Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-20
WILSON is In ANANIAS CLUB
Colonel Says Governor Misquotes
Facts to Bolster Argument.
REPLIES TO SIOUX FALLS SPEECH
He Says He Originated Plan to Reg
uIate Trusts While He Was
President and that II In
Good One.

TRINIDAD, Colo, Sept. l9.-A denla
OF statements attributed to Governor
Woodrow. Wilson in regard TO the pro
gressive party's attitude toward trusts
was made by Colonel Roosevelt in 4
speech here today. lie. said, lipyerDel
Wilson had made statements which war,
not on accordance with tile facts Gov.
ernor Wilson he said, was quoted as say
ing In speech at Sioux Falls, S. D..
that the progressive plan would work
for the interests Of the large corpora
tions and would give them controll u
the market for labor,
"Mr Wilson should be above misquot-
Ing facts In order to bolster up his argu-
ments," said Colonel Roosevelt
In his speech yesterday, he stated that
the method now proposed by the pro-
gressves to regulate the trusts was sug-
gested by Messrs. Gary ard Perkins be-
for the committee of the house Of repre-.
sentatives named to look into the Steel
trust And he stated II was done to
save the United States Steel corporation
from the necessity OF doing its business
better than its competitors.
Originated Plan Himself.
Neither OF these statements is in ac-
cord with facts. Not once only but again
and again, In messages to congress and In
speech after speech while I was presl-
dent. advocated the method proposed by
the progressives for handling the trust
question, which is practically the principle
applied in the Interstate Commerce COM
mission.
Il wish to call attention at this time to
the fact that as far as know, the over
"helming majority of men who control
both the steel corporation and the har-
vester trust are supporting either Mr..
Taft or Mr.. Wilson. They are certainly
opposing me. Indeed as far as | know
the only man connected with either or.
ganization. who is supporting me Is Mr.,
Perkins himself
He says that the legislation we pro-
pose would put the working man In the
power of the big industrial concerns.
There is a very simple way of testing
the worth Of this statement Has the In.
terstate commerce law put the working
man more In the power of the railroads?
Let Mr.. Wilson answer this Question. n
1t has, then It Is his business to advocate
the repeal Of the interstate commerce law
Ii IT has not, and no man with an atom
Of sense imagines 1t has, then, Mr. Will
son should in a frank and manly fashion
al once admit that he has made a rather
absurd mistake and that there is not the
least particle Of ground for the fear ex-
pressed.
Competition Doctrine Outworn.
Mr.. Wilson Is believer in the outworn
doctrine OF the benefits OF unlimited and
reckless competition. AS matter OF fact
every wise leader of labor knows that
such unlimited and reckless competition
spells ruin for the majority OF wage
workers. This is why in the progressive
we advocate the really prac.
.tcal measure for giving to the average
wage workers living wage"
Wilson Talks I'm Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-"Plainly the times
ire changing" declared Governor Wood
'ow Wilson on his arrival here today in /
'eference to his receptions on his tour,
which he said were ''the greatest gather
ngs he had ever talked to since he en-
cred public life" The governor spoke (
about his visits to Mime /
lpolis and st. Paul. where he spoke TO- /
90 words without having prepared sin
'ie word.
Fred B. Lynch. national committeeman
Minnesota, conferred with the governor
n the way here.
The democratic candidate went immedt-
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