The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-31
BULL MOOSE BREAKS
LOOSE IN VERMONT
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OF the ,wo parties at the present
tine: fer instance. by Mr. Wicker
hams final action in settling tn
sri, against the Standard Oil and
Tobacco trusts ami by the Stanle!
&C mmittee's report on the proper
method OF dealing with these trusts
| rhc ONLY result OF the suits against
! the Oil and Tobacco trusts in the
way they were finally handled By
the department of justice was great
| " to increase the value of the mold
in.s of the big fnahciers who wer1
10. 4.e.,'!,- supposed TO be punished
while small competitors We're put i.
a worse position tl.an before. an;i
the COST OF living WAS raised 20 the
public generally. as the product;
were Increased in prices The rec
concentrations OF the Stanley com.
,littr.' 10 not deserve to be treated
scriGusly II adopted they would
l.rGaahly accomplish nothing wha,
ever being mere sound and fury
al1 II 'hcl did accomplish anyin!l@
whatever il would be partial PARA
vsis / production. wh"n would i'll
er;tably rai>a the cost OF living. l.
Successful they would merely rep
r"Sel.' q blow II abundance. a meth
OF o. occurring scarcity: and scar, IL,
neaa> high prices. As fer the rec
ommo ndatiOn Of the stanley crmmit-
tee that the size of ii corporation BE-
limited its worth can be tested BY
wEa1 The department Of Justice So
cured when tn" splitting up OF the
STANDARD Oil Corporation into some
ilirty companies was ACCOMPLISHED
~ IL" decree Cf the lower court Thc
2eIuo' effect of this de- rec show
With absolute lrarHrss shat voul |
~ he effect ii ihc Slanigy commit
tee conan, .daiiona il they wcr,
at"" 't.eh in lsaelia" NoMin ile I'll
,"rpal Con; would ramain small,
! ley 'd ~ i~ var no. i,
'ae aMbinatia ,rhn
~onl3 hl oatued IA Fl NJ
y con'@I @- trusts. u,d mu
orl@ la ~ Il iYs from tae ,tqA9
ihi n h consumer.
lH@ il IT, 49, u4ainy, TN
a.andaea 81 md Toaaceo trn-ts
N''ll ~ Wa fcr mon ~.
y ~" 4 nd showed ,lmpIom. j
"min% l'wnrd t.r .dan Of govern
n'htal control ana regulation which
had 50 lor% h"ru advocating. Even
IL biz rocked trusts thought i,
ollId r. be.tcf to submit. howcvc.
.oincta Is, ~ ueh control than 10
u 1'S go l'l.t in very fcw
weeks i was -ran that The decree
'Ealh>l }hem "as pure sham and
noekerN The trusts A, once turno4
y with rnthnsia N to uphold the de-
'afitll'lt q Justice in the course il
. ~ p'lrsaih- md the Stanley re-
II. mas been. quite rightly. a sub.
tei OF mere deri:ion with an ,ru>,
IN" attitude of thar por
ION 81 the metropolitan press con
rolled by Wall street in favor q,
nv "id l'emorrallc and Republicans /
'agtE organizations and against tbo
shows ronclusiyely how
ven they understand this fact The
'ordS of the Democratic and Rnnul
'ah platforms and The uttcranr,.
the candidates who stand on them
re- at the moment TO be tested hv
~ performances respectively of the
OF Justice under Mr..
'ltkersham and Of the STANLEY con-
mite" and III" attitude of the Wall
reef press and especially of thos,,
feai metropolitan papers which
oS faithfully rcprcScn, the ii.
usts. showing how rntircl. salts
"a Wall street H. with the condue,
t1ose now managing the Repuh-
aH and Democratic parties, AND
'N gerry il viii champion oi4hsr
't't. or bo;h parties. AGAINST
.i}e and 81" nro-ra-5ftc .a-
,la'c.
Al Once.
ia GottNu. c"C'Sil ed Tho nc~vcns