Show i IS LS TIlE TIIE Sl STANDARD HI D. OIL COMPANY GETTING GErTING WISE ISE Careful reading of or tho time New Kew York financial columns lea leads s to tho the belief that the Stan Standard ar Oil on crow crowd suddenly ud enly discovered covered that it was attacked b 1 by the mala malady commonly called cold feet There was a very evI evident intention to punish some one for what was regarded as hostility to time the Standard Oil crowd President ent Roosevelt was very l' l soundly cursed because the time department of justice was not called calle off because the department demanded the same brand of Justice for Cor rich people as for 01 an any r other oIlier orr offenders against tho time law An Anthe And Amid the time Republican party parly wa was cursed curbed because Its ils spirit of or a n ai square deal is inconsistent incon with the Standards Standard's idea of business And Amid n there thelo was a wl widely clr heralded 1 purpose to precipitate precipitate pre pre- a panic It didn't frighten the time the federal authorities a a. great deal The flie Standard had its Us chance and undertook to discipline the time countr country The Time failure of or tho the panic to materialize convinces convinces con con- vinces th the financial writers that the Standard people came caine cameto to the conclusion they would lose loso more than thc they would gain b by a general business depression An And Amid they woul would Politicians think tho the Democrats Democrat would woul call carry r the country next year car If a bitter biller panic sh should ullI come conic come Panic years have ha usually been Democratic years und and when hard har times an and amid a Presidential election are are- coincident there Is usually a change chang of ur national parties But J if the time Hc Republican party part should be defeated for fot punishing rich offenders an and dealing with equal and exact justice between all men there thero would be such a revulsion of or sentiment that the property of or an aim arrogant criminal would bo be safe Probably a reflection on that cause caused time the case of or cold feet It would woul be bt better for Cor the Standard ald people to pa pay r their thou line fine an and after that obo obey time tho law Jaw than Luau to punish the thc President resl and time the party part for Cor dispensing Justice It would be bo a ba bad thing for the redundantly l t rich to bring about a panic in this country ju just t now rho They could do du it doubtless s But it would woul be another el ca case e of Samson pulling down the temple upon himself With the tIme difference t that In lii this ca case e the temple wouldn't bo be greatly hurt an and Samson would be forever cr out o of commission |