The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-10-02
THE ROOSEVELT RECORD
ROW THE STEEL TRUST TOOK over TENNESSEE
COAL And iron COMPANY


Bryan controversy in the following vigorous manner:
Every important provision of the Roosevelt rate bill that has
een taken to court has been annulled
National legislation to date has not conferred single benefit
on shippers passengers any section of the country State
legislation has done and doing much in direction and the
only relief for overaxed shippers travellers has come through
the wise laws enacted by many of the states
Right the emphasis Mr. Rooseves hypocritca
reference Governor Hughes in asserting public record
demonstrates that the campaign of the trusts in
eing him governor had no influence his public acts
How about his veto of the M when every states
west York the Colorado line successfully working
under it?
about his creation of the public utilities commission to deal
with the public service coporatonwhch commission the
people $1OOOOOO per year and has not
been regulate single public service corporation
the theving Metropolitan Railway Company of
York City, which cody defes interference of its affairs?
Governor Hughes veto of vecent fare to Coney
island for the millions that go there every summer?
Surely influence other than devotion to the public welfare
influenced him these matters and Mr. Bryan right in
costing that Mr. Hughes entirely unbiased critic of anti
trust measures
Mr. Roosevelt frankly admits that he permitted the trust
take the Tennessee Company the only rival
worthy the had in the United States but he ustifes his
action the ground that law violated and that the ege
cies of the panic demanded his action.
Rooseves weaknesses that whatever he may see
fit per lawful whatever the letter the spirit OF the
statute may be- This his attitude the Brownsville affair." IN
the federal statutes and the regulations This was ms at
dud shielding Paul Morton from prosecution although ms
guilt known president and although to shield nm
compelled to dismiss from the public service Judges mar
Judson had expressly employed TO prepare ~
institute proceedings against railways that were granting rebates
to shippers
The real facts about the presidents action allowing the len
Company into the steel trust are SUP
sanaly as follows: Mr. Roosevelt had been on hunting P
the south his way home the crash came IN New loiH anu
the KncEerbocker Trust Company closed It's doors Az
panic brought about by the large trusts to make m u
sst from his interference with hem but that ne deeu @
the worst they could and that not under any conollo9
he bate jot title of his strenuous efor 70
trusts and to prevent their further conSolaaIo" is
few days after the president arrived in washington an @
of Pierpont Morgan, the principal owner OIL t7 S'
the largest the Great Northern SecurltleS ooy
the White House This emissary told Mr. Roosevelt td l. va
wholly within his power to precpitate the WoSt PoncI
country had ever known to stop the crash WIee II VIC
pressed for his reasons the emssary SAID Inc @ ht in
America is about to close its doors If it does twenty oan
New York City will close their doors You know as wen 90
What this will to the balance OF the Of tbe
the Trust Company of America by taking up the SECURITIES
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company at price tna1 y
GUS will not take up unless we can plaT = in
Coal and Iron Company in the steel trust we WIN o that
lhe steel trust unless we are assured oy sou' "
there shall be no prosecution if we do So NJ Roose-
That in substance was the proposition preselIeu "
Fet which he acknowledges in his letter to MI bryan "
accepted - rorn
Surely the American people not want this SORT o. he
aon or this method of determining whether proseculo
begun withheld ;s+ the New
Mr. Roosevelt boasts that he has begun su al rcipa
York New Haven Railway Company YES our T 80 island
cause for attack the ownership and operation OF e ~ f
Sound steampship lines under trust agreement y % New York
the proceedings and the given BY the @ roosevelt had
City never denied by the president IS ~ bat the own
promised President Meen of the Haven roao % ouse
shp Of the steamship lines should not be set % 13 Haven road
action The fact that leading official OF 'e committee
on the execntiye committee of Tafts caIpasn
would tend to corroborae the assertion q ~
papers :+ The naper
Mr. Roosevelt boasts that began action cropped but
rust Yes and the mythical title OF hos continued to be
cent higher than before Mr. or attack
sftuted without Mr. Roosevelt being able to diss0pe