Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-11
.FOR THE BEEF TRUST.
col. HARRIS SUPPORTS COMBINE
AGAINST THE PRODUCERS.
Official Records Of Denver Needing Or
National Live Stock Assocla.
tlon Show These Facts.

avoided the charge that he is connect
ed at Chicago with the most graspins
and unconscionable trust that ever
operated in this country He is the !.
general manager Of the Short Horn
Breeders association with spacious
office in the Stock Yards Exchange
building, but his chief work seems to
be to look after the interests of the
railroads and packing trust.
Colonel Harris in his Kansas
speeches is just now out-Heroding
David Overmyer and the other re
formers" in his assaults upon the rail-
roads. He admits that he accepted
passes from the railroads while In
public office, but he tells his audiences
that he quit this business as soon as
he retired from the United States SEN
ate.
The evidence at hand does not bear
out this claim of the Chicago candi-
date. During the past five years Col
onel Harris has performed a greater
service for the railroads and the pack
ing trust than any other man In the
Middle West. He is vice president and
member of the executive committee OF
the National Live Stock association OF
the United States, with headquarters
at Denver. In January 1905, Colonel
Harris made the fight of his life at
Denver to prevent this great associa-
ton from eliminating the railroads
and packing houses from membership.
In speeches and in committee work
Colonel Harris insisted that the rail-
roads and packers, allied interests
should retain membership In the Nat
ional Live Stock association. He
begged that the association place this
whole matter in the hands of the Cen
trail committee" composed Of Harris,
Nelson Morris, representing the pack
ing trust, and other railroad represen-
tatives.
The great fight against the railroad
and packing house domination OF the
National Live Stock association which
was organized for the protection OF
the stock growers against these two
combinations, occurred at Denver In
January, 1905. Colonel Harris was
aware OF the fight Of the stock grow
ers at that meeting and he went to
Denver with the determination of pro-
tecting the interests Of his friends, the
railroads and packers Preparatory for
the campaign which he waged for
these two combinations ne organized
his Chicago forces. He arrived In
Denver on the evening Of January 9Th,
and the Denver Republican of the 9th
gives this account of Harris and his
party,
"a train load Of prominent cattemen.
railroad men. packers and others ailied
with the cattle raising industry arrived
last night over the Union Pacific. In two
sneclal cars. This party consisted Of Ar
thur G. Leonard, general manager Of the
Union Stock Yards Of Chicago; Senator
w, A. Harris, Kansas; DR.. 9. Howard
Dawson, Millbrook, N. j.. William ~
Skinner, general manager lnternauonai
Live Stock Exposition; Mortimer Leaver-
lawrence Champion. J, e. Pool, Chicago
James Brown, representing Armour
70 r. c. McManus, attorney for Swift
q Co; 7. W. Tomlinson. tranic manaRer
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Halfway
company; Mr.. Bryan, attorney lor At
mour { Co, It,. Nelson Ell n. a MUgrns Geo.
Campbell"
In his speech in defense Of the pack
ers, Colonel Harris said:
"First, let me say, as I happened to BE-
ona Of the original committees that was
selected by the National Live Stock ASSOC
citation to consider this subject, that we
toojS AZ A basis Of representation the very
interests which now underlio your orsani-
Zation. Your constitution recommehos
the railroads with the right 10 deIegates
No change when we discussed this CUES
tion originally. The same with the i've
stock exchanges, and the same with All
other branches OF industry. We did. now
ever, add the packing house interests Pc
cause that seemed to be one wnoly
identified with the i've STOCK inhS -, ~.
and thought we would bring them all 10
Again IN speech before the assoc
cation Colonel Harris made THIS pieS
Tor the packing trust; ...,
1.-THE packers Of the country nave ocCu.
bsnd was raised against them, we can
hr,ne them up before the Central commn'
~ and while they may file protesI
Ne majority OF the committee can act and
u,s can demand Of them whatever W
NAV sec At. 1t is a power by when VIC
naTr get inside Of their DreastWoIks' .u
Here is a man going ABOUT the state
railroads and trusts
whose record in behalf OF these com.
h,natIons is written in every page OF
The official proceedings OF the Nation
y ,,,a ctock association OF the United
states As he protected the railroads
IN the position Of chairman OF the
senate railroad committee In 1897 so
he has been their friend and champion
before an organization which the STOCK
zrowers Of the west have determined
n throw of. Colonel HarTis's known
for the railroads could be
IN a measure palllated by the voters OF
Kansas, but when he appears as the
advocate and champion Of the packing
rust which levies tribute on every
man who raises live stock, as well as
upon every citizen who buys pouna
II meat. It appears to be time to call
, halt on his hypocritical outcrl
against trusts and combinations.
The people Of Kansas who have SUI
lered from the outlawed and grasping
packing trust will know, II they will
but read the record. how this moderT
-eformer has sought to tighten it,
zrasp upon them. Analyze the party
he accompanied in special cars from
Chicago to Denver and then decide
whether Colonel Harris's sympathies
ire with the farmers and stock grcE
srs Of Kansas, or the railroad. stock
,arda and packing trust influences
which surround and dominate him nt
lis Chicago headquarters. II there Z
t,-,,or ~ atorkraispr In Kansa-