New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

| ana Whlcn lnSV are tllnklnS over III Lhc
West have only 70 say that they are al
organized under statutes passed for that
purpose here IN the East. believe the
South end the West have kept clear of
such legislation as that"
Says Trusts Raised no Prices.
The Mayor then told how the states Of
the East and the middle West had passed
laws making combinations of corpora tions
legal. and continued: We profess to he
very much against them here in New York
We say they have raised prices. Well.
have they raised prices? That is some
thing worth considering. Are the high
prices on the articles coming out Of these
! combinations or are they on those articles
coming right from the farm. where there
| ere no trusts at alp
But We organzs them. and 81 We are
| sincere in SAYING that they do evil. why
! on earth did not the Legislature of New
Jersey last session repeal the law which
enables one corporation 10 exploit sny
number Of corporations by holding their
stock Why did not New York stats do
fl? No wonder that the West and the
South are laughing ar US Why. in my
state the year that we passed this holding
company law 70 enable these ccmbina ticns
70 be formed. Fe passed also most fam
ing antitrust law abounding with sdiec-
tives from the first llne TO the last"
The initiative and the referendum and
Toman's suffrage also came in for few
remarks by the Mayor. Some Of the Wis
ltors said afterward that they we're often
at loss during tbs speech 70 understand
why it was called a speech Of welcome
But II was interesting
I might more properly represent these
Western Governors as the leaders Of
thought - the forerunners ot political
thought IN the United States" hs said.
getting. along TO the initiative and the
referendum II might welcome as from
the land Of the initiative, the refendum,
woman suffrage and all that ] would ike
10 ask some Of the Governors who have
al these things how they work I would
especially Ike 10 ask those who have
woman suffrage whether the women have
got array With them yet.
rhs East Is Not Scared.
Here IN the East We are visvire ali
these things and are frightened by none Ct
them. no matter what some people nav
say. we are not afraid Of the initiative
and the referendum We had more cues
tions in this stats in the recent election
than Gil the Western states combined
believe we submitted more questions 10 the
people in this stats this year than were
ever submitted in any other stats in the
Union before.
and IS for ths recall Why. US =, axe our
terms OF ofhce here in the East 50 short
that you would nor have time 10 recall
man. believe there IS not Governor IN
our Eastern states elected for more than
TWO years Think Of recalling fellow like
that was about to say We recall him
quickly enough when his term IS Up if he
has not done right
The Mayer speech vas made az the
College ot the City Of New York where the
governors went after an automobile ride up
Riverside Drive. They left the Waldorf
accompanied by 2. guard OF fifty mounted
police. Governor Dix and his staff and
Mayor Geynor. The Mayor and the Gov
srnor Tenained with them throughout the
day. After the visit 20 the City College
thsy went 20 Grants tomb, and from there
20 z luncheon II Clarsmont Inn. where
covsrnor DIX made his third speech 10
them
Ths Governor said that New York vas
their CITY as al tbs states in the Union
contributed 70 y The governors we're
merely visitors, who had come 70 see how
the work was progressing. There IS 70
East. there IS no West" he said. Your
coming here is the best evidence Of the CO
operation r. the work we have to perform" "
General F D. Grant Joined the party ct
the Claremcnt, and the luncheon there was !