Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-10
WORKS FAvORs
SIX YEAR Term
CALIFORNIAN SPEAKS IN
SUPPORT OF CONSTITU.
TIONAL AMENDMENT.
cR|T|C|S[s ROOSEVELT
DECLARES PROGRESSIVE AND
REPUBLICAN LEADER BOTH
DESERVED DEFEAT IN
GENERAL ELECTION

By Associated Press.
Washington, ID. c., Dec 9.--In
speech today In the senate upon his
resolution for constitutional
amendment that would provide sin
gle six year presidential term, Sena-
tor Works OF California, identified
since his entry into the senate with
the Progressive Republican faction.
made n strong criticism OF Theodore
Roosevelt and the progressive par'y
for their affiliation with George ".
Perkins and other representatives OF
large corporations.
Senator Works declared that both
Roosevelt and Taft deserved defeat.
lie asserted that Roosevelt, when
President, had withheld action
against the Harvester trust with the
natural result that Mr.. Perkins had
been one OF the chief Roosevelt back
ers In the fight this year for the pro-
gresslye nomination; and. with
equal emphasis he declared that
President Taft had lost the respec,
and good will OF many good people
tv going upon the stump against Col.
Roosevelt" The attack upon Roose-
welt came In connection with Senator
Works assertion that the presidents
office had been used to prevent ad-
verse action against corporations.
we are not without evidence OF
s the effect OF such action on succeed
iUg elections" said Senator Works.
THE great Harvester trust, one OF
tho worst and most oppressive of It's
KIM. was signally favored by Mr..
4. Roosevelt when president in this re-
= spett II was not prosecuted for vlo-
a yat on OF the sherman antitrust law
"a because Roosevelt ordered otherwise
i, What was the natural result? When
i. Roosevelt again became a candidate
/, George W Perkins. became his ard
Ia ent supporter and chief financial
in backer Perkins was largely intet-
estcd In the Harvester trust Perk.
u ins knew by actual demonstration
that his company would be safe
.u against just prosecution ii Roosevelt
,e we're elected. unless he should change
h; bis mind And he would much less
,s likely change his views II the Har-
d yester trust or its stockholders should
4, lend him their support
,s II am not saying that MIR. Roosc-
IL welt acted out of improper motives in
d. dealing with the Harvester Trust o.
IN. Steel Trust He may have been
n perfectly satisfied that the course
A. taken by him was the proper and just
m coursc call attention 20 these In
r. stances OF presidential favor nd
ms what FOLLOWED them. as illustrating
the power that exists In the hands o'
a., q president In his first term, to Sc
IN. cure his election to "A second term"
Ne Facts brought out In the senatori-
ds al investi cation OF campaign expendi-
eil lures were cited by Senator Works
OF to show the extent to which trusts
ne and their millionaire stockholders
,ar had contributed 10 campaign contri-
an buttons He declared that "privil-
m eye seeking corporations support the
~, public official who will grant them
privileges.
THE investigation OF campaign
contributions lately. had has ex
pressed some OF the darkest pagae'
of political history OF the country
ne continued. 1T has revealed the
. unpleasant facts that the money useC
| for campaign purposes. both by re
publlcans and democrats In pas
l. years was supplied almost wholly b.
men interested in the large corpora
, /" tIos that we're amenable TO punish
ment under the antitrust Law.
THE new progressive party wa
tainted in the very beginning by put
ting itself In the hands OF the sam
interests. II was manged and FIN
ard anced by promoters. corruptionist'
. and trust magnates. In all thes
cases money was contributed TO ~
the cure the election OF a man who,
nor elected would be entrusted with th
power OF determining conolusivel
whether or not they should be pros
YES cuted.
ru- NO matter whether II was so vi
ders,ood or not. Il was nothing moi
or less than buying immunity fro
such prosecution. They very natu
n laIlv reasoned that the man who a
cepted their money to secure his ele
." ton would not use the power the
th's money had given him 70 punish the
ers for making that money unlawfully