East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-11-02
7. RS PLAN is
SHOWN TO Be A
FALSE METHOD
George Fred Williams Points Out
Utter FaIIacy Of ROoSeveIt'S Trust
Regulation Scheme.
BIG AUDIENCE ATTENDS

Before an audience that filled the
Oregon theater last night, George
Fred Williams. a prominent attorney
known the country over, whose native
state Is Massachusetts, set forth DEM
ocratic arguments why Governor
Woodrow Wilson should be elected
president Of the United States.
That Mr.. Williams talk convinced
many who have been laboring some
what in the middle of the road was
apparent from expressions heard at
the close of the meeting.
The meeting marked the windup of
the democratic campaign in Umatlla
county. Mr.. Williams was given an
enthusiastic welcome and during the
course of his address he was inter-
rupted again and again by applause.
Mr.. Williams wanted to know If the
people of the country today own their
government institutions-if they own
the department of justice. the de-
partment or agriculture or any of the
others? He told OF the incidents lead
ing up to the discharge of DIR. Wiley
to show that so far as the people
We're concerned they had no partner
ship in the affairs of the government
at all under the present system of re-
publican administration.
The speaker emphasized the need
of electing a man to the presidency
who will be pledged to the people to
carry out reforms which will mean
alienation from existing evils and
gave in concise. convincing form.
why Woodrow Wilson is this man.
Mr.. Williams gave considerable at
tention to the consideration of the
so-called new party and to the trust
problem. and explained that in the
first instance the creation of a new
party was not by "A majority will of
the people but because of the ambi-
tions of single man, and in the sec
ond instance that Mr.. Roosevelt's
plan of trust regulation would be far
cial If put to the test.
a new party is perhaps a good
thing" said Mr.. Williams IF such
a party is created through the con-
sent of n majority of the people of
this country, who, dissatisfied with
the conditions under the old form Of
administration, demand a reforma-
tion. But the party which calls it.
self a new party today is not par
ty because the people have demanded
it. 1t is the product of one mind. 1t
was created by one man in order that
he might carry out his ambitions. The
democrats went to Baltimore to Sc
lect a man as their leader i'm the
presidential campaign. But Roose
Welt went to Chicago determined to
be a leader and have party follow
him. That is the difference"
Mr.. Williams said that he knew
Mr.. Roosevelt, had known him for
several years in fact. And | have
my opinion of him" said the speaker,
but l rather not express it,"
Mr. Rooscvelt's plan of trust reg
ulation was taken up in detail. QUO
tations from the platforms of the
democrats and Roosevelts party were
given, the first to show that the dem
ocrats have declared a monopoly is
pcrnicious institution and should
not exist, and the second to show that
MIR. Roosevelt believes there are
good and bad" trusts and they
should be regulated by a commission
appointed by himself.
How, now" asked Mr. Williams
are we going to regulate the trusts ?
Roosevelts platform declares there
should be federal supervision of mo-
nopolies, and that where they are OPP
Grating in violation of the law they
should be punished. But how pun
ished?
In his Topeka, Kansas, speech Mr..
Roosevelt has answered this question.
He says that when a monopoly has
mi behaved itself, it shall be ta
ken over by tho commission appointed
and its affairs shall be managed
thenceforward until such time as the
directors of the monopoly shall ad-
init their willingness to abide by the
law Then the business will be turn
ed back to them.
"SuppOsng, now, the Standard Oil
company has been naughty. Under
Roosevelt's plan, / will represent the
head of the commission which is to
control the regulation of the trusts,
and ] go to the Standard Oil and say
that because the company has been
misbehaving itself, | shall have to
take its business over ana arrange
Tor conducting it under federal SUI
pcrvision at this time.
AT the end of year or two years,
| go to the directors of the Standard
oil and say: Here now, If you think
you can conduct your business right
~ and not be naughty any more, I
will let you conduct your business
again. But while the commission
has been conducting the business for
the company, we have made $50,000,-
900. What are we going to do with
this money? We cannot keep 1t, be-
cause under the laws the government
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