The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-27
THE GREATEST TRUST IN The
WORLD.

have been Incorporated since Grover
Cleveland retired from the presldcn-
tial Office. During both Of his terms
as president the entire capitalization
of all the trusts formed was hardly
onc-fifth Of the capitalization Of the
steel trust alone.
Doubtless one person will pick out
/ United states steel as the biggest
trust ia the world. while another
will give the palm 20 that pioneer
of piratlcal combinations, tao unc-
mous and ccntipcdal Standard oil.
But as matter of fact the re-
publican party is the greatest trust
in the world.
when the war was over slavery
abolished and the curse Of recon
struction had been lifted from the
land. the republican organization
found itself party without an Is.
sue The people of the United states
couldn't go on fighting the war over
iu their dreams indefinitely The
south was heartily sick Of the war,
and the north saw that st wasn't
business.
Naturally the successful party had
| attracted to It's camp lot Of seal
awags and iayhawkers and these
| plundercrs were simply covering the
republican party with shame. A car.
nival OF extravaganza was accom-
! panied by saturnalia OF corrup-
tion. The republicans had establish
ed at Washington a Walpurgis Night
in which every lurid form Of imp
ish license was allowed full swing.
Many Of the best men in the re-
publican party like Charles Sumner
and Horace Greeley. turned their
back upon the party that they had
helped TO establish. when they found
Is becoming common drab. The
people too began TO renew their
confidence In the party that had
cast It's fortunes with secession.
while the north could not take the
democracy TO It's breast or approve
Of some OF the articles OF its creed,
Il was bound to admit that the par
" OF Jefferson was honest and that
II had an old-fashioned loyalty TO
economical and untainted admins
tration. II was apparent that unless
the republican party could make
some sort OF diversion, the dem
ocracy would be restored to power.
and Confederate brigadiers might
soon he occupying the seats OF
the mighty.
Fortunately for the republicans.
there lay in the red cedar box the
forgotten Whig mantle Of protection.
Henry Clay. the father Of the Amer
ican system, had introduced It as a
temporary eNpedient that would
gradually lead to freetrade. II smelt
Of camphor balls and antique things.
but the republican modistes thought
It would do.
Then arose the old familiar cry
Of Protection OF American indus.
trios'' and then another scream.
Save The American workingman
from the 2aupcr labor Of Europe"
These slogans were accompanied
with sly invitations To the rich man.
ufacurors for general rendezvous
up the dark alley The workingmen
swallowed the bait and then repub-
icanism made deal with manufac
turc for the general taxation Of the
American consumer for the special
benefit of the manufacturers.
II was one OF the most ingenious
devices for thc robbery Of the peo
. pie in the name of patriotism and
home industry that the world has
ever seen. or course protection has
/ obtained IN Europe for centuries.
but not exactly in the form We have
had it IN the United States
Here it has been a cold-blooded
! deal between a few manufacturers
and the republican party. The lat
ters leaders no doubt laid their
. program before tho agents of the
former. They proposed to put heavy
duties ON American made products.
amounting TO several times the diff
ference between the 7rics II Amer.
lean and foreign labor This would
enable the manufacturer 20 keep up
the price OF labor, and all above
the difference mentioned would be
/ a rakeoff for him The stee, man.
ufacturers thus became rich beyond
The dreams OF avarice. In addition
10 the normal price Of their products
they were enabled to levy "a tax
upon the American consumer. The,
were enabled to charge the Amer.
/ lean consumer comet limo. , ,,.-,