The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-20
HE PAID A
POLITICAL DEBT.
Demands of Oil Trust Magnates
And Mine Owners.
HONORED BY THE PRESIDENT
Startling Denouement From the Pending
investigation Telltale Docu-
ments Are Brought To
Light,
(New York Journal.)


President Mckinley has, it appears,
paid another of his many political debts
in full and with interest.
The Standard Oil trust and mine
owners Of Idaho were the creditors this
time, and their demands were honored
by the president.
That the bull pen horrors and high
handed injustice of General Merriman's
martial law resulted and led to the
present investigation which brought
these acts to light was an unlocked for
denouement.
The Journal today prints some of the
demands for payment made upon Nc
Kinley by the Oil trust magnates and
mine owners. Here also are some Of the
administrations responses, declaring
the intention to pay. History is Mr..
McKinley's receipt in full.
The testimony taken to date before the
house committee on military affairs
conclusively fixes the responsibility for
Mckinley.
The administration, through its war
department, seems to have been utilized
by the mine owners and Standard Oil
company to repay campaign funds.
The personal requests of the mine
owners and friends of the administra-
ton for the declaration of martial law
were obviously requests for personal fa-
vors in which no reference to the legal
necessity for the step was made. y
John Addison Portec, private se2reta-
ry to the president, for instance, was re-
quested to use his personal efforts with
the president for the declaration of mar
tial law
d. o. Mills, ore of the various presi-
dents Of the Standard Oil company, sent
the first telegram, as follows:
D. o. MILLSS APPEAL TO sECRE-
TARY ALGER.
Seattle, Wash, April 30, 1899.
Secretary of War, Washington, D. c..
An armed mob has taken possession of
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan property
at Wardner, Idaho. Have destroyed the
mill and very expensive works by blow
ing them up with powder. Local and
state authorities have been appealed to
for protection of life and property, but
no relief can be expected from those
sources, state militia being in the Phil
ippines. d. o. MILLS.
( Capitalist and Standard Oil official
The same day the following telegram
was received at the White House by
Secretary Porter:
HOUGHTELING TELEGRAPHS TO
PORTER.
"Winnetka, ILL.,, April 80, 1899.
John Addison Porter, Secretary to
the president, Washington, D. c.: Arm
ed mob of strikers have destroyed our
mill at Wardner, Idaho. Governor has
appealed for federal troops. Please do
what you can for us, and save immense
damage and bloodshed.
JAMES l. .HOUGHTELING."
Capitalist and mine owner.
This message was followed immedi
ately by one addressed to the president
personally by William S. Crocker, of
San Francisco:
CROCKER'S PERSONAL MESSAGE
TO MCKINLEY.
"San Francisco, Cal, April 30, 1899.
william Mckinley, President United
States, Washington, d. c.: AS represen-
tative and treasurer of the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan Mining company, 1 earn
estly indorse the request of the govern
or of Idaho to the effect that federal
troops be ordered to protect our prop
erty, now in course of destruction. Very
respectfully, VIM. S. CROCKKER."
Banker and Mine Owner)
AS If it We're preconcerted campangn
this message was received by Secretary
Porter on the same day as the above.
This telegram showed what the consid-
erations were which demanded that Nc
Kinley should interfere with federal
troops:
A PLEA FROM PORTER TO HIS
FRIENDS.
Chicago, ILL.,, April 3O 1899.
u. Addison Porter, Secretary to the
president, Washington, d. c.: An armed
mob has destroyed valuable property in
Wardner, Idaho, in which Jack Ham
mond, James Houghteling and others of
your friends are interested. The gov
ernor has asked for federal troops
Please lend your interest to this appeal
to the president.
HERMAN B. BUTLER"
Zone of the mine owners.)