Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-19
ROOSEVELT IS IN COLORADO
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE CLAIMS
pRooREsaivEs FAVOR CON.
elNArloNs.
Teddy Thinks Wilson Shoud be
Above Misquoting in Effort to 6o'-
ster Up Arguments for Candidacy
Both Candidates Making Effort to
Convince Voters Ne Is u.
10y Associated Press.)

INlNIDAD, COLO., ocpt. ~. -
fiat denial to the statements attribut-
to Woodrow Wilson in regard to the
progressive party's attitude toward
the trust was made by Roosevelt in
a speech here today. He said Wilson
was quoted as saying in a speech At
Sioux Falls, South Dakota that the
progressive plan would work for the
interests OF large corporations and
would give them control Of the mar
ket for labor. This in part Is Roose-
velts reply:
"Mr. Wilson should be above mis-
quoting facts in order to bolster up
his arguments. He has an entire right
to defend his own platform If he feels
bold enough to do so, and an entire
right to assail the progressive plat.
form; but he should conAne himself
to telling facts as they are.
In his speech yesterday he stated
that the method now proposed BY the
progresstves to- regulate the trusts
was suggested BY, sAassrs. Gary and
Perkins before the committee Of the
house of Representatives named TO
look into the teel trust And he stated
1t was done to save the United States
steel corporation from the necessity OF
doing its business better than its COM
petitOrs."
Neither OF these statements Is IN
accordance with the facts and five
minutes inquiry on MIR. Wilson's part
would have taught him that there was
rtin1o nf foundation Tor
what he was saying. Not once only,
but again and again in messages to
congress, and in speech after speech
while l was president, ! advocated the
method advocated by the progressives
for handling the trust question, which
is practically the principle applied in
the interstate commerce commission.
Il wish to call attention at this
time to the fact that as far as l know,
an overwhelming majority OF the men
who control both the steed corporation
and harvester trust are supporting
either Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Wilson.
"They certainly are opposing me.
Indeed, as FAR as ! know, the only
man connected with either organiza-
ton who is supporting me is Mr.. Per-
kins. Everywhere l went IN Mime.
sofa and North Dakota was inform.
ed that the Harvester trust was sup,
porting Mr.. Wilson.
II do not question that the heads
of both are sincere in supporting Mr..
Taft or Mr.. Wilson; but also wish
to point out that Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Taft occupy substantially the same
attitude toward trusts, and this atti.
tude is Of such proved harmlessness
that am not in the least surprised
that any trust which objects to honest
and effective regulation should sup
port either or both Of them indiffer.
emily, as against me-"
"Mr. Wilson has not offered any
action differing in any essential from
the action taken by the present ad.
ministration against the Standard Oil
trust.
"Only the esult of that action by
the present administration against the
Standard Oil trust was to legalize
that monopoly.
"Such being the case, i do not won
der that every crooked monopoly
which wished to be legalized confines
its opposition to the progressive 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 ROCKFORD, Pueblo,
Colorado Springs and Denver.