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EDITORIAL NOTES
By J. D. WATSON
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and putting money in the Southern farmers’
pockets.
When this was happening the Government
was more than glad to discover that the
“bulls” were violating the law.
They were promptly arrested, indicted,
and the indictments are hanging over them
now.
But this is typical of Wickersham, the
former law partner of Mr. Taft’s brother.
With Wickersham it all depends upon who
are the parties in the case. If it’s the big
interests that deserve prosecution, Wicker,
sham winks at the crime, but if the big inter
ests wish to prosecute those who interfere
with their lawless dealings, Wickersham
quickly finds grounds upon which to indict
them.
If Wickersham would prosecute as his oath
of office requires, there is enough evidence on
file with the Department of Justice to put a
majority of the big Trust officials in jail. But
so far ho has not made an effort to prosecute
even one.
* * *
The Supreme Court of Missouri has ousted
the Harvester Trust (the International Har
vester Company) and assessed a fine of
$50,000, besides, for violating the anti-Trust
law of Missouri.
If the State of Missouri is able to enforce
her anti-Trust law against the Trust that has
robbed the farmers of millions of dollars, why
can't our federal government do the same?
The reason is this: we have the Trust law
yer, Wickersham, as Attorney General for
the United States and Missouri had, when
the Harvester Trust was being prosecuted,
her present Governor, Hadley, for her Attor
ney General.
