Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
COM MUNIcArIoN.
Minneapolis, March 10, 1903

i'Nh' ''o'''f
Enclosed is my check for the HERALD
If more than enough to pay arrears, ap'
ply balance for future. ! notice with
much pleasure two paragraphs III your
issue of 3d March. while slightly out of
line with the teachings of the party you
champion, take advanced position with
what 500 of all the people hope Pre'l'
deut Roosevelt will be able to bring to
the front as the true doctrine he is
determined 20 work out for the people.
One in regard to the injustice Of depriy-
ing Oklahoma of statehood purely on
political grounds where you say: "lt
through some diyinely appointed way
there could be a new birth OF statesman
ship in this country it would be we'll"
The other article was Right you are,
Mr. President, as usual. The oil trust.
the beef trust and all other trusts are
the enemies of the public. Don't be
afraid Mr.. President of the threats of
the steel and coal magnates. The
people are with you in sympathy, aud
will be as long as you show yourself the
true friend of the great masses OF toilers,
producing wealth for the nation"
The articles are good and 95eo of the
people respond with an honest amen,
and hope that the other 5% which iu-
cludes the trusts, their sympathisers in
Senate and all other departments Of the
government, including those who lend
the tariff to wiring millions from the
people and fatten the trusts. will be
forced to take fairposition which their
brain and money entitle tirem, without
special government aid. q
If the President wins out in hi, effort
to bring the railroads to make rates
with any regard for the interest OF the
people and the small shipper, who has
no chance of ever being the big shipper
under this wicked manipulation, it will
lead to a new alignment of parties, and
if the President does not switch, he will
have nearly the solid Democratic party,
whose last three national platforms have
demanded that this justies be done the
people, with him, and will be deprived of
the support of Wall Street and the lead
ers of his own party who have been able
to manipulate the party platforms, and
prevent any allusiom to this or any other
great reform to Tighten the burdens OF
the common people. The interstate
commerce commissions was not instituted
10 'hust trusts" hut to allay the pent up
indignation Of the people for action
against the trusts, AUD keep them all
rendering support to keep the present
party in power. TO this end unlike
every other department Of the govern
ment, this commission cannot give out
one word of its findings only to the
the president, and rs the national admin
stration for the past eight years has
seemed to fertilize and not root out
trusts, we must wait aud hope, that as
our president has no call to 90 after the
votes of the people any more he may
from his big heart and honest impulse
turn his attention to being Just with the
common people. The hunting for facts
and crimes in the beef trust seem to be
all in, and while it is said much Of it is
withheld by the President for study and
perhaps Use, it is given ont. to the world
as fact that these men We have looked
upon as too grasping to be honest, have
really bought, butchered, and marketed
these big steers for 90 'cents'a head. As
one prominent Republican puts it:
That while figures will not lie, il is COLI
coded that some big liars will figure, and
that it is apparent that commissioner
Garfield in going to Jericho, fell among
expert bookkeepers. This report is no
doubt made up to sootbe our fears of