Evening journal., 1912-08-15
ROOSEVELT
USES Lash ON
ROCKEFELLER
In Spirited Attack Colonel Says
New Party Will Enforce
Antitrust Law
DECLARES EDMUNDS
HOLDS TRUST" VIEWS
RY ma unlted Press.


OYSTER BAY. n. Y, Aug. 15.-ln
reply to the statement of former Sem
ator George F. Edmunds. OF Vermont,
who declared that the Taft admins
tration had faithfully enforced the
Sherman act and thta the Bull Moose
party would not enforce antitrust
laws, Colonel Roosevelt today made a
spirited attack on John d. Rockefeller
the American Tobacco and other
trusts and trust magnates. He said
Senator Edmunds is In thorough
accord with Mr. Rockefeller and the
American Tobacco trust people. He
takes precisely their view They are
even better contented with the meth
Cd of enforcement of the antitrust
law OF which he approved than he is
himself | do not wonder that Sena-
tor Edmunds and Mr.. Rockefeller and
the tobacco trust people feel that all
that is necessary is TO continue with
out change the present antitrust law
and the present method of it's en-
forcement.
Senator Edmunds has given good
expression 10 the view which is held
with heated zeal by every great crook
cd corporation In Wall street and
outside OF Wall street. To say that
the results of the enforcement OF the
anti-trust law against the Standard
oil trust and the tobacco trust rep
resents anything even moderately sat
lsfactory In the direction Of solving
the trust question is too preposterous
to discuss. One OF the most signifi-
cant features Of the present situa-
ton is the way in which all the big
trust, all the corporation lawyers
representing big trust and every pub
lie man who now represents or has
represented the cause OF reaction and
privilege In public life should rally
to the defense OF the present admin
istration's method OF enforcing the
antitrust law. and admiringly an
prove OF the position held by Mr..
Taft. Mr. Edmunds. Mr. Rockefeller
and all other trust magnates and
trust lawyers, that no further legis-
lation is needed.
Mr.. Edmunds' proposal is in the
interest OF, every great corrupt organ
ization and against the interests OF
every honest business man. He can
not be Ignorant Of the fact that the
enforcement OF the antitrust law by
Messrs Taft and Wickersham against
the Standard oil and tobacco trusts
has resulted in an enormous rise II
the value Of the stock held by Mr.
Rockefeller and his allies and the to
bacco people, while the price OF tn
commodies to the consumer ha
slightly gone up and the competin
concerns are left wholly at the mere
Of the two trusts.
Mr. Edmunds must know this: h
must know that while the suprem
court has despairingly condemned IN,
Standard OIL and Tobacco Trust peo
plet yet that the only result of III,
suit has been 10 add 10 the alread,
swollen and ill-gotten gains OF tn,
offenders. and still further 10 den,
Justice TO the general public. Mr.. Ed
munds with his eyes open appears al
the apologist and defender of III,
men and practices against whom an,
against which II was originally SUP
posed the antitrust law was aimed
Every crooked lawyer and ever,
crooked head of a corporation will 10
low Mr. Edmunds' lead in this matter
and naturally and properly will op
pose the attitude taken by the Pro
gressives for our attitude and our al
titude alone offers the chance OF real
ly graphing with and solving thl
problem OF really controlling tn,
trusts in the interests Of the peopl
az whole and in the interests OF tn
honest business men"