Wilson，afterbeingelectedPresident，withinthefirstfortnightafterhehasbeeninauguratedintothathighoffice，permitshimselftobebetrayedintoapublicmisstatementofwhatIhavesaid，andwhatIstandfor，thenheforcesmetocorrecthisstatements。
Mr。WilsonopenshisarticlebysayingthattheProgressive“doctrineisthatmonopolyisinevitable，andthattheonlycourseopentothepeopleoftheUnitedStatesistosubmittoit。”Thisstatementiswithoutoneparticleoffoundationinfact。IchallengehimtopointoutasentenceintheProgressiveplatformorinanyspeechofminewhichbearshimout。Icanpointhimoutanynumberwhichflatlycontradicthim。Wehavenevermadeanysuchstatementasheallegesaboutmonopolies。Wehavesaid：“Thecorporationisanessentialpartofmodernbusiness。Theconcentrationofmodernbusiness，insomedegree，isbothinevitableandnecessaryforNationalandinternationalbusinessefficiency。”DoesMr。Wilsondenythis？Lethimansweryesorno，directly。Itiseasyforapoliticiandetectedinamisstatementtotakerefugeinevasiverhetoricalhyperbole。ButMr。
WilsonisPresidentoftheUnitedStates，andassuchheisboundtocandidutteranceoneverysubjectofpublicinterestwhichhehimselfhasbroached。Ifhedisagreeswithus，lethimbefrankandconsistent，andrecommendtoCongressthatallcorporationsbemadeillegal。Mr。Wilson’swholeattackislargelybasedonadeftbutfarfromingenuousconfoundingofwhatwehavesaidofmonopoly，whichweproposesofaraspossibletoabolish，andwhatwehavesaidofbigcorporations，whichweproposetoregulate；Mr。Wilson’sownvaguelysetforthproposalsbeingtoattemptthedestructionofbothinwaysthatwouldharmneither。Inourplatformweusetheword“monopoly“
butonce，andthenwespeakofitasanabuseofpower，couplingitwithstock-watering，unfaircompetitionandunfairprivileges。DoesMr。Wilsondenythis？Ifhedoes，thenwhereelsewillheassertthatwespeakofmonopolyashesayswedo？HecertainlyowesthepeopleoftheUnitedStatesaplainanswertothequestion。InmyspeechofacceptanceIsaid：“WefavorstrengtheningtheShermanLawbyprohibitingagreementstodivideterritoryorlimitoutput；refusingtoselltocustomerswhobuyfrombusinessrivals；tosellbelowcostincertainareaswhilemaintaininghigherpricesinotherplaces；
usingthepoweroftransportationtoaidorinjurespecialbusinessconcerns；andallotherunfairtradepractices。”Theplatformpledgesusto“guardandkeepopenequallytoall，thehighwaysofAmericancommerce。”Thisistheexactnegationofmonopoly。UnlessMr。Wilsonispreparedtoshowthecontrary，surelyheisboundinhonortoadmitfranklythathehasbeenbetrayedintoamisrepresentation，andtocorrectit。