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Show THE TRUSTS AND ROOSEVELT. We have heard much about the Harvester Trust and the Steel Trust desiring Roosevelt's election, and how the predatory rich 'would reoice over his success because, it is claimed, Roosevelt would do nothing noth-ing to curb those interests. Those who hold to such views are unmindful unmind-ful of the fact that Roosevelt has done more than any other man to arouse the public conscience on the trust issue; furthermore, the stock markets in Wall Street reflect the pessimism which prevails among the "big interests" every time Roosevelt gains a point. The liars in the employ of the rjch can misrepresent Roosevelt, but Wall Street, in its fierce gambling, conflicts, tells the truth and that is this: Wall Street hates Roosevelt. The former President has interfered inter-fered with Wall Street's business and the business of the powerful interests back of the gambling game, he has demanded a square deal all around and Wall Street wants anything but fair dealing; and so Wall Street is against Roosevelt. But Wall.Strcct is narrow in its bitterness. If something is not done to cure the evils of which the American people are suffering, there will come a day of accounting which will be to the haughty rich as terrible as the day of judgment to the sinners. All the groat trusts arc interrelated, and if Roosevelt were acceptable ac-ceptable to one he would be heartily endorsed by all. But we find J. P. 3rorgan, John D. Rockefeller and their following uncompromisingly uncompromis-ingly in opposition to Roosevelt. Those men speak through politicians politi-cians such as Barnes of New York. Aid rich of Rhode Island, Stevenson Steven-son of Wisconsin, Lorimor of Illinois, Sutherland of Utah, Crane of Massachusetts, Penrose of Pennsylvania, and every one of the gang is carrying a stilleto for Roosevelt. It is charged that the support given Roosevelt by George W. Perinks a proof of Roosevelt's allegiance to Morgan & Co. Perkins and Roosevelt were schoolmates. They have been friends and companions com-panions from boyhood. Perkins is no longer in business, of late years having devoted his time to doing good, much after the manner of Carnegie. Although he is a man of wealth, we believe he is honest hon-est in espousing Roosevelt's cause and that he sees the necessity of a staying hand to halt the rapacious rich in time to prevent a miVhtv clash of classes in this country. Medill McCormick. repeatedly referred to as a member of the Harvester Trust, is the newspaper man whose paper drove Lorimer out of the Unites Stales senate. When he started' his fight for honesty, hon-esty, after the disclosures of fraud in Lorimer s election, the Stand-pat Stand-pat papers commenced to howl that the Harvester Trust was back of the Lorimer "persecution." They kept up this howl until Roosevelt Roose-velt centered attention on the rottenness of the Lorimer election and caused public opinion to drive the Lorimer apologists and defender defend-er to cover. Medill McCormick doe, not own a share of stock in the Hamster Trust and js not a member of that branch of the' fain-Hy fain-Hy which is interested in the trust. This fact has been repeated over and over again by the Progressive papers, and yet the reac- iT7 pr;s8- eV,deDtly bcHeVin? that a lie ofle M lje accepted ac-cepted as truth, persists iu th misrepresentation. " ' |