The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02
THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY MASTERS
TODAY or THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
MUST REAP WHIRL WIND.
Since They Have SoWed the Wind
Campbell Of Kansas, Champions
Cause OF Long Suffering
American People.

nes under the jurisdiction OF the IN
terstate commerce commission has en-
abled the Standard Oil cQmpany 10
take the state Of Missouri by the
throat and actually to threaten 1t with
wanton destruction of billions Of dol
lars worth OF property II the divine
right of The Standard Oil is interfer
ed with by Missouri's Attorney Gener'
al. This unparalleled state OF affairs
was the cause of highly interesting
proceedings today in the House.
The oil trust and its guiding genius
John d. Rockefeller, and the beef
trust we're savagely attacked during
the debate on the Hepburn railroad
rate bill by Representative Campbell
OF Kan as, author of the resolution
which compelled the Department OF
Commerce and Labor last year 10 In.
yestlgate the oil trust in Kansas. The
beef trust was also exposed by the
Kansas member, and in this he was
followed by Representative Martin OF
South Dakota, who Is father OF the IN
quiry made by Commissioner OF Cor
porations Garfield. which has resulted
In the present criminal proceedings
against the packers.
Fix Rates at Once.
Representative Martin expressed the
opinion that rate regulation must be
realized Immediately or else the peo-
pie will know the reason why.
OF the beef trust inquiry he declar
ed that the evidence collected against
that trust was such that a conviction
could be looked for He charged that
tho price Is more often raised than
lowered after combine Is effected.
"Will the gentleman name for me
one trust which, after X has baer
formed raised the price OF IT'S cotnmo
dlty?" inquired Representative Sibley
OF Pennsylvania. the antagonist OF al
measures toching upon railroad con
| troll.
THE harvester. the fruit trust,
promptly answered Mr.. Martin
Mr.. Sibley Immediately took his seal
and the members laughed.
The private car evil, declared Mr.
Campbell. was the creator Of the pow
er of many great corporations. The
railroads. he added, should be giyer
absolute power TO fix charges upon
private cars. In support OF his conten
tlon, he said that A. b. Stickney. presi
dent of the Great Western Railroad
declared that in fixing rates on dress
ed meats the railroad does not have
much to say. The packers generally
makes the rate.
Now. that is the control these great
concerns have over the railroads. de
clared Mr.. Campbell They control
them singly or they control them Joint
ly. They control not only freight rates
upon traffic upon which they are pri
marily engaged but they contro
freight rates upon traffic upon which
they are not engaged as producer.
People Justly Alarmed.
"The people of the country are just
ly alarmed. they are justly aroused
They have seen the growth Of thes'
monopoles. Of these Industries. .
such an extent that they are today ah
solutely masters of the American pea
pie. This is not fight upon wealth
( The American people are not enviou
Z of the rich. Tho American peopl
simply demand they shall have fai
play at the hands of these concerns
that Is all.
THE great problem Of this hour
maintenance of the man, the preservs
tion of his opportunity. II is not tn
office OF this House to create an
maintain at all hazards safeguard
around these great concerns. Th'
greater duty is the preservation Of III
man and the guarding Of his opportur
lity.
The trusts complain that they ar
abused. that the political platforms an
the purpose Of the press are unfai
10 them. They have been sowini
the wind and they must reap the whirl
wind. II 81 comes The American pee
| pie have been long suffering, the
have put up with much. they have gon
on for years AMI years paying bu
title attention to the growth OF thes'
concerns. Today they pause and Sc
their surrOun 1ings what has beei
done. and they are amazed at theii
own moderation
Indictments and prosecutions IN tn'
courts In every part Of the land todal
testify as TO violations Of The Law bs
mammoth interests. To-day in Chicagl
they are pleading immunity from pros
ecution for crimes committed. because
they admitted their crimes under Whal
they construe TO be an implied under
standing that they vill not be prose
cuted.
They have pot operated with ths
sanction Of the law. but they have
iupers,sd IL spite Il 'hs iav