Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26

The third candidate has charged that the trusts are
opposed him. correspondent Of the independent Brook
declares that third party is better supplied with cam
pagn funds than either the Republican or the Democratic par
nasmuch as George w Perkins and his trust colleagues
openly financing the third term campaign is hardly neces
sary inquire where much of this from why
they opposing Taft who them Indeed the very
bodness with which this is being pursued to be
by of amlke innocence proof that
they not doing it.
Much has publication of few contribu
time This the favorable period that could have been
selected for leaves of sight the immense spent be-
fore the Chicago convention well the immense sums which
will be spent between October l and November l.
The total contributions published aggregated only small
sum comparatively and anybody who knows anything knows
that the special train and personal OF the third term
candidate would aggregate than this total to say nothing
without regard to other States.
Yet of talking about the of money to
help nominations in campaigns and overlooking
the fact that of nothing wrong in the OF gigantic
in national campaign.
Moreover if President Tafts campaign being financed
by George W. Perkins Frank A. Munsey and Medil McCor
mick is how the third term candidate would point
to that fact ndspuabe proof that the steel and harvester
the reelection of the President and how
he would play that idea as upon harp with thousand
strings
The third candidate has sought in conceivable
divert attention from the fact that he being backed by
the Vermont he asked question
and he forthwith started to talk about something else altogether
When he had finished he answered els not that plain to you
The 9usoner forced to reply in the affirmative as
that particular matter plain but matter of fact the
question answered not that asked but something entirely dr.
ferent
The question which ex-senator Iseverdge did in
Burlington La Toilette has asked
over "Va d ts trusts under President Roosevelt
from 149 1O.O20?'
question repeatedly by la Toilette has
by the third candidate and indeed
direct attempt has been made it. The nerro
gated invariably talks about something else.
We reproduce in another column article from La Fol
lette Weekly showing that it utter mpossbity for the
third term candidate to himself from the contributions
the trusts evidently in the posses
evidence which will be forthcoming the
in connection with the hearing before Senator Carp commit
of investigation, and nasmuch Senator Clapp third
ermer nobody charge him with discriminating against his
candidate.
1t is also announced that Cornelius Bliss appear
before the committee with the books Of his father to show that
the third candidate did know all about that Standard Oil
contribution.
But what if the third did know about it. What
does all this talk about 1904 campaign contributions from trusts
serve except to divert attention from the fact that
again trying help the who Disseminated in their
favor against the interests of the people enter the White
House where he further favor them?
Roosevelt protesting against the possibility of his know
ing about the contributions 1904 though there
thing criminal about it.
There law against campaign contributions from
corporations in 1904 but there and the fact that the
porations known instead Of from the treasury of the
combination directly does prevent the from being
of spirit the say nothing other
sderatons.
The chief point in this bearing
the influence of trust support upon the future course of pub
The laws plain intent put stop the acceptance
of contributions from corporations that these interests would
have claim connected with the government
The third candidate has made that
he did accept contributions
Oil Indeed he has boosted that he accepted their
contributions and then treated them though they had
trbued.
This may have been the with of them but
anly with the Harvester which he ordered
the prosecution STOP the Steel which he knowingly
and in violation of his sacred oath enforce the laws
ted to absorb the Tennessee Coal & Iron company.
The third candidate he will be under oblga-
ton this George W. Perkins who according printed
reports has already subscribed considerable
pagn fund of the third party and he promises
The candidate could probably have said the thing
1904 but he does not undertake deny that did
Perknss and in the light of that
say for the candidate to give this
will remember this financial support practical when
time
If there any under obligation trusts in this
campaign for financial assistance the third candidate