The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-07
CLIMAX TO
HIS WESTERN TOUR
VIM. H. Taft Greets Sixty
Thousand People in
St. Louis.
HOW TO DEAL WITH TRUSTS
WHEN ATTEMPT is MADE TO MO.
NOPoLiZE BUSINESS AND CON-
troll PRICES, EVIL MUST BE
CRUSHED OUT, HE SAYS.

st. Louis. Mo-, Oct. T. With a
twelve hour demonstration of cordial
ity, political enthusiasm, and intense
interest, this city Tuesday furnished
an appropriate climax to the western
campaign trip of William H. Taft The
candidate spoke to an immense aud
fence in the Coliseum He followed
this with an open air address at Clay
ton, suburb, and then rushed to
East st. Louis, where he addressed a
large gathering.
Fully $4,000 strangers came to the
city to see the Ohioan. The line of
march from the station to the Plant
ers' hotel was through two crowds of
people who blocked either side of the
| sidewalk and the street. Mr. Taft
was compelled to stand with his hat
| in his hand the entire distance of two
miles, acknowledging salutations.
Trust Control His Theme.
Mr.. Taft was escorted to the Coli
scum. The speech he delivered there
was comprehensive, but the position
of the candidate on the question of
trust regulation was made the import
ant feature.
| How about labor unions?" he was
asked.
Il have done more for union labor
than Mr.. Gompers,' was the quick re-
tort, and then Mr.. Taft explained that
| the decisions he had rendered as a
judge on the bench, and which were
now being misrepresented as placing
| him against unionism, were really be
ing used at present in the courts by
union labor as the basis of their rights
| Another interruption was query
about campaign contributions. The re
ply was that so far as he knew no con
tributions had yet been made that
would have the slightest tendency tc
| embarrass any one.
ANY gentleman here who desires
to make a contribution to goot
cause" he added, may regard this as
the time and place"
The trusts and how best to deal with
them were emphasized by Mr.. Taft il
the speech. He made it clear that hi
was not opposed to the aggregation O.
capital for the purpose of effectins
economies. Such aggregations, HI
said, ARE to be commended rather thar
condemned 1t is not inconsistent will
competition and is an aid to our ma
terial progress
when, however," he continued, 81
is accompanied with an attempt t.
monopolize business and to contro
prices, it then becomes illegal and thu
evil must be stamped out. This shoult
be done by greater supervision of thu
business of such corporations. by fed
eral control through the department o
commerce and labor. by a series of re
ports each month, by constant examin
alton by government agents, and b.
immediate and persistent prosecution
of all violations of law.
Tells Plans for Future.
''The fU7 ction of the next admins
.ration,' he added, sis not to be spec
tacular in the enactment of great sta
I..es laying down new codes of morals
or asserting a new standard of bust
ness integrity. but it's work lies in tn
details of furnishing men and ma
chinery to aid the hand or the executiv
in making the supervision of the trans
actions so close. so careful, so con
slant, that the business men engage
in it may know promptly when the
are transgressing the line of Lawful
business limitations, and may
brought up standing whenever this OF
ours. and may be prosecuted where tn
violations of law are fragrant and dc
faint and promptly restrained and pen
Allied