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ton of President Taft or the nomina.
ton OF ex-President Roosevelt
IL am awfully surprised" began
Senator La Toilette. that left the
Senator from Missouri in doubt. |
hope that didn't leave doubt in the
minds of anyone else"
II Then moving down The center aisle
until his outstretched shaking hands
almost touched the stenographer'
desk, he continued:
Roosevelt Father Of Trusts.
"On the day that Theodore Roose-
welt was made President of the Uni
ted States there were l49 trusts and
combinations in the United States.
When he turned this government
/ over TO William Howard Taft there
were 10000 plants in combination.
When he became President these
trusts had an aggregate capitalization
Of three billion dollars. and when he
left the Presidency they had an ag-
gregate capitalization of thirty-one
billion. and more than 30 per cent OF
IL was water.
The present administration has
sought TO apply the Sherman anti
trust law more vigorously than its
predecessors but the time to have
placed the Sherman antitrust law on
was In the infancy OF these trusts,
when there were only 149.
RooseVeits Candidacy
II don't believe that the man who
was president for seven years while
the greatest trust growth occurred,
NJ the very time OF all times In the
I history OF the Sherman antitrust
in deterring trust organization. | do
law could have been made potential
not think that the man who was
President then is the man to find the
way out now"
Then turning 10 Senator Stone.
Senator la Toilette bowed and In
quired.
Does that answer the Senator
That does fairly well" responded
Senator Stone amid the laughter of
the senate.
Senator Pomerene inquired II he
or la Toilette would tell how many
OF the l0.02p trusts were good
ones and how many OF them bad"
Il have no way TO difenentiate,' -
returned Senator la Toilette. because
none OF the trusts are my friends. e
No Perkins 70 Aid Him.
I have no George W. Perkins and
no Munsey supporting me. II IL "A
lone. practically single handed fight
have been waEing for IS years and
Mr.. President. ] am going 10 keep on
until the bell ring and the curtain
falls
Senator Ia Follette's address came
without warning 20 the Senate. lie
arose 20 make an analysis Of the
Presidents rcto message on the wool
bill. but had spoken scarcely a dozen
I words when the break came As his
eyes roved around the chamber he
saw that many Republican Senators
had lett their seats NJ he began 20
speak. and with bitter smile he
turned 20 the President Of the Senate.
I note tho fact" be said. that on
tho Republican side there are ust IL
SENATORS present am constrained
90 speculate a hit about this am
impoiicd to question whether that con.
difion may not b. a sort Of prophecy
OF What Del to come
y prophesIrd thar when tho people
came fo understand the sort o. SER
siCc thcy we're getting those seats
would ~ permanently vacant Since
chen there have been Some thirty ~
those ara.- vafafod . don't believe
Chat fhr public of fhis country is g0-
Iur f1 find measure OF relief from
that condition hv wandering ~ into
unntp'nr.d fields under the guidancs
~ pilot who Exercised very sI-
rIoma control ufNr ur arc getting
info rrtcIt tir same condition The
fIIrfr. is Ir Una