Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1912 — ”MISLED” IS A GOOD WORD [ARTICLE]

”MISLED” IS A GOOD WORD

Under the Circumstances, John M. Dickinson Was Moderate in His Use cf Language. See What comes of retaining a Democrat to prosecute the steel trust. Mr. Taft had no idea, it appears, that anything would be said in the indictment about the unlawful Tennessee Coal and Iron merger and he was particularly .horrified at the discovery that the Department of Justice asserted in’ its arraignment that Mr. - Roosevelt had been “misled" in the matter. .Vhn M. Dickinson, ‘ Democirat, put that. in. Why did he put it in? Because if the Steel trust is to be convicted it musj. be accused of violating law and the plainest case of lawbreaking in connection with that combination is (hat involving Tennessee Coal and Iron. Considering all the circumstances we think Mr. Dickinson let Mr. Roosevelt off very easily. If the Colonel hgd not been “misled” he would have been subject to indictment also.