Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-17
ISSUES.

1--WE are informed that anyone who
declares Wilson is not the best boss
buster in the country is liar. Any
one who declares he is not the best
trust buster is a liar. 1t is high time
that all this vicious misrepresenta-
ton stopped and issues were dis
cussed.
But Wilson is an issue. Ninety
five per cent of the predatory trusts
and monopolies are incorporated in
New Jersey. Woodrow Wilson is
governor of New Jersey. Mr.. Wilson
has control of the legislature in New
Jersey.
Any day by express provision of
the constitution of that state Gov
ernor Wilson could drive out any
dishonest corporation, compel an
amendment to it's charter or qualify
its articles of Incorporation. He
could have done this any time during
his administration. He hasn't raised
finger.
SThe Standard Oil Company owes
its existence to the state of New Jer-
sey, the Tobacco trust, the Sugar
trust, the United States Steel Corpo-
artion. These corporations paid So
/ 100000 this year to New Jersey foI
the privilege of doing business in As
states. If Wilson is the boss trust
buster why has he left these corpora
tions alone when he could have done
more than all the state and federal
courts together?
LAS to bosses. Will anyone deny
that Sulzer is a typical TammanN
heeler and spoils politician? vii
anyone deny that Taggart of Indiana
Sullivan of Illinois, Murphy of New
York are bosses? Will anyone deny
that Wilson approves Sulzer and sup
ports him? Will anyone deny tina
Murphy, Sullivan and Taggart ar,
supporting and will vote for Viii
son?
why? To put themselves out o
business, of course. Isn't it perfect,
reasonable to suppose that all tn
bosses will vote for Wilson, he beinl
the best man qualified to throw then
out of office?
"These things appear to be issue
to us in spite of the objections of ou
democratic friends. Sun.
And further: The American pee
pie claim to be against the trusts
| The most prominent feature in tn
testimony of trust representatives be
: fore the senate committee investigat
t ing contributions to campaign fund
! was that every trust representativ
, gave his testimony in such manne
, as to cast the greatest possible rt
| Election on Colonel Roosevelt. 4!
S pecially was this true in the test
3 mony of Archbold and j. P. Morgan
S Beyond question the trust testimon
o proves the interests squarely againi
o the candidacy of Mr.. Roosevelt. Ho
G the people expect to whip the trus
/ by defeating the candidate they Of
pose is beyond comprehension Thel
IS is not schoolboy in America but
&c sure that Mr.. Taft has not the gho
r of show to win. That leaves tt
If fight between Wilson and Roosevelt
Ie Every trust representative, as ind
,s Gated by his testimony before Il
v senate investigating committee,
1t bitterly opposed to Roosevelt. Their
n fore the trusts prefer Wilson
II Roosevelt. Why?
n Well, as stated above in the 81
lg editorial, Standard Oil, the Ste
,e trust, the Tobacco trust, the Sug
n trust and more than 80 per cent
all the great interstate trusts a
IL incorporated under the laws of Ne
in Jersey. Wilson has been governor
as New Jersey for two years. The co
rt stitution of New Jersey gives pow
er to the governor to annul or amer
cd the charter of any corporation tn
at violates the law. Maybe that is w
as the trusts prefer Wilson to Roos
lie welt and why Wilson so complete
r. lodged the antitrust and tar
at planks of the democratic platfoI
IL in his speech of acceptance.
It Gentlemen of America, you C
lie never whip the trusts by supporti
I'D candidates which the trusts suppo
PC IF YOU ARE A PROGRESSIVE