Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27
BRYAN ANSWERS
ROOSEVELT ON
TRUST CHARGES
DEFENDS HASKELL UNTIL
COURT INQUIRIES"
SAYS HUGHES BENEFITED BY
TRUST DONATIONS
Declares He Had Never Been Informed
of Any Connection Between Okla
homa's Governor and Stand
ard Oil Company

much stress, viz, the article in the
Outlook of September 5. My attention
: was never called to that article until
f I read the published copy of your let
ter, and while have great respect for
the Outlook, and | suppose I have for
writer (although you do not give his
Nance, 1 would hardly feel justified III
deciding as promptly as you do on an
exparte statement, without inyestiga-
ton.
"You present an indictment against
our platform declarations on the trust
question, but you do not refer to all
OF the planks and do not deal justly
with those to which you do refer. Our
platform declares in favor of the Wig
ofous enforcement of the criminal law
against guilty trust maSnates and Of
ficials. Your platform does not con-
tain any such demand. VIII you say
that your platform is better than ours
In that respect? Our platform demands
that corporations beyond certain size
be compelled to sell at the same price
in all parts of the country, due allow
ance being made for the cost of trans
portation.
Corporations Limited
evil you deny that this is in the
interest of the consumer and in the
interest of the smaller competitors?
We present a plan under which no
corporation will be permitted to con-
troll more than one-half of the total
product. 1t has been stated that the
steel company without express con-
sent, purchased one of it's largest rivals
and thus obtained control of more than
so per cent of the total output. VIII
you insist that in permitting this you
showed less favor to the monopolistic
corporations than / do in opposing
them?
"You quote at length from speech
made by Governor Hughes in which
he ridicules one of our antitrust rem
edies. Is this the same Governor
Hughes who was counted as one of the
allies who endeavored to defeat Mr..
Taft when. as you insisted, Mr.. Taft
represented the 'reformers of your
party and his opponents the reaction
airy element?
"Did not Governor Hughes have the
support of the New York delegation in
the convention and is not New York
the home of many Republicans most
conspicuous in their connection with
the law-defying corporations? You are
certainly aware of the fact that in
the statement filed by George R. Shell
don treasurer of the Republican state
committee two years ago, after Mr..
Hughes election, it appears that the
following contributions were made to
LIc campaign - MI Seaii, YHNt-
00O John D. Rockefeller, $4,000; Andrew
Carnegie, $500; Charles M. Schwab,
$4,000; John w. Gates, $2000 w. e.
Corey, $4,000; w. Nelson Cromwell,
$1,000: w. F. Havemeyer, $500; B. M.
Duke, $500. Several of these men are
known to be officially connected with
the trusts. Would the fact that these
gentlemen contributed to his campaign |
fund strengthen or weaken his testi-
niony against the reasonableness of
our antitrust remedy?
Hughes as Critic
"You cannot have failed to notice |
that Governor Hughes in his speech |
assumed the role of the critic and not
that of the constructive statesman
ANY one possessing vital imagination
and a pen can find objections to RENEE !
dial measures. Lord Macaulay is
quoted as saying that eloquent and
learned men could be found to dispute
the law of gravitation If there were
any advantage to be gained by it. But
when known abuses are to be cured |
an ounce of remedy is worth pound
of faultfinding.
''As you quote from Governor Hughes
I take ii for granted that Mr.. Taft
has not yet expressed himself in |
satisfactory manner on the subject |
for you would naturally prefer to
quote from the presidential candidate
wherever possible.
"You say let us repeat that no law |