People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-03
Facts for thoughtful Men.
From Chicago Sentinel.

LIZ and IL respectively. Both COM
modities, though largely used, do not
concern the public SO much as kero-
sene. Refined oil has advanced to 8
cents in bulk-a rise of 5 cents a
gallon since the Standard began to
put the screws on its corner in the
crude product. AS shown before,
the total stocks in its hands, counting
the Pennsylvania and Ohio supplies,
aggregate approximately 25,0O0,000
barrels. Five cents gallon on this
means $3.50 a barrel or $67,500,000
on the whole quantity. Deduct ST.
100000 as representing, unseen ex-
penses and contingencies and there
remains $5O,O0O,000 as the profit of
the corner that can be counted in one
direction. 1t is not all. Prices of
naphtha and gasoline as said to have
been boosted, and the quotations of
bi. products are all frmer and in some
cases have been put up. The returns
from these sources, though perhaps
cast in the shade by the ransom of a
kingdom which is IN sight from kero
sene, will be large undoubtedly.
There are men who do not hesitate
to say the ultimate profit of the whole
scheme will be nearer $75,000,000
than $50,000,000."
Fifty million dollars ''proft" from
the monopoly of a single industry
turned into the Golfers of single in
dividual, mainly; a forced contribu-
ton of IS cent from every man,
woman and child in the United
States.
The mind of man fails fer the mo-
ment to grasp the immensely Of this
gigantic hold-up, of this veritable
robbery Of Industry by the highway
man, Greed.
This s50,O00,0O0 "made" by one
individual in few weeks by corner
ing the market in crude oils exceed
by $15,000,000 the proposed capital
OF the celebrated United States bank,
the squelching of which made Gen.
jackson the second Democrat in the
history of that party.
This $50,000,000 tax unwillingly
paid to John D. Rockefeller would
give employment for two months at
a dollar q day to the 100000 men
now out ofiwork and scarcely know
ing. where their next meal lsFooming
from.
q This s5o,0OO,OoO forced from the
asumers OF kerosene and gasolene
that "pious" fraud, John D.
sefeller, would provide $4,000
gfiies wirh- 81 4, ,49e99- homes h..
Ghis $50,OO0,O0O hold-up. Of the
zmerioaz people-as premeditated,
sas cold blooded and as effectual as
though made at the muzzle Of pistol
equals one thirty second of the
entire circulating medium of the
United States, and is a greater sum
of money than could be earned by
one man working alta dollar a day
for one hundred and sixty-seven
thousand years or $4,000 times as
long as,the earth is, supposed to have
been peopled, - '-.-'-''''''l -
) It is an appalling feature Of this
transaction that the government
seems poweriess to prevent the re-
petition on even a grander scale.
A more appalling feature of this
daring exploit of Robber Rockefeller
is the fact that the two most infuen.
tial and powerful guardians of the
public morals and denunciators of
public crlmes-the orthodox pulpit
and the daily press-give tacit or
outspoken approval of the crime,
seeming to regard it as legitimate
business transaction. r.
Such papers as the Chicago Tribune
: have not word of editorial disap-
proyal and scarcely line of comment
regarding it. .5
Not prominent divine of Chicago
alluded to hesubject in his Sundays
sermon, Or if so his criticisms were
refused publication in the daily press
reports of Monday morning.
"Business men" speak of Rookie
Teller as ga lucky dog" and seek to
emulate his example.
Dealers in legitimate enterprises
are questioning in their minds if
there be not for them some shorter
road to wealth than uncertain honest
ploddings, and are preparing to turn
spectators" and "plungers."
This &50,000,000- "strike" of the
soil King" increases to desperation
the bitterness and hatred for the rich
entertained by him out of employ
ment and him who vertically sWeats
blood ten hours day for bare ex-
istence.
1t is such transactions as this gi.
gantic hold-up, not only UNPUBLISHED
but condoned by those in authority
and high position, more than all other
causes combined which makes intel.
ligent men turn inquiringly to "plank