The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-06
SHOWS: up TEDDY:
eGyan Willing to Leave the issue
s'> to the People.
QUOTES THE RECORD

QUOTES THE RECORD
Influence Of Trusts and Other Man
aged Interests Not q Personal
Questionable Enforcement of the
Law Would Not Be spasmodic and
| Discriminatory. H.
Replying to President Roosevelt, !,
most recent statement, W.. j. Bryan,
inea letter addressed to'the Presi-
ltdent. which was given out last nigh:
at Rock Island, ILL.,, points to his
record and declares that it is suf-
i.ficient answer to the insinuations Of
the Chief Executive that he is In
Iconnection with or controlled by the
trusts. ~ i.f - |c.'f.'l-a '!'.1 '-E
Reverting to the charges against
Governor Haskell, Mr.. Bryan says
that the President, in response IN
| his request, did not begin to suggest
a tribunal which could determine
those charges, but instead proceeded
to pass judgment upon him and
informs the President that the oc-
cupant of that high Office can not de-
ny to the humblest citizen the right
to protect his reputation and vindl-
cate his name In the courts. ,''*@
II am willing" says Mr.. Bryan,
"that all your charges against me
shall be submitted to the voters of
the county land with your charges
submit denial of any knowledge O.:
information that could, in the re-
motest way, connect me with any
trust, monopoly or laW-breaking cor-
poration. My record is sufficient
answer to your insinuation. I have
lived in vain, If your accusations
have lost me single friend.
challenged you to name q trust Of
fetal who Is supporting me, and after
searching the country, Eou produce
the name Of one man, not trust.
Without inquiring whether he votes
for me because of his fear Of busi-
ness adversely under Mr.. Taft, you
accept his statement that he will
lyote for me as conclusive proof that
am in league with the trusts. al
though you admit that trust officials
are supporting the Republican ticket.
You compliment me when you meas
ure me by higher standards than
you do your political associates, for
you insist that Mr.. Rockefeller
contribution to Governor Hughes
campajgr fund was no reflection
upon him and I take tt for granted
that you do not .criticise Judge Taft's
recommendation Of a Standard o..
attorney to the Federal bench, a
place where the judge might have
to pass upon the charges against
the very trust for which he had been
an attorney. While the trust at
torney to whom you refer is not al
official of a trust, I will warn hiIa
and through him his clients that Ii
IL am elected will not only vigor-
ously enforce against all offenders
the laws which we hope to have
enacted in compliance with the Dem
ocratic platform, but that will also
vigorously enforce existing laws
against any and all who violate
them, and that l will enforce them
not systematically and intermittently
but persistently and consistently;
they win not be suspended even for
the protection of cabinet olReers.
a"You say the attitude !: Of many
linen Of large financial interests war
rants you in expressing the belief
that those; trust magnates vhoae
fear OF being proaecuted under the
! Law, BY MI. Taft Is greater than their
fear, OF general business adversely
nnder,, me win support me rather
] than. Mr.: Taft. You have attempted
| to word that statement IN such a
way as 70 claim the support OF al!
the trust mngnates, and yet put It On
he groand that they are supporting
! your party for patriotic reasons
rather than for the pomotion OF 0
selfish interest. That is Ingenious
but it is not sound. The trust mag:
thate are supporting the Republican
| party and the, Bible offers an ex-
! PLANTATION, the OK knoweth his owner
and the ass his masters crib > You
4 admit that you gave permission, to
| the Steel Trust to absorb q riva.
I and thus increase its control of the
output Of steel and iron products.
| I will leave the American people to
pass judgment upon that act and
/ compare your position on the trust
question with mine.
but your letter presents q de-
fence of your party's position and an
accusation against the oters which
emphasizes an issue already prom
inent You are the first conspic-
uous member Of your party to at
tempt an explanation of the party's
opposition to publicity, before the
election, and the admission which
you make will embarrass your party
associates. Your position is that
the publication before election of
the contributions made to your cam
paign fund would furnish your polit-
ical opponents an opportunity to
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