The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-28
Opened His Speaking Campaign
For Presidency Last Night
BY ADDRESS AT CLEVELAND
Wisconsin Senator Made Assault on Su-
preme Court-Attack Republican
National Committee and Ar
raigned Trusts Severely

Cleveland, Dee 2S. Senator Robert
NJ. La Toilette opened his speaking cam
paign for the presidency here last nigh
by an assault on the supreme court, az
attack on the Republican national com
mittee, an auaignment OF the trusts anc
an enuncation of his IDEAS for the cure
of evils resulting from the present sys.
ten of government
The criticism Of the supreme court
was the most bitter yet heard from the
Wisconsin senator. II was predicated
on the recent rulings of the court in the
standard Oil and Tobacco cases. The
rule of reason he denounced as "pro-
found revolution in the position Of the
courts"
"SureIy the court does not expect the
people to take it seriously" he said
concluding his criticism.
From this Mr.: La Toilette launched
into discussion Of Ebert II. Garys
plan for federal regulation Of prices M
i relief from monopoly Mr. La Toilette
said he had no patience with this meth-
cd. In his analysis he went farther and
said that ultimately the government
would have to fix prices of labor, hours
of employment and compensation o.
original producers, in order to fix ac-
curately the prices to be offered the
consumers,
Instead of the Gary plan or the Taft
plan of federal license for ncorpora-
tions, Senator La Toilette proposed his
own plan for a commission on restraints
Of trade to relieve the country Of the
condition in which he finds it. The sem
ator saw great evil in the growth Of the
trusts and describing it said;
"A tremendous power has grown up in
the country in recent years. Again and
again it has proven strong enough to
nominate the candidate of both political
parties. 1t rules in the organization OF
legislative bodies, state and national,
and of the committees which frame
legislation It's influence is felt in cab
inets and in the policies of administra-
tions. Its influence is seen in the ap-
pointment Of prosecuting officers and the
selection Of Judges upon the bench.
I'm business it has crippled or de.
stroyed competition 1t has stifled in.
dividual initiative II has fixed limita-
tions in the field OF production. It makes
prices and imposes its burdens upon the
consuming public at Will.
an finance its power is unlimited.
In large affairs il gives or withholds
credit and from time to time contracts
or initiates the volume OF the money re-
quired for the transaction Of the bust
ness of the country, regardless of every.
thing excepting its own profits.
1T has acquired large control Of the
public domain, monopolized the natural
resources, timber, iron, coal and oil
"And this mighty power has grown
up in country where, under the con
stitution and the law, the citizen IS
sovereign
Denounced Payne-Aldrich Tariff.
Although Senator La Toilette made no
direct reference to the president nor
suggested his own candidacy, he includ-
ed in his speech a denunci1tion of the
Payne Aldrich tariff law Immediately fol
lowing his praise of labor organizations
and his opinion that the sherman anti
trust law did not contemplate their reg.
ulation.
"The passage Of the PayneAldrich bill
was the most outrageous assault Of pri
vate interests upon the people recorded
in tariff history" he said He crit-
cised the proposed national reserve assoc
citation of the Aldrich monetary plan.
"1he greatest menace to competition at
the present time is the control of credit
and the concentration OF money in the
hands of those who control the trusts"
he continued Elasticity in our cur.
rency is imperative, and must be secured,
but any plan to secure it, like that of
the proposed national reserve associa-
ton, which puts control in the hands of
the banks and moneyed interests, viii
strengthen the power of the trusts to
get capital, and to keep competitors
from getting it. Any such plan must be
controlled by the people. 1t is the peo-
pies money that is expected to give
security to any plan, and the peoples
money must not be controlled by those
who, on the plea OF elasticity, viii be
able to use it to kill competitors of the
trusts"
Senator La Toilette described the man
ner Of growth OF trusts and monopolies
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