worth ten Thousand civi
prosecutions, and there would hav
been no occasion for the holding G
. national convention Of the dem
ocratic party in the coming cam
paign, for the entire people, re
gardless Of political lines woul
have been glad Of tho chance t
vote, for , man who does his dut
in the strict enforcement Of tn
laws Of the land again ct the rio
and poor alike.
Thoughtful men realize that W
are on the eve OF Q political out
break such az occurred under th
administration OF President Harri,
on, when the populist party pole
more than two million votes in til
country at large, % q protes
against republican policies, an
finally voted Mr.. Cleveland int
the presidential Office The cor
science of the country is calm
today for a candidate, republica
or democrat, who will enforce tn
laws Of the land against the ric
and poor alike. Such candidat
will be elected by tho PRACTICAL
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