The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-22
Col. Roosevelt Accuses Demo-
cratic Candidate of Max
ing Measurements
SAYS THE GOVERNOR
TRIES TO BE FUNNY
Hot Defense of His Attitude
Towards Crooked Corpora
tons Is Made by the
Bull Moose

n, Woodrow Wilson'S assaults upon
MIN in the governors trip through the
Middle Yves, this week. Colonel Roose-
xeit, in a speech here tonight. huriso
the Democratic candidate into the
Ananias club. The ex-nresident &C
cused the governor OF having IN
,artea truth" and resnrfed 10
deliberate misstatements In VIII
sons criticism of the Progressive par
Tvs platform Roosevelt hotly defend-
cd his attitude as TO hanai'hs TUG
crooked corporations, and disdasnfdiis
declared that Wilson. in his persis-
tent criticism. was trying to be tun-
ny He accused Wilson OF running
AWAY" fr0rn the issues OF the cam
pairn. ov making baseiess attacks.
In his speech the colonel said
al Detroit yesterday. Mr.. wilson
made a statement which purporsed 10
be an answer TO what | SAID IN eofo-
RADIO. say 'purpcrted' because II was
In NO shape or. way an answer at All.
Mr. Wilson did not venture aehnteiY
20 answer oae statement | made. More
over 40 Gar As his atteranees can pc
made to contain any statement az ~,
q il sfnpl, a mIsstatetnenr OF the
facts.
Says Wilson 10 IN Error.
He is quoted as saying that ] hAo
said I did not suggest the platform
although on another occasion / had
said that ] had sngges,sd ~ Mht nc
mas president. Mr.. Wilson is In
error. I never made any such state
n,ent as the first he attributes TO me.
.a+,a he Cannot point to any place
where | did make H.
mir Wilson states that the trusts
grew faster during my administra-
fton than previously. Let him he
frank enough and manly enough 10
admit what ha cannot denS, that my
administration was the frst admins
tration that ever underte9k to enforce
The law against the trusts. II is not
in accordance with the facts to say
4AsA grew fASt4sr- daring nay Aa-
mfnistration than during any other,
n bV growth is meant a growth IN
Illegal frusts-for most Of the growth
referred 10 ives merely "A growth IN
corpora tons. due to the general pros
nerttN BuI the reason why there was
any growth in Illegal trusts At all as
repeatedly pointed out in messages
while / VAS president. was that ee
were NOT given ths proper LAW Tor
dealing with them
Mr. Wilson states Gin rather disin-
genuous form Tor he says IL is mat
ter OF inference from what I say
that had said IL was not possible tt
check the supremacy Of the trusts.
Nv statement is the direct rever ST
of that which Mr.. Wilson alleges.
stated that his plan, or rather no piar
(Which il in effect only Mr.. Taft'
with slight variation of sound and
,Is.f xSFsA les M
sunremacy Of the trusts unchallenged
AN Absolute MEASUREMENT"
Mir. Wilson says that our proposed
commission would not tell how othel
men should be admitted into the HelS
of competition with the trust, Jhi'
is an absolute misstatement.
Mr.. Wilson would do well hereaf
ter not to attempt to state our posi-
ton withou taking the trouble to hne
out what IL is
I'm our platform we say thsf tn
commission that we propose is Il
maitsin perInanent active supervision
over industrial corporations engaged
in Interstate commerce or such o
them az are Of public Importance
doing for them what the government
new does for the national banks, AM
what IL now done for the railroads d,
the Interstate commerce commission
We further state the existing con
eentration OF vast wealth under
corporate system, unguarded and un
controlled by the nation. has placed u
the hands of few men enormous Sc
cret, irresponsible power over IN
daily life OF the citizen This powe
has heen abused. in monopoly of ma
fIonay resources. in stock watering, +
unfair eonppetiti on and unfair priv
leges, and finally. in sinister infii
ences on the public agencies, stat
and national
..If Mr.. Wilson wishes to be funn,
/ cordially advise him TO let his hume
find some other outlet than that
deliberate Misrepresentation"