The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-03
MUST Be TOLD,
SAYS ROOSEVELT
Standard Oil and Railroads
in Panic Over Garfield
Report.
IS ASSURED
Corporation Senators Plead for thf
Suppression of the Report-stand-
ard Oil Has Had the RaiI-
roads at Its Mercy.
Chicago, May "A washington dis

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Chicago, May "A Washington dis
patch to the Tribune:
Standard Oil is on the run. So are
the railroads. Within the last few days
extraordinary pressure has been
brought to bear on President Roosevelt
to induce him to suppress. or at least
to delay, the report on the Standard
Oil inquiry concluded by the bureau of
corporations under the personal direc-
ton Of Commissioner Garfield.
The report hits both the tandard
Oil and the railroad companies squarely
etwee their corporate eyes. 1t all
leges and proves thai the Standard Oil
ompan in some instances has received
rebates on freight amounting to fully
so per cent. of the tariff rates.
Practically every one of the eastern
trunk lines and almost every part or
every railroad system Is concerned IN
Standard Oil Frightened.
The Standard Oil people have become
frightened and they a enlisted the
services Of the railroad senators to helP
them out of the hole. The friends OF
the railroads in the senate are alarmed
because they believe this report, snow
ing as it does direct collision between
the railroad companies n the most
hated trust in America, Will stir up q
people to such an extent that all nope OF
preventing radical railroad legislation
will be at an end.
For this reason the combination OF
the railroads and the Standard OIL has
been sending emissaries to the White
House begged the president not to
send in his message, at least not until
after the railroad bill is out Of the way.
President Viii Refuse.
President Roosevelt thus far has un-
derstood the meaning of all these Sug-
gestions. He will not suppress the
IL .0;l ,,a,,nyt TT Will he sent IN
to the house of representatives PROB
ably on Tuesday with a special mes
sage from the president showing that
the work has been done by Commas
| sioner Garfield, under the Instructions
of the house, pursuant 70 wnat -
known as the Campbell resolution.
A more polite president, one who was
in closer touch with the big financial
interests and one who was less devoted
to the interests of the people, might
find it convenient to suppress me
Standard Oil report, at least for the
time being. Not So with President
Roosevelt. however. He is fully aware
Of the tremendous Importance OF thls
official Indictment of the methous "
the Standard Oil company.
The president has read a compiete
synopsis Of the report and in addition
has gone over many of the details
with Commissioner Garfield, with sec
rotary Metcalf, and with other mem
7 bers of the cabinet. He has decided tc
send in the report in direct opposltlon 10
the personal pleas OF nuInper . eiii ~
tors, whose names might be given II
it were absolutely necessary, put whose
identity can easily be guessed at.
I Railroads at End Of Rope.
: Furthermore, the railroad contingent
: in the senate is about ready 10 throw
!, up the sponge. Mr.. Aldrich, OF lthoue
; Island has been blutfing from the start.
. IA. I,,. ,l,;,,al :, In roe majority OIL IIe
republican votes in opposition 10 tle
> policy of the president. He has failed
:, 10 demonstrate his ability to hold his
. forces together, and within the last
! few lays specific proposals nave peei'
: made looking toward a basis or COM
promise which will be a substantial
triumph for the administration.
a 1t has even been limited that the Al,
drich-Elkins crowd in the senate Wouiu
be willing to allow the Hepburn bill
to be passed as it came from the house
' if the president meanwhile would sup
press or cut down the Garfield report
on Standard Oil In such a way as &c
minimize the effect of the charges II
makes.
{ At the beginning of the fight IN the
u senate it was constantly asserted tha'
the whole trouble had been i'll the Civ
=, ing and receiving of rebates, ana tina
., this difficulty had been stopped since
q the passage Of the Elkins law. The
- iJiiIItl'l JtI'l l SiA
: contrary is true. Rebates have beer
= paid to the Standard Oil company Ions
q after tn, passage Of the Elkins law.
- Railroads at ellis Mercy.
The great oil monopoly has mad
d itself more and more independents o
.. the railroads by building it's own pip
# lines. but in spite Of that it has beef
obliged to use the regular transporta
ton lines for all short hauls, and prac
Is tically for all of the retail trade. 1t j
-. in this way it has driven out local com
at p~etitorS everywhere.
= In some cases it has forced railroa
y companies to put up rates, and 1t ha
,r received II rebate. while the oppOsitio
g. WAS made to pay the full tariff figure:
~ In some cases where the Standar
q found it difficult to compete with
no rival it has compelled the railroads
IN fix ridlculously low rates, so as to Ell
y able it 20 get into particular territor
he from u distance.