The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-08
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1904,
The Most Dangerous Combine G: 'e'.
\ Mr. waltet Edward Harris, our Wash 2. 81
tngton correspondent, who is IN ~"
,.orr stndving political conditions, says:

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.,The Republicans have unhl'', Sc,
money. Chairman Cortelyou. throuEh 10
ii heinz in possession of facts concerning
4 i "a business Of nearly all tho great cor
VIBRATIONS Of the country, which makes
the,n liable to prosecution, has been hoie
4 a. secure all the money he wants. II rs
q h,,sh-monev In the most offensive sense,
hit It is money which will answer every
nntpose which the coin of the realm wiz
accomplish.
- IS not long since the whole country
Was Mortified to learn that In the cry
\ OF New York the keepers OF dens of vice
we're in the habit OF paying considerns PIE
sums OF money to rcpresen tatlvcs Of the
city government, especially to police OIL
( flcers. for ..protection." They kept their
infamous resorts open in violation OF the
written law, but by paying down sums
OF cash regularly assessed against them
81 the police did not Interfere They paid
for the privilege OF violating the law and
so long as they paid they exercised tnut
privilege without llindrance and without
fear.
Upon a larger scale the giant corpora
lions of the country, popularity called
( trusts, are carrying on much the same
traffic with the Federal government In
spite of President Rooseveit,s phi,ipp;cs
on the subject of honest government,
,;icse corporations are paying to Mr.. Cor
,elyou campaign money 10 be used IN
carrying the election. with the Under
standing. either expressed or i'hiiied. that
IL Mr. Roosevelt, is elected they Wall moi
1 I- interfered with; that they Will con-
time to enjoy the benefit or the high
5,rotectire tariff which, enables then, TO
iar-y tax upon the consumer Of the
United States. ana tia, no laws will
i,s enacted and enforced 10 curb them
in their operations.
II is a clear case Of bargain and sale.
II Is a clear case of partnership between
rich corporations and the government,
and nothing could be moe dangerous
t15st sucil partnership 10 sne liberties
ard interests Of The people al large and
10 our institutions OF government, and
nothing could be more subveisi,e Of tnc
principles upon which the republic Is
laid,
At onf tine =. was aIitiniated thai tiiesc
rich cculbii.is Would desert Air. 1aooss-
veil, sho had shown a disposition 10
prosecute them, and give ti'eir support
in the present campaign 10 the Demo
cratic nominee. who was known 70 be
4 conservative. But the rich combines haze
al! Topped over TO Roosevelt and are.
nov giving freely OF their means 10 Sc
cure his election. There can DC doubt no
longer that they have had u satisfactory
understanding with the President; that
he las given assurances which are quite
satisfactory. and II he is elected he
will have 10 keep faith with his licll
allies. II elected the partnership wili
lie continued and the Republican admin
istratton, as did the local ADMINISTRATION
in New York, will continue to give pro
tsction for the price paid.
This coalition between tho trusts and
G.s the Republican parry has been formed
and is working 10 an end, md il VIII,
be successful unless The people defeat and
destroy the conspiracy on election. a.,l
we nave heard much about Dangerous
combines" hui the most dangerous Of
t all is the combine between the truss ana
the Republican adpinistration
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