The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10

he same Fertou-ADuse Wne 8t8m
90 Accomplishments Party PIcasss
Fan. Congress. Net Tart. wm Ne
Guilty % Breach Ss FaIth-Hh Psls.
eies ReViewed-Hc That HATH No
stomach 10 Fight. Let Him Depart.
CHICAGO. April o.-Attorney-G General
George W. wickersham delivered q de-
fence Of the first year of the Taft Adminis-
tration in a speech before tho Hamilton
Club here tonight In the gold room Of tho
Congress Hotel
Mr.. wickerSham's speech had been
approved by the President and wa
therefore the next thing to an utterancs
by Mr.. Taft himself.
He made what is practically a pre-
diction that the Tobacco and Standard
Oil suits will he decided by the supreme
Court in favor of the Government and
announced additional suits against cor
poratiOns for violation Of the sherman
act and further announced the deter
mined policy II the Government 70 attack
all special privileges and undue prefer
ences. whether obtained by illegal combi-
nations. by bribing public officials. by
rebates or special advantages in trans-
portation or by any other method
Mr.. wick~rsham reviewed In dssail
the accomplishments Of the Taft Aciminis-
trdtion. declaring in effect that no other
administration could point to brighter
record in IN" same period. The moss
from "A political standpoint was what hs
had 10 say Of the insurgents who have
cnmhatHd President Tafts legislative
programme. He mentioned no ono by
name hut there seemed to he little doubt
that Cummins. Dolliver. la Toilette and
other radicals in the senate who have
fought the Taft measures were included
within the scope Of his condemnation.
BEADS INSURGENTS orr or THE PATTY
The Attorney General declares that
1t 10 time now for Republicans to chooss
either for or against the President OF
the United States and tho Republican
uarty and adds that II they can't make
positive choice II - mp to them to retire
from the Republican partv.
i speak - an assembly, Of loyal Repub-
licans.- said the Attorney -General Ian
sure voice your thought when I aay
The tim" 1T running with tn" hare and
hunting with tho hounds Is over. and
every one must choose whether or NOT
he - for the President and the Republi-
can party. He that hath no stomach to
the aght' lot him depart Treason has
ever consisted in giving AID and comfort
20 the enemy. II any one wishes to join
the Democratic party lct him do -.
But let him not claim 10 ~ a Republican
and in and ont II season work to defeat
Republican measures and to subvers
the influence Of the Republican Presi-
dent
Again tho Attorney General said:
when the account il cast and the
people weigh them IN the balance &C the
next general election who will they fnd
most favored. they who stood shoulder
to shoulder with the President IN carry
ing ont the party pledges. in improving
the administration Of Government. I'm
enActing the legislation promised by
the party. in fairly. impArtially and fear
le~sly administering the laws. or those
who. true tn no party principle, hoversd
like the bat in the fable between the con-
tending forces. sometimes with one.
sometimes with the other. and in the end
were cast out and scorned by bothl"
MoNoPoLIEs IN ThADE.
The Attorney General intimatsd plainly
enough what course the Administrators
will pursue in the event Of n dsclsinn
favorable TO the Governments by TIA
Supreme Court in the tobacco trust and
Standard Oil cases. lie declared that
no sound principle Of economic law d
offended by striking down all arti6oinl
combinations designed as monopoiias.
while he disclaimei any intention oe
TOrecasting tho decision % the SupremS
Court IN the tobacco trust or Standard
Oil cAsss. he declared he Was firmly per-
suadsd that the control Of a vast numbsr
% competitive corporations through thO
Opolizing the trade and commerce % tho
United States, must he declared 70 b9 q
violation Of the sherman act
In baginning tho AtrOrney-G General
reviewed tho platform pledges upon
which Mr. Taft was elected.
The previous Administration aaAa