The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-28
BITTER IS
REBUKE FOR
". ]. BRYAN
more vigorously is answered by a COM
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J past.
Mr.. Roosevelt then turns to the
charges that he allowed the steel
trust to purchase one OF its greatest
rivals. This he calls a great exagger-
alton. The Bryan claim for campaign
. contribution publicity is called
trick by which the Nebraskan sought
to gain political ammunition.
The presidents reply to Mr.. Bryan
is as follows:
Washington, Sept. q, 1908.
Dear Sir.-I have seen your letter
| published In this mornings papers. AS
to most of what you say about me per-
sonally do not regard any answer as
necessary.
When you say that | am unfair to
your platform, you reiterate certain
opinions as to which / have quoted,
with my hearty approval, Governor
Hughes in my first letter, and these
therefore. 1t is also unnecessary to an
swer. You have not answered the
Hughes speech, and in my judgment
you do we'll not to make the attempt.
Says Platforms Differ.
You say your platform declares
in favor Of vigorous enforcement of
the law against guilty trust magnates
and officials, and that the platform
upon which Mr.. Taft stands makes no
such declaration.
"It was not necessary. That plat
form approved the policies of this adj
ministration and promised to continue
them, and here, as usual, | have only
to compare your words with the deeds
of the administration and of Mr.. Taft
that you intend to do just what this
administration has done and is doing.
ITO show the difference between
words and deeds I will compare the
records of this administration with the
record of one of your most prominent
supporters of the moment, Mr.. Olney,
attorney general under the last demo-
cratic administration
While Mr.. Olney was attorney gen.
eral no cases whatever were brought
under the antitrust law against COM
bination of capital, the only new cases
which he brought being directed
against combinations of working men.
During the entire administration
the only cases brought against COM
binations of capital under the anti
trust act were four in number. awo of
which were unsuccessful: one of the
other two being the case which was
decided by Mr.. Taft in favor of the
government.
Work of This Administration.
Under this administration a mass
of such cases have been brought, in
Guiding the case against the Northern
Securities company, against the beef
packers, against the Federal Salt COM
pany, against the General Paper COM
pany, against the Otis and other ele-
vator companies, against the American
Tobacco company. against the Powder
trust, against the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical company. against the Stand
ard Oil company and others.
I'm a number of these cases the gov
eminent has already succeeded by. in
junctionsand otherwise. Some of the
cases are now pending. In hardly any
important cases against great law
breaking corporations has the govern
ment yet suffered defeat.
CAS- regards suits to suppress rail-
way abuses under the last democratic
administration there wre no indict-
ments against shippers for receiving
rebates or secret rates.
Under my administration there have
been forty nine indictments for secret
rebates, resulting in eighteen convic-
tions, and in only four cases have the
indictments failed. The other twenty
seven cases are pending.
Among the railroads which have
been convicted are the Chicago & AL
ton; Chicago. Burlington Il Quincy
the New York Central; the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific, and Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul, while scores OF
cases are still pending against other
railroads.
Many Shippers Convicted.
Among the shippers that have
been convicted are some of the great
est corporations in the United States
as for example. the American Sugar
company, the aggregate fine actually
paid being more than $4,000; Swift
& Co.. Armour Packing company, the
Cudahy Packing company, Nelson Nor
ris & Co., each of whom was fined
$4,000, and the cases have now been
carried to the supreme court. The
Standard Oil case is still pending
'This is record of actual achieve
ment. and beside 1t mere promises are
empty, and besides they could not be
made now with any possibility of per
Torrance resulting IL it were not fol
the achievement above recited.
You state that the steel company
with my express consent purchased
one of its largest rivals and thus OBJ.
tanned control of over 90 per cent o.
the total output. This action of the
steel company (which increased it:
share Of the total output only about I
per cent and in no way altered the
standing of the company under the
1aw) may have been violation of YOU
plan. the absurdity Of which has beer
exposed by Governor Hughes.
No Violation Of Law.
But there was no violation of tn,
law. I was cognizant of the entirs