The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-10-05
FOR The BEEF TRUST.
COL. HARRIS SUPPORTS COMBINE
AGAINST THE PRODUCERS.
Official Records Of Denver Meeting Of
National Live Stock Associa-
ton Show These Facts.

uIudlS lOI SON6IHOT Has very
avoided the charge that he is connect
ed at Chicago with the most grasping
and unconscionable trust that ever
operated in this country. He is the
general manager of the Short Horn
Breeders association with a 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 IT his Kansas
speeches is just now -Heroding
David Overmyer and the other ere
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 organic ed 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 GIN
gives this account of Harris and his
party.
"a train load of prominent cattIemen.
railroad men. packers and others allied
trrftl ha
last night over the linen Pc eli II, tyr
special cars. This party consisted Of Ar
thur G. Leonard. general manager of the
Union Stock Yards of Chicago; Senator
w. A. Harris, Kansas; DIR. G. Howard
Dawson, Millbrook, n. J.; William E.
Skinner, general manager International
Live Stock Exposition; Mortimer Leaver-
ing, John Clay. jr-. Alvin II. Sanders.
James Brown, representing Armour e
Co. R. =. McManus, attorney for Swift
& Co.: T. w. Tomlinson. traffic manager
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railway
company; Mr.. Bryan. attorney for Ar
mour & Co.: Nelson Morris, Chi
cago accompanied by his attorney Geo.
Campbell"
In his speech in defense of the pack
ers. Colonel Harris said:
First. let me say as happened to be
! one of the original committees that was
| selected by the National Live Stock asso-
citation to consider this subject, that we
4 y
interests which now underlie your organi-
/ z1tion. Your constitution recommends
/ mo railroads with the right to delegates.
/ the right to representation We made
| no change when we discussed this ques-
l ton originally. The same with the live
| stock exchanges. and the same with all
| other branches of industry. We did, how
| ever, add the packing house interests be-
| cause that seemed to be one wholly
identified with the live stock interests
and thought we would bring them all to-
gether.''
Again in a speech before the asso-
citation. Colonel Harris made this plea
for the packing trust:
| 1.-The packers of the country have occu-
| pied an isolated position. every man $
! hand was raised against them. We can
bring them M before the Central commit
tee, and while they may file protest
the majority of the committee can act and
| we can demand of them whatever we
may see fit. 1t is power By which we
can get inside of their breastworks
Here is a man going about the state
denouncing railroads and trusts
whose record in behalf of these com
hinations is written in every page O
the official proceedings OF the Nation
al Live Stock association of the United
States. AS he protected the railroads
in the position of chairman of the
senate railroad committee in 1897, 81
| he has been their friend and champion
before an organization which the stool
growers of the west have determines
to throw off. Colonel Harris's know
friendship for the railroads could b.
in a measure palliated by the voters o
Kansas, but when he appears as thu
E advocate and champion of the packing
trust which levies tribute on ever!
man who raises live stock, as well a.
upon every citizen who buys pount
of meat, it appears to be time to cal
!, halt on his hypocritical outer!
against trusts and combinations.
The people of Kansas who have sui
fered from the outlawed and graspin,
packing trust will know, if they viii
but read the record, how this moderl
reformer has sought to tighten it
: grasp upon them. Analyze the part.
, he accompanied in special cars from
, Chicago to Denver and then decid
whether Colonel Harris's sympathie