Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-11-03

pTOCuft lut pdsSdSc VI uS" lows Pc
hitting its further accumulation, have
been Joined by the combinations popu-
larly called trusts. Their plan Is to
perpetuate the present administration.
Such of the combination of trusts as do
not profit by the aid of the tariff Sc
cure their profits by the exercise of mo-
nopolies. Hence their officersrare OPP
posed to the enforcement of law as
against them.
when such forces unite to furnish
the money which they are promised will
control the election their purpose is as
as MONDAY; it is to buy election,
to purchase four years more of profit
by tariff or four years more of extor-
ton from the public by means of me.
nopoly.
Plain Corruption.
political combinations by corpora
lions and trusts mean corruption. They
cannot be honest. Merely business in
terests are moved by merely business
considerations. A corporation will
subscribe to a political party only be-
cause the corporation expects that par
ty, through its control Of public officers,
executive or legislative, to do something
for the benefit of the corporation or to
refrain from doing something to its In
jury.
"No other motive Can be imagined.
In the nature of things no other motive
can exist.
"The relations established mean the
expectation, if not agreement, actual
or implied, that governmental action is
to be influenced by and for corporation
interests. No sophistry can give any
other aspect to the transaction in the
minds of reasonable men.
Let the defenders of the practice, il
it has defenders, answer these ques-
tons: Why do corporations and trusts
subscribe to political campaigns? What
would a trust think of a party which
after accepting from the trust a cam
paign contribution of 100000, should
permit the party representatives in OF
flee to take action inimical to the trusts
Would the public interests be safe II
the hands Of a party, the greater par
of whose campaign funds had been can
tributed by corporations and trusts? l
the public welfare and the interests o
| subscribing corporation or trust shoult
conflict, which would likely be pro
tected?
a Favoritism.
1.-The scheme of u government op
poses favoritism, but in its administra
ton there has been much of it. Indeed
it has been growing with such rapidit,
in recent years that those few who hav
enjoyed favors contributed either direct
ly by statute or indirectly by tn
nonprosecution of violations of law rep
resent, control and r possessed @
many hundreds of millions of dollars.
these interests have decided to at
tempt to continue the present admins
tration in power. Their representative
scolded about the president for som
months, and thus contributed their pal
toward the effort which was assiduous
ly made to satisfy the country that tn
trusts were opposed to their present &C
ministration.
whether there were real difficulties bt
tween these great powers and the az
ministration, difficulties which hay
nce\been settled to the satisfaction {
all parties concerned, or whether ther
were no difficulties to be compromise
and adjusted, their action being but
play to deceive the voters, the fact RI
mains that the trusts are not now o.
posed to the continuance of the presei
administration.
"On the contrary, It'll common know
edge that they have determined to flu
nish such a sum of money to the repu1
lican national committee as it is hope
will secure the t1oaters' in the Doubt
states for the republican ticket.
"Such an attempt constitutes both
menace and a challenge to every patr
otto and law-abiding person in tn
country; a challenge which ought to
accepted. The question ought to be Sc
tied now whether the ffoaters' and i'll
gal combinations can together contr
an election in this country.
Such a contest means on one side va
sums of money and every man with
itching palm. 1t ought to array eve
!, honest, independent and patriotic eli
!, zen on the other side"