The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-11-02
(National News Association

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Col. Roose-
Welt today fired his final big gun at
Gov. Woodrow Wilson. In long
sive presidential nominee bitterly as
sailed Governor, Wilson's attitude on
the trust question and accused the
New Jersey candidate of failing to act
while he had the opportunity to
amend the New Jersey trust laws.
Swinging from his attack upon Gov.
Wilson the colonel attacked both the
Democrats and Republicans for their
tariff program and made a final ap-
peal to people of all classes to support
the Progressive ticket at the polls
next Tuesday.
The heaviest part of the assault fell
upon Gov. Wilson. After pointing out
that the governor had the New Jersey
legislature with him, the colonel said:
'He (Gov. WILSON, has had ample
opportunity and he has himself de-
clared it was his duty to proceed
against the trusts by legislative act"
The colonel quoted from speeches
by Gov. Wilson to show that the lat
ter stood by state control rather than
national control of monopolies, but de-
clared the.Progressive chief, Gov. Will
son never tried to get through the leg
islature Of New Jersey legislation TO
solve the problem of monopolistic con-
troll.
Even after members of the legisla-
ture at Trenton endeavored to secure
the necessary legislation. declared
Col. Roosevelt, Gov. Wilson declined
to give the legislature lead and de-
clined to lift finger in their aid.
Asks Four Questions.
The colonel then propounded four
questions to Gov. Wilson. These were:
lis it not a fact that the laws of
a state under which a corporation is
organized prescribe its power?.
Are not all the powers OF the
Standard OIL and similar monopolies
conferred by the laws of New Jersey
3.-Could not these powers have
been curtailed by amendments?
4.-Why has not Mr.. Wilson recon-
mended such amendments?
The colonel denied that the trusts
were supporting the Progressive
ticket He declared that the Standard
Oil and other huge corporations are
bitter in their opposition to the Pro-
gressive ticket. All trusts, he charg.
ed, are working for the parties, either
for the Democratic ticket or the Re
publican ticket.
Attacks Taft Policy.
According to the writer President
Taft's trust solution is about as bad
as Gov. Wilson's.
Col. Roosevelt then outlined the Pro.
gressive platform for corporation con.
troll, saying that the Progressive plat.
form calls for a commission similar to
the interstate commerce commission
with wide powers vested in it for
regulation of big Business" That, he
says, will keep the eggs from being
scrambled"
AS to the tariff the Progressive
leader charges that 1T is the purpose
of both old parties to cling to the old
vicious methods.
"We," he says, purpose to reduce
excessive duties while maintaining the
principle of protection"
Statement In Full.
Col. Roosevelt's statement in full
follows:
I'm view of Mr.. Wilson's insistence
upon the importance of the trust prob
lem, in mis- speech at Madison Square
Garden, / desire to call attention 10
Mr.. Wilson's record on the trust ques-
ton as governor OF New Jersey. and
to his present attitude.
"Mr. Wilson has explicitly stated
that the problem of the trusts is pri-
mariIy a problem for the states. On
July 9Th last, for instance. he said: IL
is the government of the states and
not the federal government which
must determine the ultimate basis and
character of the government and In
his interview with Mr.. Needham, in
the OUTLOOK (V-ss, 1911) 1T is the
states which incorporate the great
business undertakings that threaten
to bulk larger than the states them.
selves. The big corporations owe their
license to the inadequacy Of state laws
or their non-enforcement.'
Calls IL Inaccurate.
Now this statement is not accurate
as regards most of the states. But il
is substantially accurate as regards
New Jersey, for almost all the big
trusts against which there is com
pIaint are organized and now hold
their charters in New Jersey. This Ii
true of the Standard OIL, the Tobacco
trust, the Steel trust, the Beef trust
and practically every other trust OF
Importance. When running for gov
ernor, Mr. Wilson recognized this fact
In . speech ON Oct s. 1910. he said: