The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-03
p EMS YLVANIA RE-
FORMS GOVERN BY
THEDOLLAR
TO CAPTURE THE NATION
Great Dreams of Land Trust
MagnateS to Get Action
CBy Associated Press.)

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Pittsburp, Pa, Jan. "a conspiracy
as broad as the nation, and reaching as
high as the president, to destroy the
power of the ballot and substitute in
place OF a republican form of govern
ment practical oligarchy composed Of
men OF millions, is charged by Momer
l.. Castle, the Folk Of PENNSYLVANIA, who
today ANNOUNCED his candidacy for cleo
tion as governor, Mr.. Castle asserts
that a coterie of powerful men has
hatched n plot to effect the downfall
of President Roosevelt capture the law
making bodies of the nation, state and
large cities, and administer the govern
ment throughout the country as n plain
business proposition In the interests of
the large corporations.
Corporations See Peril.
Lawless corporations have read signs
of the times in the triumph OF reform
candidates at the fall elections; in the
insurance expose, and the agitation for
railroad rate legislation, says Mr.. Cas-
tie. They know trouble for the big
corporations is at hand, he declares, and
now are gathering their forces for a
great coup, with the aim of fitting their
reins of government, and ending once
and for all the clamor for the curbing
OF lawless corporations.
Mr. Castle does not deal with gener-
alities alone. He gives the names of
persons and corporations among those
he says are engaged in the plot.
Names Men In Scheme.
He mentions the following in a state
ment given out today:
Henry Clay Frick, millionaire steel
man of New York and Pittsburg.
wldener- Elkins syndicate, which DOM
mates the traction systems of Phila-
delphia and other cities. and has be-
hind it many Of the most powerful finan-
ciers of New YORK and Philadelphia.
United States Steel corporation.
Pennsylvania railroad.
A w. Mellon. j. Donald Cameron and
A M. Jenkinson. candidate Tor the
mayoralty of this city. Pittsburg mil
lionalres.
In addition to this. Mr.. Castle asserts
that great Corporations of New York
and throughout the couutry are behind
the scheme.
smashes Great Machine.
Political bosses already have heard
from this new David, who took UP his
cause against Goliath, in the shape Of
the old Pennsylvania republican ma
chine during the furious campaign last
fall, which ended in the wrecking Of
the machine. Mr.. Castle, who ID IRE
p-essible and interchangeable, by his fiery
oratory did much TO convert the repub-
lican majority Of 100000 in this state to
| 70, 900 majority for the reformers, elect
ing an anti-machine man as state treas
urer. He started the bank scandals IN
Pennsylvania by telling the story OF how
politicians were loaned state funds by
favored banks to promote their private
enterprises His expose led to the col
lapse of the Enterprise bank OF Ale
gheny and the suicide of T. Lee Clark
| its cashier.
The basis for Mr.. Castles charges
| every word of which he says he car
prove, Is in a recent meet,ag of a dozeI
milionaires OF Pittsburg, New York anC
Philadelphia, who are known TO be be
hind the Pennsylvania republican ma
| chine These men announced their sup
port of Mr.. Jenkinson, a millionaire sto'
gle maker as candidate for mayor.
In his statement In which he announce,
his candidacy for the gevernorship, Mr.
Castle says;
Corporations throughout the natior
have resolved that they will be the tar
gets OF the independent vote next year
That is why millionaires are banding To-
gether. They have formed an alliance
have these men representing the cor
porate interests OF the country. for th'
| ~ IN
machinery OF the larger and doubtful
states.
Plan 10 Rule States.
Behind the open declaration of Henr
Frick that he favors the candidacy O
Jenlxinson for mayor Of Pittsburg, and tn
announcement that Jenkinson has IN
backing OF the Pennsylvania railroad, Q
Millionaire A. w. Mellon, ]. Donal
Cameron. the Widcner- -Elkins syhdicat
OF Philadelphia. the Philadelphia com
pany which controls the public servic
corporations Of Pittsburg and the Unite
States Steel corporation, there is ever
evidence OF the intentions of these mo
nopolies to harmonize Pittsburg so the
can effectuaIy gain control Of Philadel
phia and the state.
And do you think that is the eXter
Of the deal? It is greater and broade
than the confines OF our commonwealth
II was hatched In the offices of thos
New York millionaires, who are alarme
by the Insurance exposures, by Preside
Roosevelts railroad rate policy cnd b
, the manifestation OF public indignatio
AT last Novembers election.
Scope Is National.
This group Of national nnanciers b,
Joined forces TO reorganize their stat
politically on asa infallible basis If IN,
I be possible. Evidence Of the plan
Pittsburg is the surface indication th
the scheme has national SCOPE. The n
% PRODUCTION OF FricA and his crowd
b mulionaires I'm Pennsylvania reveals ol
mmlncation. A dozen of these ramii
cations exist, and men connected wi
the whole combination of milionaires
which ] refer are loikng after their n
n spcctive districts.
There are men who see behind a
deal Il Is long-headed affair and IA