The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-02

Even some of the leading Republi-
can papers are becoming alarmed at
the ,grasping greed of monopolists and
concentration of power in their hands.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean, referring to
the gobbling of great railroads by the
mOnopolists, says: s
Take the Union Pacific, and among
its officers we find Sydney Dillon, Rus
| sell Sage and Jay Gould. The Missouri
Kansas and Texas, which has just
placed bonds to the amount OF SIS 900, :
| 600 ON the market, has among its di-
rectors Jay Gould, Russell Sage and
Sydney Dillon. The Central Branch
of the Union Pacific, which has just
placed So ,0OO,O0 in bonds on the mar
ket, has for its principal officers sgd
ney Dillon, Jay Gould and Russell
Sage. The Wabash, st. Louis and Pa
cific exhibits the names of Sydney
Dillon, Jay Gould and Russell Sage.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern has for directors Jay Gould. sgd
ney Dillon and Russell Sage. Hanni-
bal and st. Joseph, Jay Gould and
Russell Sage. Central railroad of New
jersey, Sydney Dillon and Jay Gould.
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern railroad, Jay Gould, Russell Sage,
Sydney Dillon. Jay Gould has just
secured control of the International
and Great Northern railroad, and his
favOrite associates will no doubt soon
figure as directors. In April last Jay
Gould gained control and and succeed
ed to the Presidency of the Texas Pa.
cific railway, and it is understood that
he and his associates control the st.
Joseph and Western running from st.
Joseph to Grand Island, Neb., q dis
tance of :,S9 miles. These are only a
few of the roads in which Mr.. Gould
and his friends are largely interested.
Many Others are really controlled.
Commenting on the above the Pitts
burgh Post truly saysi This eondi-
ton of things, with whatever danger
it betOkens, is the inevitable fruit of
the policy of the Republican party to
which the Inter-Ocean belongs. Its
concessions, land grants and subsidies
to corporations, its packing the judicial
tribunals, State and Federal, in their
interest, it's submission to the DEGREES
of corporations in convention, Con-
gress and legislatures, all mark the
hold this great power has upon the
Republican organization. 1t cannot
shake it off if it would. When the
Goulds and Vanderbifts give their
hundreds of thousands to elect Gar
field, the corporation candidate for
President, they weld the tie that binds
a great political party to the chariot of
the m6ney kings. The Republican
party gave the corporation chiefs their
great powers, these powers are used to
dominate that party and their money
to corrapt it. The Republican party
will never make a national campaign
save as the avowed or Secret ally of the
corporation power. Without corpora
ton backing itscould not stand alone.
The balloting for United States
Senators to fill the vacancies OCCASION
ed by the resignation of Conkling and
Platt. commenced on Tuesday. The
first vote was badly scattered among
half a dozen or more Republican can,
didates, the Democrats casting their
votes solid fer Herman and Jacobs. 1t
is nip and tuck fight between the
stafwaftsa and half breeds. without
much chance of either being able to
elect. 81, t.... IL. .--.... ,..-..
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