THE REAL SITUATION. The opposition to President Roosevelt all originated or-iginated in his native state. It started from- the corporations which he had cmpelled justice from. While Governor he supported sup-ported and signed the Ford franchise bill which subjected strset railways, gas, electric; and cor- J , ' t Mafflffl porations to taxation upon the basis of the ac- It ,, jHjJH tual value of their property, the same as other ,' fflflB property owners are taxed. He set on foot other j ' 9HB needed and Important reforms and announced ' ' Hfl himself a candidate for a second term. i JmSB It was these disgruntled ones who joined with j TfjH the West nominated him for Vice President four fflB years ago. When he, through the Buffalo tragedy, jj - H became President, and the anthracite coal strike ' fflB came on, he bent his energies to break that dead- 1 lock; for the danger of a coal famine in the East jj ifljl coast cities was imminent and fearful to content- t fH plate and then he put in practical form the set- i H tling of such differences by arbitration. Again, VH more tlian all qther Presidents combined ho ' H caused proceodings under the Sherman anti- m trust law to be pushed. It is true that all the op- H position worth naming; comes from his course in 9H these matters. It is true that' every unscrupulous ; gH corporation and almost every trust in the coun- I H try will fight him with their money and all their f M influence, and wiU'Tlo what they can to elect , , I Hj Judge Parker. H How will the friends of Judge Parker explain jH away those facts. If Judge Parker believes that ! jH all trusts should be smashed and that a private 9H monopoly is intolerable, by what charm can he H induce the trusts and such monopolies as the 9H Standard Oil company to support him? And with 'H an oil and steel and coal and railroad magnate on j B the ticket for second place, what justification ; H can they offer to the people for claiming that the H country needs a change of administrations? H Again it must1 not be forgotten who the men : H were who, went to St. Louis with a programme all H prepared and backed by the New York and Penn- t fl sylvania delegations. They wero led by Hill and jflfl Belmont and Guffey, the throe were the perfect jflfl representatives of the banks, the corporations ( H and the trusts. Can a stream rise higher than M its source? t M But the simple truth is that the party is hun- jH gry to the famine point almost for the offices and jH no matter what was said at tho convention the ; M underlying thought was we must get together , ' H and must name a ticket that will bring to us ; H money enough to buy corruptible voters enough , H in three or four Northern States to give us. when i H joined to the Solid South tho needed majority , H to open to us the longed for offices and spoils. H