The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-31
BARGAIN WITH THE TRUSTS.

On good authority it is stated that
million dollar subscription to the
Republican campaign fund on behalf
of the Standard Oil and other trusts.
Pierpont Morgan Individually is. on
the same authority. pledged for a
quarter of million, the Steel Trust
is down for three quarters of mil
lion. the Sugar Trust for similar
sum, the Tobacco Trust for half
million, the Paper Trust for quar-
ter million. the Coal Trust and the
Pennsylvania Railway for a half mil
lion, and various other well known
interests and monopoiies associated
with Wall street for large sums.
The total campaign contribution TO
be raised from these sources is re-
liably put at ten millions. u will be
the largest amount of money ever put
into a political campaign. II fairly
doubles the last Republican campaign
fund.
1t means the trial of the power Of
the dollar as against the power of The
people. II means that the old Repub'
lican bargain with the tariff monop-
olles is to be reproduced on a larger
scale with the trusts of today.
A campaign fund of ten million
dollars from the trusts means that
the enemies of the masses are will
ling to pay for immunity. IL Illus
trates the profit in the protection
which is the robbery Of the many
for the benefit of the few. II Is a
form of absolute insurance against
disturbance of the Dingley schedules
through which the trusts have enrich.
ed themselves. and against the rigid
enforcement OF the laws of the land
as they apply to monopoly and Illegal
combinations.
Such a campaign fund shows that
the trusts are not afraid of prosecu.
ton at the hands of Mr.. Roosevelt.
He gave earnest Of his amicability
toward these powers when he con-
scented to the removal OF Attorney
General Knox from his position OF
menace TO Pennsylvania senatorship.
The man who had prosecuted the
Northern Securities case was an OBJ
stacle to a Roosevelt campaign.
Following Knox's removal Pierpont
Morgan and numerous Wall street
magnaies and railroad tinanciers cali
ed at the White House, several Of
them lunching in turn with the Presi-
dent A peace was patched up which
literally passes understanding except
upon the theory Of an agreement be-
tween the administration and the
trusts by which Mr.. Roosevelt; was
to be aided in his presidential race
and the trusts were 10 be let alone
I in the event of his election.
Ten millions and more will go far.
With a machine prepared for its use
as In California. Delaware. Rhode
/ Island. Indiana. Illinois and Wiscon-
sin. the money will be spent where
/ il will do the mos; good We OBJ
serve already in Missouri indications
OF the kind Of campaign which the
G. o. P. is preparing TO make. Yes.
the money viii 90 far. but not Tar
enough.
This big trust donation puts an
/ end 10 the fake Of the Republican
press concerning Wall streets oppo-
sition to Mr.. Roosevelt The admin
! istration's defenders lied in the face
I Of the logic that Wall street could
not desert its own interests. that the
! privileged monopolies could not ahan-
{ don the friends Of protection. but 1t
will require a greater temerity than
I the defenders pnssea 20 assert now
I that Wall street is for judge Parket-
/ Possibly il was Judge Psrker's de-
! ciarstion that the common Law could
! be and should be employed 10 cOrrecs
the Objectionable features Of monoDo-
lies that prompted Wall street to such
unusual generosity. a ten million
campaign furd against him demon
strates that the constitutional candi-
date is profoundly to be feared by the
violafors Of the lays Of the lsnd--St