The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-17
SPECIAL INTERESTS INCREASED
A THOUSAND FOLD UNDER |. R"
Shakes Fist During ArraIgRne0l
and Declares His Allegiance 10
Republican Party

Washingon, Aug Tin pictures.
cue spontaneous outburst during de
Fate of the presidents wool iaFln
feto in the senate. Senator LaEul.
lctte today attacked the new progrea
! slye party and swore new allcsianee
it9 progressive Repuhlicansm.
The original insurgent," Quivering
With emotion. with clenched hands
land strained face. poured out a flood
I iof impassioned oratory thar kept the
floor and galleries of the senate rapt
and silent Standing in the well or
the chamber. Senator LaFollette as
, sured his associates that he intended
to keep up the fight in the Repub-
hcan party to make that party really
progressive, ana to keep on until
ire last bell rings and the curtain
falls.r
After reviewing briefly the trust
record OF Colonel Roosevelt, Senator
aFollette declared that the former
president was nol the man TO find
the way out now lie assorted that
mo obstacle dragged across the path
c the progressive movement IN the
Republican party can now stop its al
vance.
He declared that when the 8Hepub
igan party. through It's progressive
associates had reached q point where
il would respond to the purposes
for which It was born. an attempt is
made at Chicago 10 divert IT,
Stone Questions
Senator Stone asked Mi l.aFaol
lette whether he meant The notniaa
ton of President Taft or the nomina
ton Of ex-President Roosevelt
II am awfuily surprised began
Senator LaF'ollette. that / left the
senator from Missouri in doubt. |
hope | did not leave doubt in the
mind of any one else
Then moving down the center aisle
until his outstretched hands almost
touched the stenographers' tables. he
continued
I'm the day that Theodore Roose
Welt was made president there were
: g trusts and combinations III the
United States When he turned this
government over to Wm. Howard Taft
6 ere We're l0,020 plants in operation
When he became president these
tusts had an aggregate capitaliza
.i0n of three billion dollars and when
he left the presidency they had an
aggregate capitalization of thirly.one
lillions and more than 40 per cent OF
I was water
Neither Has Prevented
Their power has gone on growing
md spreading There has been no
imunition IN the present administra
ion This administration has sought
10 enforce the Sherman Antitrust
aw more vigorously than ils prede-
assors. but the time % have ap-
Lied the sherman antitrust Law ef-
ectiyoly was IN the infancy OF these
usta, when there were only l4a,
~ don't believe that he man who
vas president for seven years white
le greatest trust growth occurred At
le very time OF all times in the hiss
cry Of the sherman antitrust law
ylen IL could have been made poten
ial in deterring trust organization
don think that the man who was
residtnt then is the man 10 find
he way ont now"
Then turning 10 Senator Stone.
'"nator I.atollette bowed aud lnquir
d:
Does that answer the senator
rom Missouri"
THAT does fairly we'll. respond
d Senator Stone amid the laughter
the senate.
Senator Pomerene inquired if Sem
or LaFollette would tell how many
the lN020 trusts We're good" ones
nd how many Of them bad ones
o Perkins or Munsey
II have no way to dinerenuate
'-urned Senator LaFollette. be.
juse none of the trusts are my
lends | have no George W. Perk.
$ and no Munsey supporting me- Il
| alone. practically slngle-hand
fight, | have been waging for tween
five years and Mr. President. am
Ding to keep on until the bell rings
nd the curtain falls.
Senator LaFollettes outburst came
ithout warning He arose to make
n ANALYSIS OF the presidents veto
lessage ON the wool bill bus had
1okeu scarcely a dozen words when
be break came. He saw many Re
ublican senators had left their seats
$ he began to speak aud wilh "a Bit
r smile he turneo 20 the president
the senate
y note the fact he said Thar On
ae Republican side there are iusT
lurleen senators present 0 am con
rained Go speculate a bin about this
am impelied TO question whether
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