Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-27
MEN OF MILLIONS TREMRLE AT
BONES HELD BY AUTHOR OF
"FRENzlED FINANCE"
PROOFUF STOCK JOBBERY
Man FIayed BY Lawson Says Fight Is
Carried on BY Bostonlan for Revenge
and Money-BeIieves He is Collect.
ing Money From Many Men.

New York, Dec. 26-Thomas W.Law
son is said to hold three docum ents
that are full of terror for certain fnan-
cial giants he is attacking. One Of
the men who have figured in Lawson's
"Frenzied Finance" campaign Is au-
thority for this statement. He is an
enemy of Lawson, whom he describes
as an "anarchistic gambler" but he
gives Lawson credit for playing a great
and spectacular game with consum-
mate dash and skill In explaining the
lsecret hold Lawson has on his enemies,
the club he is holding over them, this
man of the opposition said:
"Of altruism. of disinterestedness of
public spirit. there is not a particle In
all his work He is playing for his
own hand and is interested in the pub
lie only as 1t strengthens his hand. The
! success of his big bear raid on Anal
gamated was only an incident in the
general scheme. though 1t netted him
about $1.200,000 at a time when he
4 needed it most.
4 Revenge Declared His Aim.
Revenge is what he wants-revenge
and money And If he wrings the
money out of the hard hands that held
4 1t his revenge will be complete. 1t is
hardly blackmail for the Bostonian be.
/ lieves he is simply collecting debt
from unscrupulous men by the only
means in his power.
4 "It is big game Lawson is playing
!, and dangerous one, for he is buck
/ ing the strongest interests in the coun
B try. But their very strength consti
tutes their weakness. Where smaller
man could defy Lawson, his arch enc
Imy has too much to lose in the smash
9 he<,2lnows wouI5 follow exposure. y
], that you have tEe whole secret Of Law
!, sons methods and intentions.
"These three documents reall!
are letters addressed to Lawson wher
he was trusted implicitly by Henry H
Rogers and John D. Rockefeller-con
tain the key to the situation. | doub
If anyone knows exactly what thei
contents are outside Of Lawson ant
certain men who can afford as little a
he to have them laid before the public
Proof Of Stock Jobbery.
IT understand they established, i
general, full proof of one of the mos
criminal and fragrant stock jobbin
. deals that ever robbed the public c
millions for the benefit Of the million
aires. Note that not one of the me
Lawson has attacked can be induce
to talk.
ttIn the game that now Is bein
played Lawson may be said to hav
opened the pot and the others are wal
ing to see how he will bet. If 1t is
bluff Henry H. Rogers himself has nc
: had the courage to call 1t.
'If it comes to showdown he wi
play his hand to the limit. But
thinks he has Rogers and the other
where they will have to lay down
him, and he wants to be in positio
g to bury his hand in the deck agai
without ever having shown it excel
to those who knew already how tt
deck had been stacked
H. H. Rogers Settle? No.
"Do I}think Rogers will settle?
D. I know the man as well as | think
If do, he would die rather than sett
ID now. The fight has been carried te
le far Of course, he may be of anoth
II mind later on. There are froc'
a within forces back of forces.
r. There is one man who might
o duce him to compromise. Self-prese
e. vation is the first law of nature, al
r. If the storm which Lawson has be-
ii making threatens to become cyclon
RS John ID. Rockefeller may comp
s. Rogers to sue for peace. Rockefell
is too old to court trouble. He wan
to end his days in quietude.
Y. Lawson has spent $148,0O0, I am
formed on advertising and In te
70 graph tolls since he embarked on
campaign. There is nothing in the h
We tory of finance to equal this lavish {
on ,a penditnre for publicity in case of p'
~ ~, sonal warfare"