The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
ROOSEVELT |SN0T
CAMP A|GN ISSUE
H earst Can See No
Public Menace
in Him.
DIX is TRUSTS
STALKING HORSE
New York Editor Has His Say
About Money-Owned Politi-
clans, Who, Like Trained
Dogs, Leap Through
Hoops at Command of
Wall Street.

New York, October 15.-An interview
with william Randolph Hearst, from
the Brooklyn Daily Eagle OF to-day:
g. Whit do you think of Candidate
Di.'s statement that Colonel Itoose-
welt is public menace.
q. DO you regard Colonel Roosevelt
mr. the issue of this cnmpaignf
q. Do you think Colonel ROpseyelt is
inter the presidential nomination In
1912.
q. Whit do you think the most luz
portnnt issue:
q. Whnt do you expect the Independ-
cnce League to accomplish In this cleo
tion:
q. VIII you read any more letters
about public men in your campaign
tours
think that Candidate Di1's state
ment is insincere and absurd Candi-
date Dix's whole letter of acceptance
was mere parrot paraphrasing OF the
prejudiced opinions of the corruption-
lists in business and in politics.
Whether Mr.. Roosevelt is wise or
unwise. sound or unsound. sincere or
insincere. he certainly is not public
menace, and the people who say that
he is do not themselves believe 1T.
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menace than Mr.. Roosevelt, not be-
cause OF his own personality. for that
Is colorless and vacuous enough. but
because OF the forces OF financial and
political corruption for which Mr.. Dix
Is the stalking horse in this campaign.
Roosevelt Not an Issue.
AS matter of fact. do not consider
that Mr.. Roosevelt is in any sense an
issue in this campaign. Certainly ne
Us not the essential Issue of the cam
paign.
He is making strenuous efforts to
become an issue and many OF his Dill
ierest opponents are duly aiding him
In the effort still he cannot possibly
be or become a legitimate issue nor
can he in any way overshadow the
zeal issue of the campaign.
All Mr.. Roosevelt can do is TO
recognize the Issue of this campaign
and associate himself with II, and that
he has right TO do and ought to do.
The issues IN this campaign are vital
to the interests of the country and
to every individual citizen in the
country. They repose far above the
ambition of any politician or the an
tagonism of any OF his opponents. The
Issues of tais campaign have been
forming through many previous cam
raigns and viii continue to grow in
importance in every succeeding cam
paign until they finally eliminate IN
victory won by the citizens foe
honest business and just government.
The overwhelming issue OF modern
politics is the question OF the control
of the government and of the business
OF the country by the great Industrial
combination known as the trusts
Every citizen of the republic feels
the oppression of the trusts in his
daily life and occupation. Every citi-
ruption of the trusts in machine poll
tics in the purchase OF elections. in the
bribery OF the peoples representa-
tiVes.
Trusts Are Ruthless.
The trusts are ruthless in their
business dealings, reckless OF con-
sequences in their political manipula-
tons, regardless of the welfare OF
the country or OF the honor of the
nation in their pursuit of their bust
ness object or of their political aim.
The trusts have no use for honest
and independent men in public life.
They employ all their power and
wealth to secure the election to pub
lie office of inscriptions tools. The
result is that able men and coYfscien-
tious servants of the people have al
most disappeared from public life and
In their places are servile representa-
tives of this great money power.
The claim of the trusts upon their
representative in public office is no,
only superior to the claim of the PEG.
pie. but superior to the claim Of any
party.
When the trusts issue any orde,
their servants in public life obey it
Indifferent to the demands Of theil
party or the opinion of the citizens.
Joseph Cannon, Speaker of the House
of Representatives. has been faith
full servant of the trusts. He has
boldly performed their most discsedit
able work without cavil or compunc,
ton.
"A regenerate Republication threat
ened Mr. Cannon's domination in the
House of Representatives. Tho trust:
marshalled their Republican forces t.
have him. but these forces were no
sufficient SO the trusts went over t
the Democratic side of the House ant
called upon their boughtem repreSen
tatives there to earn their keep by be
traying their party by defying public
opinion and Joining the Republican re
dictionaries in maintaining the grip o
Cannon upon the control of the Hous
an dthe grip of the fruits upon t(,
throat of the nation.
Like Trained Dogs.
Mr.. Goldfogle, Mr.. Fitzgerald, Mr.
Burton Harrison, Mr., Riordan, Mr.
Fornes, Mr.. Conry. at the crack OF Thu
trusts whip. rose obediently like TIL
trained dogs at circus and amblet
across the ring from the Democrat
side to the Republican side and hum
bly, and fearfully took their position
among the trained Republican animal
there whom the trusts control
The people Of the United States
wonderlngly watched this most aston
fishing but instructive performance,
Nothinglhas ever shown more clearl,
the power of the trusts over thei
agents in public life.
The3men elected to public office a r
no longer representatives of the PEG
Pile. They are the loyal servants .
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