The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-24
BIG BUSINESS PROTESTS.
Wilson Policy Attacked At Dinner
70 r. r. StOtcsbusN.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-The protest OF
large business interests against the anti
trust bills outlined by the Democratic
Administration was expressed tonight at
the annual banquet OF the Terrapin Club
Of Philadelphia, of which Il, T. Stotesbury
OF J. y. Morgan g. Co. was the guest OF
honor.
4. stuart Patterson, n director OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and w. U. Hen
sci former Acknowledgement or Penn
sylvania and a Democrat, attacked the
policy OF the Administration as set forth
n the Presidents message and the pro-
posed bills to regulate business. Gathered
about Mr.. Stotesbury we're representatives
Of large financial institutions and men
prominent in public life Senator Pen
rose sat at the right Of Mr.. Stotesbury.
Mayor Frank b. McClain OF Lancaster.
-he toastmaster. opened the dinner BY
saying: Eat, drink and be merry. for to-
morrow good things may be scarce" The
,oyic OF the evening was first brought UP
by Mr. Stctesbury. when he said:
There are certain things that 1 should
Ike to talk with you about Tonight but
believe that IL would be wise for me to
Keep silent. II seems rhat II In almost
sdlty for me to speak to you about these
'h!ngs and to give you advice, but snail
not do So"
ylr Patterson, the next speaker. was
nor 80 reticent.
when | read the newspapers this morn
Ing and saw what Ia In store for US.
evolution is going on in this country
and viii continue, but ! want TO tell you
on thing, and that Is that the laws oi
nature and the laws Of trade are stronger
than the acts of Congress.
The yeyatious and humiliating restric-
tlous which are about TO be Imposed or
Ma business of the United states VII
drive capital away from this country
= And as capital controls the fields OF EN-
pigment IL Is easy to see that the wage
rarners and not the capitalists VIII suner
Tor the capitalists can weather marc
lines.
IL want 10 impress upon you that II
- Impossible TO create adversely TOT one
,lass and have prosperity for another
Those Of us VINO can look back to the
earlier history OF our great country when
the door of opportunity was open to every
man, believe that those days VIII come
again, We hope and believe that the
'on'. judgment OF the great mass OF
thinking people will again assert itsell
80 that We may have laws which VIII
bring equal justice to all"
When Mr.. Hensel began speaking he
"tluated that he would not comment upor
national politics, but little later his
feelings apparently got the better OF him
Tor ne launched into a criticism OF tint
| bFuppSei antitrust legislation. saying:
y heard the hope expressed that Presi
3 deht Wilson may be capable OF DRIVING
80 horses, one labelled business and tn
"'her politics. but l am inclined to doub
WA, he will he successful.
Il want to know what is to become o
| ms country II "A law II tO he enacte'
which win prevent "A man Nike Mr.. stotes
oury from serving AS "A director on an!
one II the great railroads. banking firm
~ great mining corporations?
:, Sooner or later believe that tn
sober sense of the people Of the tnite'
States viii demand that the interference
~ .i,tc politics with big business s!ial
,"ise demand fair play for all CLASSES
~ Il is Il conspiracy for big bushes
~ combine for their regulation Of price
why Is 1t not conspiracy for'laboring me
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