Show I THEIR TRUST PLANS The Springfield Republican discussing discuss discus ing log one of tho the presidents president's letters compares compares com corn pares his trust remedy with Mr Bryans Bryan's taking Mr Ir Tafts Taft's statement in hi hi speech of acceptance for a definition of the Roosevelt plan who said Mr Mr Roosevelt recommended an amendment to the trust anti law Jaw known as the tho Hepburn b bill which provided pro for voluntary classification and anal create a n. stron strong motive o by ly granting immunity immunity im im- im- im from prosecution for reasonable reasonable reasonable reason reason- able restraints of interstate trade tl to all corporations which would re register and submit themselves to the publicity rc regu regulations u lations of the department of commerce and labor JIOn JI On this tho the Republican bays That is to say sa- place tio whole matter matter matter mat mat- ter of control in the tho ju judgment and anel discretion discretion discretion dis dis- of the thc president and aid put every cry corporation at his mercy which does docs not go IO o to Washington and let the presidents president's oes dents dent's 3 agent in tho department of commerce com corn merco merce and labor impose upon it such euch requirements requirements requirements re re- re- re as pleases him H Must it not then bo be repeated that this plan is so radical as os to o be unthinkable n able But Bat it is wholly in harmony with the Roosevelt Roose temper It s sets rs ts up imp personal personal personal per per- government tO in in m place of government govern govern- ment by law lass and subjects interstate commerce to the thc arbitrary will of one man when it never nC should be subjected to anything save savo the general l rules ruIn of duly enacted law for this is supposed eel to bo be a n government to of or laws hw and not men Highly Highl- objectionable therefore as is the Bryan plan of drawing an nn arbitrary ar ar- line lino at 50 per c cent nt it had hM a aleast aleast av a least the merit of conforming to h tho principle of r a n government o of law la-is' instead in iu stead of government go U by one ace man mm-anc mm man amid and andis is thus a comparatively lc and safe proposal and why the tho ho Democratic candidate should neglect this thi a advantage antaJe of his is beyond ones one's guessing jn And Mr Ir Taft 7 Ho lie i c evident would t have e himself appear as indorsing this Roosebelt plan ot of an Arbitrary personal government Jo in relation to commerce |