East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-05
SENATOR STONE
ASSA|LS 7. R.
1.-The Most Inconsistent and Unre-
liable Conspicuous American Poll
tiCian" Declares Missourian.

walla Walla Wash. oct. Sen
ator william J. stone of Missouri, who
is stumping for Governor Wilson In
the democratic campaign for the
presidency. last nigh spoke before
AN audience in the court house here.
The hall was filled to overflowing and
considerable enthusiasm was shown
throughout the address by those as
sembled Colonel w. II. Dunphy in
troduced the speaker.
1T is not necessary to seak at
such length in these days as when
Won and I were young men, Mr..
Chairman" began Senator stone.
About the only good that a meeting
of this kind can accomplish now Is
the infusion of a spirit of enthusiasm
and activity into the audience, for the
people of today are more thoroughly
informed on public issues than they
used TO be-
Entering upon "A denunciatlon Of
President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt,
spending much more time and energy
on the latter than the former, the
speaker continued:
Assuming that this state is more
favorable to the bull moose than to
the elephant. am going to say few
things that will afford comfort to the
Taft people-and the Lord knows
they need comfort.
Theodore Roosevelt is the most
inconsistent and unreliable conspicu-
Gus American politician. living. He
,,stf ta nf
thought or purpose. He Is swept OF
his feet by vaulting ambition, and
seeks to accomplish his own eleva-
ton without regard to the opinion or
arguments of his fellow countrymen.
Let me give you an Illustration of his
inconsistency"
The speaker made lengthy refer
ence to his past and present stand re-
garding Canadian reciprocity, citing
his denunciation of that measure in
last springs campaign. and quoting
these words from a letter written to
Taft at the time of the latter's inaug-
nration of the reciprocity movement:
81 believe in free trade with Canada
for both political and economic rea-
sons" and II consider it (the propos-
ed creation of the measure) wise,
proper and patriotic thing to do"
II could cite you to innumerable
instances OF Roosevelt's inconsistency.
He has assumed today attitudes on
issues wholly contrary to those he as
sumed when he was president and
had in his hands the power to deal
with them. Take the Harvester trust
a. I, 1n 10 ha
Harvester trust?
'It was organized by George w.
Perkins-any of you ever hear OF that
gentleman with "a capital stock or
$l50,00O,O0O. George w. Perkins Is
today the strong right financial arm
of the Roosevelt propaganda. He alb
sorbed 3S concerns engaged in the
manufacture and sale of harvesting
machinery That gigantic organiza-
ton was formed to prey upon agricul-
tural industries What did President
Roosevelt do about it?
'His attorney general, Bonaparte,
began an investigation of the Harvest
er trust. His inquiry soon began to
show the nature of the organization
Just at this opportune moment
George w. Perkins appeared on the
scene. He went to the attorney gen.
eral, who told him that he expected
to continue the investigation and file
the proceedings against the com
pany. Mr.. Perkins got no comfort
from the attorney general so he went
to the White House and as result
President Roosevelt directed Attorney
General Bonaparte not to proceed
with the investigation. SO far as
know. and so far as you know, tha
is as far as the matter ever went. The
Harvester trust still stands unprose
cuted."
The republicans. the speaker said
we're in favor of the protective tariff
not primarily for the furnishing o
revenue to provide means to conduc
the government, but primarily to pro
tect the American working man
Reading from the testimony taken a
the time of the Lawrence textile strik
investigation, he put the blame up
on the republican tariff program 70