Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-09-10
THE GROWING POWER OF con.
PORArIONs.


PORArIONs.
The timely warning given by Lincoln
Of the growing power Of wealth and
corporations, instead of being . warning
TO them to induce them to moderation
in exercising their power, seems only to
have spurred them on in their wild
career OF domination.
One by one Of the protectors OF the
rights Of the people, such as Lincoln,
Seward, Chase, Sumner and others has
passed into the realms beyond, and 9th
ers of their kind have been driven into
political obscurity by those powers, and
still others considering themselves fu-
ture possible Presidential candidates,
and counting the very favors OF those
persons they had previously opposed,
fell easy victims to the Establishments Of
power and their own political ambition.
The corporations and money kings, ever
on the alert, soon intrenched their will
ing tools in all the branches Of govern
ment, both State and national. The
Congress of the United States at one
time contained one hundred and eighty
nine bankers. The Supreme Courts
were filed with these willing tools.
State legislators selected for their sub
serviency to the corporations ruled
their respective States. For reference
we need only look st our own State and
then step over into California and look
at the Doodle Legislature selected for
the sole purpose Of returning to the
United States Senate the chief Of the
dominsering corporation who rules these
States with 3 rod of iron; look at the
Supreme Court Of California whose ma
jority consists Of Southern Pacific vas
ais, one of whom is SO made up of par
tisan bias and prejudice that years ago
when stumping the State for the Repub.
lican party, himself a candidate for re-
election for District Judge for his dis
trict, largely Republican, he publicly
declared, ~ would rather see my wife
in the arms of the ssducer and my
daughter consigned to a housa OF prosti-
tuition than see q Democrat elected to
That sentiment so outraged the
feelings Of his own constituents that he
was overwhelmingly defeated. Yet that
man, after being ignored by his own
constituents was rewarded with q fat
Federal office at the demand OF the
Central Pacific Railroad. In the Sen.
ate from California at that time was A.
A. Sargent, an Office where he could be
of great benefit to th.t corporation. For
q number Of years be held that office,
and when finally adversely overlook
his party in the national contest of 1884
and he had to make room for some one
else, his party on the demand Of the
domineering power of the State-the
Central Pacific Railroad-nominated
and elected him to the Supreme Bench
of the State. as the Southern Pacific
Railroad rules California as the railroad
companies and the Carnegies rule Penn
sylvania.
What would have been thought years
ago when men Of ability and integrity
were sent to Congress mot ~millionaires
or their willing tools) because OF
their fitness to legislate for the in
terests of the whole people. What
would have bean thought then if pri.
vate corporations had undertaken in
peaceful communities to erect fortified.
tions and call a lot Of foreign murderers
and c%utthroats to overawe and force the
employees Of that corporation to any
terms that corporation might see tit to
impose on them, and when in the heat
of excitement these poor people, whose
bone, muscle and intelligence had created
that very wealth, and seeing no justice
in the treatment they were receiving
from that corporation, und ertook to de-
fend what to them seemed equitable
rights and drive away the invading
assassins Of the Pinkertons, the whole OF
the venal and subsidized press Of the
country bowls for dire vengeance, but
have not q word Of condemnation
against the original conspira.ors Ct the
peace Of that countryside Carnegies
and tricks.
When at q recent meeting in Detroit.
Michigan. Mr.. Springer Of Illinois in
dorsed the view Senator Palmer had
taken in his discussion on the Home
stead disturbances. that under certain
circumstances workmen had certain
vested rights in the properties they had
created which ought to be respected by
corporations, the Salt Lake Tribune.
whose attitude Of late has made it one
Of the most hidebound partisans as well
as wealth worshiping journals, accuses
Mr. Springer Of indorsiDg murder and