The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE.

NO enlightened man, no matter what
his politics, who has read the address
delivered by Mr.. Olney before the Dem
ocratic club at Boston recently, will
deny to that deliverance the credit OF
being the strongest speech delivered
during the prevailing campaign. 1t
touched the popular chord of fear and
dislike of the anthracite trust, and
showed that body in it's true light in
the recent effort to settle the coal
strike.
What, for instance, can be more con-
vincing to those who are familiar with
the operations of the Pennsylvania coal
oligarchy, for the past twenty five years,
or could involve more fatal indict-
ment of that body than the following
sentences:
yet who are they who were so insist
ent upon the suppression of lawless-
ness in the mining regions? Why, the
most unblushing and persistent of law
law of Pennsylvania which forbids COM
mon carriers engaging in the bus
mess of mining. For years they have dis
criminated between customers in the
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lation of the interstate commerce law.
For years they have unlawfully monop-
ol1zed interstate commerce in violation of
the Sherman antitrust law.
Indeed, the very best excuse and eX-
PLANTATION of their astonishing attitude at
the Washington conference is that, haV-
ing violated SO many laws for SO long ana
so many times, they might rightfuily think
they were wholly immune from either pun
ishment or reproach."
The Republican orators and editors
are busy at this time endeavoring to
evade the responsibility of the Repub-
ican party for the operations of these
concerns which, left to themselves, airs
ready to plunge the country into danger
and it's people into distress and suffer-
vine right to do as they please with
their coal properties. But the party in
power in the nation is the same party
now in control and which has been in
vania during the lifetime Of the pres
ent generation, with the exception of a
period of four years, during which
Democratic governor administered the
affairs of the executive department.
Under the guidance of Senator Quay
the state of Pennsylvania has been lit
tie more than mere political depend
ency, whose affairs have been conduct
ed in the interest of these corporations
and others like them, involving a sac
rifice of even the most fundamental
rights of the people of the state.
Never has the arrogant assumption
Of this anthracite monopoly to override
all legal and constitutional barriers
been challenged even for a single hou1
save by Gov. Pattison, a Democratic
executive. The effort of that executive
failed because Of the shameless use of
the corrupt agencies through which
those in control of the anthracite mines
have so long maintained themselves in
power.
If the people of Pennsylvania are not
wholly sunken in the morass of cor
men have called into existence, they
will elect Gov. Pattison once more.
They can then be assured that the eff
fort to bring these organizations within
the purview of laws and constitutions
will be renewed. If the American peo-
pie will listen to the voice of such men
as Richard Olney they will place the
affairs of this nation in the control of
men equally willing and qualified to
protect the peoples constitutional and
legal rights against this same form of
invasion, in whatever state or terri
tory it may present itself.