The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-13
CARL|N's TRUST SPEECH
IS CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT
Mastery Address Drowned Ont by
Roosevclt's "River of
Doubt" Talk.
NOW RESCUED FROM RECORD
Virglnian Prominent III Preparation
of Measures and Chosen to Pre-
sent Concluding Argument in Sup
mort and In RcfutatiOn of Attacks.

OF AleSahuria. va, arose In the House
OF Representatives and as one of the
three members who had framed the
administrators principal antitrust
bill. delivered a mastery speech I'm eX-
PLANTATION OF that measure
On May 1G. 1914. at night. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt. former President,
explorer, author. and naturalist. faced
a big audience under the auspices OF
the National Geographic Society and
related the story Of his trials in the
Jungles OF South America. II was the
River OF Doubt night" in Washing
ton. and at least passing interest was
taken In the Coloners story throughout
the United Statcs, England. Brazil and
other countries.
The papers next day contained col
u,nns about the River Of Doubt" lost
canoes jungle fever and red headed
South American Indians. Tho aforesaid
papers mentione0 in Congress sum
mary, stuck In hurriodly about press
time. that The House continued do
bate on tho antitrust bill. SIR. Carlin
and others spoke
Hence this story. Mr.. Carlin really
delivered an important speech. He sim
ply picked bad time TO make II. for
since the discoveries Of the Colonel had
been challenged by certain Br!tishers.
and the Colonel had Just arrived home.
and there was considerable speculation
as to whether the jungle fever would
prevent him from running for Presid ent
in lels--we!l. the Colonel Just had the
call on the news.
CnrIIn Didn't Mind II.
The fact that littlo OF Mr. Carlin's
speech found It's way into the news
paper columns is no reflection on the
House speechmaker. IT will be used as
campaign document b. the Demo
cratic party when tho campaigns are
on, and It IL undoubtedly 4 valuable
contribution 10 the Congressional
Record. that usually dry publication.
so tho Virginia trust buster" did not
and should not feel cast down.
However. It is now proper. since the
Colonel grabbed the front page space
on the night in question that Wash
ington Alexandria. and the remainder
Of the country should know some
thing about Charlie" Carlin. lie
doesn't blow his own horn: he'd prob
ably stravc TO death as an advertising
agent. nu, he has arrived" in the
Held OF national politics. and he won't
be checked just because the House
show ran counter to the Coloncls
narrative OF his South American ex
petition.
and the Roosevelt lecture. syrnpa-
thet.c newspaper friend sought out the
Congressman and said:
Sorry we couldn't carry but a line
II that speech OF yours last night but
We were damned"
would be that way. but had 10 close
the debate for our side What could
oxrcct with r r and his charts
Of the River OF Doubt in town."
That's all We has ever said about
it. although he~started OFF that speech
hy SAYING that for six months he had
practically been with the adminstra-
TONS trust bill night and day.
The statement is literally true.
When the administration leaders de-
rYnt-a "a thl.rn hn a,e
trus. legislation at this session OF
Congress. son, cbody had 10 do the
work.
Cnriin Worked Hard.
The preparation OF the bill fell 20
the House Judiciary Committee Man
ifestly the entire committee couldn't
make Roadway with twenty-one mem
bcrs muIiinr over details. important
and unimpo-tant The Democratic ma
jority named subcommittee, consist
ing OF Chairman Henry ID. Clayton.
Charles c. Carlin and John C. Floyd.
All three did hard work. but ii is not
unfair TO say that probably Charlie"
Carlin had to bear the brunt OF the
,oil.
Chairman Clayton was slightly I'll
from overwork during a part OF the
time the trust program in the
making. Mr.. Floyd had TO devote con-
siderable attention 10 the subcommit-
tee work on the report OF the Lobby
Investigating Committee. Mr. Carln
was free, and he buckled 10 II, the
three members holding daily and night
" conferences among themselves and
not infrequently with the President.
The bill was finally approved by tho
Judiciary Committee majority and
brought into the House. 1t has the
- *. also OF President Wilson. who
grew to admire the ability and hard
work of the Clayton Carlin- Floyd sub
committed
There were hours and hours OF gen
eral debate when the trust III was
taken UP In the House. II was agreed
that Mr.. Carlin should present the con-
Guiding argument In support Of tho
administration bill and in refutation
of the minority attacks. He did the
job eXcellently, modestly. convincing
~ but the genera, public learned lit
tie about IL in the newspapers because
of that Roosevelt speech.
Tho trust debate. you understand,
had been running along for days.
There were speeches. good, bad and
Indifferent. Even the members were
tired. Roosevelt. absent for months.
was a novelty, an attraction returned.
He got the headlines.
Antitrust Prophet Here.
One hears carly In life of the .-;ts
chscTTa ton that prophet is not with
out honor save in his own country. 1t
has worked out that way many. many
times. Washington, d. c., and Alexan-
dria. Va, however. have an antitrust
prophet right here a; home who has
made good.
If one had gone to Charlie" Carlin
ten years ago with the prediction that
within less than a decade no would
he sitting among the seats of the
mighty in the national Congress,
would be hobnobbng with the Presi-
dent and other administration leaders
on ono Of the most important policies
of a new administration. and would be
ping together the administrations
compact with business, big and little,
the Virginian probably would have
smiled incredulously.
And yet, CarIin, tho buster
from across the Potomac" has. through
sheer ability and good fortune OF his
party, brought this about. lie is a
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