Show 4 VI The Trust Que Question tion x J Next to the tariff question the issue is- is sue su gue of vital importance to the voters in in this campaign is the solution of th the trust question Ex Ex- President Roosevelt RoSsevelt declares that there are aregood aregood aregood good trusts and bad trusts and that th the good trusts ought to be permitted live to-live and prosper under the fostering foster foster- in ing care re of your Uncle Samuel while th ad d trusts ought to be put out of buss business It is an easy guess that the go are those that are supporting sup- sup porting Roosevelt like the Steel Tr Trust st and the Harvester Trust frust in b both both of th of f which Roo Roosevelt's evelt's financial ba backer ker Mr C C. W. W a director direct- direct or President President Taft does not believe that there th r are are any good trusts at all and betas betas' he therefore brought suit for the tian of the Steel Trust and and the Harvester Harve ter Trust He has already ca caused S' S d the dissolution of the Oil V f Trust rii t and the Tobacco Trust and a afew afew The few others of less consequence only weapon apon in the hands of f the goven government gov gov- en eminent for the control of the trusts trust and the term trust la ld used in its popular popular popular pop pop- ular sense as meaning monopoly is the Sherman Law Roosevelt cr claims l that the Sherman L Law w was wall not intended in in- tend tended d to be enforced though he lie did use use ila it a a time or t two o on some of his his bag bad rusts President Taft not being i abl able tio see the goodness in any trust 4 Is e endeavoring to enforce the SherA Sherma Sher- Sher A L all alike and has ma man aw w upon all guile gone further and recommended mea meas measures urea ures for the strengthening of that law lawin in such places as the recent prosecutions prosecutions prosecutions have shown it to be weak and ineffective The difference between the Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- gre sive Party and both of the old parties on ou the trust que question tion is radical and irreconcilable It is the difference difference difference differ differ- ence between regulated monopoly and regulated competition We commend commend com com- mend to our readers the platforms of the three parties u upon on this question and to the record of the republican party durin during the l s f ur y years ars feel eel feeling eeling ing sure that reason re son and good Hel Hens d dand and judgment will bring you toj to the support of the republican stand |