The Washington times., 1912-10-15
THAT HALLELUJAH CHORUS.

By this time Governor Wilson must regret that
reckless talk about haeiujah chorus Of big monop-
oles behind Theodore Roosevelt in the Presidential
contest. ,
or the big industrial combinations which the
Democratic candidate pictured ~ the halleujah
chorus the only one Wilson could name when chal-
lenged to back up his rash accusation was the Steel
Corporation. And even the Steel Corporation. ac-
cording to Governor Wilson, was supporting Roose-
welt only with its thought"
One Of the most ardent Wilson journals, the
Newark Evening News, deplored the failure Of It's
hero TO draw the line sharply on the safe side Of
'misstatement," and added, 1T s simple matter Of
history tfat Colonel Roosevelts dearest foes have
been the predatory corporations and their retaners
With these predatory corporations and their po-
litcal reainers working tooth and nail against Roose
vet in the present campaign, and some OF them
willing even to brand themselves as lawbreakers and
corruptionists in the desperate hope Of smirchins
their enemy, the Wilson charge had to recoil the
enemies Of the Progressive nominee.
That silly charge could only emphasize what il
did emphasize, that the predatory corporations are
lined up either for Wilson for Taft, but against
Roosevelt
Governor Wilson failed to back up his accusation
with even the single instance Of the United States
Stcci SoIpoI AuOH, HSaTly Ill VI WnoSc uHCCtVio uS
fighting Roosevelt either from the Taft the Wilson
camp.
But Mr.. Wilson did succeed in exposing his owr
weakness on the trust issue to attack. And Mr.
Roosevelt has brought against Mr.. Wilson a charge
which he does not make idly or wildly, but which
he supports with ample proof.
Mr.. Roosevelt charges that as governor OF New
Jersey Mr.. Wilson has failed to take against the
monopolies chartered by the State Of New Jerse,
the very steps which he says the steps that ough
to be taken to check the evils OF monopoly.
Colonel Roosevelt quotes the law Of Now Jerse,
which says that the charter Of any corporation may
be altered, amended, repealed by the legislature
and that it may also dissolve the corporation at 1t
pleasure.
In wilson's term as governor Of New Jersey NJ
such action has been taken, and Mr.. Roosevelt hnd
that Governor Wilson has never urged such actor
against the trusts by the legislature Of the Stat
which has chartered such trusts.
Mayor Gaynor is quoted by Mr.. Roosevelt for til,
statement that "fourRfths of the trusts Of this coun
try are organized and exist under this New Jerse,
statute. II the people want the trusts broken up
prevented they need only elect governors and legs
lators who will carry out their will and stay At hom
to do it,
Again, Colonel Roosevelt quotes the law Of Ne1
Jersey which provides for the criminal prosecution
Of officers Of any corporation organized for the fur
therance OF any unlawful object.
Governor Wilson has not enforced this law o
New Jersey against any great monopoly.
II these New Jersey laws are inadequate to dea
with the corporations chartered by that State MI
Wilson as governor has done nothing to make tn
New Jersey ant-monopoly laws effective for tn
purpose.
And yet Mr.. Wilson strongly favors State actio
to regulate the great industrial corporations, three
iourths Of which chartered by the State OF whc
he is governor and subject to the regulation Of tn
governor and legislature Of that State!
Either the remedy proposed by Mr.. Wilson
worthless he has grossly neglected his duty to tn
State which has chartered the halelujah chorus G
great corporations and to the whole American POI
ulation on which they prey.
Surely the chief example Of State regulation fc
trusts should have been set by the State which hs
chartered most Of them.
Surely the leading illustration OF how to de-
with monopolies by State authority should have bee
furnished by the most prominent advocate Of tn
policy, who held the power to apply this remedy
his own hands
Yet as Mr.. Roosevelt so truly says, Governor Wi
sons record on trust regulation as governor Of Ne
Jersey is blank. What he has done under his ow
program Is exactly and precisely nothing"
Since the hallelujah chorus Of monopoies cann
hope to boat Roosevelt with Taft, it would be on
natural II its voice should be raised in one grar
burst Of song in support Of Governor Wilson. Ce
tainiy the great corporations cannot complain tn
no was their enemy while he held in his hands II
weapon Of State regulation.
But tho monopolies know very we'll what III,