The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-24
New Novel by Oil Trust
Prober Hands Something
to State nss17 &c ); Nominee.
HAS HAD POWER As GovERhuR
TO KILL ALL The Big TRUSTS
Author Quotes Constitution Of New
jersey to Prove that had Wilson so
Desired He Could have put Corpor-
ations Out of Business.

Philadelphia, July 24.-Terming
Woodrow Wilson "The Little Brother
Of the Trusts" Richard .. Talbot.
noted New England oil prober and
foe of Standard Oil, in a stirring
novel entitled 1.-THE Chain Breakers"
points out that the governor Of New
Jersey has no moral right to pose as
the radical friend of the plain people.
since he has failed to urge the New
Jersey legislature to exercise its con-
stitutional power to revoke the char
ters Of the Standard OIL trust, the
Meat trust and other offending cor
porations in his own state.
LAS governor Of New Jersey, Wood
row Wilson has more power to curb
piratical corporations than congress
or the president Of the United
States" he says. What has he done
Nothing. Then why should he go
about the country declaring he is
willing to fight the trusts of the ma
ton. when he has failed . to attack
those in his own state?
1.-THE legislature of New Jersey has
always had full authority to revoke
the charters Of the trusts incorpor-
ated there without appealing to the
courts. The governor of New Jersey
has never taken action against them.
II he desired to pose as the radical
friend Of the American consumer, he
should have forced the revoking OF
the charters of the Standard Oil trust,
the Meat trust and other offending
corporations in his own state.
Name Well Applied.
Little brother of the trusts is the
proper name to apply to a governor
who does not ask the legislature to
revoke the charters Of the convicted
tusts in his own state"
Bearing out his statement that
Wilson has been in position to prove
himself champion Of the plain peo-
pie by dealing death blow to COM
bines chartered in Jersey, Talbot. in
his book quotes the constitution OF
the state.
Following is an extract from the
corporation act of New Jersey which
is also interesting:
THE charter Of every corporation,
or any supplement thereof, shall be
subject to alteration, suspension and
repeal, in the discretion of the legis-
lature. and the legislature may at
pleasure dissolve any corporation"
Talbot. who is Philadelphia boy.
being graduate of the Pennsylvania
law school, has been in the city for
the past week renewing old acquaint-
ances.
Governor Wilson claims to be a
progressive and a champion of the
plain people," he said today. "He is
neither.
What has he done to substantiate
these claims? Nothing. Since he has
been governor Of New Jersey he has
had the grandest opportunity in the
world to deal with the trusts. He
could have thrown his influence with
the New Jersey legislature, which has
unlimited power in reference to the
trusts, and accomplished untold good
for the American people.
'Since he has been governor he has
held the club which he could have
welded successfully to force the
trusts to cut down the cost Of living
The American people cannot afford to
put Woodrow Wilson in the presi-
Dental chair. Under the smooth
veneer of his claims to be a progress
sive and a friend of the people, he 4.
a reactionary of just as pronounced a
type as William Howard Taft.
What would have Theodore Roos-
evelt done had he been governor OF
New Jersey with a legislature, having
the power that legislation has in re-
lation to the trusts? When you
glance at Roosevelt's record, you
have your answer. clearcut and true
The thump Of his big stick against
the hides of the national plunderers
would have resounded around the
world.
Has Great Power.
'The state of New Jersey can do
more to curb the trusts tnan congress
and the president Of the United
States. In the name Of the American
people let us call on the governor
and the legislature there to end the
career Of piratical New Jersey cor
porations. These companies have
forfeited their right to live. The
state should destroy its baneful off,
springs"
In Chapter v Of "The Chain Break
ers." Mr.. Talbot says:
IF the governor Of New Jersey
was In complete sympathy with the
struggle of the people for commercial
freedom. he would have directed
public attention toward the necessary
reform In a message to the legislature
q year or more ago. II the state of
New Jersey does not revoke these
charters. their governor should not
claim that he is willing to attack the
trusts throughout the nation"
Mr.. Talbot's book is up to the
hour. In plain. convincing manner