Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-29
WHY DOES PERKINS SUPPORT RoosEvELrq

Is Perkins he of Mr. Roosevelt?
Yes, there is question about
Does not that itself standing
the Morgan pretending big crooked busne
DO think unless they had some
understanding with him for proecion
being asked by the enemies Roosevelt
ne When they answer that way they turn their backs
10 the crowd and wink each other
the cunning trick because they the pausy
of digging in
1t plausible poison for the
destruction of
is especially true when facts entirely lacking.
the
not theories
Let subject without prejudice
highly arrive at Just and right conclusion The
ISSUES
the
country conducted along right
lines corporations necessary and desirable in
forwarding hundred mlondOa projects
combinations of capital the tremendous
try would have been impossible Without
did material development the twenty years
could hardly have been
long time Adam Smith laid
not yet assaied possible prosperity individual
ene upon the increasing wealth of society When deve
pment is greatest artificial
ndrance the individual has the best chance
~ % ooseVe hoids TO the principle that big business should
he DESTROYED but should continue
speedily forwarded and the wealth society
What has been said applies great
irrigation projects and to
The trouble then lies not o
their crooked alliance administration through
which they artificial obstacles
wealth thus created great him
dance of individual enterprise the
believed justly so that has
been the rule in the with both
exercise their great power in politics
such to enable them
abnormal and exhobtant private profits
This especially ascenency to the
presidency During the Mckinley
interests through the hold
en- the country than possible before
away far enough from the tragedy MKinleys
may be had of the effect of his being
scud by the high estimate
by his sad circumstances
rs He was elected the sole
" country mad been mostly forwarded by big operation
tnue prosperity depended
big business That commonly accepted people as e
oS MS large majority at the polls And the strong leaning of his
administration toward big approval
his reelection
me puolc mind had come to state of full appreciation of the
fits of rapid development
"au no proven oppressive enough 10 arouse general alarm The
issue was purely of dollar diplomacy dip
lomacy
The candidacy by Standard Oil Steel
Harvester and Tobacco During developed
izaton with interlockinp diractoi p 4, s anu s organ
largely larger profits and in
creased power much indeed quickly
would control the
supply to the whm prices consumers
without production and enter generally into the field Of
exploitation.
By administration exploitation had become
the be generally felt and some demand was raised
for legislation which In the front of this ag
uon were Bryan La Toilette Roosevelt
cratic convention off its president
Roosevelt ioomed high on the political
can convention against looked
upon nsaie and dangerous they hurried
ing for the nomination Mckinley putting ON the ticket for
eepresden By this time popularity
~ coup wouu De TO strengthen the candidacy Mckinley and
at the time Roosevelt beyond the
hope OF realization For history epesency
sunk in it o nom
and Roosevelt elected the
duties of office initiative were nil and where the
interests believed he would submission But wise
s ey were tey TOOK not into account the In
while President Mckinley hand of an assassin and
Roosevelt, the unsafe" o he presidency
policies during the unexnrd r
and became candidate responsibility
His popularity had been amazingly augmented Sui hi t 90
president He had been of strict trust control
democracy and he stood for u