The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-28

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The Standard Oil case IL still pending,
This is record of actual achievement,
and beside It mere promises are empty
indeed; and they would not be made
now with any possibility of perform.
ance resulting, IL It were not for the
achievement above recited.
Defends Steel Trust Action.
You state that the Steel company,
with my express consent, purchased
one Of Its largest rivals and thus OBJ
talned control OF. over so per cent. Of
the total output This action OF the
Steel company (Which increased Its
share Of the total output of only four
per cent. and In no way altered the
standing Of the company under the
law may have been a violation OF your
plan, the absurdlty' Of which has been
exposed by Governor Hughes. But
there was no violation of the law l
was cognlzant of tho entire transac-
tion. 1t was not entered into by the
solely at the urgent request OF the cor
poratlon purchased and of the big
banks holding that corporations secur-
tiles, In order to enable them to pre-
vent crash which would have turned
the panic of last fall into the most
widespread disaster I should indeed
have been derelict In my duty If I had
not so acted. and efficiently used all the
power OF the government where II
could be legally and properly used las
It was IN this case) to see that the
panic was kept within the smallest
possible radius and the damaged caus-
ed as slight as possible.
Not PractIclng Discrimination.
You would better understand the
principle upon which I acted II you
would rid yourself of the idea that I
am trying TO discriminate for or against
any man or corporation because he or
It is either wealthy or not wealthy I
regard such discrimination In either d.
rection as utterly Incompatible with a
spirit OF honesty and fair dealing. ]
base my distinctions on conduct not
on relative wealth. When the same
men who were leaders In the Steel cor
poratlon acted In connection with the
Northern Securities suit In a manner
which regarded as contrary TO the
law, by my direction a successful sui,
was Immediately undertaken against
them. II they violate the law in con,
nection with any act OF the Steel cor.
poration I will Immediately proceed
against them. Until they do violate the
law they will be treated precisely MS
any other corporation, great or small,
which obeys the law. is treated.
Relations With Hartman.
| I treat each man and each corpora
ton with view solely to whether he
or 1t is acting rightly on given occa-
sion. Let me give you an example
have proceeded against the corpora
lions Of which Mr. r. II. Hartman Is
the head on certain points where / be-
lieve they have violated the law Blu,
when In connection with the breaking
of the Salton Sea dam one of the Har-
riman corporations repaired the dam
l last winter did everything could to
have congress reimburse Mr.. Hartman
for so much Of the obligation as felt
ought TO come upon the United States
I would hold myself unfit to be presi.
dent II, because prosecuted Mr. Har.
riman where thought he had broker
the law. yet hesitated to do him JUS.
tice where I thought the facts required
that justice should be done him. II
exactly the same way have acted ant
shall act as regards the steel corpora
ton.
Corporation Men for Bryan.
You ask me to name a single Official
connected with law-defying corpora
ton who has declared, or will declare
that he is supporting you In st
Louis paper which reaches me at the
same time that the papers containing
thia nuhlished letter of yotlre I nnf