The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-03

Copyrighted 1900; BY the co'mosraPhie Co
NEw YORK, Sept. 2s.-This countr
has become a close corporation, !
, which the man with his wp
! 10 make in the world has no part q
prospective place. The President an,
his cabinet is Trust Hanna is tn
real President, and the money gettei
engaged in destroying the privilege
ard rights Of the ballot. Combined cap
ital dictates the policy Of the presen
administration This power of tn
Trusts isa present and growing menace
Twenty-Five men can tie up this countr,
with their vast wealth. Mr.. Rockefelle
has money enough TO take all the gol,
in circulation. Hanna recognizes tn,
value Of those trusts for political pur
poses and is now lsvying large sums o.
money with the intent to utterly destro,
the sacredness OF the ballot. / am tolt
that there are to b. S25, 200, 900. all OBJ
tanned from Trusts. poured into Tn,
doubtful states just before election day
We already have a government by tn,
rich. II the people are to tolerate
this, We might better have an Empir,
at .iu,!
The young man leaving college n
home to 20 to work, finds every avenu,
closed TO him unless he becomes the
servant OF a Trust, in hired capac
ity, from which there is little hope tc
rise. have received more than thou.
sand letters from young men in all the
walks Of life, asking what they shall do
to make living. am fond Of young
men, and would 90 far to serve the
humblest who earnestly means to make
something Of himself; but / cannot
answer these letters with encourage.
ment, because there is no open door
through which the young man Of today,
without capital, can enter commercial
life with any future prospect. This fact
was recently brought very near to me.
Several young men came 10 me and said
they were ready to go into business--to
begin the battle OF life on their own
account. II was the cruelest thing
ever had to say when | told them frank
ly that all avenues for independent en-.
deavor were closed; that, strive as they
might, success was impossible TO them
without the consent of the confcderated
combinations Of capital. | said to them
-"You can't go into business on your
own account. The small tradesman il
doomed-departmcnt stores have de-
stroyed him. You cannot become a coal
merchant unless you obtain the per-
mission Of the Trusts that control that
product Of the earth"
Every American, however slender his
own opportunities, wants his boy we'll
educated, but when that son has re-
ceived the best his father can give him,
he finds every industrial avenue shut
This situation is almost wholly the out
growth OF the past four years foster
ing care OF protective monopolise that
now dominate the .couutry.
A bright hope and u remedy is found
in the new voters Each four years
produces one million young men who
east their first votes for Presidential
electors. The young man Of this hour
who votes for the first tiue, wields the
balance ci power
DO you realize what is in the imme.
date luture2 All the railroads, steam
and electric, will soon be united into a
great Trust. Let me illustrate what that
will mean The other day commit
tee from the Central Labor Union came
10 see me in this room, and oausally
mentioned the good service the public
was receiving from the Metropolitan
Traction Company,-because | did not
consider il Trust.
But il practically controls every trac.
ton line ON Manhattan Island" replied
the Chairman of the Committee "lf
any one OF its men should lose his place
he whould have to leave New York il
he continued in the business, because
there is no other company to employ
him. Where would they 20? In an
other year the Metropolitan may COM
bine with the traction lines through.
out New York, and, therefore, he'd have
10 leave the State. The traction Trusts
OF all other cities will have combined
by that time, and the State Trusts will
all have united and to get work this
man would have TO leave the United
States, How long will il be, il things
go on as they are now, till single Trust
will control the traction roads OF the
world, and this man have to get OIL the /
eirth" These are the plain words OF
the toilers, who are at the mercy OF the
Trusts. They have reasoned this out
themselves aud state the case OF several /
millions OF their fellow workers. From
men like these | get my information,
aud il applies to all combinations OF
capital. History shows the fate OF ma
tions that fall into the clutches OF the
sordid rich.
You ask my views on expansion. | /
slve them TO you. Everybody know
wants this country TO grow, but in the
right way,--oer'ainly not Trust expan-
sion, The great danger OF Imperialism
ARISES from the neoessity OF standing
ARMY. Continual warfare is inevitable,
and We must hire soldiers TO 90 the
ighting, or draft them from our own