The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-28
THEODORE THE GREAT
REPLIES TO Mr.. BRYAN
Main Part of Several Columns of Space De.
voted to the Career of Governor
Haskell of Oklahoma.
All Reforms Accomplished by Roosevelt Administration
Corpse of Silver Issue Placed on Exhibition.

Washington. Sept o. President
Roosevelt late tonight made reply to
William j. Bryan's speech, in which he
maintained that the Democratic party
and platform were not getting
square dear in the campaign. The
presidents reply deals particularly with
Mr.. Bryan's assertion that the admin
istration has been neither sincere or
effective in the prosecution of trusts.
Mr.. Roosevelt combats this charge
with characteristic emphasis and sets
forth in detail what has been done I'M
der his direction toward curbing the
tendency of capital to centralize with
a view of destroying competition. The
presidents letter follows:
Text of the Reply.
Dear Sir-I have seen your letter
published in this mornings papers. As
10 most of what you say about me
personally 1 do not regard any answer
as necessary When you say that l am
unfair TO your platform, you reiterate
certain opinions as to which | had
quoted. with my hearty approval, Gov
ernor Hughes>in my first letter; and
these. therefore, 1t is unnecessary to
answer. You have not answered the
Hughes speech. and in my judgment
you do well not TO make the attempt.
gu say lildl YOUR pldllOIIll ucCldItS
in favor of vigorous enforcement of
the law against guilty trust magnates
and officials. and that the platform
upon which Mr.. Taft stands makes no
such declaration. 1t was not neces-
sary. That platform approved the
policies of this administration and
promised TO continue them; and here,
as usual, / have only TO compare your
words with the deeds of the admins
tration and of Mr.. Taft. You merely
promise in your platform that you in
tend TO do Just what this adninistra-
ton has actually done ana is doing.
What Olney Didn't Do.
"'To show the difference between
deeds and words l will compare the
record of the administration with the
record of one of your most prominent
supporters at the moment, Mr.. Olney
attorney general under the last Demo
cratic administration.
while Mr.. Olney was attorney gen.
eral no cases whatever were brought
under the antitrust law, against COM
binations of capital. the only new cases
which he brought being directed
against combinations of working men
During the entire administration the
only cases brought against combina-
tions of capital under the antitrust act
were four in number. two of which
were unsuccessful. one of the other two
being the case which was decided by
Judge Taft in favor Of the govern
ment-
What AZ" Have Done.
Under this administration a mass
of such cases have been brought, in
Guiding the case against the Northern
Securities company: against the bee
packers; against the federal salt com.
pany: against the General Paper com
pany; against the Otis and other elev.
ator companies: against the American
Tobacco company: against the powdei
trust: against the Virginia-Carolins
Chemical company; against the Stand
ard Oil company, and others.
In a number of these cases the gov
ernm. ut has already succeeded by in.
functions and otherwise. Some of the
cases are now pending. In hardly any