Show CRUELTY TO REPUBLICANS It Is almost cruel or of John Sharp WI jams Hams the Democratic leaders leader or of the tho house to ask why the administration has not prosecuted criminally the mon who organized the Northern Securities conspiracy Has not the president been the consistent enemy of the trusts Has not his department of justice s secured cured fines for one or two Chicago that may possibly possibly bly have taken from them the Income ot of a day Is not the Republican par party party ty the foes of aU all such evils as monopoly monopoly oly ot of combinations in restraint of trade of special to corpora corporations Hons To be sure Mr W Williams very vory prop properly properly erly sa says s there one withIn reach of hIs voice who did not know there is isa Isa a beet trust a coal trust an oi oil trust and many other trusts that no jury in inthe Inthe the United States would fall ail to convict the conspirators Also it Is true that no defender of the trusts rose rosem m in the house e Grosvenor nor the Re Republican Republican publican leader and Jenkins of Wis Wisconsin another Republican Still fur furth th r it Is true the administration has made no attempt to prosecute the of off f nd rs although their c corn com combination so dominated in the courts opinion was made during the presidents d dents t term rm of office and it has been beon il h his power to bring suit before the statute of limitations could put the criminals beyond the reach of the law Jaw Mr Ir Williams Is either cruel or else hp li is a humorist to suggest seriously an inquiry ag a to tile the reasons for this fall faU TIre lire of justice The reason is obvious enough known of all men Democrats nd ind Republicans alIke Th men who offended were the most ardo lt support rs of the Republican party have con contributed contributed largely to its campaIgn funds and have a perpetual lien on Its affections affections and protection reason enough to explain why a statute of urn lim limitations Is invoked in this case as well as in others |