The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
WHO THEY ARE.
Some Of the Senators and Representa-
tives Who Ere The
SERVANTS OF TIE TRUST.

SERVANTS UE IAG 1dUSl.
An Article on 1.-The National Lobby n
Washington" That Should be
Read by Every Ameri-
can Citizen.
In the November number OF Franz
LeSle's Popular Monthly appears an
article entitled THE National Lobby
at Washington" and written oy the
editors. This article should be read
by every American citizen. Although
20 many it may seem that the authors
of this article have made startling re-
velationS, with all the seriousness OF
the situation as they have described it,
the half has not been told.
In the beginning, the authors OF
1.-THE National Lobby at Washing
ton," explains that there exists "a
profound impression that something is
wrong with the basic principles OF our
government as it has been admins
tered for decade" This impression,
the authors attribute to the robbery
Of the treasury through bribery,
blackmail and petty larceny in the
postotice department; the illegal ab-
sorption Of public lands with the sus-
pected connivance OF officials now re-
moved and Of members OF congress
still in office; the defalcation OF the
department OF justice and in the Office
OF the commissioners OF the District OF
Columbia; the interest Of congressman
and senators in glove and tombstone
contracts"
It is pointed out that as matter OF
fact, the congress Of the United States
is it's own lobby; that in nine cases out
Of ten the lobbyist sits in the senate
with bis state behind him or in the
house Of representatives with his dis
trict and bis senator behind him; that
in nine cases out Of ten the senatorial
or representative lobbyist acts and
speaks for some great corporation
which is seeking some vast special
privilege which is antagonistic to pub
lie interests and to which it has no
moral right. In the opinion Of these
authors the great curse Ut national
legislation is the campaign contriou-
tion. Upon the campaign contribu-
tior is placed tbe responsibility for
the growth Of new system whereby
congress is it's own lobby. Itis point
ed out that in presidential or con-
gressional elections the great corpora
tions pick the candidates and the party
to whom they feel they can look for
favors; then they contribute euormo US
sums to carry the election.
Frequently" say the authors, "a
definite bargain is made with the
national committee that something
shall be done or another one not done.
It is cold matter Of business. Com
mercial Acumen, which has built up
vast fortunes in a generation or two
like those Of the Standard Oil crowd
or Of Carnegie's toterie Of young men,
can usually pick winner or make a
winner in national campaign. 1t
did so in 1888, when it turned its
back on Cleveland and contributed to
the Harrison fund for N. S. Quay to
spend. Again it did SO in 1892, when
it. switched from Harrison back to
Cleveland and gave the millions to
William c. Whitney and Don NJ.
Dickinson with which they swept the
country. It could not choose in 1895
and in 1900 because William J. Bryan
was running for president on a plat
form which made the corporations
quake, so Commercial Acumen emp
tied sum equal to a kings ransom at
the feet Of Marcus A. Hanna at the
behest Of such men as Cornelius n.
Bliss, Senator Aldrich, Senator ALI
son, and Senator Quay" And it is ex-
planned by the authors that the
great interests which contributed IN
these four campaigns got what they
paid for"
An interesting feature of The
National Lobby atWashington"re relates
to the part played by a number Of
conspicuous senators. Senator Nelson
" Alorich of Rhode Island is credited
with being the most Important man
in the senate. It is said that Sena-
tor Aldrich represents more great ln-
tereSts than any other man IN con-
gress, being the representative OF the
Rockenfellers, the MCrganS, the James
J. Hills, the E. H. Harrimans, the
". K. Vanderbilts, the Schwabs, the
Carnegies, the Armours, the Swifts,
and the Cramps. 1t is admitted that
the list Of interests that Senator Aid
rich serves with his voice and his ln-
fuence is two long to print in an arti-
Gle Of limited scope. 1t is, however,
pointed out that Senator Aldrich
represents the Standard Oil Company.
1t is explained that the term Stand
ard Oil company" as here used de-
scribes all the enterprises in which
John D. Rockefeller has united the
greatest aggregation of capital in the
world. It is shown that in the pro-
posed currency legislation Senator
Aldrich represents the Standard OIL
group and the J. Pierpont Morgan
group, and that as the servant OF these
interests when congress meets he will
be found pressing to permit the tenn
porary imitation Of the currency so it
may meet the demand which may be
made upon it every time the specula-
tors in Wall street expand prices.
Mr. Altrich is further referred to as
the servant Of the sugar trust, OF
the steel trust, Of the beef trust
and Of the anthracite coal trust. Next
to Senator Aldrich iu point Of innu-
ence as the friend of great combina.
tions Of capital is Senator Hanna, &C.
cording to the authors OF The Ma
tional Lobby at Washington" 1t is
said that in the capacity Of chairman
Of the republican national committee
~ u,o1o '.coI1acte6 in 1896 for 1he