The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-10
THE M'KINLEY TRUST.

There are industrial trusts, and there
are political trusts. Industrial trusts
are organized for the purpose of con-
trolling the output and regulating the
prices of industrial products. Political
trusts are organized to control the poll
tics of the county, state and nation.
Both classes of trusts are interdepen-
dent. The one exists and thrives be-
cause the other has its being and pros
pers. The blghting influence of the
industrial trust is felt when you buy a
keg Of nails, bale of wire, or a yard
of cloth, and the thousands of other ne
cessities of life. Increased prices every
where except in the price of labor.
The influence of the political trust of
which VIM. Mckinley, president of the
United States, is the head is felt when
you are a candidate for office on the Re
publican ticket. 1t matters not whether
the Office be that of county commits
sioner or congressman. This political
trust is as powerful and as merciless in
the naming of candidates to be voted
for on the Republican ticket as the in
dustrial trusts are in fixing the prices Of
their products. 1t must be apparent to
every observer of political events not
only in Stark county, but in every coun-
ty, not only in Ohio, but in every state,
that he who aspires to office, high or low,
must first be endorsed by the Mckinley
Stark county's Republican nominations
of Saturday last were an excellent ex-
ample and Illustration of the truthful
ness of this statement. Congressman
Tayler had the endorsement of the Nc
Kinley trust. He was the candidate of
that trust. 1t was the money furnished
by that trust that paid for his hirelings.
IN short, IL was the Mckinley trust that
gave him an overwhelming majority of
the Stark county delegation. Mr.. Ba-
ker made a good fight. But he was
alone, combating the trust. Had he
understood the situation in advance, as
he no doubt now understands it, and
as many understood it before the nom
ination, he would no doubt wisely have
remained a silent locker on, instead of
being a participant in a fight against
the greatest political trust of modern
times, and in which he could not possi-
bly, have the ghost of chance to win.
But Mr.. Baker is not the only Repub-
lcan in Stark county who has had this
severe but certain lesson to learn
There were in Stark county a dozen or
believed that their services to their party
in years past and especially their unset
fish, undying devotion to VIM. McKin-
ley had entitled them to some small
recognition from their party, and the
Office of county commissioner was the
height Of their aspirations. OF course,
all could not win. But all had hoped for
an equal chance to reach the goal. But
one could have the endorsement of the
Mckinley trust. Happy for him-that
one was Harry Hill. Mr. Hill combined
with Congressman Tayler. Both bore
the stamp o. X. from the Mckinley
trust. Both won. The defeat of one
would Just as surely have meant the de-
feat of the other as the triumph of the
one meant the success of the other.
They were linked for victory or defeat.
But defeat was not meant to be their
portion. The Mckinley trust controls
and has sway supreme. Our Republic
an brethren are learning-slowly. to be
sure-but nevertheless learning.
Whether they will ever get far enough
advanced to dethrone him who makes |
and unmakes men, 1t is yet too early to
predict 1t is at present rather too
much to hope for.