Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-05-08
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1903

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FRIDAY, MAY 8
Washington letter.
May $50 far the attacks Of the
administration on the trusts have been
confined to the beef trust and to the
northern eecuriitis company merger.
TO show that neither has been effec-
tive of good to the public it IL only
necessary to remind the people that
the northern securities merger deoi-
sion has been 80 modified that they
are still enabled to pay dividends to the
stockholders, and the beef trust after
paying some fines, has advanced the
price of meats from 81 to s. per 100
pounds and the public will have to
pay the fines in the end. Whether or
not these 'feebls" attacks on the
trusts cease. there is no disposition on
the part Of the illegal trusts to support
q democratic ticket. The Washington
Star, repu blican organ, gave the snap
away when, in speaking of the attack
of the New York Sun on Roosevelt
and the possibility of the financial
Interests of the East preferring q
conservative democrat to another
term Of Roosevelt, said: The only
trouble would be that the election a. Of
the election of democratic house and
The big industrial corporations are not
1r, lob ho1 / -
administration soon again. That
criminal trusts are not going to have
can help it. They know who are their
publican party. The present admins
brings them into unpleasant publicity.
permanently injure their..graft on the
people. Knowing this they will stand
pat. If the people desire to stand with
them and continue to be robbed, that
IL their lookout. If thew sincerely de-
sire to curb the aggregations of the
trusts they will assist In kicking out
an administration that treats symp-
toms but never the disease. and elect
Who has read any comment on the
comparative smallnees of the Steel
trusts taxes2 It's report shows that
It paid taxes 10 the amount of $22,
397, 465 in 1909. This is less than 2
per cent of It's net earnings anc less
than mills on the dollar Of the value
Of its property. according to It's CAPT tai
and sworn statement of it's president.
ls there any sound reason why this
protected billion-dollar trust should pay
In taxes 18 cents on every 500 when
the unprotected common people pay 81
or 80 on every 800 worth of property
It is probable that this trust pays less
than one mill on the dollar. The taxes
on ordinary farm lands worth 81, O00,
600. 900 are about SD, 900, 600.
When president Roosevelt was about
to leave on his western trip he was
called on by delegation Of the prom.
tnent members of his psrty and was
compelled to revise his tariff and
trust busting speeches to be deliveed
on the trip, or take the consequences
Of defeat or attempt ut defeat in the
next republican national convention.
The revision was made at their dicta-
tton, and, inasmuch rs he had not
time to rewrite all his speeches he
used some Of the warmed over
speeches that were as satisfactory to the
tariff barone. The speech that he de-
lvered at Minneapolis O: April 4 is
almost verbatim tho speech delivered
by Secretary of War Root at Cooper
Union, New York, last October. II
any man doubts it let him get them
and make the comparison. This sim
ply shows why the president is being
dominated by the trust interests OF
the country and what shallow mock
cry Is all this hue and cry about
"busting the trusts
When the president arrives in Cali.
fornia on his huge swing around the
circle, delivers his speech at he Uni
versity of California, he will have ar
inspiration to tell the truth about tht
trut ts of the country. He will speal
In building donated to the Univer
sity of California by q man who bal
consistent and persistently fou ght tn,
trusts and monopolies of the country
for the past eight years with boil
courage and intelligence, viz. viii
liam Randolph Hearst.
Mr.. Hearst presented to the Univer
sity an auditorium. It Ia q copy of q,
old Greek theater and is q magnifcen
gift. When Mr.. Rooeevelt makes hi
speech thee he will speak in this audi
torium in effect from william R
Hearst's rostrum. It should be at one,
an incentive snd an inspiration to tel
the truth about the trusts. combines
monopolies and tsvid barons who ar,
waxing fat on the substance of the
common people of the nation. and tel
1t q Ia Hearst az he tells 1t in his
papers. r .. .~*-.. .,
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