Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-10

ed que, dSSdilS the plbE cHSiNt ~
,ions of George " Perkins, chairman
" the executive committee OF the thir'
ERIN party. He declares that not whit
Mr. Perkins continues his connection
With the harvester trust and other trus
interests can he Faithfully proclaim
himself as progressive Of the type &C
,eptable to thoughtful men Mr.. Per
Sins' progressiveness. according to All
spreckels. Is so per cent sham and o
per cent desire to win public favor il
MIS- new role.
BY RUDOLPH SPRECkELS.
One OF the curious shams OF the
present political campaign is the
pose Of George w. Perkins as
friend Of the progressive cause. Mr..
Perkins, although a prominent pro
rnoter OF industrial and financial
trusts. asks that he be accepted In
the progressive ranks as truly rep
resenting the principles embodied In
this cause. But to thoughtful men
his pose is neither convincing nor
impressive To those who see be
meath the surface OF political pre-
tense, he Is merely the agent or
Big Business at the third term par
tvs council Underlying Mr.. Per
kins' real aim is a desire TO control
the machinery Of government in an
effort to protect Big Business and
to legaIize the monopolies he helped
to create.
He is chairman Of the finance
committee of the International Har-
vester Company. a trust that was
investigated by the Federal govern
ment. and charged with being
monopoly in restraint OF trade. II
was Mr. Perkins who interceded
with Herbert Knox Smith. the COM
missioner OF corporations. with the
result that Mr.. Roosevelt held up
the report upon which the govern
ments prosecution Of this trust was
TO be based
Twine Company Scandal.
How can Mr. Perkins sustain his
pretensions Of interest in the vel
fare OF the wage Garner when in
reality he is an Officer of a corpo-
ration which has been VIGOROUSLY
oppressive of the wage Garner? He
Is aware of the intolerable condl-
lions existing at the Osborn Irvine
Company subsidiary of the har-
vester trust-revealed by the New
York state factory investigating
commission. Sworn testimony be
fore that commission showed that
women and children were required
q toll twelve hours a day for s,
and IS week These women were
employed at night and their nus
bands la bored corresponding
number Of hours in the day time.
IN short the conditions imposed on
labor in this harvester trust plant
furnished one OF the worst indtct-
ments against an American bust
ness man I have ever known. When
the:c conditions were brought 90
Mr. Perkins attention his answer
was characteristic. He said In sub
stance that this company was COM
PEELED % work its laborers as il did
because it must earn certain in
come to pay on the capital invest
ed What he said was merely the
familiar doctrine preached by men
~ his class-men who place the
r, ghts Of capital above the rights Of
humanity. And yet MI Perkins
would have VS. believe he truly rep
resents the progressive cause.
Promises to Trusts.
It is not hard to understand why
Mr.. Perkins should stand at the
head and front of Colonel Roose-
velts party. Both are in accord
on one thing that while they want
the votes Of all men. business men
and worker alike they Offer no
promise TO any save the monopo-
listic corporation and the special
privilege seeker. Having had sue
cess i'm forming many great trusts
an in unloading hundreds Of mil
lions Of watered stock upon the
public. Mr. Perkins IS encouraged
into believing that he can capital
i've public opinion through the for
nation Of a great poutical corpo-
ration. to which he and Colonel
Roosevelt have given the misleao-
ing name Progressive party
which name was undoubtedly
chosen in the hope that it would
bring support from the masses
among whom the progressive SEN
timent is strong Aided by Boss
Finn in Pennsylvania and Boss
Woodrun in New York Nj Perkins
and Colonel Roosevelt are now en-
deayoring lo unload their over
valued political stock upon the un-
sgspectiug voter by inviting am 10
Join the third term party che cone
col Of which ike the control of
the great luUrsuisl ana financial
..ustS VIII lie -sgsined hN ,he pro-
motors
Want Only Workers Votes
Lr bis pose as progressive. Mr
Perkins claims 10 be the friend oj
both the business man ana the
worker Yet as far as anyone can
DISCOVER Ha conl ersion 90 the
norausman cause came only
Hn .e .ee1zed the need Of The
'a.. rEw ANTS vote tr aiding Colo