The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
Nominee Announces En-
phatically That Such Gifts
Are Not Desired.
TRUST REMEDY
RECEIVES CARE
Candidate Realizes His Pronounce
ment Will Mean Much in Votes.
Kellogg Summoned.
By JAMES HAY, JR.

poration money viii not be used TO de-
fray the expenses o. the Republican
party's national campaign.
The Republican national committee
will accept no contributions Of any kind
from corporations" was the statement
made here tonight by William Howard
Taft. the Presidential nominee
Mr.. Taft made the declaration With
out reservation. in response to direct
question. His tone was emphatic and
final. II made clear that he has bad an
understanding with the national COM
mittee that the corporations Of he
country will not only not be asked 10
give the committee money. but
money will not be accepted If 1t
ed.
Constitutionality Questioned.
The candidate was asked whether the
Law enacted by Congress in 1907, forbid
ding corpora tons contributing to funds
used for the election Of Members OF
Congress and Presidential electors was
constitutional He was asked this be-
cause the argument has been advanced
that Presidential electors are State Of
fcials and, therefore, the law could not
be invoked in a national campaign for
the election OF a President.
Judge Tart said such an objection 10
the law might be sustained on the
ground that Congress had no right TO
legislate regarding State officials. But
that does not matter TO US" he said
Immediately. I'VE will obey the law
anyway, and contributions from corpor-
atoms will not be accepted"
Has New Trust Remedy.
That Mr.. Taft will have in his speech
nd iaff al
proposition regarding the control of
corporations by me Federal Government
is now accepted here as certain he
teleg-aphed today to Frank p. Kellogg,
national committeeman from Minnesota
and known 10 fame as the trust bust
err" and asked him to come to Hot
Springs to consult with him about his
announcement on the trust question
kellogg replied that he would be here
Monday.
The week Immediately following his
arrival here. Mr. Taft was In daily
consultation with Kellogg. and the trust
issue was the thing which was most
discussed by the two men. II was said
on high authority at that time that as
a result OF these conferences, Mr. Tart
had hit on A happy and effective way
of solving the corporation question.
VIII Swing Many Votes.
Now that Kellogg has been summon
ed here once more. il is believed that
Taft wishes TO go over the subject
with him again. for IT is realized BY all
concerned that what the candidate says
about trusts in his speech of acceptance
will have a tremendous effect on the
votes OF the country
Broadly speaking, Mr. Taft will favor
the plan Of allowing corporations doing
an interstate business TO take out Fed
eral licenses. but he viii not advocate
compulsory licenses In addition to this,
Il is said that he has a plan for bring
ing about a closer cooperation between
the Federal Government and the State
governments for the control OF the
trusts. For long time It has been
vexatious thing that the Federal laws
governed the trusts and that the forty
six States each had laws governing
them. This will be dealt with in some
manner in the Cincinnati speech.
Will Not Reveal Plan.
While Taft Is determined to control
the corporations and save the people
from any oppression at their hands. he
is also determined u give the trusts
fair show. When asked what the new
proposition on trust control would be,
Mr.. Taft said:
ION a subject that has been so widely
discussed I cannot hope to say any
thing entirely new.
Beyond that he would not 60 save to
say that his general attitude on trusts
might be inferred from his public ut
terances on the subject IN the past. He
pointed out however. that he could not
be expected TO give out at this time the
plan he will propose in Cincinnati.
No Deal With Railroads.
Persistent reports that the railroad
and other corporations are endcavoring
10 make deals with him have greatly
annoyed Taft. IN his talk with the cor
respondents tonight he reiterated his
previous statement that nothing bear
ing the slightest vestige Of appearances
10 a deal had even been proposed to
him.
He branded as canard the report
that n E ingalls,, president OF the
Big Four railroad, his old friend and
fellow-townsman. who is now a visitor
here, had been sent by the railroads
10 intimate that the railroads would
knife the ticket unless the RepubH-
can candidate would bind himself with
a prediction promise not TO be strict
in the enforcement Of railroad legisla-
ton.
Labor Votes As Individuals.
When he was told today that reports
had been published that Samuel Com
pers could not deliver the labor vote
70 the Democrats. Mr.. Taft remarked
that. as a general proposition. there
IS no class in the electorate of this
country and that, as a rule. each man.
whether he be capitalist or laborer.
votes as he thinks best
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