The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
Judge Parker's Campaign Con-
Quoted by Members Of Big
Corporations.
QUEER FL0P0F ANEwsPApER
.IncoHtestible Proof that the Democratic
Candidate Is Allied with Corpora.
items Which His Party Platform
Demagogicaily D%enounces.
From the New York Press

b From the New York Press.
81 The New York World again discover
4 Tor campaign purposes that Presiden
Il Roosevelt is n tool OF the trusts, a
y Demonstrated by his "ridding himsel
q OF the one successful trust prosecutor il
4 "fa"i. 10 placate the corporations; in max
II lns MS former private SECRETARY an,
] head OF the Department of Commerce
campaign fund solicitor from the yer,
corporations he was appointed to diligent
" investigate; in appointing II railroad
corporation official Secretary of the Navy
ind a political agent of the Southern
Pacific Railway to he head of the de
!, larfnscnt 10 supervise and curb corpora
y lions 'Fhe New York World again
fctetcs the solemn conviction. for am
Ialsn purposes. that the continuation in
power of the Republican party will fur
d fh"f nlarge the rule of corrupt corpora
lions ~ politics and their controlling in
n hn"ncc in government"
# II gives us pleasure. therefore. TO pub
81 iNti asain. as incontestible proof of the
st}cerily and honesty Of the New York
Word, the following editorial printed by
the New York World Immediately after
Oh" SHnreme Court decision dissolving the
Northern Securities merger:
ACT
~ The antitrust law was framed by n
1js.s. md = hspubtsan senate. vas
80 -il." ny a Republican President.
The law remained a dead letter on
~. statute books during the entire second
NJ resident. Through those four years of
VI 'enhocratic administration all appeals and
Efforts of the World to have the law
'forccd were met with sneers, 5eers and
Fgsrpeh contempt from n Democratic Attor-
sfs1tey General, Richard Olney, who pretend
ksed that The law was unconstitutional and
f@wllo would. do nothing toward prosecuting
-. The first effort to enforce the law
@ssy :, made by ,Theodogs Roosevelt, n Re
80 General to vigorously prosecute offenders
anl 10 Vest the law was a Republican At.
toriey- General, rhilander c. Knox.
n. The decision of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, given ns n tinality
from which there is no appeal. upholding
the law as perfectly constitutional and
as the World for twelve years constantly
insisted. was due to five judges. every one
Of whom Is a Republican.
Included every Democratic Judge Of that
criminal, to-wlt: Cn!ef Justice Fuller of
iii9nois, Mr.; JmstIse White Of Louisiana,
sAll these distinguished Democrats not only
-saied against the constitutionalty OF the
afN, but denounced 1t as a danger to the
20 Under these circumstances 1t does
= 'ot seem probable that the Democrats can
make great capital In seeking to monopo-
aTuhlican party with the crime Of being
,wt!ed body and soul by the trusts.
1T is just as we'll to record some plain
truths, however unpleasant or surprising
We further submit the following list
and description of the gentlemen who
awe been selected to assist Tom Tag
CART, chairman of the Democratic Ma
ional Committee, in saving the coun-
IT, from the trusts:
treasurer of the National Committee
George Foster Peabody.
George. Foster Peabody is interested
largely In trusts and Ia v!ce-president
aud director Of the Aivares Land and
Lumber Company; director Of the Amer.
lean Beet Sugar Company; second Vice
president. and director Of the Compana
Metairreica Mexicana; director Of the
t"napesta Coal Railway Company; treas
mrersnd director of the General Electric
nn!nlahy; vice, president and director of
dhNe.or of the Mexican Mineral RaflWssy;
G.of1pany; director of the Mexican M
tional Construction Company: nrst vice
SN"rtht"a Railway Company; vice prcsi-
lent and director of the Montezuma
lead Company and of the Potosl & Rio
.''' on SpbhpaIS, II ulEecCOr or
stlio southern improvement Company ~
New York.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Villinrn II. Sheehan, Chairman, New
York.
Governor when David B. Hill was Gov
sernor of the State. A believer in nnd
eS4oneGt Of 1ilI methods. He has a
c,orpoFations. .Sheehan is a director of
TIL Albany & Hudson Railway and
r. rnA1mT n' SomPMa 1ny ste d'F4 &c Of the Brook
VIC president and director. Of the Cit.
7sHs Lighting Company of Louisville:
director Of The Edison Electric Illuminat.
1ng Comrnny of Brooklyn STANDARD Or:
dlrector Of the Hudson River Gas and
Electric Company; director of the In.
selrlttlona! Telephone and switchboard
M:'AulacturinS Company; director of ma
Kings County Electric Light and Poynr
Eompany STANDARD ON; director of the
NNe REL u 3o llnG G co director of the
pahS director Of the Nestchester Light
krng Company STANDARD OLD: director Of
a. White Plains Lighting Company.
Hrtist Belmont of New York.
s~%august Belmont is one OF the mos.
srninincnt flnanciers interested in trusts
tfi nonopol!es of the United States He
q prgSidsIt and director of the Rapid
Itl his interest In other corporations T.
g follows: Trustee. Alliance Assnranns >
winp,any of London; director, American
Miaiic Steamship Company; director
knieFican-Chlna Development Cor. penv.
GGtins president and director, Tha -AAamd}itt
:ompany of New York; director. Centmrv
sealty Company; director, Chicago, Mi.
J 2ldard on; director, Clark,Rbanrryy
Eef. Company; director. Commercial
EEnit company OF New Jersey; director
Fitted States; director. Fairmont c lmgi
G2Snnany; trustee. Fifth Avenue Trust
8G innni r. p pre- DE- and director. First
8dcu Reward Consolidated Cold Min.
md Milling Company; director,
hstee. I~Iclvetia Swiss Fire Insuronc.
4anpany;, president and director, Inter.
cough Rapid Transit Company: direc-
Kingston Consolidated Railway
lInpany: director, Long Island Rnif-
Company: director. Manhattan
@.st cc'nra1ly; chairman Of the Board
Ef'!recfoSs. Louisville \ Nashville Rail-