The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-02

Tom Lawson that the insurance
graftefs we're brought to time and
their populations brought TO light
IL was through Tom Lawson that
the Perkinses. the McCalls. the Roy
ers and the Rockefellers were made
odious IN the sight OF all right mind
ed people. With his Illegally acquired
wealth and political prestige Depew
could net save his name from being
besmirched, and having the finger Of
scorn pointed ut him for what he
really Is, and not for what he would
have the people believe.
II Is hardly year ago since Law
son made the prediction that the
Standard oil trust, one OF the great
est aggreaations Of wealth that has
ever been known In tile history OF
the world, would be dissolved ana its
chiefs would be punished according
to Its desserts. Today Rogers and
Rockefeller. instead Of putting In
their time In an effort to stife CON-
petition and ruin their competitors,
as they have done IN the past. are
trying To evade the officials OF the
law.
Ohio, the home Of Mark Hanna,
Foraker. Gfosyenor and Boss Cox,
who have In the past been making
apologies for these financial tyrants
and asserting that there Is no such a
thing as IA trust, has taken the
inititatory moves In the punishment
OF these scoudfels. Realizing the In
suiiicency OF state law To reach
them, public opinion has forced the
national administration to take hold
OF the work and transfer the eases TO
Chicago, where they can be reached
10y the Sherman antitrust law.
The sherman antitrust law has
been on the statute books for more
than ten years. and there has not
been recent conviction OF trust
managers that has not been under
this law. bryan has put forth the
claim that tho trusts could be
reached by this Law for the past
twelve years, yet be was called bus
mess disturber, demagogue, ty-
rant, an anarchist and almost every
other epithet OF which the English
language Is capable.
The republicans leaders now claim
they are In hearty accord with the
punishment Of these trusts but II Il
not ninety days since the leading re-
publican senators have made the as.
sertion that they were the product
OF inevitable evolution aud In fact
were really blessing In disguise.
Neither Roosevelt nor his admins
tration are deserving OF credit for
the prosecutions OF the trusts, but
have been driven by an irresistible
public opinion TO invoke the criminal
section Of the antitrust law against
those who, heretofore, have laughed
at the assertions OF Bryan and other
democratic statesmen. that the law
was adequate TO reach the public
plunderers.
Ever since bryan came into prom.
inence the democratic party has heeu
the advance guard OF national re.
forms. Though the instrumentalit,
OF the orators and newspapers OF the
party public conscience have ben
awakened TO the evils which has actu
ally threatened the liberties of the
people. and even the stability OF the
government. The republican part,
has been forced, as result OF thi,
education, 10 tuke up the reform,
that were hrst advocated by Bryan,
Fol- the past twenty years the repub
lican party has not been maker o
public opinion, but merely follow
er, for ~ their much Wanted glory
Policies have hecn outlined by tn,
democrats, that have really been o
benefit TO the country, and public
clamor Eas eventually forced republi
can statesmen On To take up thes,
reforms and enact them Into laws
Today the republican party Is oc
cupying the ground that ten year
ago thes so vehelnently declared wa
sown with the seeds Of repudiatioi
aud anarchy.