Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-11-23
Entered at the Postofiee at Staunton. Va.
as second class mail matter.
Friday, November %. 1906.
TINE TRUSTS GROW B0LDER.

the TRUSTS GROW B0IDeR.
There are some persons who have an
idea that all this talk, and all tnat
rumpus in Congress last session ABOUT
trusts, has scared the trusts. Some
think MIR, Roosevelt is a trust pus-
ter" and a few badly informed people
imagine that the trusts are hiding.
Net 30. they are holder than ever, they
are getting ready for a more prohtanie
season than they have ever had. The
only real campaign against trusts ever
made was made by MI. Hearst in New
York recsntly. They defeated him,
they think they have buried him.
They have never been afraid OF Mr..
Roosevelt. He is a blusterer. but
when it comes to killing the goose
that laid him the golden egg. why he
is not goose, nor goose killer.
Ifany one will take the trouble to
look into conditions he will find that
nearly all the trusts and corporations
which employ many laborers are in
ereasing their Day. Not much OF
course. but little, just sweetener. a
doucer, as the French say. Is being
given to hold them in line.
The railways are preparing for a re
duction in rates, not because they are
afraid not to reduce rates. but to avoid
any legislation and cutlery. They are
doing this ostensibly, because they say
they want to do what the people want,
but in reality they find they can make
more money that way, hence their
virtuous actions.
But let it he understood that In a
thousand ways the corporations and
trusts are strengthening their fOothold
on national soil, or more correctly
speaking, their clutch on the public
throat.
This will be seen by their careful
holding of the U. 8. Senate. This is
their stronghold, this their fortress. SO
long as they control the Senate they
are safe, no matter what happens
elsewhere. Recently one of the Gug-
genhefms has succeeded in controlling
the Legislature of Colorado, and will
soon be 10 the Senate. What crying
demand has there been for a Gnggen-
helm in the Senator When did any
Guggenheim become a statesman 7
When did be so ipgritiate himself in
the favor of Colorado people that he
must make laws for all Of us? Never.
Who is MIR. Guggenheim? He is one
of the smelter trust. What is the
Shelter Trust Why that is comb
nation of all the smelters in this coun-
try, Just as the Standard OIL is com.
bination of all the oil wells, or the
Sugar trust combination of all OF the
sugar refineries. When miners deive
into the ground, and by their labor,
and privation, and sweat, bring out of
the bowels of the earth gold, or silver,
OF lead or copper, sometimes all in the
same ore, then the Guggenheims get
in their good work. They own the
smelters, and they run the mined ore
through their smelters, and keep part
and give the miners back what they do
not keep. You have all heard about
the milIer's tolls. Well the Smelter
takes toll, and he fixes the amount CT
toll he wants to take, and be takes as
toll all be does not hand back to the
miner. By this means the Guggen-
helms have grown very rich. They are
able to be very Influential in a little
pocket borough like Colorado. Colo
RADIO has just as many Senators as
New York or Texas. but 1t has not as
many people as Baltimore. Think of
the easy job il would be to control Bal
timore it one owned all the smelters in
tine United States. Baltimore just now
politically is cheap town, just as
Colorado is cheap State. 1t is just
such men as Guggenheim the trusts
are sending to the Senate.
Why talk about the people ruling.
why Vol n hbOuu tdo RCOPiO pOlh6 Oh
preme? The thing is joke and a
farce. Here in Virginia the trusts
have one Senator as sure and as Ger.
tain as they will have Mr.. Guggenheim
from Colorado. Here is what we find
in the Cosmopolitan magazine for No
vember about one of our Senators, land
our Senator nor his friends have ever
denied it Kiadly read and then swell
with pride:
Except Martin Of Virginia, who is
Ryan's chief senatorial political lieu
teuat. after Bailey OF Texas, and who
rivals Aldrich and Allison for subtlety
and stealth, none Of the Southern Sen
ators owes his seat to direct railway
dictatiOn.
Then says the article:
LAS TO Virginia's, or rather Ryan p
Martin, here Is compact summary OF
the truth about him, made. by that
sterling Virginian and staunch Dem
ocrat VIM. l.. Royal, at Chester Hill,
Va, on June LIST, 1905" What Mr..
Royal said has been published in the
SPECTATOR before and is not compli-
mentary.
Don't think dear friends that the
trusts are scared. They like little
furries such as We have had. They
always get stronger during them, and
drive the nails deeper In the public
coffin. 1t ia then they clineh 'em.
We wish the Baltimore Sun would
not be so outspoken about the use of