The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-25
WILSON'S WEAK ANSWER.

Governor wiiron has a, last dcenoi
reply to the pointed query conc, rri1.
tire cause of his failure to take attol
against the trusts that hold c'artv,s
question was first put 10 him a week
Or ten days aso lac said the answer
would have tn be long and involved.
That seems to have been an eNasion.
for his answer now is exceedingly
brief and simple.
Gov. Wilson says: 1.-The Republican
ma jority in the Legislature made re-
vision of corporation laws impossible.
and no New Jersey official could pros-
ecute or propose dissolution for brea"n
of the Federal statutes
So the blame is to be laid on the r.
publican majority.
Very good. Then WHO gets the credit
for the excellent legislation in behalf
of the women and children which the
Louisville Post yesterday claimed IS
the fruit OF Governor Wilson's efforts?
We have no desire to detract from
any laudation that rig!afully belongs
to the Democratic nominee: but we are
at a loss To understand low ii is that
he should be able to obtain from Re-
publican majority a law limiting the
hours of labor for Women ON employ ern'
liability law. a law Respecting the EN-
ployment of children during school hours
ami at night. a law fSbidding the sale
of cigaretts or tobacco TO minors and
similar measures against which tie pres
sure of the big business interests was
doubtless eXerted. and yet che utterly
helpless to promote any action against
the trusts harbored by his own Com
monwealth.
Surely. If the Republican majority was
so wholly obedient to the wishes If
the Democratic Governor on these i'm
portant matters he might at least
have found encoura cement to urge
action against the trusts. But il is
not on record that he so much as lifted
his finger
He can not. with justice. take credit
for the good acts of the Republican
majority and at tine same time fasten
upon it the blame for neglect in mat
ter where there is no eyidnece Of his
own activity.
Governor Wilson says: "'rhe Eepubii-
can majority in the Legislature made
revision of corporation laws impossible"
but the fact remains that there ex-
listed statute giving to the Legis-
lature the power of life and death in
dealing with the trusts. DID Cover
nor Wilson ever urge the Lag slature
y, take action under that staty.te2 Was
the Willingness of the Republican ma.
GRITTY ever put 10 the test by the
Chief Executive Of New Jersey? No
claim Is made for him that he took
any step to discover what the Re-
publican majority might do il II
We're inlportuned by man as influential
and persuasive as he is said to be b.
his supporters.
The Governor says further: NO New
Jersey official could prosecute or pro-
pose dissolution for breach of the Fed
eral statutes"
But neither could any New Jersey
official. from the Governor down, en-
act a single one of the good measu. '.s
that are now credited to him. II he
deserves credit for theni--and We are
willing to give hini his ssare-t is onl,
because he urged the passage of such
measures upon the legislature AMI
as y get results.
Governor Wilson'S promise to make
war on the trusts if lie is elected Pres
ident is utterly discounted by the fact
that the following statutory provision
of the New Jersey Legislature RENAME
a dead letter throughout his almin'G-
tration
The character of every corporation.
or any supplement thei eto or amenI- |
ment thereof, shall be subject to alter
nation. suspension. and repeal. in the ,
dissertation of the Legislature, and the |
Legislature may at pleasure Dissolve |
any corporation.
Once again let it he said that the |
only man the trusts fear. the only man
they have cause To fear among tie nom |
inees for the presidency, - Theodore
Louisville Herald.