The Worthington advance., 1907-09-27
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While the Department of Justice
hunts the Standard Oil Octopus to
| it's lair, the President is planning to-
hunt the "Teddy bear in the cane
breaks Of louisiana. The work OF
the federal attorneys in unearthing
the secrets of the Standard is bring.
ing to light an appalling chronicle Of
lawbreaking and appropriation Of un-
earned profits, flched from the poe
kets Of the American people by a
,vnscienceltss corporation under 'he
personal; supervision of Jobu D.
Rmkef-l'er, wh, has been the "hi-f
inner in tive game Of graft versus
decaEcy aud i.tegrity. According 70
thu tes,;m my thus far e'ic'ted, the
>t,ndard Oil Company owu- rs.ets
v.,ued 1t $50 O0O,000 and has made,
profit Of $500, ,0OO,0O0 in the past
tw n -funr years, which is just one
thirsi az tie cf,rporatiou's exi-tence.
J I'm D e. ckeieIl-r. startins y, b
no.bias nov owns $1O9, 100000, which.
yi-lds him an income of s2l .25 every
minute f every day III. the year.
And ,et the PlesitIeu5 sss beau Sc
vertly conaemed in Grain quarters
far his iea:a d, iol that something
must b, q ,ue 70 curb the iuhueuce Of.
's-wo!leu f,rtu..t.s' an 4 red ,-tribue
these i'll yl,t4t, gaius among I h. pso-%
| pte r. N whom they wt,e h,ched,
wt,ile b th-rfo r-pntable Republican
n. wspaper: are advocating 2 ret.:ru
to -afs. aud sane Republicauism aud
the Ho,. Joseph B'sn~on F@raker IS
condemn u Roos welt and sl' Isff. sf:so' re-
causs thy are 100 ''lsac'inna'y, and and
wi not beni the kues TO such cap-,
rains oi industry as John ., Rookie
!! fel,ee nj his ke. ~ =
+ Tue te Hinony brough, oat IL The
st nd r. Oll trials shows that never
have is oiicer, he,itatei to violate
liz. IL. or Ii-r-g,.rd the mandates Gt
! the b g5,,.st c turt, in the land. For-
/ hi, :d-usto tr;ltisact bu-iue.s IN Iexa-
/ by til. Saytem CNl't of that STATE.
they pra,lptly organized the &Corsicl
! aua K huiug Company, a fictitious
leo. porat ,ol, t,wued bg the Standard
/ bus advertised as its riyul, ard thru
i S iustrurnentaii,y ihe 5 aiidard ron:-.
tInuetl to crush its rivals aud practice
lextortsou Oh ;he consumers with great
Il llpuaitf lis, il did before the Ccutt
had handed down It's deer -e. For
hidden bs the Supreme Court to
l transact furthyr' bi:sines ltiOhlo, th--.
! s, all aid ptoreed.d whol1y &C. dtsrr--
\ gard fi,t- Order of the court aud TOR
seven " r. carried Oh its nessari,'nlts "
/ bu,ins 5, d4F'alchin II ra way ofhcla!s
exac,ing rata es and q dsstroytugg eon'- v'n !
y peti,ors as bsfore. Nor, unfort rtdsisii'ts5. b.
! ls, doe there appear to be nily Way
9in which the Governm "a sSS l. css54 g recs'v
\ Ter fortha people theW,,a oi. s2tsci'
ithey have been robbed,
d n ASH last winter, ths l'rtsid nj
q ttr.ysil Gonsress fo consider itha ad-
] ,5vi-abtlihyo of sstaintug tii4eS to the 'sz,%
4 oil and etsa q tands whirh the e1s,v,srn'
4 i mesut stillowns, lsasings them #o,' y 4 I
4 royal y basis, where by the o eratos
H HWouia derive a fair profit for his IN
i terp i e and eyics.s, wh3le the per
Il pie enjosed BY ttls5 rs ot ssiie royai i$s Is
thas bisk of IA rt'si = 3Ayiiies3i tis. hai q
1, tsesn B sv7n 4 be3. aSio ! rs Is ts1r-s II
j.sstbtsIfanean wealth hss wa con;
.fdetnned q liHle short o. an asar 5Fsiist'
4 And Sef, had this si-a posicy ben
i pursued years age ard the salaaola
!, lands from which the Standard has