The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-19
CHAIRMAN HENRY
ISSUES STATEMENT
Declares Roosevelt Makes
Hamilton Look Like Novice
as Advocate of AbSolutism.
AMBITION OF COLONEL
TeXan Believes Former Presi-
dent Is Preparing TO Run
for a Third Term.
AMBITION OF COLONEL
r. Associated Press.

81 Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Nov is.-Dcclaiirs
that Theodore Roosevelt makes AcNan-
der Hamilton look like novice "a an
advocate OF ahsoutism. Representative
Henry or Texas, chairman of tho house
committee on rules. issued formal state
ment today In answer Ia the former prcsl 20
dents Views on the trust question IN MS
recent editorial in tho outlook
Mr. Henry asserts that Mr.; Kooseveh,
through his message" is feeling the
r,,ls. Of thS American people FOR a third
term that lc lis trying To dlScr'hil hl
TAFT and Mr.. Wick@rslam ana pr'uIcts
that ne will find the road 20 thc prcs,-
dency rocky while hc = running Tor n
third term with tho steel trust snusiy
and congenially sitting astride hts shoui-
ders"
The Democratic congressman, Who re
Gently made publlc proposed amendments
10 the Sherman law providing that trusl
criminals he forced 10 wear ielons
stripes" asssils Mr.. Roosevelt ChicUN Tor
what he terms his advocacy OF 'legsla-
tive courts" and Legislative eNecu-
fiyeS" llc quotes from the former presi-
dents editorial the following reference 10
,he Standard OH and Tobacco trust de-
cislons OF The supreme court:
Quotes the Colonel
IT is contcndcd that In these recent
decisions the supreme court iccislated; so
IL did: and Il had to; because congress
hsd signally failed to do It's duty by leg
isiating. But where the executive body
persist@ntiy leaves open iield which
IL II absolutely imperative. from the pub
lie standpoint 10 I'LL then no possible
blame attaches To tho official or officials
who step In because they have to anal
who then do The needed work in the In
terest Of the people
This T. absolutism run mad" Mr..
Henry declares Never in the history
of america did any man. living or dead.
advocate such rank, miserable and rot
ten doctrine. The adher"nts of AleNan-
dor Hamilton should tcnderly take up
his ashes, make due apology for his being
a novice in tho doctrine OF absolutism and
remove his sacred urn 10 some quiet and
sequestercd spot and give way TO the real
thing. 10 ono Who has views.
Tho car of Russia never dreamed Of
such power: The Caesars were strangers
70 IT and tho Sparians never got In hall
vests ALI legislative powers here granted
In congress or tho United states
Away with Mr.. RooscvelrS doctrine
away with lcgislaiiv" courts and lcgis-
Them In our republic cNcep, by usurpers
purc and simple
Against Commission.
Mr.. Henry attacks Tho proposed fed %
eral trust commissiou. asserting that IN
robs the states of their powers To deal
WILL, VIZ corpors I" lions; This proposal is
Corporations would Immediately raise
100000 issuahlc questions and points and
rnsn 10 tho hosoiu of tho com,niSs for
settlement They would pile up their
controversies there aud the comm isson
would not hc able 10 settle them III u
hundred years
Nh. RocSevets attack on tho Tobs Geo
trust Mr. Henry describes as "a Tor
rife Indictment OF tho president. depart
ucnt OF Justice and the circuit court In
New York. II looks like Roosevelt Is
right here he continues, and I say,
'lsv on MacDufr.
Charging that the trust commission
sdna IL Mr.. Rooscyelrs issue. the Texas
congressIna saws in conclusions:
This VIII make him the candidate Of
the steel trust. which he defends and
the advance agent Of tho reaciiona riea
uot the progresSivcs- In my opinion he
3 harnessing himself up with the wrong
crowd and on a mighty bad issue and
even Mr. Taft aud Mr. Wickersham can
whip him In his party"