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PERKINS AND ROOSEVELT

VGUNIN0 NV VSSSSvss'
(By Senator Jas. A. Reed. OF Miss0uri)
notice that Brother Perkins is
criticixing Governor Wilson for not
expressing his position on the thrift
and trust problems.
IL is hardly to be expected that any
thing that Governor Wilson says
should meet with the appreciation Of
the man who organized the Harvester
Trust, and who has been engaged In
various enterprises which have fatten-
ed upon the tariff.
II Brother Perkins will examine
little more carefully, however. ne will
find that Governor Wilson has been
sufficiently specific on the trust Ques-
tion.
Mr.. Perkins Is engaged in the or
ganization and management of mo-
nopolies. This Is what the Democratic
party says regarding his business:
"A private monopoly ia indefensi-
bic and intolerable We. therefore,
favor a vigorous enforcement Of the
criminal, as well as the civil. law
against trust and trust officers. and
demand the enactment OF such addi-
tional legislation as may be necess-
Rry TO make IL impossible for q pri-
yate monopoly to exist In the United
States"
Governor Wilson has repeatedly
squarely endorsed this declaration In
our platform, aud has stated:
Until monopoly is abolished. until
II is destroyed, the government IL not
free. And until the government is
free, II cannot serve you or any man.
This ought to be sufficiently plain
TO enlighten Brother Perkins. or
course It does not satisfy him. Because
II Wilson is elected, the policy will be
carried out, and then Brother Perkins.
and men of his ilk. will be engaged In
defending themselves In the civil and
criminal courts OF the United States.
They will be too busy TO be either
nominating or electing presidents.
Right here want TO stick a pin.
have Just stated why Governor vii
sons utterances do not satisfy Perkins
Let me tell you out Of Perkins own
mouth why Roosevelt's declaration
pleascs him.
Mr.. Perkins stated. on August 5th
La hn
The Roosevelt trust proposition. IN
opposition to that OF Senator i.aFol
lette, is that the big corporation liz the
natural development Of industry. Sena
tor LaFollette, on the other hand, hat
adopted the view that the only hope oi
getting fair treatment for the cOnsum
err is to keep business In small units
and trust to competition"
In other words, Roosevelt. the pre-
tended enemy OF trusts. and Perkins
the organizer and manager OF trusts
are In complete accord.
Tho question then IL. whether q
policy regarding the trusts which is al
vooated by the trust creators and pro
prictors themselves In a wholesome one
for the country.
Perkins attempt to adviBe the peO
pie Of the United States as to the kind
OF laws they ought to have for
the suppression Of the trusts could on
ly be paralleled IA It's insOlcncc by an
association OF highwaymen Insisting
upon revising the code relating to rob
berry.
Perkins says that the trust IL "a de.
velopmoDt OF nature (natural develop
menU; on the contrary, II III the pro
duct OF criminallty, Every trust Ia the
world was born OF avarice.
No man ever organized a trust who
did not want to deprive tho people OF
the opportunity TO buy In fair and
open market
The only conceivable purpose for
creating monopoly IL TO cxtort mon
ey from The people by taking adyant
age OF their necessities.
II Brother Perkins aud men OF his
iik could by any possibility fence IN
all the waters OF the country, stor
all OF the wells, and retail water TO q
starving people at a dollar glass. Per
kins would rise M In meeting and
assert that this was only a natural
development. and he would find anoth
er Roosevelt to stand as the candidate
on his platform.
Well. Perkins did organize the Far
vcster Trust, and II liz charged and
has never been denied successfully
that he sells agricultural implements
in foreign countries cheaper than b,
sells them 10 the American farmer. ~,
is fine gentleman 10 appoint himsel
guardian ad litem for the consumers
notice that this trust In 100,
jumped its capital stock from ss.OSO,
$500 10 total OF 1854 1893 90 Il
1911. VIII Brother Perkins. after IA,