Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-12
KING MORGAN FROwNs.

After all, Perkins may be sincere
in his conversion from exploiting
trust methods to the advocacy of
progressive principles. He says that
when he pulled out of the Morgan
combination some time ago he was
prompted to do so by consideration
of the chances his son would have
in the future if the government con-
tinued to go farther into the control
of big business. He said he conclud-
ed the whole system was wrong
that the government should be put
back into the hands of the people,
and for that reason he would support
the candidicy of Mr.. Roosevelt and
the principles of the progressive
party.
1t is hard at first to believe in the
sincerity of an abuser who proposes
to correct the abuses by which he so
greatly profits. But Perkins is
growing old; he is very rich; he has
son who will come into the stern
realities of a business career very
soon, and he begins to wonder just
what opportunity his boy will have
if the agencies of government are
allowed to continue in the control
of men whose sole object in con-
trolling is to use the powers of gov
ernment for selfish private ends. He
sees what may happen to his boy,
and incidentally to every other mans
boy, if they cross the purposes of
those in control of the government.
Reasoning this way, it is easy to see
the danger to the country, and every
individual in it, rich or poor, if the
government passes into the control
of a dollar oligarchy.
Moreover, now it appears that the
split between Morgan and Perkins
was complete. Morgan has just re-
turned from Europe and declares
himself utterly disgusted with the
political situation. He says that
Wilson has no definite policy; that
Roosevelt has no party; and that
Taft is the least of three evils;
therefore he will support Taft. That
puts the rgan-Harriman Rockefel-
ler interests all behind the candi
dacy of Taft and removes much oi
the distrust engendered by Perkins
supporting the candidacy of Roose
welt. 1t is known that Morgan has
greater financial interest in the
Steel and Harvester trusts than an!
other man. He is the father o
trusts and the prime instigator o
trust abuses.
AS the facts unfold, the sincerit,
of Roosevelt in his attitude TOWARD
the abuses of big business is made
clear At first it was stated tina
Perkins and Morgan both would sup
port Roosevelt; now it appears tha
Morgan has never looked with favo
on his candidacy. This new fac
should have great weight in confirm
, ing the sincere attitude of Roosevelt
, against trust abuses.
| The Tidings predicted some tim
O ago that as the election approache
> the attitude of Roosevelt toward tn
: trusts would be made clearer, S
that everybody would come to sc
that he is sincere in his positio
against government control by b
business.
The declaration of Cummins tn;
he would support Roosevelt althoug
- he did not favor the organization
~ a new party, and the declaration
: Morgan that he will support Tai
are two late developments along th
q line.
f If Mr.. Roosevelt is elected he w
q be so by the votes of the commC
4 people, not by support of the inte
c ests, because his every act confirm
his antipathy to trust abuses and h
, earnestness and persistence in t
J. interest of the common people.