The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-11-01
ENDORSE TRUSTS.
Republican National Commit
teeman Admits It.
Defend Dis Oil Monopoly in a Sensational
Speech. ---ThreateDs Newspaper
Man if He Reports 1t.

| New York, Oct. 27.-What the Rev
erend Doctor Burchard did for James
q. Blaine in 1884, Nathan b. Scott,
| the West Virginia member OF the re-
| publican national committee, has
done for William Mckinley in 1900
Burchard, at a dinner given in the
Filth Avenue Hotel at this very pc
Rod III the campaign of 1884. de
ieated the ''Plumed Knight for the
presidency by inveighing against the
! democracy as the party of "Rum.
ROmanism and Rebellion"
Scott, who is Il republican politi-
clan and should have known better.
betrayed his party and its candidate
at dinner given last night in the
same dining-room by revealing the
real attitude of the republican party
on the trust issue. The dinner in this
case was in honor, not of the presi-
Dental candidate, but of his running
mate, Theodore Roosevelt, governor
of New York.
Right here" declared Committee
man Scott, who is in charge of the
speakers bureau of the republican
national committee, right here /
want to say that believe in trusts
They are a good thing. The Stand
ard Oil Company put in it's pipe lines
to all the small towns whore oil is
produced, and IL it was not for the
Standard Oil Company this prosper
ity that we have would not be there
to-day"
Mr.. Scott's remarks were recorded
by Mr.. Ira LeVeen, a newspaper re-
porter, for the time being, represent
ing every daily publication in the
United States. The dinner was semi
private, and as is customarv ON such
occasions, but one reporter. elected
by his associates. was admitted Mr.
LeNeen, who is a stenograpber and
who has served his fellows on MINER
Gus occasions before, was that man.
He heard what Mr. Scott said and
put his words down as they were
spoken.
REALIZED HIS BLUNDER.
The moment he had given express
Sou TO the apOtheOsis of the Stand
ara on company. Senator Scott real
lzed that he had madea blunder He
could not help realizing it. for Zoe
Manley, Senator FRYE. BENJAMIN r
Odel IT., Cornelius \. Bliss and 9th
ers present at the dinner franticallv
called his attention TO the presence
OF the unobtrusive reporter sittinor
at ms desk in corner OF the dinin@-
room.
Mr.. Scott thereupon. POINTING 1o
the reporter. said threateninrlv: III
that newspaper man puts that down
l viii make trouble for him.
lie Neen was called into nr5xa+,
room 10y Scott. Oden Gibbs AMI
Manleey, aud they attempted. first Inv
pleading and then by bullying moth
OBS, 70 have Scots bad break |
Killed The reporter refused ~ |
eNpuHge Senator SCOTS dama@i,,sr
statement and reported the nr0Saa,5. |
lnSS IN Iuli as he had taken them |
down. Then the republican Leaders
brought their influence to bear on /
the newspapers and managed 70 dis
credit the story for the time heing
o-day, however, the facts ht,.a mo |
puollc and now the republican r1an- |
ayers are IN a panic They s,t,4tI.4 /
about all day like women in a L,,,.-,.
ing ship, desperately seeking for SOM /
a avenue u escape from Senator Se9fr.s +
daIhllnG statement in favor Of ali
trusts, and his praise especially al
the Standard Oil combine FrarT-
where they turned these wor.4s ~
Scott beatin their brains: : -
Il believe IN trusts.
II It were not Tor the Stsna.4
OH Company this prosperity thar i,,st.. ~ = /
have would not betbere to-1av