Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-09
Progressive Senator Says His
Party Was Tainted BY Cor
porate Wealth in It's Very
Inception.
ROAsTS ROUGH RIDER
TO DELICATE BROWN
Colonel Merited Defeat Be-
cause of Perkins Support
and Taft Because Of Bull
Moose Opposition Says
Speaker.
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Washington, Dee. O.--In speech
to-day in the senate upon his Tesolu.
ton Tor a constitutional amendment
that would provide single slN-ycnr
presidential term, senator Works OF
California, identified since his entry
into the senate with tho Progressive
Republican faction. made strong
criticism Of Theodore Roosevelt aud
the Progressive party for their anil
iution with George W. Perkins and
other representatives of large cOrpO-
ratiuns,
Senator Works declared that both
Roosevelt and Tatt deserved defeat.
He asserted that Roosevelt. ghOn
president, had withheld action against
the harvester trust with the natural
result that Mr. Perkins had been ono
of the Chicf Roosevelt hackers in the
night this year Tor the Progressive u
nomination; and, with equal omphHsis.
he declared that President Taft had
lost the respect and good will of
many good people by going upon tho
stump against Colonel Roosevelt" "
The attack upon Roosevelt came In
connection with senator Works as-
BertiOn that the presidents Office had
been used 10 prevent adverse action
ap nst corporations.
I'VE are not without evidence OF
the effoct OF such action on succeed
ing elections" said Senator Works.
Tho great harvester trust. one ~ tho
worst and most oppressive OF itH Kind.
wds signally favored by MIR. ROOBe-
| Welt when president, In this respect
II was not prosecuted for violation OF
the sherman antitrust law because
| Roosevelt ordered otherwise. what
was the natural result? when WOOac-
| welt again became n candidate George
w. Perkins became his ardent sup
porter and chief financial hacker
Perkins was largely Interested IN the
harvester trust. Perkins knew by
actual demonstration thut his com
| pHny would hc safe against just prose
| cutiOn II Roosevelt we're elected, un'
| Less he should change hIE mind ADT
he would much lcYs l'Enly change hiI
views If IN" harvester trust or Il,
stockhuidcrs should lend him thell
support.
IL am not tHnylng that Nit. ROOBe
welt acted out n' improper motives II
| dealing with IN" harvester trust OI
| the steel trust. he may have beer
perfectly satisfied that the course TAX
on by him was the proper and jus
course. ! Cali attention 20 these In
stances at presidential favor anC
what followed them. as illustratinI
the power that EXISTS In tho hand
Of u president Ia his irSt term TO 10
cure his election tn u srCund term"
! Facts brought out In the senatorial
invcatlgatiun OF campaign cxpendi
lures were cited by senator Works q
show the extent tU which trusts ant
their milllOnHlr" stOCkhDldorB' hat
contributed to campaign contributions
Tie declared that privilege HeekinI
corporations support the public ON
clnl who will grant them privileges.
The investigation of campaign
contributions. lately had, has OK
pressed some of the darkest pages O
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