Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-29
R0OSEVMTs REPLY
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Offers Explanation and Defense OF
Administrators Acts Regarding
Trusts-Lays Great Stress Upon
Aiie eed Misdoings Of Haskell.

PRECEDENT Roosevelt Sunday nigh
addr5 ssed the following letter to VII
liam Jennings Bryan:
Dear Sir-I have seen your letter
published il. this mornings papers
As to most of what you say about mi
pcrscnally | 90 not regard any aus
wer as necessary. When you say Una
am unfair TO your platform you r'h
CRAZE certain opinions as to which
had auotsd with my hearty approVa
Gov. Hughes in my first letter: and
these. therefore. il is also unnecessary
to answer. You have not answered the
Hughes speech. and in my judgment
Won do well not to make the attempt
You say that your platform is IN favor
of the vigorous enforcement oil the ia"
against guilty trust masnatcs and Vi
ficials. and that the platform upon
which Mr.. TAFT stands makes no such
declaration. IT was -: necessary
That platform approved the policies
of this administration and propos"h
to continue them. and here. as u,ua!
have only to campare your words
with the deeds of the administrators
and OF Mr. Taft. You merely promise
in your platform tina. You intend TO &c
lust wha1 this administration mas ac
tual!v Gohe and is doing.
Record of Trust Prosecutions
To show the difference between
deeds and words | will compare Tn
rccorJ of this administration with tht
record OF one Of your most prominent
cunpOrt ers at the moment Mr.. OlneE
Attorney General under the last Demo
cratic administration. While Mr.. "
Hcy was Attorney General no cases
whatever were brought. under the an
thrust law, against com binatlons Oh
capital the only few cases which Nc
brought being directed against con-
binat ions of workingmcn. During tha'
entire administration the only cases
brought against combinations OF CAPT
tai under the antitrust act were lou:
in number. two Of which were. unsuc'
cessfu,: one Of the other two Icing
the case which was decided by judge
Taft in favor of the government.
Under this administrator a mass
CT such eases have been brought, IN
Guiding the Gaze
Against the Northern Securities
Company: against the beef packers:
against the Federal Salt Company;
against the General Paper Company
apajust the Otis and other elevatr
companies; against the American re
bacco Company; against the powds
trust: against the VirginiarCafoinia
Chemical Company; against the sian
dard Oil Company. and others.
Tn a number OF these cases the gov
erument has already succeeded by IN
functions and otherwise. Some o.
the cases are now p nding. In hard
" any important case against grea'
law-breaking corporations has the gov
crnment vet suffered final defeat-
Railroads Eeesieted OF hebati"s-
As regards .saits to suppress ra't
way ah,rses. under the last Democrat
ic administration there were no IN
S;ctments against shippers for receiv
inc rebates or secret rates. result
ING in IS convictions, and in only ion'
cases have these indictments failed
IN. other q cases are still pending
Among the railroads which have beer
convicted are:
Chicago and Altbn: Chicago. Burl
ine;on and Quincy; New York Central
Chicago Rock Island and Pacttie;
Chic a.o. Milwaukee and st. Paul
while scores # casts arc still pend
ING against other leading railroad
Among the the shippers that have
been convicted are some OF the great
est corporations in the United Sta'sS;
as. for instance. the American Susa'
Company. the aggregate fne ac,na'
= " paid being more than $2'o:e"o
Swrt & CO.. Armoar Packing Com
many the Cudahy Packing Company
Nelson. Morris 4 Co. each OF ~ho''
was f,ncd SIS 900. and the cascs have
now been carried to the Suprem'
Court. The Standard Oil case is st'
pending. This is record OF sc'ua
achievement. and. beside II, mer'
PROMISES are empty. indeed: and me
wouId no, besmade. not with any pos
.ihili,v of performance resulting.
:, were not for the achievement aeov'
r,-cited
vo, s.,,e that the steel company
with mr. express consent. rurchase'
crr If its largest rivals. and tn"s 81
tained control Of more than ~ Pc
rc,, NJ the total output. This ac'fo'
~ tho stccI company (which increaF
Cd i,s share Of the total output b
oujy afcu, Z per cent. and in M va.
al,ere. the standing Of thH oompah,
Under the Iaw). usay have been VIC
I,floa ri your plan. the ahzHrdi'y Q
w,icb has hccr exposed hy EoN
,rurhcs. But :hcrc is no vi1iaiioa "
ihe law
Explains steel Merger. -
Was cognizant 81 the cniirr "a"'
.~,,,r N was po. catered into y
tho Sicc, Corporation Of iis own a.
xirc hut solely at the urgent zones
=, Tic corporation purchased ana :
,to bie hanks holding that corpors
,;or.z s~eurii,cs. IN order 10 cstashs
,ncm 20 prevent the Panic ~ last u
t" -, -rtA.>nr< "A disaster