Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-29
Trusts in the Saddle.

The appearance of Senator w Muir
ray Crane of Massachusetts upon the
republican scene as chief adviser" of
Chairman Hitchcock in the manage
ment of Mr. Taft's campaign is regar'l
ed as further unmistakable evidence
of the alliance of the republican party
with the trust interests for the election
of Taft. Senator Crane may not be
very well known by the farmers and
laboring men of the west. but he has
a very extensive and intimate ac-
quaintance in Wall street and with the
trust protected interests of the east.
He belongs to that little coterie of men
who rule the United States senate. He
is the principal adviser of Senator Mel
son w Aldrich of Rhode Island, who
stands at the head of the Standard Oil
list of senators. Senator Crane IS
second in command. He is the ulti-
mate associate and friend and adviser
of Senator Foraker, who has just beer
read out of the republican party, and
actually out of Taft's campaign by
President Roosevelt because of his
connections with the Standard Oil
company This visitation of the pres
ident's wrath is made upon Senator
Foraker because he once openly OPP
posed Taft. and was caught with
Standard Oil goods, but nothing is
forthcoming from Oyster Bay regard
ing these two other most conspicuous
Il
rich.
The failure of Chairman Hitchcock :
campaign for Taft has made it neces-
sary for the republicans to form Il
closer relationship with the trusts in
order to procure funds with which TO
carry on their propaganda. No man
is better suited to do the cementins
than is Senator Crane He is repub
| lican of high standing and is a trust
magnate. His. interests lie with those
who are monopolists and with the
trusts. If there is now anything lack
| ing to bring these forces strongly il
line for Taft with the immense power
of their wealth to be placed at the dis
posal of the republicans, Senator
Crane is the man who can turn The
trick. He will be of invaluable as
sistance to that other conspicuou!
trust magnate, Senator Du Pont o
Delaware, who is also member of tn,
ADVISORY committee, in getting furthe
S25,0C0 contributions from the Nor
lganS. Rockefellers, Du Points, Harri
mans, Cromwells, Sheldons, and 9th
lers. who in return for defraying re
publican campaign expenses want spe
lcial benefits in the way of favored leg
lisiation
The republican managers appear t
know what they want. and that the
will be able to get it through the IL
strumentality of Senator Crane. In
mediately following the enlistment {
Senator Crane as chief of the commi
tee which is to advise Chairman Hitcl
cock, the announcement was made tia
the republican campaign would hence
forth be pressed with new rigor an
| that there would be things doing. TIL
: new vigor is to be produced by tn
5 fund which Senator Crane is to rails
) from the protected trusts interest
AS under the republican program thes
? campaign contributions are not to /
2 published until after the election,
t Twill be perfectly safe for them to con
J, forward with liberal subscriptions.
: Senator Cranes unfamiliarity wit
: lpeople in the west, and the fact TIL
Y The is not generally known to the pu
lie, will not handicap him in the leas
lit is not with the average citizen th;
S The will seek to deal His friends al
$ in Wall street. some of his >confidan
may be found at No. 26 Wall stree
the home of the Standard Oil, and
:, lis with such as these that he will {
: business. Senator Crane is a qui
imam, but as it is money that talks,
may be able to make vociferous der
;, Ionstration as adviser 10 the chat
man of the republican national commi
! tee.