The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-20
Thomas Lawson LambaStS the
System With Telling Blows

itailzed. aud freedom nov means
Immunity lram LEGAL Interference
for fluauuiera. while the lateat a.
eaptanla at equality Is that All
victims If special privilege are
treated alike by those Who control
AM exercise such privilege II the
Judges aud the puhlleH prosecutors
af these United States Wsrs eaual -
the SWORN duties Of their sacred at
fIaaa this freedom would hnYt
been confined Ions agn. aud
throughout this htuad land there
would be jatia full of sfrensied
anaueIefas wha had imagined them
selves licensed t. rob the public
MI Lawson deagflhea an inter
view he had with Rasefa#
Lawson. untd Mr. ikngefH. look
/ lnE At me With Intense aud deadly
/ seriousness. his voice charged With
conviction. II nrYan'a elected there
+ VII be such a panic IN this country
az the world has never seen. aud
with his money ideas aud tue Efatf
i headed radicals he viii call To
! Washington to administer the ma
+ tiun.a affairs business viii surely
+ be destroyed and tho WarkiuE uea=
pie suffer untold misery fuu know
We all hate 10 du what Uncle Marx
saya IL necessary. hut It's case
af some OF ua sacrificing SOME
+ thiuE for the eauntfy'a GOOD. HrY
ans election would set our country
+ la Ia century. and I believe its
& q q AAHsAaH
/ American 10 do what he can "a save
his land from such A calamity
i The systems conscience has ia
+ own quaint iaslc=the logic OF self
f Interest and this IN how # rua
s8ned The election ~ bryan would
f disturb our control Of American ia
situations. therefore American IN
atIiaftaHa would be destroyed -
Hryau'a election On US. the sya-
tenn. deyoiFea the sacred II expsu-
stye duty Of saving the nation. aud
however ahhafreut tn our fine NOR
al sense. patriotism eomuela rs -
spend millions In bflhiug and cor
HuuiInE tha electorate 81 that Nlgz
tue. standard on aud l. Nor
san may continue the good work 81
caring for the publie's interests a.
their own
As listened 20 Rogers exafdI
Ium ON the duties Of citizen IN an
emergency. remembered the
Standard or code Everything for
tod tour GaJl. Cod tour GoAl IN
everything Il was 50 essentially
STANDARD OIL this willingness -
commit even that greatest wrong
#auhFertluK he vii af the people II
tho exercise Of their Highest funes
tlan@the election Of a president
but only that good their Eaadl
might come af IL Il was no more
than selfish greed triUksd out Ia
the noble frappiuea 81 morality. an
Infamous crime disguised ~ patriot
tzm Doubtless. The excellent. God
fearing Law abiding citizens of the
doubtful states Who rad thia aud
learn hua the system defeated
their vii a. the polls. vii ery
+ +Mauatrouaf Can such things De Ia
+ America and then Nill resume
+ Their interrupted occupation af let
ting aeil euoash alone
Tho authors exp1ae Of hov
United States senator's and other
hlsh officials uas government ha=
erets a. stlpas wIfh which to play
the market la sell worth reading
More & sehIeY. transacted an
immense brokerage business. and
f numbered among il clients great
capitalists and bankers al over the
+ country Especially esHe Moore 4
sehley famed for their discretion.
aud the highest proof of confidence
rrpaasd IN the firm was the faet
that II did the bulk Of the stock
f specializing for uhat IL kuoan aa
the Washington contingent This
Is. perhaps. the most peculiar and
+ delicate business that comes 70 The
+ street 4 big Wall street house
+ gpsna a Washington office aud or
+ kanigsa an elaborate system Of apes-
T cal wires. Nirsa from which there
f can b. 10 possibility Of leakage. II
Is hen ready for the patronage ef
members Of congress. nIfsd States
aeeatars and national officials
+ whose honorable positions make
f them The euatudiaHH OF national Sc
efeta af great commercial value II
+ far Instance. A new law is 70 -
+ nltsaed which must fa9orahly AZ.
+ feet = Eigeu stock. legislators who
are on the inside often buy thou
sands u shares 70 reap the profit
Of The rise In value incumbent on
ItH HaH#aEe Or perhaps there Is 70
90 through a laW which Nili inter-
fsre With he special privilege Of an
other stock and reduce its price.
Those IN possession Of advance in.
formation 80 short Of that stock
fseil for future delivery 10 profit
b. the drop. There are many other
opportunities the Washington IN
slider. 81 speculative turn may uas
"a advantage For instance. II A
high official Of the government
Vere about 20 issue a proclamation
against a foreign nation. and should
desire aeefe5iY - MAKE a million or
50 ont II the panic he knew must
follow the annauue emsut he would
cast about him for broker who
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