The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-20
GOVERNMENT BY MONEY.

Wednesdays telegraphic reports afford
two interesting supplements to our edi-
torial observations of Wednesday on the
existing corruption of American govern
ment by concentrated capital One is the
testimony of Mr.. Havemeyer before the
congressional committee Two points in
this are of particular interest. The first
is embodied in the following extract:
Senator Allen asked whether the trust
had not endeavored to control the legis-
lation of congress with a view to protect
ing its interests and with view of max
ing money out Of such legislation as
might be enacted here. To which Mr.
Havemeyer replied:
Undoubtedly. That is what L have
been down here for
This is a frank confession of the true
nature of the protective system. Mr.
Havemeyer was in Washington endeavor-
ing to control legislation for the purpose
of making money out of it. The wages
Of American workingmen, the home mar
Het of the farmer. and all the rest of the
puerile excuses for tariff robbery were
not in his mind for moment. He was
working for his trust, and he has GER
tainly succeeded so far, although he
AYERS that the tax provided is mot suffi-
Gent to afford all the protection which
| their interests should have received
The second point is covered by this ex-
tract:
He was asked about the contributions
Of the sugar trust to the campaign funds
Of political parties, and said that the
records of the trust showed that sucn
| contributions We're made. but that they
( were made to the state committee, not to
| the national committee. He was asked
| if the contributions of the trust We're
| given to both parties in the same state
| and replied:
''Oh, no.
How do you arrange it?" he was
asked.
well, New York is a democratic state,
we give to the democrats there, and to
| the republicans N Massachusetts,. We
never give to the minority"
Did you contribute to the anti-snap-
perS? p asked Senator Lodge.
"Oh, no; am quite sure on that point;
nothing to the anti-snappers."
| Havemeyer could not give the commit
| tee the amounts contributed by the sugar
| trust to the different campaign funds,
| but he promised to furnish them if he
could get them.
He said nothing was contributed TO
| influence presidential nominations in 1892.
This confirms The Sentiners statement.
| made several days since, that the sugar
trust contributions in New York were
made to Tammany.
1t also shows that the contributions,
| wherever made, are for political influence.
| The trust has no use for minorities. It's
contributions are like Jay Gould's poll
tics: I'm republican states I am a re
| publican. In democratic states l am q
| democrat. But 1 am always a Gould
man." 1t is aged in a continual effort
| to control legislation. no matter which
! party may win, and it is succeeding in a
way that must bring a blush to the
| cheek of every honest American. 1t was
J not so striking when it controlled the
republican senators in 1890. 1t is not so
humiliating that republican senators now
resort 20 all imaginable devices to give
| this and other trusts all they want.
| They are sold openly to the trusts. They
make no disguise of it. They allege a
belief that the trusts ought to have the
protection which their interests should
have received" But that democrats.
| pledged to tariff reform, should be equal
Iy guilty is a terrific blow at the very
foundations of popular government
While Mr.. Havemeyer was confessing
these facts a conference of workingmen
at St Louis adopted this resolution:
6. Recognizing that corporations and
| the mOneyed class of the country are
| dominating and debating the legislation
| of the nation, the state and the munich
| palities, to the detriment of the interests
| of the toiling and wealth-producing
/ millions, and recognizing further that
| the power of wealth has subordinated
the executive, judicial and military forces
| to its behest, thus undermining the I'M
| DERIVING principles of our republic. en-
! dangering it's constitution and tending
| to deprive our people of their cherished
| liberties we declare that the working
| masses should throw off the yoke of
| political partisalShip and vote independ-
| emily in order that representatives Of the
! wealth-producers of America may be
fully represented in making and execut
! ing our laws.
This statement Of facts cannot be sue
cessfully denied. The only question is
whether the proposed remedy is of any
value. Is there any hope of reform
through class separation and class &C
ton? Who are the working masses? Do
they not make nine-tenths of all the peo-
pie? Are they not found in all political
organizations? other resolutions of the
same conference limit them to 1.-THE
Knights of Labor the American fedora
ton of labor, the various brotherhoods
or orders Of railway brakenen and such
national and international organizations
Of wsge workers and formers as are not