Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-02
HOLDS UP STIMS0N AS
GREAT TRUST "BUSTER"
Fomer President Declares Exorbitant
Charges for Nccessaries Of Life Is
Brought About by international Rea-
sons, But the Republican Party Can
Do More to Relieve the Situation.
(By Associated I'ressl

BUFFALO, n. Y, Nov. 1.-The lie
publican party is not responsible for
the high cost of living. Theodore
Roosevelt asserted in campaign
speech here tonight. The causes OF
high prices in the main were inter
rational. If the people of New York,
he said, wished to have the state adj
minis tration do what 1t could to
change conditions, which made prices
high. they should elect the Republican
ticket
Colonel Roosevelt declared that in
some instances trusts have forced up
prices and he pointed to the record
of Henry l.. Stimson, Republican can,
didate for governor. as prosecutor
of corporations which has violated the
law as proof. that If elected he would
do all the governor of the state could
do to prevent an imitation of values.
Colonel ROosevelt's declaration on
this subject was made first at Niagara
Falls this afternoon and at Buffalo
tonight at the close of his last speak
ing tour over the state of the pres
ent campaign. He spoke today at Al
bany. Lockport, Niagara Falls and
Buffalo. More enthusiasm was shown
during his tour today than on almost
any other day of his campaign. The
colonel spoke twice here tonight and
started for New York whence he Is
to depart for Iowa three hours after
his arrival there in the morning.
In mis- speech here tonight Colonel
Roose yeli said in part:
Play DemaGogue Part.
Real suffering has unquestionably
been caused by the fact that prices
have gone up, that the cost of living
has increased. A demagogue in Har-
ry Stimsons place would have prom
ised that impossible results would fol-
low his success and our opponents
play the demagogue part for they say
we are to blame for high prices and
that if they are put in power prices
will be made lower They know that
what they promise they cannot per-
form.
AS Mr.. Stimson pointed out the
other night there has been a world
wide movement toward higher prices
during the past few years. movement
due TO various causes some of which I'M
doubtedly will Re changed by time.
II is not in its essence movement
that affects only this country II af-
feCts other countries just as il affects
ours. There are one or two aTtifi-
ciaI causes that in given cases. in
our own country. tend TO make prices
improperly high. in ways tina: II is
possible that We can cure.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke of Mr..
Siimson's prosecution of the trusts.
while he was United States attorney
and said that as result big finan-
cial corporation OF the type that we
speak of as a trust is now doing all
4. can to back up Mr.. Dix and TO OPP
pose Mr. Stimson."
Started While President.
1T was not until | became Pres:-
dent that the first really serious ef-
fort was made 20 enforce the anti
trust law. We fought suit after snit
to a successful conclusion against
antitrust realities and not spccula-
tions. Who have been the people
who attacked me most yiolcntlyg The
plain people or Che men who repre-
sent the frusis2 II J. the representa-
tives Of the great corporations. ;hcir
representatives in the press. their rep
rcsen;atives in public life. their rep
rcseutatives in private life. the biz
corporation lawyers: and Harry Slim
son Is naturally feared by the great
combinations which are either doing
an Illegal business or which are so
close up TO the edge Of an Illegal bus
mess that they are always afraid that
they will be hauled Mp for stepping
over the line. and by The corporations
who are not doing anything legal are
enjoying special privileges which
ought 10 be made Illegal
-StImfon docs not tell you that n
elected he can put a stop to the hiSh
cost Of living; be cannot and no one
else can. But he does say thai II
certain big necessities. by carrying
ont In public life. certain improve.
rents can be reached and he, made
a. REGARDS certain commodities con.
irollcd BY great trusts