Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-31
THE PARABLE OF TRUSTS.
Being an Account Of How an Over
production BeHat Hark Mamma.


pie had chosen new king over the
Americanites, and men stood upon
walls of the cities and cried aloud for
sound money, there came great ov-
reproduction upon the land Of Amer
lea. And the overproduction was Of
such exceeding dimensions that all
men were taken with it. And be-
cause of the overproduction many
mon hungered and thirsted, and there
were those who had not raiment with
which to cover themselves, and there
wore those who wore bare feet be-
cause there was an overproduction Of
sandals.
And the people found much fault
with the overproductlon, and they
gathered themselves together and
cried one to another: Behold, here
I am. 1 have no food, yet there is an
overproduction of food" And the
WISE men of the party answered and
said unto them: @Verily, this. is be-
cause of thy underconsumption."
And the people were amazed and de-
parted each into his own home, say
ing, @Verily, the Republican party
doth live"
Now it came to pass that a certain
rich man, who had great wealth and
precious stones and possessed many
slaves, even unto those whose votes
and influence he had purchased. And
this mans name was called Rockefen-
or, because he possessed much rocks.
And he came unto the wise men of
the legislature saying, "Bohold, there
is a great overproduction in the land
and the people cry against it. 1 will
relieve them OF portion of the bur-
den by taking unto myself the oils OF
the land. and I will hold the oils that
they may not cause an overproduc-
ton and burden the people"
And the wise men OF the legislative
halls had much Joy and cried aloud,
saying, @Oil. hail Rockefeller, for in
him we do put our trust" And the
people hearing the loud rejoicing,
caught up the words and cried,
Trust. trust" And henceforth Rock
teller was known rs "trust."
And it came to pass that Rookie
Teller waxed mighty and fat. And he
took the oil Of the country and stored
1t In tanks that there might be no ov
erprodL ction. And those OF the peo.
pie who failed to give over their oil
were cast into prison and their oils
we're taken. And when all the oils
were taken the men who gathered oil
we're idle and were sent to hunt for
other labor.
But there came upon the land a
great overproduction of coal. And so
great was the overproductioh that few
men had fuel for their fires. So
there came another good Samaritan
out OF the wilderness; crying, "Be.
hold, l come to relieve you of your
overproduction OF coal. As has my
brother Rockefeller done, 80 will l
do likewise And he bought UP
many wise men OF the legislatures
and went about and gathered all the
coal into his bins and storehouses,
And the people and those who eat in
the market places again took up the
cry, saying, Trust, trust"
And there came meu from every land
seeking to relieve the overproduction
for the glad tidings had spread
abroad. And the coal trust bepa,
tho railroad trust. and the railroad
trust begat the steel trust, and the
steel trust begat the gas trust, and
the gas trust begat the sugar trust
and the sugar trust begat the tobac.
co trust, end the tobacco trust bepat
the whisky trust,and the whisky trust
begat the electric trust, and the eIec.
trio trust begat the telephone trust
and the telephone trust begat the ma.
per trust, and. the paper trust bepat The