The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-06
SEATTLE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9.
Politics and the Trusts.


As part OF the policy Of cheap asser-
ton which makes up the great bulk OK
Democratic campaign material, there Is
constant allustom in the newspapers of
that party 10 the heavy contributions
made or making by the trusts to the
Republican campaign funds. Is 1t not
about tns that n bill Of particulars
should be rendered as to which OF the
recognized great trusts of the country
have ever particularly interested them
selves In the success OF the Republican
pa rty to the extent OF furnishing money
for campaign purposes?
Is It the Standard OH Company.
which does not have In its recognized
membership q single man who has ever
been identified with the Republican
the senate for many years by one of Its
leading stockholders. Henry II. Payne,
Democratic senator from Ohio. ani
Standard oil millionaire? The same
trust had its representative In Mr..
Cieveland's cabinet In the person OF
William c. Whitney. secretary of the
navy. then. as now. one of the foremost
Democratic leaders in the United
States, and multi-millionaire through
his holdings Of STANDARD OIL stock. with
Its only political stockholders high In
the councils OF the Democratic party.
how much money IL 1t likely that the
standard OH Company would invest to
secure Republican success?
The next great trust Ia that which
controls the refining of sugar, which Is
owned absolutely by the Havcmeyer
family. every member Of which Is an ac-
lively partisan Democrat. owing 10 the
influence of the Havemeyers. the sugar
trust which they control was provided
for and protected SO amply in the VII
son tariff bill. passed by "a Democratic
congress- that a Democratic president
Tor this reason primarily. was compelled
10 characterize THAI measure as tainted
with perfldy and dishonor Are the par
tlsanly Democratic Havcmcycrs. free
traders aa regards everything burt refn-
ed sugar. aud opponents OF every dis
tinctiyc Rcpubiican policy. putting UP
much money to insure Republican sue
ecssT Hardly.
Is e the steel trust OF which Tom I.
Johnson. free trader former Demo
cratic member " congress. Bryanlte
single-taNcr and street car tsonopo,.st
proudly claims To be one at the leading
and mos, influential members. which f.
solng Down into its o,rrrys to ..id Rcpub.
llcan sUooosss p,~-, Mr Tsu I. John
son. ont " tho charity - hls h.art con
tribute 10 the otnlote0 rNt~rg..s ~ his
political opponents ln ora,r ttat his
own polltiSai asy1rst, ,ns may lo blight.
ga Possible. bat hardly NkeIy
Thoss ucu,soned are the t.s-. .--oa,
aud leading trusts rhore arv o..ers ....
So prsaAlucrt however. Nh.h hare
souo slight connection with v,lI'.-. OF
these one Uh!ca combines !n lt-.t all
~ the Wov', and none ot the ea-l
features ~ Industrial combinations. ls
the Nco trust. which by the a,r'rct favor
OF 1ammauy Han ata tcoush s,ecu
dock priv.lcSrs granted f} Tmmaay
ofa0ials S. cu.t.-I fo s.ut ..t .hs.-
lutely all c'mg~iHsu. vl..a takca "a.
vantage or tho wonqNlv thus granted
IL ~ polsacal favor g. doub.e a.bltrar-
ny the price az necessary u llte 10
'he Es,.E p~E'le ~ the greatest CRY IN
tho continent. and Whl,h numbers
ansNils - sto, kholicrs leading Tam
many officials. Richard Croker. the
TNammAny boss. Robert Van wyck. the
Tsmmany uxty7or * New York: Angus
tus Van WyCk. the latest democratc
candidate for Governor Of New York.
and the majority of the Tauuuany docA
commission, which conferred au q Us
nsouupolis;hc special privileges Is any
one oTsiSieus enough to imagine that