The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
LATEST OBJECT LESSON IN
TRUST CONTROL OF RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY.


PUBLICAN PARTY.
The pretence that this adminiStra-
ton wishes to curb the power of the
trusts is an insult to the most COM
mon intelligence. 1t has never taken
but one step that could be regarded
as an effort to curb the growing pow
er of the trusts. and that was in the
Northern Securities case. The history
of that litigation is fresh. When 1t
was announced that all the competing
lines in the Northwest were going into
the transportation trust the people
from Minnesota to the PACING ocean
were up in arms against it. The Re
publican Governors We're forced to
proceed against the trust. The press
of the country, almost without eX-
ception voiced the public indignation.
Appeal was made to the adminlstra-
ton to act The President heard the
appeal and the litigation that was
successful was begun at his direction.
He deserves commentator for it for
it is the best act of his adminlStra-
ton. 1t is to be regretted that'
though winning in the litigation, he
has not proceeded against a single
trust in actual operation, contenting
himself with preventing the organiza-
ton and operation of the Northern
Securities company. That was well
a first step, but instead of using
# victory to break up existing
SITS, not another thing has been
ne. Not only so, but trust mag
les who were talking against Roose-
is reelection a month ago are
artily favoring it now. Why? ASK
iIander Knox and Elihu Root and
lson Aldrich, the three connecting
ks between the administration and
trusts
Straws show which way the wind
blows The greatest newspaper in
PENNSYLVANIA is the Philadelphia
Record. 1t has the largest circula-
ton and Yields great influence. Yes
terday it furnished the latest chapter
in the history of the close relation
ship between the Republican party
and the trusts that will convince all
that the trusts control that party. 1t
is contained in the following telegram
to the Democratic National Commit
teeman from North Carolina:
philadelphia, Pa, June 8.
"1Dsephus Daniels, Ralei.h, n. Z.
..The trusts represented by FLICK,
4be heaviest stakeholder in the steel
trust: Cassatt, president of the Penn
savanna Railroad, which is one of the
defendants in the coal trust suits now
pending; and Don Cameron, repre-
senting the Standard Oil and wall
street interests at a meeting yeSter-
day i'm Cassatt's office demanded that
Penrose, the Republican State boss,
accept Attorney General Knox as
Quay's successor. This morning Knox
met the aforesaid gentlemen in Cas-
salts office and yielded to their per-
suasions Immediately the demand
upon PenroSe was renewed, and ne
surrendered. Knox stated that his
consent is given with Roosevelts ac-
uuiescence. Kindly wire the Record
your opinion in the light of these facts
of Roosevelt's and Knox's ANTITRUST
campaign and the effect of this sur
render by Republicans to trust inf1u-
ences upon Democratic prospects this
fall.
PHILADELPHIA RECORD"
To that telegram the following an
Swer was sent:
Record, Philadelphia, Pa.
1.-The Knox appointment is charac-
teristic of the Republican methods.
Its leaders talk with the people but
always score for the trusts. In pro-
hibition campaign in this city years
ago a leading minister met the lead
ing saloon keeper and said: Judge
johnson is with the temperance
forces in this campaign. What do you
think of that?' The saloon keeper, an
honest German, sententiOusly replied:
sIudge Johnson talks nit you, but he
drinks NIT me- That illustrates the
Roosevelt attitude toward the trusts
He hurls words, words, words at them
but has not pretended to prosecute
but one and that one was only in
process of Organization. When the
Supreme court opened the way for
him to make the antitrust law eff
fective, Attorney General Knox was
quick to assure the trusts that they
wouldn't be hurt for he said The
administration will not run amuck
In the Senate, Knox can serve his spe-
cial Pennsylvania trusts and an At
torney General who will not run
amuck' will succeed him in the Cabi-
net.
1.-The man who expects this admin
istration to enforce the laws against
trusts would expect to gather grapes
of thorns or figs of thistles.'
"The Democratic Convention at ST.
Louis ought to make a declaration so
strong and so clear as to make the
issue plain. When it does that, the
people even of Pennsylvania should
support the Democrats in this cam
paign. There is hope nowhere else
against continued trust domination.
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
National Committeeman