The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

amble) would leave the supremacy Of
the trusts unchallenged,
commission would not tell how other men
should be admitted into the field Of COM
petition with the trusts This Is an alb
"Mr Wilson would do we'll hereafter
not to attempt to state our position
without taking the trouble to find out
what It Is. Our platform says explicitly
that our Commission must attack un-
fair competition, false capitalization and
special privilege and by continued trained
watchfulness guarantee and keep open
equally to all the highways OF American
commerce.. This is the language Of the
platform. II Mr.. Wilson had taken the
trouble to read 1t before attacking II he
would have saved me the necessity OF
truth about It. He continues by saying
that our proposal Is to say to the trusts
that they are 'beneficent and big but
misstatement that I suppose Mr.. Wilson
must have had a theory that he was be-
Ing funny when he made It.
What Platform Says.
I'm this platform we say tina, the COM
mission that We propose Is to main
tain permanent active supervision over
Industrial corporations engaged In Inter-
state commerce or such OF them as are
of public Importance. doing for them
national banks and what is now done
for the railroads by the interstate COM
merce commission.
eve further state that the existing
concentration Of vast wealth under cor
porate system, unguar<ed and uncon-
trolled by the nation. has placed In the
hands OF q few men enormous secret
irresponsible & power over the aaiiy IRE ie
a free government and certain OF abuse,
This power has been abused. In monopoly
OF national resources. n stock watering.
In unfair competition and unfair privi
legcs and finally in sinister influences on
the public agencies, state and national
-, Tails Is what what we said; i1d and 1t 10 OF
when he says that, we tell the trusts
that they are not 'henehoient' but not
cruel II Mr., Wilson wishes 70 be fun
ny, | cordially advise him TO let his
OF deliberate Misrepresentation. AS for
Mr.. Wilson's views OF the effect OF the
progressive policy on the trusts and OF
my action while president. will contrast
more competent to speak by actual e1-
perience. Mr.. Wilson's knowledge Of
what did as president was gained from
the seclusion Of the class room at
ton of an ultra conservative and was
being carefully Broomed for the presi-
dency by George B, Harvey and other
representatives OF the Wall street inter-
ests,
Refers to Archbold.
But at that same time Mr.. Archbold
OF the Standard Oil company. the big
personal experiences with me. His sc-
count OF the way ] behaved toward the
trusts In that darkest Aeyssinia' can
treatment administered to the Standard
on company (and 10 all similar trusts)
during my Standardization, At present
Mr.. Archbold IS directly or indirectly do
ing everything he can for Mr.. Wilson
and Is concentrating all his attack on
me. for like every other head OF n cor
poration Of the character of the Stand
ard on trust (Which mas been accurately
described by the supreme COURT. Nr
Archbold recognizes in Mr.. Wilson an
entirely harmless opponent 10 the trusts.
a gentleman whose opposition would be
! efficient proposal TO make looking to-
ward their control and whose activities
/ are limited to opposing every such ef-
nclent proposal for such purpose made
| by anyone else
The trouble with Mr.. Wilson'S POSI-
ton is fundamental Processing the views
books during the ffty-odd years that
/ he was q renctlonary. and in his speech as
during the eighteen months since doubt
less sincerely. he abandoned his reaction
sry beliefs, be Is wholly unable 10 advo-
cate or devise any plan that will really
control the trusts or relieve the present
SITUATION. Inc other day. on this very
trip on which he has been engaged he
committed himself definitely to the state
ment that In order TO keep liberty there
must be ltmite ton Of government power
IL Mr wilson believes what he sald when
he made this announcement he cannot
approve of any effort 10 extend gov
ernnental power 90 protect wage work
ers in Industry or 10 contro! great cor
| pora tloDs that go wrong
! Abiding to Governor Wilson's criticism
IN MS Columbus speech that the Pro-
gressives have abandoned any serious
attempt TO meet the main issues OF the