The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-09-19
BITTERLY
ATTACKS
STATEMENT
Regarding Proposed Handling
Of Trusts
Says He Originated the Pro.
greSSive Idea
Not the Idea Of the Trust
MagnateS

Trinidad, Col, Sept. IA fat de-
MAI to statements attributed to Wood
row Wilson in regard to the progress
i've party's attitude toward the trust
was made by Roosevelt in his speech
here today. He said Wilson was quot
cd as saying in a speech at Sioux Falls.
>. D., that the progressive plan would
work for the interests of the large
corporations and would give them
control of the market for labor.
This in part is Roosevelts reply:
"Mr. Wilson should be above misauot-
ing facts in order to bolster up his
arguments. He has an entire right TO
defend his own platform if he feels
bid enough to do so, and an entire
right to assaii the progressive plat
form but he should contine himself 10
telling the facts as they are.
In his speech yesterday he stated
that the method now proposed by the
progressives to regulate the trusts
was suggested by Messrs. Gary and
Perkins before the committee of the
house Of representatives named to
look into the steel trust, and he stated
1t was done to save the United States
Steel corporation from the necessity of
doing its business better than it's COM
petitors.
Neither of these statements is i'm
accordance with the facts and five
minutes inquiry on Mr.. Wilson's part
would have taught him that there was
not one particle of foundation for what
he was saying
Not once only, but again and. again,
In messages to congress, and
was president, / advocated the
method used by the progressives for
handling the trust question, which Is
practically the same principle applied
in interstate commerce commission.
II wish to call attention at this time
to the fact that as far as / know, tile
overwhelming majority of men wins
control both the steel corporation and
the harvester trust are supporting
either Mr.. Taft or MIR. Wilson. They
certainly are opposing me. Indeed as
far as know, the only man connected
with either organization who is sup
porting me is Mr.. Perkins.
Everywhere l went in Minnesota
and North Dakota l was informed that
the harvester trust was supporting Mr..
Wilson. l do not question that the
heads of both are sincere in support
ing Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Wilson, but / also
wish to point out that Mr.. Wilson and
Mr.. Taft occupy substantially the
same attitude toward the trusts, and
this attitude is of such proved harm
lessness that ] am not in the least
surprised that any trust which objects
to honest and effective regulations
should support either or both of them
indifferently as against me.
"Mr. Wilson has not offered any ac-
tion different in any essential from the
action taken by the present admini-
stration against the STANDARD Oil
trust The only result of that action
by the present administration against
the Standard Oil trust was to legalize
that monopoly. Such being the case
do not wonder that every crooked
monopoly which wishes to be legalized
confines it's opposition to the progress
i've party and to me and is seemingly
entirely willing to have either Mr.. Taft
or Mr.. Wilson come into power"
Roosevelt spoke at La Junta before
reaching Trinidad. Other Colorado
cities at which he was scheduled to
speak today are Rockyford, Pueblo,
Colorado Springs and Denver.