The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-03

advances The immediate general senti-
u"nt IN Wall street then was that the only
remedy for President Taft was ex- President
Roosevelt. and Roosevelt would for the
moment have been received With open arms
Then II very soon turned ont that the Presi-
d"n' wasn't "A dangerous Nero sort cg -u'e-
after nit. and b" and Mr. hoossveu were
Tor little while. In an interval Of Wall
street quiet liked and al ~likrd apparently
impartIallv Ru, nov something els. has
stirred up many ar most of the men Of Wall
street again. and acting an this newest
sudden impulse they are attempting 20
enthrone the Democratic party. md esp--
'iallv Iammanv Halt. throughout the
state ~ New York. and 60 se' them both. as
FAR a. they can, on their road to national
victory over the Republican party. all
merely and simply to get a personal fall OIL,
ui col Roosevelt
Speaking OF President Taft perso nally
Secretary Nl1cveagh Ind this n say:
His one practical failing is and his
'ounirymeR Wi! forgive hlsn-that in
public affairs he cannot think. he 10 wholly
incapable or thinking. of Ms own personal
interests
Secretary Knox ia his stirring speech
before the Columbus audience made
hard drive n '.nv. Harmon in regard
To the laf'"-'s failure 20 enforce the Sher-
man antitrust Law when he Was Attor.
new General under Grover Cicv Gland
SAID h.
II you wish to know the Democratic
atbtud" upon 'hr trusts. perhaps no better
AUTHORITY could h" fourd lhsn the last
Democratic President who ~ lis last
message 10 CONGRESS said that the com
pleNit'"- III our 'nv"rnn,snt made " difficult
n not impossible Ia t"h. with tho trust,
under tho Federal lsw Or p~rhnps even a
better authority "ouid H. found inasmuch
a. this involves tine g-ra' .uIssion ~ con
-titutional law. N yoUr distinguished riii.
zen GOV Harmon who was Mr. Cl.y.-
lands Attorney General a, ia. tim. OF
which "" are speaking. and Gov Har-
mon VIII tell YOU. ~ IT," told the Fifty
fourth congress On November M. Isaa. that
the restricted scope OF the provisions
Of this Law tSh~rman antitrust lawl a.
they have been construed nv the courts.
especially IA the case Of m" United state,
". L 4 Knight COMPANY ia G IN.
make amendments necessary II anv eHec-
tive action j. expected from this Depart.
msnr
Please note the declaration Of Gov
Harmon in this report thai amendments
Ia the sherman act were necessary II any
effective action was 30 he Xp-rted from tha
department Of Iustic-. under hi- admihi--
tra'lon No amendment has been made
10 IN" ahti-trh~' law -inc" the dAy boS.
Harmon spoke. and against his statement
that enectiv. action wa impossible with
ont amendments stands the record a. |
haN" detailed ~ to y0u tonight Of the
great results that have been attained in
IN" enforcement Of this law under R-pub-
hCan administrations
Roth Secretary Knox and Secretary
MaCN-agh spok" strongly IN support
Of President Taft rs a pioneer in the
tariff revision field Mr. NacV"agh cred
tied him with having changed the legis-
lative tariff record &c the Republican
party from one Of greater protection 20
one Of revision: also with having abol-
ished logrollng in the making % tariff
bills and with having firmly established
the policy for future ravisions OF admitting
raw materials free