The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-06


mated in building up the Standard Oil
monopoly, the anthracite coal trust,
the elevator combination and the beef
trust are Indicative Of the power of
the railroads in combination. There is
not an important trust in the United
States which does not have the assist
ance of the railroads in destroying its
competitors in business. 1t is manifest
thar any trust legislation to be effec-
tive must go hand in hand with con-
troll over railway rates by the Federal
Government ON interstate commerce
through an enlargement of the powers
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and a like control Of railroad
rates on State commerce by each of
the States through State Railway
Commission"
If Governor LaFollette means what
he says he is out of place in the Re-
publican party. He is being denounced
as Democrat and socialist in edi-
torials in leading Republican papers.
If he is wise man he will soon recog-
nize that 1t is as hopeless to reform
the Republican party as to cultivate
fish on dry land. and will join the
party that is not sustained by protec-
tion pap. and that is fighting the bat
ties of the common people against the
trusts. If he is not a wise man and
does not mean what he says, he will
continue to call himself Republican
and to talk anti-Republican theories,
or he will, when he gets what he Is
after, stop such talk and be called "a
gutter" as is Governor Cummins.-
Byron Fl. Holt.
Nerve and Diplomacy.
The State Department gives out the
official information that the Russian
government refuses to receive the
Kisheniff petition, on the ground that
Russia considers the persecution of
Jews is concerning her own sover-
eighty alone. On the same day Sec
retary of State Hay informs an anx-
ious public that China promises two
open ports in Manchuria, and that
Russia assents thereto. This latter
concession is supposed to offset tho
slap in the face to President Roosevelt
in refusing. to receive the petition of
the Jews. which the President had
promised to forward to the Gear, but
who now refuses to receive It. Justice
David J. Brewer of the United States
Supreme Court, in q speech at MIL
waukee on July Is, the day before tn
above events happened. said: ''The
eyes of the entire world are upon
President Roosevelt to see il he has
the nerve land 1 want to tell you he
has to send to the government at St
Petersburg the Jewish petition of pro-
test against the atrocities perpetrated
at Kisheniff.''
The official information that the
President has backed down and accept
ed 1.-The promise of China and the as
sent Of Russia TO open two ports in
Manchuria' Is decidedly refreshing.
President Roosevelt may change his
mind and persist In sending the petit
ton for the unfortunate Jews, but If
he does it will be In defiance Of the ad-
vice of his Secretary Of State, and may
bring about a state of affairs that may
lead to war with Russia. War would
require vast deal Of nerve" in all
of us, and war with Russia would be
a much more arduous undertaking
than with decrepit Spain. But what
about the compensation we are prom
ised" in return for the lack Of nerve?
Russia has promised to retire from
Manchuria in September. and in that
case the promise" Of China to open
two ports to the trade of the world
might be consummated. But If Russia
does not withdraw her troops. China
cannot keep her promise and Russia
can easily find an excuse for not open
ing the ports. The cables from the
East say that Russia Is pouring troops
into Manchuria and evidntly preparing
to hold that country at all hazard.
1t appears very much that President
Roosevelt with ''his nerve" and his
Secretary of State, with his diplomacy,
had been handed out gold brick by
China and Russia, and 1t will be long
time. If ever, that the door will be