The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-30
SHOWS Law HAS
Been ENFORCED
Record of Administration Regard
Ing the Trusts

During the seven and one-half year,
or the Roosevelt administration 4.
proceedings were brought under tn,
antitrust law,-18 civil suits, 25 Grim
inal indictments and proceeding b,
seizure OF property. Sixteen of thes,
proceedings were still pending wher
the Roosevelt administration closed.
During the three years of the Taf
administration the left over cases
were disposed Of and So proceedings
20 civil suits and 40 criminal indict
ments-instituted, all but Is of which
have been concluded.
When the department OF justice, un
der the Roosevelt administration, was
about to begin an action to dissolve
the Harvester Trust, Geo. w. Perkins
made personal appeal to the presi
dent and the suit was not brought,
the reason given by Mr.. Roosevelt in
letter being that II would "antagon.
lie powerful interests that are friend
ly to the administration" The atti.
tude OF Mr.. Perkins since that time
shows that the powerful interests"
were not antagonized.
One OF the actions brought under
the Taft administration involved Mr..
Dan Hanna. Word came to the presi-
dent that II the action could be dis.
missed his chances of carrying the
Ohio primaries would be much en-.
hanced. The action was not dismiss.
ed. Mr.. Hanna paid his fine-and the
evidence shows that he contributed
$4,000 to the Roosevelt primary cam
paign fund, while his three newspap-
pers have been bitter and unsparing
In their attacks upon Taft.
In 1904 J. p. Morgan. Fl. C. Frick.
II. II. Rogers, E. II. Hartman, G. w.
Perkins, c. M. Depew and George
Gould, all Of them trust magnates.
contributed each 100000 or more to
Mr.. Rocsevelt's campaign fund. Two
OF them are dead. but of the FIVE liv-
Ing not one Is helping to pay the ex-
penses Of the Taft campaign this
year.
President Taft's rigid enforcement
or. the antitrust law has not only
shut the purses Of the big interests
against him, but has brought upon
him the active antagonism OF the men
who control them. Ought II not to
bring to him the support Of the plain
people who want the law enforced?
And In the light of the record what
Misrepresentation, what
gross SANDER 1t is. to charge that
President Taft has gone over to the
interests" Did he 60 over to the in
terests when he enjoined the rail.
roads from advancing freight rates
all over the country. saving shippers
scores of million of dollars? Did he
30 over to the interests when he
forced the corporation tax provision
INTO the tariff law from which the
government Is now receiving $25, OO0,- |
700 to $30,00O,000 annually? Did he
20 over to the interests when he in.
'tigated suit to dissolve the CON-
between the Steel Trust AID |
he Tennessee Coal and Iron company |
which his predecessor had expressly
authorized and which had paid the |
promised $1oO.O0O.O0O? Did he 20
'ver to the interests when he insti.
uted more suits under the antitrust
aw in three years than his predeces-
or had done In seven and one-half
ears?
Isn't 1t nearly time we were giving
square deal to that square man who
its In the white house? Just because
e has refused to advertise himself,
lst because he has not had trumpets
ounded before him whenever he did
for the people. shall we let
is enemies destroy him. the enemies
e has made because he was standing
y our interests instead of doing the
idding OF those whose interests we're
OF ours?