The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-05-09

lican platform" Subsequently MIR
Taft interviewed the Republican mem
bers ~ the house committee on ways
and means TO the same end. MFR
Roosevelt also approved Of this step
Reviewing the passage Of the Payne
law. the president then said:
Has Mr.. Roosevelt ever condemn cd
the Payne bill? Does he say he would
not have signed II II It had been pre-
scented to him under the conditions
that had to meet' He has never
said that as far as I know. and the
New York platform Of 1910. adopted
by the convention OF which he was a
part. indorsed tho Payne bill AID ap
proved It's passage"
The president inquired n this was
a square deal7 He then reviewed
some Of the progressive achievements
OF his administration. and went over
the amendments TO the Interstate
commerce law in detail. pointing out
In each Instance that practically every
single objection Mr. Roosevelt now
made TO that law. he has himself
recommended. including the commerce
court.
Regulates Trust Record.
9.-Repudlates His Own Trust Rec
ord.--Stating that he has taken fire..
quent pleasure In unfolding President
Roosevelt's prosecution OF Illegal
trusts. the president said: Now I
find Mr. Roosevelt coming the other
way. denouncing the antitrust law
and denouncing prosecutions under it.
He says that the decree In the Stan.
dard oil case is ineffective. that the
price Of stock has gone up and that
my administration is to be condemned
because the decree was confirmed by
the Supreme court The truth is that
the decree as finally entered and en-
forced was drawn exactly as Mr.
Roosevelt's encouragement In the bill
which by direction Of Mr. Roosevelt he
filed against the Standard oil cen.
pany. had asked that II be drawn"
The president then declared that
both the decision against the STANDARD
OIL company and the Tobacco trust
had been more effective than Mr..
Roosevelt would admit and that com.
petltlve conditions had been restored
and better prices were NOW being
paid than ever before. 70 the tobacco
growers and the producers OF crude
oil
l0.-Who Represents the Interests
in This Contest9-In reply to the
charge that he represents the inter
ests in this contest. the president said
the record Of his administration az
forded the best answer His long rec.
ord Of prosecutions. without fear or
favor he said must show TO a fair
public that this administration
has no favori,cs among the law
breakers. or those seeking special
Menace TO Business.
IA Menace TO the Whole Bust
ness Community. OF the real
reasons why Mr. Roosevelt ought not
10 be selected as a candidate OF anv
party is the natural dIstrust the whole
business community win have in re
Roosevelt will propose in order 10 ef
feet revolution in the interest of 50
cial Justice which he advocates 50
strongly and defines so vaguely" de
clared the president Stating that Mr.
Roosevelt's pronouncement with re.
spect ~ TIE control Of business AT frs |
met with favor among certain bushes
interests. the president said the FRO |
gram outlined by his Columbus speech !
had go greatly alarmed business that !
L could only contemplate the danger |
IN the security OF ali business nv bis /
undermining OF our constt !
rtiOnal government and his attack |
iPon the independence OF the Judi
,iary.
II affirm that the nomination OF Mr. |
Roosevelt would extend through the |
business community feeling Of such /
iistrust as to the future as 10 inter. /
ere with the good times which. "
BUSINESS is let alone and present con.
iitions continue win expand into the
most encouraging prosperity: and this
will bring happiness to wage earners,
vho are more injuriously affected nv
disturbance Of business than any 9th.
n members OF the community"
President on Third Term.
In conclusion the president took up
he third term" issue. Quoting Mr..
toosevelt's announcement that he
would under no circumstance" be a
again. the president said:
IF he had frankly announced that
q had changed his mind no one
you'd be disposed TO hold him 10 a
'romise Of that sort merely because
e had made It. The promise and his
reatment OF II only throw an inform.
ng light on the value that ought 20
e attached 10 any promise Of this
ind he may make for the future The
Important fact Is that his declaration
las the statement OF a principle es-
entail to the welfare OF the reruhlic."
The president then reviewed Mr..
.oosevelt's various claims for support
n the ground Of merit and concluded
nat he had offered no substantial.
remedy for any evil OF
hich he complained We are left
} infer. therefore, that the job witch
Ir. Roosevelt is 10 perform is one
lat may take a long time" said the
al l. !