Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-19
RULE OF the TRUSTS
How It Dominates Vital Con-
gressional Legislation.
IN LEAGUE WITH REPUBLICANS.

How the Lobby Mt Warrington
Works In the Interest OF Trusts.
The Scandals of the Present Adj
inistrntion but n sequel to the
Laxity In High Places.
That the trusts, combines and rail-
road corporations have firm grasp ON
the United States and that their inter-
ests arc protected and conserved by the
Republican leaders i'll congress have be-
come more apparent since their move
ments have taken larger flight. During
the past month the extraordinary as
surancc of Senator Hanna in openly am
nouncing to his Ohio constituents his
purpose to pass the snip subsidy hill il
reelected to the United States senate is
characteristic of the holiness with
which the Republican leaders publish
their connections With those interests
that furnish the money to carry elcc-
tons. This open parade of graft in high
| plSlSSe ~ lvlSSlSSiS Az NhASSI sA'S
the Doodle proclivitics of aldermen and
others in the cities. The only difference
is, in the case of Senator Hanna. the
contributions Of the trusts are used for
debaucbing the voters and purchasing
legislatures, while the lesser lights in
the political armament personally pock-
ct the gifts of the corporations. The
amount of money involved is vastly
greater in the Hanna deal, for it has to
cover not only Ohio, but in national
elections the whole United States. OF
course in both cases return of favors
is expected for these disbursements by
the trusts and corporations. The recipi-
ents are expected and doubtless prom
Use in return for the Doodle to work and
vote as the trusts demand. When that
immense corruption fund was donated
to Senator Hanna by the Pennsylvania
Railroad company and Mr.. c. \. Girls
com, both interested in the American
line Of steamships, does any one doubt
that Il bargain was entered into that
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deavor to pass the ship subsidy bill,
which would transfer $1O0,O0O,O00 or
more 10 the Golfers of the corporation?
The law already provides that for ev-
cry mile their ships run they receive 81,
SO that every round trip to Europe is
subsidized for carrying the mails to the
tune Of $4,000, or about $2Ss,O00 for
each ship during the year. But these
harpies for the government bounty are
never satisfied and continually cry,
Give, give! And the Republican leaders
seem quite willing to accede to their
demands. Senator Hanna has declared
there must be no legislation against the
trusts, and he is only carrying out the
promises made in 1896 and 1900. An
article in the November number Of
Leslie's Monthly on 1.-THE National Lob
by at Washington" written by the ed
itOr of that conservative and reliable
publication, says:
Senator Hanna is the chairman of
the Republican national committee. In
that capacity he collected in 1896 for
the election of Mckinley the largest
campaign fund ever expended in the
United States. Again, in 1900, lie COL
lected an enormous sum. This money
came mostly from the trusts. the great
financial institutions and the protected
manufacturers. They all demanded
something more. First they wanted
a high tariff, and this they got in the
Dingley bill. Rockefeller, Morgan, Hill,
Hartman, all wanted to be let alone
and permission to go on with their
trust building. Griscom wanted ship
subsidy"
But Senator Hanna is not the only
Republican congressman by large
number that has dealings with the
trusts. The same article enumerates
many others, among whom Senator AL
drich of Rhode Island is described as
liking of the senate "He represents"
it says, more great interests than any
other man in congress"
HE deals only with the captains of
industry and the 'colonels of finance
with the Rockefellers, the Morgans, the
James ]. Hills, the e. II. Harrimans,
the W. X. Vanderbilts, the Schwabs,
the Carnegies, the Armours, the Swifts,
the Cramps"
The description of the service that
senator Aldrich renders these inter.
ests is juicy reading. 1t describes his
close connection with the Standard Oil
and the Rockefeller and Morgan group
Of railroads; ''the jokers'' concealed in
the proposed currency legislation; how
the sugar trust was protected by him
in the preparation Of the Dingley bill;
the steel trust likewise. The beef trust
and the anthrae-.. coal trust are spe'
cially described as his clients and his
tight in their interest when the Demo.
cratic senators were fighting for the
Farmers and the neOple against these