The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-12-25

the attention OF this vast monopoly. It.
is not to be assumed that any personal
or legitimately political objections to
Mr.. Pendleton have induced this oppo
sition. 1t is the necessity of having in
the legislative councils of the nation rep
resentatives friendly to the rapacitv Of
this company that has determined the
black listing OF the present honorable
Senator from Ohio. Aud thus it was
that the coalition, which is fast becom-
ing an understood institution to 0 iio
people under the captien OF Mclean
Standard Oil, was really formed John
rR. Mclean, of the Eoquirer un-Dsmo-
cratic faction, moved partly by personal
malice and partly by the desire to prove
bis power, has combined with this lar
reaching corporation TO elect a United
States Senator, who in the first place
will be q recognized representative of
the present Standard Oil potentates, and
10 the next place, will be acceptable to
Mclean because he will not be named
George H. Pendleton.
With these immediate exploits in the
political arena--the defeal Of Colonel
Thompson and Senator Pendleiou--are
now associated objects in the future OF
even greater significance, and it is the
vastness of design that has ensbled the
piotters to distribute Innumerable prom
ises to allure many temporary leaders,
whose membership in the syndicate
could not have been secured merely to
assist in removing two prominent Dem.
ocrats from office. The next admins
ltration and it's patronage was grappled
within the gigantic tentacles,of the. mo-
nopoly, and lis countless iavofs were
pledged.
But generalities enough. There came
to this city upon The eve OF the struggle
over the organic ,tion Of the House Col
W. P. Thompson, the Secretary OF the
Standard Oil co. He is the accredited
purveyor of this mighty syndicate. He
is its diplomat, its political counsellor
the hand thet grasps Us. s.puppet's strings
Tfere came David r. Paige, the next il
confidence. to Thompson. He has nc
particular business, but ia always or
hand when new deal is to be made. AND
tstands inst at the threshold OF the innel
circle. II is Thompson who sits in thu
penetralia.
There came Gilbert H. Bargar il
whose mystery there has been success
As Chairman OF the Democratic Stat,
Committee he was Sphynx in high re
pute, because the unmasking hour bsf
not come. There came Charles w Con
stantine, Mayor OF Spring Geld. and DA
vid c. Ballentine, postage STAMP edi
tor, from the same town, whoreturnet
to Ohio from the squash lsnds Of Geor
gia through Standard Oil pipe. Their,
came John a. Farley, the long. from
Cleveland; and there also arrived Johl
Huntington, Republican from the sam
lake city, man who drew 81 ,000,00
from this great company upon aninvest
ment OF S26,000 There we're here job
K. McLean and the j,uissarles and th
mercenaries that believe in the apocry
pha of the Enqpiier through fear O
hope Of profit, A block Of Standar
Oil stock gave additional sest to his &C
tivity. -
Aud there was here Senator Camden
OF West Virginia. the apologist for th
Standard Oil Company, who wrote 70
. the North American Review lahore
!, defense of It's scheme to concentrate a
the oil reiueries Of this country beneat
= one control. There were Others 10 who
future reference may be made.
: BY all the Establishments that unlim
TED money could afford, BY III the spt