Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1900-10-30 | Page 4 | Truthful Scott

TRUTHFUL SCOTT SCOTTS rT i SCOTT WHO WIlO MADE tile tie fam us speech chair at SENATOR S B feast in m New Ne York deserves corn com commendation for his frankness if not for roz his judgment He said that trusts are a good thing md that if it was not riot for fo t tj Standard Oil company this prosperity that we have would not be I here today toda Y The s two mistakes besides his original error iii hi talking ta king atall at aU all One was his failure to specify that the die prosperity he lie had in mind was located in the Republican national nati commit tC tec s bank account the other was in being honest with his audi auditors tors Of course cours this latter error was pardonable because he be was talking to Mr Roosevelt and a similarly distinguished gathering lint hut there was also an incorruptible in reporter present who had not been taken into consideration consid by the orator Him they thc attempted to intimidate and when that failed they began denying the speech before they left the banquet room The trouble with the denial is that it does loes not bear the ear earmarks Car r rm marks m of truth as the reported speech docs does Tile The most ordinary observer knew before Scott spoke that he h dud and nd his associates assi be believe lieve the trusts u ts Ire are a u good thing flung and that the Standard Oil trust 15 j the special object t of their adoration All AH that Scott did was tiff t f their creed Herein Here in Utah the has local speech a application because we ve have Governor G Wells V ells and Secretary ry of State St S ie e who wm beth belli practice what Scott preaches They The must believe with iti Scott that are arc a good thing o f they thc would have enforced the thc law a ir t the smelter trust long ago a o Now o that they are both can if bit s for reelection it will i be b the plain lain peoples turn to ex ev pm tu ta views Views of Wells VelIs and an Hammonds practice as ell as of Hannas Hannab and Scotts and