New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
Among other things Mr..

SilnlSOn Salu-
1 understand our opponents are attack
ing us on the ground of the higher cost
of living: that they are placardinS the
east side with cartoons which charge Us
with the higher cost OF living; IL L Were ,
a dema Sogue and were wiling 10 ten
falsehoods / might say that II you electeu
me The cost OF living would be at once
reduced / do not say that The cost OF
living comes from causes which are gen
oral and world wioe- The Moranstheh
OF London, Of Paris ana OF berlh hdNe
.sions are now engaged in lnQulrinS IN al
OF those countries as TO the cost OF nN4lle-
But 1here are some things % %Whlcn We w. S'iI
do in the way OF cutung IL ooMh' a anu u, !
want 10 call your aztenuon 10 one oL & 1-e
things which I should like You 10 N.tSc lrNes-
Of The cost Of liviag comes. from the
power over prices that is Eaalntalneo o!
monopoly; part of ii comes from va, i sar ,Oe
al. And there is much that can pe zone
by Law and by the officers OF tie laM .s Ili
the way OF getting at Those ooSuue1loiis
and striking down monopoly
One Way tc Reduce Costs
ny,An first Wa appointed District At
torney, before ! had been IA oluCS a;sone olae
1,o,7~ IN ere MAS presented TO me eNiuesIlCo
showing that the railroads coming @ iIloU
New NO- X hf6 conSPreQ WIZ Ine 'ouSo
., .1oei, +-eieIit in order that that great
concern that great monopoly. ni1sltI stSeza Se5.s
further cont nUe is n0Aol@ly s,au Of tI1rar
out certain ol the small producers - ~ SS;ee1i
al that particular time producers III -'AiN'44'
gan. $, ,- .;,.r+ x-ear in office
devoted my attention TO. that iorn m ol M
sronopolv and 10 that form OF eNL ulol ,s
which monopolN waS p6sea. ! ~ Pa I ,~cn-
Nicted it. I prosecuted the Great NSIai' u
Railway Company and ccalNlSteu IL c.
prosecuted the Chicago MllF'siuhee M 80 -
PAM Railroad and | convicted 1t / pIoS--
ecJlted the Chicago. Rock lslaLf0 q dciIIS tIS
f,orouary and / convicted il. ! proSeculeo
,Te fasD1ral Vermont Railroad for that OF,
fence and I convicted it, .and / prosecuted q
The Sugar Trust itself for ,iI!aJ ol teIICe ~ %li %
made il pay a fine four ur.leS plsSSl .Lat
any company had ever paid BET ore thdl
tine for rebating in the United States
As result I think l can say 10 you
nitr TRUTH and justice that lo-utS ~ i
railroads coming into this chE !Loot VI CIV oil
West and bringing in TIE products ol our
Far West into this city, do not IN aIig ~
stance SO far a. J am aware. comnlll Ll@o a
offence. and :he rates over those IodoA 81 {
Turn for a mcnent 20 The other Saoe al altt u
soc what my opponent has done " NJ
has Mr.. DIX ever DONE loNIu I'll "a m NJ = : ,
special privilege and monopoly The onr
occasion that we know in wllch ne nae s
had anything to DO with tn2t SunJS,t - .
al is when he appeared be1one the AasS
ane Means Committee with letter Wit
.soclafc nIr HIppuch his business asso-
ciaie and partner, i'm which h" asked Tor
special rli1 iieee in which he asked for an
ifcrca=e of flle duty on his product on wall
pape-. lie asked al that ume Tor hlSher
Isiee FIis rompauv al that time al
naioI,.n. asked aH increase 10 80 per cent.
Murphy and Justice Whitney
We'll turn TO some Of the other op-
IUnents. Turn 10 the real oponent behlnd
The Dix tiCEet-to Murphy. CT Iaminang
Han What has he done? Why, there Is an
honest Judge in this community man
who has done more 20 get benefits for the
people than any Judge in the city; the man
who more than any other brought TO the
people Of this Cicv S0-Cent gas. the man
who more than any other got free transfers
Tor the people Of this city. Edward b
AHhitney What did Murphy do TO him less
than four weeks ago. Did he accord him
honest iuaee down That is how Murphy
feels on The subject of monopoly
I hear that they are also telling you over
here on the East SiGe that Theodore RooSe-
Velt cares not for the SuTerlnSS OF the
Fast side or the high cost OF living Have
the people forgotten what Theodore ROose-
welt did for them? Have they forgotten
what he di6 in the coal strike? Have they
laboring men ia the enactment OF safety
laws in this country Have they for
gotten his prosecution Of the giant monopo-
lies OF this country ! do not believe they
have. Have they forgotten his constant
solicitation for the worEingmen in the
shape Of the enactment of proper COM
pensation laws for death and for injuries
sustained? ] do not believe they have, and
] repudiate rs wholly false any such at
M friends that is all have time to say
10 you tonight except this last WORD. that
if you should do me the honor of electng
endeaVOr to exercise that great Office as
the servant Of all the people and with absO-
lutte i1nPartiality 10 al and with favor to
OF special privilege as ! was as District
Attorney. and ] viii make no discrimina-
tion between rich and poor, white black.
or between the races. bearing IN mind
simply nav. oath of office and endeavoring
10 do exact justice TO all.
Stuyvesant Casino, at Second avenue
and 9Th street was the next stop. Mr.
Stimson running exactly on schedule
time. half an hour ahead Of Mr. Roose-
welt There he got a repetition Of the
frenzied welcome which greeted him at
the first meeting. although the hall was
smaller and could not be stretched to ac-
commodate many as had filled the
first one 4 sign stretched across one
corner of the hall attracted much atten-
ton. II read:
Delighted, You have them beat to
\ p frazzle:"
Certainly Il was 2 good StimsOn meet
ing They cheered him until they were
hCsrse; then. when leather-lunged in
diyidual shouted. oh YOU Harry" the
throng laughed and started at it again.
Finally Mr.. Stimson held UP both hands
and shouted that he had other meetings
70 attend. Whereat they let him speak.
He began by declaring himself a Pro
EresSive, then read q communication re-
~eived I'm his mornings mail, which he
thought, would throw some light on his
position. said he:
! received this morning IN nay mail this
letter from a man whom Z don't know,
hut * viii serve to state 10 Nou how 4
stand. tie writes 10 me; Henry l.. slim
son. Esq. Dear sir. Assuming that YOU be
HeNC ia the principle that all men are equal
before the law, are YOU IN favor OF making
II practical. and viii you use your power
and influence TO give the man without "A
cent an equal chance before the law with
the man or corporation OF wealth. Await
ing your reply. : am, respectfully, yours,
Charles Watson.
say ungualiiedly that ! wiz. And that
re has only TO look al my record as United
States District Attorney in this city TO see
that my word Is good.
Stands His Record.
had not been in that office an ho,lr he
fore / was compelled To meet. in an at
Tempt t1 make Them obey the law the TWO
greatest corporations of this city, the New
York Central Railway Company and the
Sugar Trust And / think YOU VIII find
II YOU VIII study that record, that those
corporations were treated Just a. if they
were individuals before the law and were
given 40 greater faYors and no less and
were made 10 obey the Law.
I think YOU VIII find, IL you INQUIRE he
fore the courts where 1 practised that
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