The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-11
ing of the world, follows with half this

king Of the world, follows with half this
amount"
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
had calculated. he said, all the property
owned by $4,000, 900 American citizens Is
$107. 900. 600, 900, so that these tifty-one citi-
zens own one-thirty-fifth of the entire
wealth of the nation.
'Wha an alarming concentration of
wealth; what an alarming concentration
of power he declared. "In this day and
time money is king; money is god, With
out it the doors of opportunity are closed,
the doors Of society are shut Yet, even
in some instances the doors of the church
do not welcome so enthusiastically the
man in rags and tatters as the mar with
millions. How shall this condition be
changed? How shall this government be
saved? One way and one way only; that
is to kill, destroy. annihilate the source of
all this evil-the trusts"
He explained that his bill would not per-
init corporations to sell their products in
one part of the country at a less price than
they sell such products in another part.
"Wha Is needed today by the trust mag
mates of this union In order to make them
respect the law and obey its solemn man
dates" he said. is that they be treated
like ordinary felons: Is hat the strong
arm of the law be laid against them just
as it would be against a horse thief or
any one else charged with crime. Land
them in the penitentiary: place felons'
stripes. h doxology of a misspent life,
upon them, and you will see the trusts are
busted and the people will get relief. All,
sir, one trust magnate in the penitenttary
of the United States would be the most
wholesome example that could be set in
this republic today
He declared that while he il an alarmist,
he is not an anarchist or a Socialist.
There is too much gold" he declared,
there Is too much glitter; there is too
much gloss; there is too much of tinsel, and
/ say, sir, that unless times and condi-
tons change. it will not be long before
the American statesmen will be wearing
brooches with brass buckles and
powdered wigs and bowling down to semi
royalty"
He spoke of the great expenses of the
government. "Our President he said,
land | speak of him in the most respectful
terms, besides his salary OF $50. 900 a year,
paid by this Congress $25, 900 a year for
travelling expenses, and approximateiS
$4,000 annually for living expenses. An.
Mr.. President, this Is enormous. This -
unreasonable. The President of the United
States has five children, l believe.
1T is true that he should live In accord
ance with the dignity of the position which
he occupies-the greatest executive upon
the face of the earth. but, Mr.. President,
| have the President skinned a city block
In the matter of family. I have eight chill
dren, and it don't take s113,0 900 for my
living expenses. No, sir, the greatest Pres
ident that ever lived upon this earth, that
was ever inaugurated in this Capital, In
my Judgment, was Old Blue Jeans Old
Hickory Jackson, who rode his horse to
the White House dressed in a suit of blue
jeans"
He denounced stock gambling. and said
he would do away with gambling In cot
ton, grain and the necessities of life.