Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-10
Bryan Declares Administration
Has Not Prosecuted Trusts.
CHARGES GROSS NEGLECT
Quotes Letter to President of Joliet
Bale Tie Company.
DISCUSSES REPORTED THREAT
loosely Refers to Possibility of
Cows Going Dry = He Is Elected
to the residency.

PARIS, Mo-, October IO.-Keeping IL,
his attacks on the administration for It's
failure, as he said to prosecute the trusts
w. j. Bryan, speaking here today
charged that the Department of Justice
grossly neglected its duty in the matter
of a complaint against the American Stee
and Wire Company. He asserted tina,
there was proof that the claim of the At.
torney General that The was prosecuting
the trusts was false. In substantiatior
of what he said he read the following
letter. signed by J. X. Richards, acting
attorney general:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
washington, D. c., February II, 1903
u. A. Heath, Esq,
president Joliet Bale Tie Company,
Joliet, Ill.
the 9th instant in which you complain o,
the American Steel and Wire Company
In reply beg to say that the specific act
to which You refer-the selling of theiI
finished product for less than they charge
for wire in coil-which has resulted so in
juriousiy to your business, is not restrain.
able under the federal antitrust law
That fact may or may not be evidence OF
an attempt to monopoiize or restrain in
terstate or foreign trade or commerce, to
must be established before the former
will be declared illegal. The circum-
stance alluded to will not of itself justify
any action by this department. nor does
the federal law afford you any remedy
for the loss you have sustained.
Respectfully.
(Signe6 u. K. RICHARDS.
Acting Attorney General"
Threat Makes a Text.
Mr.. Bryan's audience included a large
number of farmers. Referring to an item
IN one of the morning papers. he said:
A press dispatch announces this morn
ing that Pennsylvania manufacturer of
separators has given notice to his en-
pioyes that the factory will close down
for an extended period IL l am elected.
This is the most discouraginR threat that
nave yet read. 1 had supposed that the
COWS would go on giving milk under a
democratic administration as we'll as I'M
der republican. but If as a result of nv
vember and not become fresh again for
-FOUR years 1t will really be a serious mat
ter.
mere must be some mistake about
.nls separator business. The men may be
manufacturing the separator that tho "a.
publican party has been using. for It has
Deen using separator that has separated
tne cream from the milk, and it has given
me cream to the monopolies and the
SKINNED milk to the rest of the peonIe,
ihat Kind of separator will no Longer
De used. and these who manufactures #
may nnd their occupation gone. but for
inc rest OF the people 1t will be a glad
oay' day Of rejoicing
Confident Of Missouri.
MONROE CITY, Mo-. Octoher N 90,
know IN advance what Missouri VIII do
on election day" said w. ]. BRYAN to q
great crowd here whom he addressed
briefly today. Il know what she has done
and II 1 can trust the reports that we
nave received I know that your majority
Tor the electoral ticket is going to he
larger this year than IT has been in preyi.
Gus campaigns when have been a candi.
date :" ~~'u'
He told his audience that he wanted them
10 spread the enthusiasm over the entire
democratic ticket I'VE need a national
democratic administration" he said. ..bu,
that national administration will not he
q success unless 1t is supported in the
Senate and in the House.
he closed by urging the people to give
their active support to William S. Cow
herd. the democratic candidate for Gov.
ernor Of Missouri.