The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-22
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can papers; papers whose republican
Ism has never been questioned, they
should carry some weight. These
days II Is not necessary for democrat
10 papers to write editorials from
democratic standpoint. as republi.
can editors are doing that for us.
The following Is an editorial from
the indianapolis News.
The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun irreverently ar.
CUES that "the 'trustbusting' policy
OF the Roosevelt administration Is
merely policy for the preservation
Of other trustmaking system. . That
Is, as the Sun itself expounds, "thcre
Ia spectacular and perhaps a sham
assault upon the trusts TO occupy the
public attention and distract 1t from
the most practical method OF break
Ing up monopoly; namely, to lot In
competition Well, there may he
something In this theory; at any
rate II IL plusible. hut we would
not go so far rs TO charge the admin
istration with insincerity. 1t Is Inn
possible to fathom the intellectual
processes OF men once bitten with the
protection madness. They see men
as trees walking and many other
monstrous apparltions, such as even
the most Ingenious and unscrupulous
natu'ed takers OF them all never con-
celved.
Time was when MIR. Roosevelt
showed some rational interest In the
reform OF the iniquitles Of the tariff.
lie pledged hlinself at Buffalo, when
he succeeded Mr.. Mckinley to con.
tinuation Of MIR, McKinlcy's policy.
Mr.. Mckinley's last public utter
ance, Just before the fatal shot was
tlred, had been recognition OF the
need for wider markets. for recipro.
city, for freer trade. Mr.. Roosevelt
made some feeble reference to the
matter in his drst messages, but
there Ills interest terminated and
concluded. All tho reciprocity trea-
ties, prepared With so much care and
intelligence by MIR. kasson, we're do
feated or shelsed by the senate. No
strenuous protest or advocacy such
as appeared In the railway rate and
packing house legislation came from
the White House. So far the coun-
try could see the president was ut.
terly indifferent.
So absorbed did he become IN his
crusade against trusts and combina-
lions that he bad no time or thought
for international trade relations. lie
even took the ground that the trust
question was utterly ASSOCIATED from
the taritf question. Aud yet every
one that will take the trouble TO see
clear and think straight. which II
would seem no protection bitten en-.
thnsiast viii permit himself To do
knows that In the case of some Of our
most greedy and burdensome trusts
the tariif Is the main bulwark Of
their iaiquity, who Is 50 blind as
not TO see that the gross exactions of
the steel trust could not be continued
for an hour IL the productive tariff
barrier were ra1edy Who does not
know thai the thread trust could
never have dared raise Its price II
free competition were permitted.
How long could the sugar trust exact
unholy tribute from every household
in the land IL the markets were open
TO the worldY
IL Is all well enough TO hight the
trusts. We believe IN that and we
applaud the president for every step
he takes. But let us shut our eyes
TO the fatcs; and in sober earnest
now how much good has the eight
doneY The trusts are In business ut
the old stand Just the same. Perhaps
under other forms or working through