Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-19
SOME MORE ANARCHY.


"shlvering" condition of last Week.
into which 1t of course fell when askeu
TO pay it's taxes. and has worked itself
into the heated term.
The law which the financial inter-
ests of the country are called on 10
obey. as detailed in our issue OF yes
terday. Is as plain as plke-stall.
1t provides that stocks ito secure the
future payment of loans are taxable
Notwithstanding this, 1t has just be-
come known that the Law never mas
been obeyed on the Stock Exchahge
in New York, and that upon none OF
the millions OF shares which have there
been bypothecated, bought, sold loaned,
gambled upon, dealt with, or other
wise manipulated or juggled, atter
the manner of the street has
stamp been affixed since the act was
passed. Now the dealers down there
are in peck of troublc-two pecks,
In fact-for not only has Commissioner
Yerkes had the cffrontcry to ask them
ia obey the Iaw-though so late about
It, but their failure to affix stamps in
past transactions may encourage some
of their victims to contest the validity
of the same on that account.
AS to the first horn Of this dilemma,
they can see their way clear enough.
1t Is simply to refuse to obey the law,
and defy the government in Its at
tempt to execute 1t.
In pursuance of this course their
first assault is made upon Washing
ton direct on Friday night last, Mr..
Rudolph Keppler, president of the
New York Stock Exchange, and a
committee OF Governors of that body,
went to the Capitol to see the
Attorney General, and have him call
off the officers sent to enforce the law.
That distinguished official was easy,
las was TO have been expected.
Hitherto all that he has done, visible
TO the public eye, to earn his $4,000
year has been to say that there are
no trusts TO his knowledge. He has
now added TO this another piece of
agnosticism. One of the visiting
hnanciers telegraphed to Wasserman
Brothers.: IL have seen the Attorney
General. He says that Yerkes's action
is based on n decision rendered in the
case where the Pennsylvania railroad
deposited $20,000000 stock with the
Gerard Trust Company as collateral
for loans. The Attorney General says
that In this case he held that the stock
was legally taxable, but that he did
not suggest to Yerbes the step which
the latter has taken, and knows moth
Ing of It," Sure! OF course he did
not, and does not. The dispatch adds
The Attorney General has been made
acquainted with the serious results
which will follow the enforcement OF
the Yerkes order Certainly he has
and having safely delivered himself
OF this apology for some officer doing
his sworn duty. Mr.. Attorney Genera
has been purgcd Of contempt on tn,
street" ana can devote his time tc
speeding "IIlghball" and "Slphon" OF
the avenue.
Mr. $. V. White, former Congress
man and strenuous" upholder of IN,
"honor of the nation In '0G, has ful
minated manifesto, IN the cours,
OF which he says: "Do not feel any
sense OF awe in your contest. Re
member this Is the same crowd who
three years ago, ruled that put o
nm offer 10 bt stock was an agree
ment to sell IT, rhcy few Off tina
perch a little later. 1t is fal
10 remember that the Internal rcycnu
claims have been overturned oftene
than upheld by the United State
Supreme Court"
The -.'crowd" thus referred 10
the government of the United state,
and this by man who of cours
agrees with Senator Beyeridge that I
criticize department OF that go,
ernment is treason" to say nothin
n about driving 1t off It's perch.
After thus boastlng OF successf,
evasions of law In tie past, and pr,
dieting a like success In the future
this man, who is down on anarchist
dishes up crumb OF comfort in Ii
reflection that Il the law Ist