Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07
WHAT REPUBLICANS
HAVE DONE TO TRUSTS
Strong Showing In Results for
Roosevelt Administration.
Silences Democratic Claims that Re-
publican Party is Not Sincere
in Opposing Unlawful Com
binations.

publicity department of the demo
cratic national committee at Chi
cago, issued an open letter to the at
toIney general yesterday asking how
many trust prosecutions have been in
stituted by the Roosevelt admInistra-
ton, and enclosing a list or 287 So
called trusts He got his anwser to
day. 1t shows Isl indictments secur-
ed.
The department of justice issued
revised statement, giving in pamphlet
form, summaries of the record to date
of all civil and criminal cases in
stituted by the United States under
the Sherman antitrust law of July 2.
1890, and the act to regulate COM
merce approved Feb. f. 1887, as
amended, including the Elkins act.
The statement gives the following
summaries of cases under the ami trust
laws:
Four bills in equity and three in
dictments under President Harrison s
administration from 1889 to 1893 four
bills in equity, two informations and
two indictments under President
Cleyeland's second administration
from 1888 to 1897; three bills in
equity under PRESIDENT Mckinley s
administration from 1897 to Sept. IA,
1901. and eighteen bills in equity and
one forfeiture proceeding in civil
cases. and twenty-five criminal in
dIctments and two proceedings in
contempt in criminal cases under
President Roosevelt's administration
from Sept IA, 1901 to date The fines
imposed in these cases amounted to
S147, 600.
INCREASE SINCE 1901.
The summary of cases under the in
terstate commerce act shows one in
dictment under President Cleveland's
first term and thirty five indictments.
FIVE convictions, eighteen mol pressed
cases. seven quashed. one dismissed
and four acquittals, under President
Harrison's administration.
Under President Cleveland's second
term there were nineteen indictments
which resulted in nine convictions,
one dismissal, eight mol pressed, three
quashed and one acquittal, seventeen
petitions to enforce orders of the COM
mission and one petition to restrain
defendants from making discrimina-
tory rates, one prosecution for con-
tempt and sixty-four petitions for
mandamus to compel filing of annual
reports.
Under President McKinley's ad-
ministration there were twenty two
indictments. Eve petitions to enforce
orders of commission and one petition
to declare pooling combination illegal
These indictments resulted in five
convictions, one acquittal, four mol
pressed and twelve not prosecuted
Under President Roosevelt's ad-
minisration to date, it is shown there
have been 157 indictments, forty eight
convictions, two acquittals, pine mol
pressed. five demurrers sustained,
four dismissed, one quashed and
eighty-eight pending; the amount of
fines imposed was 81, liz. 325.
RESULTS OF PROSECUTION.
Following are the details of the re-
suits of the 157 criminal indictments:
Fifty-seven indictments for receiv-
ing rebates; twenty convictions; fine
imposed aggregating $743, 900; two
dismissed seven mol pressed; dis
missed; one quashed; two demurrers
sustained; thirty-one pending.
Sixty eight indictments for grant
ing rebates; eighteen convictions;
fine imposed aggregating 1914. 675;
one mol pressed; one acquittal; one
demurrer sustained; forty pending.
Six indictments for conspiring to
obtain rebates; four convictions; one
case. two defendants, fined $1,025
each one case defendants fined in the
aggregate $25, 600, one case, one de-
PENDANT fined 81, 900. the other 81, 600
case two defendants fined $1,000
each; total fines imposed. $40, O5O; one
mol prossel; one acquittal
One Indictment fer conspiring to
grant rebates; demurrer filed and
sustained.
Two indictments for failure to file
schedules. conviction, fined $4,000
one pending.
Twelve indictments for charging
less than filed rate. twelve pending.
One indictment for discrimination
in distribution of cars; demurrer fled
and sustained.
One indictment charging con-