Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1912 — RIGHT MAN FOR THE PLACE [ARTICLE]

RIGHT MAN FOR THE PLACE

Surely No One Mpre Fitting Than George W. Perkins to Be Treasurer of Roosevelt Party. —— ■ v v - It is eminently proper that George W. Perkins should be named as treasurer of the Bull Moose party. As a friend of the plain people Mr. Perkins has succeeded in amassing a huge fortune. Incidentally, and only Incidentally. he profited quite handsomely fn the division of the $69,000,000 which was the financial result of the formation of the steel trust. This gigantic monopoly has nothing to hope for in the election of President Taft, because it was under Mr. Taft’s administration that suit was instituted against it. Likewise Mr. Wilson’s election would be disastrous. But Mr. Roosevelt declined, while president, to prosecute the steel trust and he allowed the trust to gather in Its great southern rival, the Tennessee Coal 'and Iron company. More than this, during his seven years’ occupation sos the White House, Mr. Roosevelt took no action which looked toward a genuine revision of the tariff. No wonder that Mr. Perkins Is to be the treasurer of the new party. He has already contributed handsomely: and the barrel is still open. It is. however, an imposition upon human credulity to believe that his generosity has no selfish end In view.