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against our platform declarations
on the trust question, but you do
not refer to all of the planks and
do not deal Justly with those to
which you do refer. Our platform
declares in favor of the vigorous
enforcement Of the criminal law
against guilty trust magnates and
officials Your platform does not
contain any such demand. Will you
say that your platform is better than
ours in that respect? Orr platform
demands that corporations beyond
a certain size be compelled to sell at
the same price in all parts of the
country, due allowance being made
for the cost of transportation. VIII
you deny that this is in the interest
OF the consumer and in the interest
of the smaller competitors? We pre-
sent a plan under which. no corpora
ton will be permitted to control
more. than one-half the total product.
1t has been stated that the steel
company, with your express consent,
purchased one of its largest rivals
and thus obtained control of more
than SO per cent of the total out
nut. Will you insist that in permit
ting this you showed less favor to
the monopolistic corporations than l
do in opposing it?
Steel Men Helped Hughes.
"You quote at length from a
speech made by Governor Hughes,
in which he ridicules one Of our anti
trust remedies Is this the same
Governor Hughes who was counted
as one of the allies who endeavored
to defeat Mr.. Taft when, as yon
Insisted, Mr.. Taft represented the
'reformers of your party and his
opponents the reactionary element!
Did not Governor Hughes have the
support of the New eYork defega-
ton in the Convention. and is not
New York city the home!Eo many of
the Republicans most conspicuous
fin their connection with the law
defying corporations? You are Ger
rainly aware of the fact that in the
statement filed by George r. Shields,
then treasurer of the Republican
State committee, two years ago, al
ter Mr. Hughes's election, it appears
that the following contributions
were made to the campaign fund:
j. P. Morgan, S20,oeo; John D.
Rockefeller, $4,000; Andrew Car
negfe, $4,000; Chas- M. Schwab,
$4,000; John w. Gates; $4,000; ".
q. Corey, $4,000; w. Nelson Crom-
well, $1,000; w. F. Havemyer, $500;
B. NJ. Duke, $500. Several OF these
men are known to be officially con-
nected with the trusts.
"Would the fact that these gentle
men contributed to his campaign
fund strengthen or weaken his testi-
mony against the reasonableness OF
our antitrust remedy?
Hughes Faul. Finder.
"You cannot have failed to notice
that Governor Hughes in his speech
assumed the role Of the critic, anu
not that of the constructive states
n.n. Any one possessing a vivid
imagination and a pen can find OBJ
sections to remedial measures.
Lord Macaulay is quoted as saying
that eloquent and learned men COULD
be found to dispute the law OF graVl-
tatioR If there were any advantage
tn he gained by it.. Bnt when
known abuses are to be cured, an
ounce of remedy is worth a pound
OF fault finding
GAS you quote from Governor
Hughes, take it for granted that
Mr.. Taft has not yet expressed hln-
self in a satisfactory manner on the
subject, for you would naturally
nrefer to quote from the Presidential
candidate wherever possible. You
saw: Let US repeat that no law
defying corporation has any other
reason to fear from you save What
what it will suffer in the senerai
paralysis OF business. etc.
Trusts Supporting Taft.
Referring to the last part OF the
sentence first, I might question your
ability to act as an expert as 10
manic preventatives. since you cow
have one on your hands, but as TO
YOUR charge that no laV oelyihe
eorporation has reason to rear the
direct effect of the antitrust RENE
dies which l favor, permit me to
suggest that your testimony on TINS
subject is not conclusive. You are
a witness, to be sure, but your inter-
est in the result of the election must
he taken into consideration in Relgh
ing your testimony. There is better
evidence. The trust magnates Rno"
their own interests, and they are sup
porting Judge Taft. Not one Oh the
trust magnates helped to secure my
nomination, while it is matter o.
common notofiety that they Wef"
eonsnicuous III the Republican Con-
vantion. and it is equally common
notoriety that they are supporting
vour party in this campaign II you
will name a single official connected
with a law defying corporation
monopoly or trust who has declared
ar will declare that he is supporting
me. I will publicly warn him 1hat
will enforce against him the present
criminal law. and will enforce against
him also the laws demanded IN the