Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-02
WARS ON MONOPOLY
Wilson Promises Every Honor
able Effort Against 1t.
SENATE STUMBLING BLOCK
Would Put Control in the Hands of
the People.
TAINTED nv pYrpru AcEn cCATC
SENATE STUMBLING BLOCK
TAINTED BY PURCHASED SEATS
Declares he Would Not Disturb the
Healthy Fiber of American Bust
ness-Speaks at Rochester.

ROCHESTER,. y. Y. November =
Gov. Woodrow Wilson. in two speeches
here last night directed an attack on the
United States Senate as citadel of pri-
vate Interest declaring the people "a.
not lad posse sion of that body for
generation
The receptions accorded the governor at
roth meetings were of prolonged enthusi-
asm. One demonstration lasted twenty
minutes. The governor said he was slad
20 be SO received in AN admittedly re-
publican stronghold.
The speaker said confusion and inces-
SAINT contest would result for the next
four years with postponement of legis-
lation unless both houses o. congress as
we'll as the presidency were democratic
Trough and through
"Citaedl of Private Interest"
DO YOU realize that the people of the
United States haven't had control of the
Senate of the United States in our tiIne?
asked the governor. NO mandate of the
people has ever gotten through that body
You have got to capture that citadel of
private interest known as the Senate of
the United States
seats. to the shame of the people of the
country. tainted by the point of view of
its lifelong members, has not in our time
responded TO the impulses of the people of
he United States.
IF you postpone your reforms long you
will smash every party in the United
states. because there are things to be
done and we cannot wait You Will have
20 wait for either branch of the republic
can party.
Cow WfISou aISa exulaiuad his views or,
the regulation of competition at greater
length and with more detail than he had
done before in the campaign.
Would Cut Favors From Tariff.
Holding that 1.-THE two chief issues of
the campaign are tariff and trusts, he
reiterated that without disturbing the
healthy fiber OF American business he
proposed TO have special favcrs cut out
ii the tariff" He announced that he in
tended to fight for the rest of his life to
6cstrov private monopoly.
The governor declared that monopoly
COULD be prevented by making Illegal all
unfair methods of competition. He out
lined among these the system of under
selling in a local market and the discrim-
ination by monopolies which control raw
materials aga nst firms which would not
enter their combinations.
II do not propose that the government
fix the prices. But L do suggest this is
POSSIBLE. This country has to use its
raw material Its raw material must be
accessible, and il is perfectly legitimate
FOR the government 20 say. You can sell
YOUR raw material at any price you
please. but You have got to sell it to
Everybody AT the same price
No Menace to Property Rights.
That is not interference with the
rights of property. That is in difference
with the rights of monopoly, and ! stand
absolutely on the sentence in the demo-
cratic platform that private monopoly is
indefensble and intolerable. 1 pledge
myself If ever I have power. to do every
thing honorable o break up private mo-
Hopoly in the United States.
Then what VIII happen? You say big
business VIII be damaged. Do you mean
10 say big business must rest on the basis
81 monopoly. that il can't be successfully
conducted on great scale except by
mOnopcly2 The men who have depended
on these methods Will have 20 depend on
the character OF the goods they manufac-
tu"e. the prices. the efficiency. and en-
sTgy with which they organize their bust
ness and seek their markets. and so far
as ! am concerned they are welcome to
grow as big as they please by these
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