Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-21
CONTRACTS WITH TRUSTS,

The Timc..Jounal has been slow to believe the stories
which have been aoa for time to the effect that the
democratic committee with headquarters in this city, had
secured large contributions Of cash from one or more
trusts, says the Oklahoma City TimcsJournal. If not
well authenticated such things should not be given pub
Hcity The Time.-Journa doe, not believe IN campaign
Of lies. even where the reports told in such way as
to lead people to false conclusion,
The direct statements Of the two democratic orsan.
Of this city to the effect that nominations Of the republic
ans in the First and Second districts made under the
made under the influence of corporations especially rail
roads, under the head of dishonest and dlscedt
able politics, and for a time the ImesIourna believed
the charges made that the democrats securing vast
help from several trusts was of this nature.
careful study Of the whole matter, coupled with in.
formation given out by democrats, conynccs that there
is something to the charge. The committee is eXpcndng
vast sums of money, estimated at from 800 to 1928 per
day vast number of speakers in the field and have
been for weeks At times fifty speakers have been nam
ed meeting could not be held ior less than $50, hu
we will assume that $40 would the cost Of eac
meeting when outside speakers furnished This wouI'
for fifty men amount to $500 day, but all do not ho
meetings daily and this can reasonably be eat to muc
smaller amount The headquarters are luxurious and al
army of ypewites and senographcrS are kept at work
Hundreds of pounds of literature sent out every week
and The postage must be heavy hesidcs the printing bill
and other heavy expenses 1t likely that the committ,
is expendng 10000 every month
It is impossible to believe that such vast amount Of
moAey could be secured from popular dollar subscrr
tiona 1t would take army of solicitors to secure any
such amount of money. It is impossible that it could
have been raised by any such means
1t would then be fair question TO ask how thi
money was secured The first explanation which had IL
origin very close to tac democratic headquarters
the effect that the committee had received vast conrbu
tion from the brewers aud liquor dealers association
This explanation followed by another which stated
that understanding had been reached with the Sandar
Oil company, that the constitution should contain clause
similar to the Kansas constitution which made it impos
sbe for the state establish state ehneres and in that
way destroy the monopoly of the Standard.
The parties giving the information said that the
mittee succeeded in convincing the trust people that the
state is slightly democratic, but that the strongly demo.
cratic portion without organizations there never hay
ing been election in those portions of the state Th,
committee made it clear the trust agents that in order
to get out the democratic and induce the indians
to vote with them, every township would have to be or
ganized aud that in every school district must
have charge. To put man in five in charge of the
work, to purchase few hundred people keep army of
speakers in the field, to maintain an army of speaker
in the field, to maintain headquarters and to support
powerful publication bureau, would take vast sum oI
money
1t comes pretty reliably that the trusts were given
satisfactory assurances and that the committee brought
back from St. Louis vast corruption fund To be sure
there documentary proof of any such transaction
such things would not be made matters of record but
there is abundance of crcumsantia evidence Warrant
the conclusion that the reports carried from headquarters
to the effect that the democrats have tapped trust bar
rel well found We do not like to believe these things
about the leaders Of any party, they show depor
able condition of rotenness, which bodies evil for the,
government but II must be remembered that the party a,
a whole does not endorse such methods,