Evening star., 1924-09-02
LA TOILETTE HITS
MONOPOLY SYSTEM

Assailing the Republican and
Democratic parties which he declared
of1er nothing to remedy the evils
which have arisen under their respec-
tiv- administrations and as a result
of their policies" Senator La Toilette
OF Wisconsin. in a Labor Day mes
sage broadcast by chain of radio
stations. APPEALED yesterday to the
voters of the nation to support his in
dependent candidacy for the presidency.
Senator La Toilette asserted that
he had entered the campaign as a
candidate to convict" the monopoly
system. which. he continued. is pro
tected by certain laws and by the
failure to enforce others, and whose
power is so great that both of the old
parties have become its abject
slaves"
No Hope In Old Parties.
The message OF the Republican
and Democratic parties" said .ir.
La Toilette. lis a message of despair
In 1t, the American people find no
raJ OF hope for relief from the bur-
dens which oppress them.
But the people have found great
hope. and that hope is in the Pro-
gressive movement. We have enlisted
in this campaign to restore this Gov
eminent to the service Of the public,
to secure to the laborer and producer
in all lines greater share of the
product of his toll. while protecting
the consumer against TIL trust fix ed
prices on all he buys. and to drive
out of the Government at Washing
ton the corrupting influences now SO
dominant"
If elected President. Senator La
Toilette pledged himself to work for
the repeal of the transportation act
of 1920, behind which, he asserted.
the Interstate Commerce Commission
has taken refuge in its refusal to
reduce the present exorbitant rail-
road rates. downward revision of
tariff duties readjustment of tax
schedules, reorganization of the Fed
eral trade and tariff commissions,
conservation of natural resources and
promotion of cooperative marketing,
free from Government control, as an
aid to the farmer.
IT shall, If elected, use the ap-
pointive power of the Executive" de-
clared the Wisconsin Senator. ito free
every department Of the Government
from the control Of special interest
I would place at the head of
the Department of Justice and in the
Office of every United States district
attorney men who would vigorously
enforce all laws, and l would instruct
them to bring and prosecute criminal
actions against every profiteering
monopoly which violates the anti
trust laws with the same vigor which
should require of them in the
prosecution of bootlegger."
Insisting that the two old parties.
seeking to divert the attention of
voters from pressing domestic issues,
point to Europe and say, There is the
solution Mr.. La Toilette continued:
THE original source Of the Demo-
cratic and Republican plans respect
ing Europe is the same. That source
is the well-known banking house of
]. P. Morgan Il Company. The
connection of this banking house with
the candidates of both old parties and
with the leaders of those parties is
close and intimate and confidential.
The so-called Dawes plan is merely
the Morgan plan"
Will Pull Curtains Back.
During the campaign, Senator La
Toilette declared. he intends to tell
the American people exactly what
has been going on in Washington"
during his 1S years service as
Senator.
I'm that time" he added. 81 believe
I have been in a position to observe
the influences behind the curtain Of
the enactments of Congress-. and the
policies of the executive branch of
the government which are of the
deepest significance to the public"
In the course of his address Sem
ator La Toilette referred to the
Combination which rules the coal in
dustry," the sugar monopoly" the
"oil monopoly" the banking conn
bine" and the Transportation mo-
nopoiy" and the meat packing COM
bination" as "only few of the COM
hinations which 60 to make UP the
sNSten"