The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06
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Of more Importance than the checking
OF this evil.
Later Il called attention to events
which have been presented and fire.
uuently discussed by leading newspapers al 'el'
In this city and this country following WIN
ftbe enactment of statute authorizing
the> crea ton OF the Bureau OF Labor ana
Commerce, discussion which began so
long ago as the first day in October
Again Recited.
snow lie t me rccite thine mere, as navy IVc
recited them before:
."Now let&me recite them here, MS l.laVe
was crcated-the Department. OF COM
MERGE 10 tina department was entrusten
inuuisItorial power over the great trusts
and corporations Of the country. us
head the Secretary Of, Commerce. was
made "a Cabinet officer a half million
dollars was appropriated for. us woi :, ~ y
"The President placed at the head OF
fills great department., empowered TO
probe tet7 secrets Of al! the trusts ana
corporations engaged In lnteratate corn
mero., his private secretary, who he'd
that position for some months, "hen no
resIoned and was made chairman OF the
Natioanl Committee. Nav these facts
are not challenged In this statement o.
the Pres ldent nor can they be-
"The statute WAS passed and money
was appropriated TO probe the trusts. SO
Cortclyou was appointed at the head OF H.
Without Experience.
sic was without experience in national
politics, and yet the President says ~
his Statement; ,,,,a,,
81 chose Mr.. Cortelyou as chairman
OF tho Ma tional Committee
"Now that this intended ,crlS1e against
The franchise has been exposed IN tine'
now Tint the contributions Of this money
by these great monopol!es, looking for
tho continuance OF old faVols or seeking
new ones, stands dmltted-noW tliat these
contributions have been made ~ snch
sums MS to induce and permit the most
lavish expenditures ever made, We, as q
neople Will fall In our duty II We shnll
not' rebuke at the polls this latest ana
most flasraspt attempt to control the elec,
,tion--not for legitimate business conducted
FOR proper ends-but III order that y l,t
few may stll further strtnsthen clle4F lloi' ~
,lpon our industries. W1 shall rue " ~
as a people wa do not make this reb'lke
so emphatic that the orfenss VA! sHeSer
again be repeated.
D "I3ut this Is not enough, We should
take every possible precaut!on to secure
both Congress and the presidency ~
order to assure legislation which VIII re-
move this Illegal business from ponies.
Alh along the line of ol,r lie tho purpose
/ should he ayowed. and 1T should be nur.
sued With unreenting fidelity to secure
legislation which shall snake q crime FOR
the oftlcers OF u trust on corporation 70
contribute money for the control or an
election of any klnd and II It should do
so, ia provide for their punishment ~
The most effective way, IL.
Not Time for Details.
This is not the time 10 consider tho
details OF such n remedy, but one Is need
ed which shall he so far-reaching and
40 drastic as to dissolve oil part nershl'ss
tie government and to make their re-
newnl forever impossible
n aAs this is a government Of laws, and
not Of men, it does not seriously matter
whether one man or another holds the
great oftice OF President or the United
states, but the opportunities In that
place for doing . great good aEs - Y up a9'@-