Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-07-12
rae RArRo,p CONVERSATIONS.


roads OF the country, and unless W.
BOXED for disEgreements arise coD-
petition i a thing o: the past This
wonderful combination, OF -oonnun-
ity Of interests as they DOW call II,
las been formed Eith extraordinary
rspidity, and In addition 70 eonirol-
ing the railroads it dominates what l.
known Is Wall street. These sax
me. also DonopoliLe other hueE of
industry-iron. steel, tin plate. oil
and anthracite coal and the sccu-
mutations OF ;oeir vast wealth - be-
ing / invested ID other trusts and oum-
bInstioDE.
These siI meo are J Z Morgan. \
] Casatt. " X Vanderbilt. + II liar
iuan. JznesJ Hin and George J
Gould.
Morgan controls the Southern raii-
way system. the Mobile and Ohio. the
Northern Pacific. the Enc, the Pmla-
deiphia and Reading, the jersey Cen
trail, the LehiSh Valley and the
AoDon system.
Al CGssait controls the Ponpsyi-
rania railway. the BItinore and
OHIO, the Western NeS iOrs and
Pennsylvania. .ri ONES jointly with
the Vanderbilts the Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Norfolk and Western.
W X Vanderbilt controls the New
York Genital and allied lines. the
Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago and
ST Louis. the Lake Enc and IVES
tern and the Chicago and North
western.
& II Hartman controls the Him
ois Centrsl. the Union Pacific. the
southern Pacific, the Chicago and
Alton, the Kansas City Southern and
The Chicago Ter uinal Transfer.
Jan,= J Hill controls the Great
Northern and. jointly with Morgan.
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
and large interests i'll the Northero
Pacific AMI Enc.
George J Could controls the Mis-.
SCUM Pacific. the ST. Louis South
western, the Wabash. the ~Iuterna-
icnal and Great NOr;hcfn and the
Texas Pacific.
Associated will these railroad MAJ
mates and owning large blocks Of
stock are William iiockerteler. ia
cob Fl Schiff and others whose
specialties are banking and trusts.
What a ast political power these
men can WELD, il only by their con.
tnbutions 70 the political party they
think will best serve their interests.
They are all acting with the Repub-
lican party. and their donations Ia
to the Hanna ~camragain funds at the
last two national elections and the
coercion Of the large army OF railroad
aud corporation employees turned
the scale III favor Of tie Republican
party and. at least in 1856, defeated
the honest majority Of the American
people.
They control legislatures aud elect
Congressman vino do their bidding.
There are but isw ~couuti-s IN the
United States that have not their
pali attorney al the county seat Ia
watch their Interests and manipulate
cauCusses and conventions OF both
rarties or Whichever Ii the dominant
one Tor ;be time be mg they are so
well served 10y he Present albums
tration that they hope to see IL per.
petuated and are Wiling TO pay d
high price tai have II 80. Mckinley
suits them well. aud they have paid
the expenses Of his trip through the
country and furnished the choicest
foods and wines not only for hIm. but
for his cabinet and all the followers
that made up the party. They are
amply paid for this large o~utlay, for
no appointment to office has teen
made by the President that was on.
posed by any Of these railroad mag.
mates. and none ever will be-uot
that they favor q third term. for
Hanna would suit them just as well
maybe better. oT any other man Of
the same stamp.
These sig men. therefore, control
the government Of the United States.
IL it any woBdc that many are look.
ing for government ownership?-EK.