Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-09

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one, comprising FIVE senators, five
representatives and nine citizens
supposed to represent the various
shades Of politicalopinion =,
Its non-partisan character en-.
couraged the hope that the re-
suits of its labor would throw,::a
great deal Of light on the indus
trial and economic problems con.
fronting us; that the facts ii
gatheged would be generalized
and made capable of application
to the great problems of legisla-
ton. But if the charges made
against the commission are true,
and there is no doubt but that they
are,.no reliance can be placed on
the workFo the commission. AT
great cost to the government it
has gone junketing all over the
country ostensibly for the purpose
of obtaining information relative
to the economic nd lndustri i
interests ofthe people when in
reality they we're engaged in q
criminal attempt to bolster up the
present monopolistic condition
of affairs.
In his testimony it appears that
Mr.. Lockwood expressed the ap.
prehension that the great railroad
combinations were placing
through their influence, in the
courts of last resort men who we're
In thorough sympathy with them
in their conspiracy against the
rights and liberties of the people.
To sustain this astounding charge
he cited the record of the Mat
thews case against the Standard
Oil Co., for conspiracy to blow up
his refinery and ruin his business.
The case was heard before Judge
Haight, Of Buffalo, N. Y. The
following is a portion of Mr..
Lockwood's testimony:
Read the evidence of Matthews,
read the evidence Of his partner,
whom they had bribed and de-
bauched to betray his associate.
Read the evidence of this man,
whom they had spirited about
from the Atlantic to Pacific. keep
ing him under cover, under an
assumed name at Boston and
elsewhere, keeping him under
cover four long years that his evil
dence might not be had by the
courts; keeping him until the load
of crime in his heart became too
great for him to bear and con-
science forced him back to Buff
falo and confess to Matthews.
Read the rulings of the Judge
excluding important evidence and
finally when two of those who
we're indicted were convicted sem
tence was delayed for seven
months and finally $3.50 was the
sentence; $3.50 hundreth part
of what Matthews expended in
bringing these criminals to judge
ment. *** Read it all, Mr.. Chair
man, for 1 say that no honest
man can read the record of his
ease without feeling that there
was judicial crime committed
against the state"
What hope for the future of the
republic if our Judiciary is cor
rupt and men are made judges
who are the subservient tools of
these gigantic soulless corpora
tons? What is the use of crea-
ting commissions of inquiry when
the power and influence of these
corporations are strong enough
to exclude any testimony disclos-
ling their atrocious crimes?
Should not the American peo-
pie know who garbled this testi-
mony that are paying this COM
mission. In whose interest is it
garbled? Will congress turn on
the search lightof; truth and run
down the criminals. Oh, for ope
week of Organism in the White
Houae. IF. NJ. :
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u Carlos Gutherilze a eitizan of
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