The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-27

New York, Dee, 27--alany expIana
lions have been sought fov the reluc
lance Of senator Thomas &. Platt I'll
resign his seat ID the senate, which both
physically and mentally, BY The best
testimony of Biz friends, hi 10 longer
i able n All, says Washington de-
spateh To the press
There are. oi course, two great dnan-
ciaI combinations contcnding for control
not only III TIE field 81 railroad supgem-
acy in the United States. but also in
relation to the financial domination ~
various other extensive industrial and
commercial enterprises al well 81 tbe
majority influence in the next Republi.
can national conventions. What may BE-
described All premature reports 81
President Roosevelt's as pirations after
he shall leave the White House have
material influence in this regard
Recent reports Of +. H. IIarriman's
alleged Willingness To rehahilitate Benia.
min I, Odell III supremacy n New York
politics is regarded here a. only one
financial giants which Win become more
apparent ~ the months develop bstween
the present time and the next Republi.
can national conventions. There Is high
authority for the statement that the
Rockefeller Hartman interests ii the
financial world which Just now are seek
ing 70 throttle the Morgan Hill interests
in the railroad world are determined 10
force the nomination Of Charles W. Fair
banks, the present vice president, al
the next chief executive 0f the nation.
Politics today, AZ all readers know, de-
ponds largely upon the game OF finance
a. played between the moHeyed kings
Platt and Depew are Morgan pawns IN
the United Ststea Senate. Root also
would be Morgan pawn. C0rtelyou.
who Is to be the secretary OF the treas
Ey on March 4. ii confirmed by the
senate, will be another Morgan pawn
Long months ago the Republican ma
ticnal organization c,it loose from the
Rockefeller Hartman outfit and made It's
political bed with that Of the Morgan
Hill interests. Their Is Ia this state
ment perhaps an intimation OF why Les.
lie Al. Shaw will retire from the cabinet
on March 4. Mr. Roosevelt. who be.
lieves in his own right that he Is the
leader Of the Republican organization in
New York, has determined that Elihu
Root shall be the next United States
senator from New York. Root for years
had been platt's fractional enemy IN tlie
Republican organization In New York.
He had been 0 "rcformero ii organiza-
tion politics When after making his
hattering speech in Plstt's honor, Plat
was asked what be thought Of Roots
effort. he replied: In vino veritas."
But Platt hss not long to serve in public
OF private life.
Greater agencies and forces than he
has ever been able TO dominate now are
seeking to dominate him in his declining
years. On the one hand IA the Rocke
Teller. Hartman group, and on the other
). p. Morgan and the Vanderbilts, with
their lifelong press agent Depcw, and
the great man 81 the West, James J..
Hill. The "old man" must decide soon or
the decision viii pass beyond him. All
his life his financial connections have
been strongest with the Morgan Wander.
| bilt interests. Near stands Oiell backed
by the Rockefeller Hartman interests 70
control, II possible, and dictate not only
the selection Of the senator's in New
York 20 succeed Platt and Depew Of the
Morgan group. but also TO carry in his
hand to the neyt Republican convention
the largest delegation from any single
state in the union for the nomination Of
Charles W Fairbanks for president.
Truly high finance and politics here join
hands on will be cut asunder.