The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-13
Noted Republican Assails Lib
eral Pretensions of Geo.
w. Perkins.
CONNECTED WITH TRUST
Charges His Attitude is Fifty
Per Cent. Sham and Rest
Desire for Favor.
Special to The Bulletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
New York, Oct. 12.-In an open
letter to progressive Republicans
Rudolph Spreckels, president of the
Wilson National Progressive Repub-
Hcan league, assails the progressive
pretensions Of George w. Perkins
chairman of the executive commit.
tee of the Third-Term party. He de.
clares that not while Mr.. Perkins
continues his connections with the
Harvester Trust and other trus! in.
terests can he truthfully proclaim
himself progressive of the type ac-
ceptable to thoughtful men. Mr.
Perkins progressiveness, according
to Mr.. Spreckles, is fifty per cent
sham and fifty per cent desire to win
public favor in his new role.
By Rudolph Spreckels.
"One of the curious shams of the
present political campaign is the
pose of George w. Perkins as a
friend of the progressive cause. Mr..
Perkins. although a prominent pro-
moter Of Industrial and financial
trusts, asks that he be accepted in
the progressive ranks as truly rep
resenting the principles embodied In
this cause. But to thoughtful men
his pose is neither convincing nor
To those who see be-
meath the surface o. political pre-
tense, he is merely the agent of Big
Business at the Third Term party's
council. Underlying Mr.. Perkins
real aim is desire to control the
of government in an eff
fort to protect Big Business and to
legaliza the monopolies he helped to
create.
He is chairman of the finance
committee of the International Har-
Fester company trust that was in
Vestigated by the federal govern
men and tcharged with being a
in restraint of trade. 1t
was Mr.. Perkins who interceded with
Herbert Knox Smith, the commis-
'ioner OF corporations, with the re-
suit that Mr.. Roosevelt held up the
'eport upon which the governments
prosecution of this trust was to be
BASED.
0ppresses Wage Garner.
How can Mr.. Perkins sustain his
)retensions of interest in the welfare
If the wage Garner when In reality
le is an officer Of corporation
which has been notoriously oppress-
We of the wage Garner? He is aware
If the intolerable conditions exist
ng at the Osborn Twine Company
| subsidiary of the Harvester Trust
revealed by the New York State
Factory Investigating commission.
sworn testimony before that COM
mission showed that women and
children were required to toll
welye hours a day for 81 and So
week. These women were employed
It night and their husbands labored
| corresponding number of hours in
he day time. In short the condi-
ions Imposed on labor in this Har-
'ester Trust plant furnished one of
he worst indictments against an
American business man ! have ever
lnown. When these conditions
we're brought to Mr.. Perkins atten
Ion his answer was characteristic.
lie said in substance that this COM
'any was compelled to work its lab
'rers as 1t did because it must earn
certain income to pay on the cap
tai invested What he said was
merely the familiar doctrine
preached by men of his class--men
Who place the rights of capital above
he rights of humanity. And yet
dr. Perkins would have us believe he
ruly represents the progressive
'ause!
Roosevelt Like Perkins.
'Tt Is not hard to understand why
dr. Perkins should stand at the head
Ind front of Col. Roosevelt's party.
Both are In accord on one thing
hat while they want the votes OF all
nen, busines man AMI worker alike.
hey offer no premise to any save the
corporation and the
special privilege seeker. Having had
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