Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-25

Como, N. c., Dec. 24.-What protean
shapes the trusts assume Now they
are only q combine to regulate a de-
moralized industry. viz, to force up the
price of lumber and depress that of
timber. The original owners of this
are the losers. But this is all right,
as they are those who wear a cheap
coat" McKinley's abomination. Then
only a good trust on coal, and the con-
sumner by way of comfort is told Ito
warm his toes at the flaming forge of
his baron. while working in his mind,
or let his wife's fingers freeze over q
cold stove, while his urchins huddle in
corner and howl for warmth. The
Ice king extends his scepter in sum-
mer. The oil king at all seasons.
The crying babies are hushed by n
pull at the dregs of the milk trust. The
hungry laborer is told to chew the bone
OF content, while the beef trust dimes
on tenderloin. The little craft must
hug the shore, while the big liners bear
the millions away. BY way OF comfort
we are told to get there" too. You
might as we'll put food for birds on
Catapaxistop, and tell the sparrows to
fly for it. Only the condor the lordly
at a distance is a beautiful object. as
he scars and gyrates; at clos equarter
he is loathsome 10 Behold, anu emtts
n smell as of putrid flesh, mashed and
pounded into jelly.
PERPETUATING TINE.
Timor Beg constructed n mountain of
human bones Ito perpetuate his fame,
the trusts are building mausoleums
cemented with the blood sweat of mil
lions. Strike the stars from the ban
ner of freedom, and in the rents stitch
in dollars to show that our patriot
boys are crusading for trusts.
Soothe the wailing infant, convulsed
with collie, with paregoric furnished
by our good king trust. Instruct the
farmer boy, as he makes his rabbit
plugs and whites with his knife, that
the lumber trust and iron trust are at
his back and will supply the material
at greatly reduced prices-in a horn.
Dig your wells of oil, but dream not
they will flow for you, but through
long tubes into the capacious NAV of
the oil trust. This subsidy is only n
political trust from which in part
Munchausen Hanna must draw a sup
ply to reimburse the boodlers.
HANNA is PRESIDENT.
Hanna is President by the grace of
God and by the prompt obedience of
his executive lieutenant. Andrew Car
negie tits his jug and pours into Han
mas bubbling pot of corruption, and
shooting pheasants on his Scotch
moorlands, smiles at the subsidy on his
highly protected steel rails. Competing
sharply and successfully with Euro
pean outputs he sells them to Ameri-
cans at his own price. Therein what
way is he protected, protected in his
stealings only from American" buyers.
ut is dishonorable to die rich" so he
says-well, he will be doubly damned
for dying so and lying. Free America,
cheek by jowl. with the despotisms of
Europe. a mutual policy of govern
ment. n few favored at The expense of
the many, monopoles and ship money,
grinding OF the poor to enrich the
rich, n standing army to crush any
rising of discomfort. What n combina-
ton-Blifl and Black George, Puritan
and Blackleg.
AleXiuS ComnenuS guarded the en-
trance TO his throne room by gilded
lions, made of gold and brass" They
were made to roar at the presence of
an unwelcome intruder. And. verify,
they did brighten a few craven souls,
but bold Robert of Paris shivered the
grinning toys with one blow of his
mailed hand. An indignant people may
play the role OF the bold crusader.
There is no lane without n turning,
unless it is the road that leads to hell.
Vesuvius is only asleep. with only n
growl of imprisoned rage. Enceladus
may be tortured too keenly, and forth
will lean the molten taya ASe hot