New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
O. S. STRAUS TO 0LNEY
Compares Records of CleUeIand and
Roosevelt Administrations
rrrorn &c rrtbuae Rureau.l J

o,euins OF the District of Columbia Republican
headcuarters in 18th street opposite the Treasury,
when he addressed q big crowd in the ciubroonls
of that organization The meeting was one of
.be most enthusiastic political gatherings held
!, washington, and was preceded by parade Of
shree hundred members Of the Taft and Sherman
Club The object OF the club is 70 arouse all the
ep1blicsu voters tbs District so that they viii
return TO their TO vote, and after to-nights
meeting expressions OF loyalty TO the ticket were
heard On al sides
secretary Strauss speech dealt with Richard
clnev's recent Endorsement Of Bryan and the Dem
or-sric ticket and those who heard his argument
sr-eed that he viii arouse enthusiasm on the
+r7,n speeches were also made by Treasurer
rrear ex-senator Marion Butler, Of North Carolina.
an6 Henry n Camp. president Of the League OF
Renpblican state Clubs. Mr.. Straus said in part;
was once 3 Cleveland Democrat I honor the
[1;e.S ne .sSSbeveraents Because NJ Cleveland stood
against the fa!al heTeses tnaf are SNOW" he was
chs-sc+e-ized by Mr.. Bryan as 'bunco stesrer
BE- rests upon the fact that he stood Ike wall
Of adaIant against t.ese TSaees b i 1oS naTHS n s
sttent.on the dangers OF Tie ptausloie aoTocaeg
- -ho INSTITUTIONS of our government. He said:
The Fundamental truth that our free 3o
he ne s bee 50 far denied that honest accumula
@ oa = iS csIie5 crime and the necessity and habit
~ individual effort and -truSgle, Whlch are tass
As un1ustIfa.oie burdens. while unwholesonne pa
1isr77 IL N
and passion proclaim themselves the friends o.
oo6ntTyn1en except those most unfortunate OF un-
reasonable, and those wno[n tneE neSe1e eo,s af
Cleveland, in an article written shortly before ms
9sh 4 IN foTeef laguage ad1ocated the election
Of TAFT + Is rather re5arable & tnat te o a019S5 V
great distinction as a member OF MI Cteve.a9o C i
rebi7et occupying successively the two most I'M
po-tant positions, first Attorney General and then
Secretary OF State
NJ. Strauss read several extracts from Nj Oh
ney's speech. including that in which he said;
The Rooseveltian policies in other words, sim
uaer down 70 the Ten Commandments
On which NJ. Straus commented:
Well I viii not deny that. II Olney regards the
policy OF the Ten Commandments as an ob1ectlon
don't
Replying 10 Mr.. olney's references to suits un-
der the Sherman law, MI Straus said
The antitrust law was passed On July ?. 1922
Nr Oinev was Attorney General. charged with
- T'5na IsS5 The only cases which the Cieve-
land administration brought under thlS aCC w.
brought against combinations OF working men
there were no cases brought by the CleNeIanQ az
nm 1Ii6p rs gnIre adnstrafion of President
Cleveland the only cases brought agalst cUlLLli
local corpanies Of coal dealers at Salt Lake City
y me GPks ms o4eratons Of the Kansas City
Livestock Exchange On both OF Lhese cases S3 t1
Joint Trafic Association case against tne Ial+- +
"a +ba .55z-s+nn fipe and Steel Company case.
which was decided by Judge Taft IN favor OF the
When we compare the present administration
with the Cleveand-Olney adIIils li' 3re[- onjI,
brought action against labor unions Whg gi ne aG
administration included. among others the Norm
ern Securities Coulpany the great packers az Pa %
per Company. the Otis Elevator COMPANY. me me
Cou9parv In these injunction and criminal cases
and in lis injunction and criminal cases asa liS
cessfuI and indicates the prooa 6ty OF success @ n
So Jal.s- ~ On snnesI In no important case
be ,7I5e- ~ +S sntitrI1st act during the pres
en- administration has the government beeh De
Nov con7partne the Cleveland -Olnev admins
-s+9or Ti+b -ha Roosevelt in suppressing railway
abuses: There Were. during Clsyea5d 5 a2IlRls ?IH
t -afates etc on these nineteen indictments
tasTe ] |s6e Only a T'-, Gljashed or lost Under
President RooseveIts administration there have
which Only e!gh5ee nave Ie- Ie4 Sav been thirty
SIiLlL clsil.sai &c a7l1ftfor cases are stin
pending / can 20 much further into this matter. @
gwen Perhaps NE ought not 10 blame the stand
q o-e ~ ian twenty Indictments have been found
against that company which involve aooqI q h4lT me
sustained with two minor exceptions
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS
will briefly take Up another point in Mr Qineys
able defence, meIaphorlcay speakgi tId q 70 not 1i
oeo+ l0 o2e+sti Of railroads + government reg
galE5b 5l pTore tail9rs as he thinks viii This
GecIaratior wholly unnecessary and from the
Viewpoint Of his pofql s ToTT4nS T2 o6{ees agree
- Lrave-HTen1 ownership is decidedly detrmen
ral7 What is the significance OF TINS poSluon OF
the great tribune Of the people whose slogan Is
--ShsIl the ueopIe rlle2'
y means ssddiing the government with more than
ten billions OF debt, but what is even nuch more
significant. adding 70 the nurnber OF government o.
is adopting the Russian systeu1-that country, you
know. where the people 90 rue -, :. .,-es
70 M Bryan's attitude upon this queSt5lon ms MS
respect for the law makes him balk- be says:
.l5-ySr's views may be wrong. but they are not
new ana rbe- he finds fault, with Of
III. Tafts judicial opinions, but that Ia-t shoI-o
be found willing 10 consent 10 any change g+i IN is
present and t!aehonored practice IN 56 lnJ1ncdIn On
cases Nj. Oiaey says The more lneXpIcdule
and tnexcUsable Il is that M IaIt sLou1q no" TO-,
De willing 70 coqUette with proposi5tion me o.
3ect Of which is 70 impair and dscTeaIL ne & &PoWgT
through the use Of the writ of injunction" "
-,-SG se SGe Serisjons n labor matters have all
been confirmed by the highest courts 70 Wnich Igy
TAFT vas Governor o. tee - - ta+J-ar
De Reyes the great labor leader ano IIle @ 1aI!.e[
the law under which he was tried and conoeIrneo
was contrary 10 the s25It q 4o 4ba isboring men
ro o-garize FOR the protection and increase or Ger
wages and raise ther st4noaro % o. l' -ee7,her o+
Congress his name was not connected with any
law for the beneft Of labor; on the contrary when
of rheir union called upon I'm - - 1szZer thar
cause Re turned them away with the answer 'H3'
they were public beggars- a about
n conclusion. desire 10 say one worq aDouI
M Bryan, not against hirn-personaHy, ne | - "a q
equal He reminds re OF Illus O4SGI,,. ne roy-s
crown and thrice he refused II while BTyah eo15 IN
tTice eneeavored 70 take me re # can be said
that thrice they refused him
DIsRARmENT OF VoRYs REVOKED
Washington, Sept 2s-The Interior Department
,o-day made public letter OF secretary vo-,Ts