New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-06
COLONEL NO TRUST-K|LlER
Sherman Law Not Meant To Be
RigidIy Enforced, He Says.
SUPERVISION HIS POLICY
Elk President Condemns Free
Trade-Platform Not Out for
2 Weeks, He Announces.
IP. Telegraph 70 Tn. Tribune l

iPy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Oyster Bay Long Island. July My
platform won't no out for two weeks an 7
can't let everybod know yet lust where
stand said Theodore Roosevelt to-nigh,
when asked II he didn't believe thar such
men as Governor Hadey Of Missouri ana
Governor Charles =. Osborn of Michigan
would quickly make known their attitude
toward the new party when they found o't
just whore its candidate stood
The publicity Of the Wilson candidacy has
already delayed the call for the Roosevelt
party convention. Now the colonel An
nounces that his platform is yet in the
embryo. This. however, did not prevent
him from making few thrusts with hs
'planks' al Governor Wilson's free trade
proclivities and what he termed the Demo
cratic and Republican platform "blunders'
regarding the trust Question
Both platforms are wrong" he said this
AFTERNOON. because they call for rigid en-
forcement of the antitrust law. The Sher-
man law was on the statute books FOR
wears. and u was never enforced until |
became President. I protested IN my mes
sages and speeches that the law was wrong
but that so long as It was Law 7 would
enforce It."
The ex-Pres'dent insisted that II ras one
Of the laws which was never meant 70 ~
enforced rigldlv and II the Democrats or
the Republicans got into power and At
tempted TO I've m 70 their pledges NJ an
forcement It would mean great harm -
the Industrial Development Of the country.
The farmers. he said. ware the ones Tho
would suffer most through their "co-oPera.
tive associations"
Rigid Control His Kennedy.
.'Tt il only by strong administrative con-
troll through the national government" Mr.
Roosevelt declared. that the problem Of
trusts can be correctly solved
As for the tariff. the colonel said thst
Governor Wilson was apparently free
trader and his party had gone on RECORD III
favor Of free trade in the necessaries OF
life.
"of course" he said. the first person
that such free trade policy will harm WI
be the farmer The Democratic party can
do only one of two thlnes-it may wink az
its platform tariff plank and admit thar VI
yeas written for campaign purposes only
mr. q NAV attempt To enforce ". Vmcn
uonld mean vast harm 10 the country
Tho ov-president went on 10 condemn
free trade II was, he said. only tenn
porary thing" with such certain disastrous
effects upon the country that the peop'e
would come back at once 10 the JUST PRIV
eiples Of proper protection Uhder iree
,rade he said. It would be possible for me
bio interests Of the country 10 90 INTO
china and japan with capital and cneap
robor and import manufactured goods 70
,bis country and undersell domestic GOODS.
"r am not so sure" he said, that the
tariff is the chief factor in the high cost OF
living. IN my own experience, the erticles
that have gone up most are butter eggs
ord meats Butter and eggs. OF course, are
not affected by the tariff-or the trusH TOT
that matter. As for meats. 'nins ]" -
less the tariff than the trusts that arr r.
sponsible for present high prices.
Some one asked colonel Roosevet II
were true that he had asked Judge Zen
Lindsey. ~ Colorado. TO run on tne NJ"
PARTY ticket with him.
Not for Him to Name LINDSEY
"t am not advocating and have NOT ad-
yocated any man for the Nice-PresidencE'
That Is for the convention and not for me-
II the convention dominates me FOR Prssi-
tbo vice-President That is for the people
10 decide" he replied.
The candidates guests at dinner to-nsh'
were George w. Perkins. Medill MoCor-
mick. of Chicago; Senator Dixon nus cam
raigr manager: George /. Stoddsrd, or Ne"
york and g. ]. Hamlin, Of Buffalo. N.Y.
VamIin reports that Roosevelt sentiment -
growing every day IN the city by the lake
Immediately on tho arrival of the guests
,bere was n conference, about winch the''
was some mystery The colonel was IN tn'
midst of a tennis game when an automo'
hu, ,,birIed ND from New York and Messr'.
Mccormick. Dixon. Perkins and Stoddarn
climbed out The tennis game was endeh
ahr,ptl,. and colonel Roosevelt made his
way TO the house.
When asked about the conference th7
colonel was unusually reticent
ord rather not say anything about H.
he said
This afternoon Barclay F3rr. president o.
tho Roosevelt club at Princeton UNIVERSITY
with two or three Of the football stars from
ola Nassau. came out to Sycamore Hill 20
report progress for progressivtsm IN ola
Nassau
Mr. Farr. whose connection with football
is a matter Of great pride to Princetonlans'
evidently came away with new ides.
by George" he exclaimed as he Ua'
leaving town. what corking good coach
Colonel Roosevelt would make What"
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