New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
HIGH PRAISE FOR TAFT
BY GEORGIA DEMOCRAT
representative Bartlett Cites
enforcement of Antitrust
Laws by the President.
HOT SHOT FOR ROOSEVELT
Colonels Friends Among the
Corporations Alluded to in
Vitriolic Speech in
the House.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. June l5--In a vitriolic speech
in the House to-day Representative Bart
lett a Georgia Democrat, assaied eX-
President Roosevelt for his failure TO en-
force. the Sherman antitrust law, and
praised President Taft as "a fearless and
able Executive" The Georgia member
smoke in support of an amendment to in
crease from 100000 TO $250OO0 the appro-
priation i'm the sundry civil laws for en-
forcing the antitrust laws. The amend
nent. offered by Representative Cannon,
was finally defeated. Mr.. Bartlett fire.
quently referred to Colonel Roosevelt as an
ally of the steel trust.
The country cannot attribute to patriot
ism or love of country" said the Georgia
Democrat, the action of the interests rep
resented by Perkins and Mccormick in
spending their money in behalf OF Mr..
Roosevet's campaign. We'll can they af-
ford to pay his campaign expenses. both in
the primaries and in the election. and take
them TO secure the abandonment Of the
prosecution of the United States Steel Cor
. poration. now being vigorously prosecuted
by the present fearless and able Chief En-
ccutive."
r hi' pdi tltll duueu tlldt he was not "A
political defender of President Taft, that
he would not vote for him. but that as a
Democrat he had admiration for a man OF
courage and of will. Continuing. Mr.. Bart
lett said:
II have admiration for:
Men whom the lust of office does not kin.
Men whom the spells of Office cannot buy:
Men who possess opinions and a will:
men WHO nave hOnOT. who Will moi liz
Referring TO the impending political
struggle. Representative Bartlett as a
Democrat, paid the following tribute to the
President
,,, WhateEer his fate politically may be in
this contest. believe if this country
must nave a Republican President the
interests OF the people who love the gov
eminent and its institutions. the interests
81 the people who are devoted to that
form OF government created with the
blood OF the fathers and builded, | hone
on the eternal rock of right and Justice.
VIII be subserved by him president
iGIu' ana my people prefer him to the
other candidate.
Asserting that Mr.. Roosevelt when
President had failed to enforce the Sher-
man law, Mr.. Bartlett continued:
But there is another thing that desire
10 cal 10 your attention. In the enforce
ment of this law there was EMPLOYED as
Special Assistant Attorney General from
thlS trust appropriation made in 1908 an
eminent lawyer for the pTOseCutiOn-sDe-
TinCally. OF the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
kdllWdY-the compensation TO be there
AFTER determined. and $1,000 was paid him
as retainer That able lawyer, that great
man VINO was sought TO be employed and
VINO was employed in the prosecution of
ms alleged criminal ViolatiOn of the law
was the present Governor Of Ohio. Judge
Harmon. He began to prosecute that
SUIT ana when Il was developed that in
stead or being mere violation of the law
a mere proceeding where directions were
given TO ME proceedings in the equity side
81 the court IL was an altogether different
SoIl OF d case ne used this famous eX-
preston to the President: Guilt is per-
SQllab ana that personal guilt in the yio-
ldtfon OF the statute was brought directly
nome TO former Secretary of the Navy
I'D the administration Of President Roose-
welt
Whereupon Mr.. Harmon and Mr.. judi
son, VINO had been employed by the De-
partment OF Justice TO prosecute these
'lolatOrs Of the law, when they claimed
that mere punishment by fine was not a
proper enforcement Of the law and assert
cd mat this guilt was personal. were di-
Tectcd TO discontinue the prosecution and
were DISCHARGED as attorneys.
Oh. u is great to parade around the
country. booted and spuTred and topped
win a cooked hat and armed with a big
SICK prOclaimiug that one stands for
what is good and against what is wrong
u - great TO talk to the crowd and de-
calW against the criminal rich" But
.WneneVer the criminal rich are his uer.
Sonsl friends and contributors to his cam
paisn funds i'm the past and in the pres
'nt ana are expected to contribute further
campaign funds in the future, this great
apostle OF THE peoples rights and Oppo-
nent OF the criminal rich and "crimina
corporations" either forbids the prosecu.
non or acquiesces In its abandonment anC
directs its discontinuance.
Representative Mann, the minority lead
er, defended the trust record of President
Taft calling attention to the fact that he
had begun siXty-five criminal and civil
prosecutions against the trusts since he
became the chief Executive