The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-07
TRUSTS IN CONTROL
CORPORATIONS PURCHASE VIC
TORIES FOR REPUBLICANS
Revelations Made BY Thomas W. Law
son Are Astounding-GoV
by the People" Shown 70 BE in the
GraVest Danger.

Thomas ". Lawson Of Boston con
hnues to tell his story Of ''Frenzied
finance" in ETerybOdy's Magazine
and his exposure Of the Standard OH
plan OF fleeing the people is most in
teresting and instructive Of trust do
lngs- Mr.. Lawson, being at the time
ae writes Of, in close alliance with
the ROckefellers and indeed one o. the
copper trust magnSes and being a
strong Republican partisan, contrib
Eting literally to the Mckinley cam
Paign funds, his chapter on The DOW
sT Of the dollar IN politics IS Of great
Importance Here we have a multi
millionaire telling rs OF how the Re
Dublicans purchased the elections with
the vast sums Of money furnished By
The trusts and corporations and that
even the courts are controlled BY
these vast aggregations Of wealth
Mr. lawson says:
AT no time in the history OF the
United States has the power Of dol
lars been as great as now. Freedom
and equity are controlled by dollars
The laws which should preserve and
enforce all rights are made and en-
forced by dollars. It is possible, to-
day, with dollars, to steer" the Sc
lection Of the candidates OF both the
great parties for the highest ONCE
IN our Republic, that Of President Of
the United States, 50 that the people,
as a matter Of fact, must elect one Of
the "steered" candidates Il is posi-
be 70 repeat the operation in the
selection Of candidates for the execu-
tive and legislative conduct and con-
troll Of every State and municipality
in the United States, and with a suf-
hcient number Of dollars to steer"
the dOings Of the lawmakers and law
enfOrcers of the national, state and
municipal governments Of the people,
and a sufficient proportion Of the court
decisions to make absolute any power
created by such direction. 1t is all.
broadly speaking, a matter OF dollars
70 practically accomplish these
things"
Democrats have claimed that these
vast forces were at the service CT the
Republicans, but the absolute evidence
was not possible to procure until this
trust magnate voluntarily took the
witness stand and so wildly relates
the completely Of the Republican
leaders with the great trust steerers
Of the country. Il makes one stand
aghRst 20 discover that ali the tales
Of the vast sums placed at the dis
pOsal OF the Republicans TO corrupt
the electorate is more than true and
that the amount acknowledged to
have been donated IS startling, for
AT- lawson says $1,000, 600 was col
leeted from the corporations, as an
extra fund before the election OF 1896
Can anyone doubt that q quid pro quo
was forthcoming and has been rem
dered By the Republican Administra-
ton? Is not this obligation to the
trusts the reason Mr.. Roosevelt has
treated them so gingeTly, perhaps not
50 much on account Of past favors as
with the expectation they viii sub
scribe literally to the fund Mr. Bliss
IS collecting and Mr.. COrtelyOu is e1-
pending under direction Of Mr.. Roose-
welt?
There is good evidence that Stand
ard Oil is again TO be a generous con-
tributor to M ROOsevelt's campaign
fund, for the Washington Star, good
Republican authority, on August %,
said:
Senator Aldrich Of Rhode Island
was at Republican headquarters to
Gay, and had a long conference with
/ Chairman COrtelyOu- It is understood
that finances Of the campaign was one
Of the important features under dis
cussion, as it is known that the
Rhode Island senator is in closer
touch with the business interests than
most Of the prominent Republicans"
As ROckefeller's son married the
daughter OF Aldrfch and the senatog
has been VIGOROUSLY the representa-
tive Of Standard Oil and other trusts
in the Senate, the interest manifested
in the finances Of the Republican cam
paign is obvious. It is also notable
that the senator visited Mr.. Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay the day before he was
in New York, when no doubt the inan-
cizI end OF the campaign wss also dis
cussed and probably led to the visit
to Wall street and Mr. CortelyOu-
The trusts and protected interests
/ fOstered By the protective tariff are
the natural sources Of campaign funds
for The Republican party. That is
Why they stand pat" and fry the fat
cut Of the trusts