Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-09
MoNoPoLIsTs AND REFoRMERs.

G. H. Chisholm, the head of the Paper Trust
is very much disguised with President Taft be-
cause Of his efforts to enforce the antitrust laws
and his general attitude toward what is termed
big business" MIR. Chisholm says he does not
discern hint of true repubcanism in what Pres
ident Taft has done proposes to do He pro-
fesses to regard the president as radical who IS
prosecuting capital and njuring business.
At the other extreme we find Senator Bristow,
who declares against President Taft for d )in,
precisely the opposite of what Mr.. Chisholm
charges him with doing. Senator Brst)w says
the president is doing all he can to favor be:
business and is favorng organized can't at Tic
expense Of the people He calls the president TIE
friend Of the trusts and intmates thai he not
enforcing the laws in good faith. Mr. CShoim,
himself trust magnate. says the president is
running the country by prosecuting the trust and
making them obey the law He claims that
ganized capital is being prosecuted unjustly.
Senator Bristow is talking for political effect
and we presume Mr.. Chisholm is doing the same.
Their statements however absolutely con-
Trajectory. President Taft cannot be a friend
and Il prosecutor Of the trusts at the same time
He cannot be prosecuting the trusts with undue
severity and at the same time be merely making
a bluff at enforcing the law
But Senator BriStown and Mr.. Chisholm are
agreed upon one point They are both opposed
to reciprocity with Canada. Mr. Chisholm says
reciprocity will deprive the manufacturers (of
paper) Of the protection they are entitled to.
while Senator l}riStow says it depriveS the
farmers Of the protection they are entitled to.
Mr. Chisholm says it will not make food cheap.
or while Senator 5liStow says it will food the
American market with cheap food products from
Canada to the injury of the American farmers.
Here again IS contradiction which cannot be
harmonized says the Oakland Tribune: Mr. CHS
holm desires to perpetuate the monopoly he and
his associates have. and Senator Bristow
would assist him to perpetuate it on the theory
that monopoly is better for the farmers than re-
ciprocal trade with Canada Senator Bristow S
far Tor the farmers is unfounded, as has been
repeatedly shown and there is IA suspicion that
he is striving more for fractional political ends
than he is to- serve American agriculture How
ever he has found common ground on which he
can stand with monopostS and trust magnates
The truth is to be found between what Mr..
Chisholm alleges and Senator Bristow asserts
President Taft is the friend of every legitimate
industry, but is opposed to monopoes in restraint
OF trade and unlawful combinations of capital
That he is the friend of all American producer2
goes without saying In making factous Oppo-
Stlon to his policies on absurd and imaginary
grounds Senator BrStow is aiding the trusts
and monopolists. which he processes to abhor.
to. maintain their grip on the American public.
No matter what reasons Senator Bristow may
give for his conduct. he is standing with monop-
ollsts hike Chisholm in opposition to a reciprocal
trade arrangement that vii cement peace between
Canada and the United States and be beneficial to
the masses in both countries