The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05

have been following ROOSEVELT tnfOuBi
the west. They invariably drew lar
ger crowds than the Colonel although
we in the central and eastern portions
have heard nothing of their meetingi
because of the friendship of the Assoc
lated Press management for Roosevelt.
The two men got so on the Colonel !
nerves that when they happened e
overtake him in an Arizona town, he
dropped his argument and started 70
abuse the two men.
Mr. Bede address at Joplin, Mo
is worthy Of notice and we print por-
tion OF it,
THE fight in this state is between
Taft and Wilson, with the chances a.
bout even, but II my old friend Champ
Clark had been chosen as democratic
leader the republicans would look else
where for electors.
II believe in two strong parties lone
in power and the other almost in one
running the government and the other
watching IT, Perhaps my best reason
for voting the republican ticket is that
il has always seemed TO me the demo
Gratis make the best watchers.
~ wouldn't destroy the democratic
party If had the power but it seems
almost certain that Mr.. Wilson If cleo
ted will smash II into smithereens.
He has not come up through the grades
does not know public men at their real
value would be misled into throwing
those who have helped him and would
assume an attitude of superiority TO
leaders Of congress.
To-day all is happiness. Every toll
er has meal ticket and every baby
has milk bottle. The cricket is on
the hearth The JOY fires are burning
throughout the land Why disturb the
domestic circle with bull moose below
ing, or free trade failures.
just why God permits disease to
aiilict the earth on one knows and so
We must patiently bear with rheuma-
tism. socialism, Roosevetism and other
distI, sses of the day.
When one looks mp bull moose
booster he usually finds a political
boodler, Wall street gambler. rail
road rebater parlor socialist pie
counter patriot, disappointed Office
seeker or an all around has been.
Look over the bunch brand them for
yourself and then vote for the men who
demand only what is right and stand
for all that Is besr and most helpful in
the life and aspirations OF our people.
"One OF the most humiliating spec
tscles OF our national administration
relates TO the absorption by the Steel
corporation Of ITS only powerful com
petitor. the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company, in violation Of law, with the
consent OF the man whoge duty t was
TO enforce the law, Theodore Roosevelt.
The steps leading TO this open violation
OF law by the president bear every
mark Of a conspiracy. Here are the
marks: The 7. &. / company was in
a fair way IN the tall Of 1907 Of taking
away from the Steel corporation its
most profitable business that of sup
plying steel rails to the railroads. The
directors Of the Steel trust We're deeply
concerned They attempted to buy the
/. q. |. company The owners would
not sell. A trust company in New
York failed on the twenty second Of
October The president Of the trust
company of America was large stock
holder in the + CT company. George
W Perkins Of the Steel corporation
conceived a plot to break the trust
company Of America and in that way
force the property OF the I G, COM
pany into the hands OF the Steel cor
poration OF which he was director
AT o CLOCK in the evening OF October
% 1907 George w Perkins gave out
statement at the Manhattan MOTEL
New York, that all the financial insti-
tutlons were sound and in good condi
ton with the exception Of the Trust
Company OF America The result OF
this interview was run on the Trust
Company OF America that closed its
doors and resulted as Perkins had
planned In negotiations for the trans.
fer Of the T. G. 1, company to it's rival
and competitor, the Steel corporation,
Roosevelt was making whirlwind
tour through the country faying the
malefactors OF great wealth the preda-
tory rich, and crooks in big business.
On Sunday evening November Q. Y.
II. Gary and II. O. Frick Of the Steel
corporation hasteued from New York
by special train to meet an engagement
with President Roosevelt at . O'Clock
ON Monday morning November a. t6