Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-01
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Isrecord of this administration with
the records of one. of ~ your i most
Eprominent supporters at this. mo-
ment, Mr.. olney, attorney general
under the, last D Democratic admin
.istration. While Mr.. Olney, was
IIattorney general no cases whatever
were begun under the antitrust
law against combinations of capital,
the only new cases which he brought
being directed against combinations
Of workingmen. ss
| During that entire administration
1.-THE only cases brought against COM
binations of capital under the anti
trust act were unsuccessful; one Of
the other two being the case which
was decided by Judge Taft is in fav-
or of the government. an
Under this administration a mass
of such cases have ben brought. In
a number of these cases the govern
ment has already succeeded, by in
junction and otherwise. Some of
the cases are now pending. In hard
ly any Important case against great
law breaking corporations has the
government yet suffered final de-
feat. xm gis.4.s "a II s.,s47s =
Il Absorption to Prevent Crash.
! You state that the Steel company,
with my express consent, purchased
one of its largest rivals and thus
obtained control4of over so per cent
of the total output. This action of
the Steel company (which increased
it's share of the total output by only
about 4 per cent, and in no way al
tered the standing of the company
i under the law, may have been a
violation of your plan, the absurdity
\ of which has been exposed by Gov
ernor Hughes. = But there was no
i violation of the law. VIZ, 81,
y was cognizant of the entire tran
saction. It was not entered into by
: the steel corporation of its own de.
sire, but solely at the urgent request
of the big banks holding that corpor'
atoms securities, in order to enable
them to prevent crash , which
would have turned the panic of last
fall into the most widespread dis
: aster. I should indeed have been
derelict in my duty if I had not SC
acted, where it could be legally and
properly used Gas it was in this
: easel, to see that the panic was
, kept within the smallest possible
radius and the damage caused al
slight as possible. 1
Standard Man for Bryan. I
You ask me to name single Off
cial connected with the law-defyint
corporations who has declared o.
; will declare that he is supporting
you. In st. Louis paper which
reached me at the same time as die
the papers containing the published
letters as yours, find statement
from Judge Henry Priest, attorne.
for the Waters Pierce Oil company
the western subsidiary or represen
tative of the Standard Oil company
in which he announces that he il
for Bryan and states that Wal
street believes that Bryan will 3,
elected.
In response to the question as tt
whether ne could quote any of tn,
Standard Oil magnates as feeling
that way, he answered:
IT did not saydI saw any of tn,
officials Of the. Standard Oil com
pany. + am giving you what
found was the drift of opinion
among well posted politicians a
well as bankers. I guess Goyerno
Haskell is all right. They have no
proved anything on him, hay,
they?''
The newspaper clipping goes Of
to say that fudge Priest was on,
Of the lawyers who fought Attorne.
General Hadley in the states ouste
suit case against the Waters-P ierc,
and Republic OIL companies.
Supported by Trust Men.
One Of your supporters. the New
York World. In February last, print
ed a list Of contributions to you
campaign fund of 1896. containing
8 the names Of individuals and corpor
ations owning silver mines VII,
made contributions to the aggregate
amount OF $2ss. 900. one OF these con
tributions being of $159.00o and an
other OF $45. 900, etc.
Now All the great financial mag