The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-24
REPUBLICAN HISTORY,

The reversal Of judge Kennesaw
Mountain Landis by the United STATES
circuit court Of appeals in the stand
ard Oil case furnishes splendid illus
tration OF the bdncombe Of the Rouse
program Of government.
Judge Lands levied fine OF $29,
oO0Ooo, which If paid by the trua'
would have Immediately been collect
ed by that otganization Of the con
sumers who made the trust rich in
the first place.
II the trust can not be regulated,
destroy it. II It can be regulated the
proper way to enforce the law is by
regulation. not an attempt to give
The concern the impetus to wrest
{29.01oO9O more from the consumers,
he whole people.
BY the way this Standard Oil con
cern was one OF the original infant
Industries the protectionists enumer-
ated in their first propaganda in the
rusade for prohibitory tariffs The
Andrew Carnegie interests were mum.
,ered the most important and the oil
oncern about foytleth in the list. II
here are thirty-nlae bigger ones pro
eeted. the people can imagine not a
housandth part of what was taken
rom .hem by the system OF taxa.
ion favored by William Howard Tart.
All OF the thunder of Roosevelt has
cen 70. save the republican party
rom destruction. Realizing the peo
lie would no longer endure the rob
ieries IN the name OF the law. the
resident boldly entered the demo.
ratio granarles OF principles and
ieas and welded together few ad
ance propositions as the ark OF safe
to steer he old republican craft oil
reebooters to the shore of success
opposed by those who were Gallon.
p the void appeals Of the people fol
elief, the president looked forwar,
the time when his party might
in propriety reform itself Foi
ay what you will. that was the mean
! --s,,--s-s -. the nladges. For twelve lonl
ears that BaFif has had eommana 0
Il the machinery of Eoverpuiv..i
here was hevcT a. hour whe1 con
ress was in session this party coulI
lot have come to the relief OF th'
'eople and there, we are sorry TO add
fas never an hour or a moment whe
peaker Cannon or Leader Aldric
ad the remotest intention of ALLOW
ag relief to the taxpayers, none'th'
sss taxpayers because the burden te
Indirectly.
Rather than allow the clamor /
lie without aid. they rushed case
ato the courts and levied big fine
gainst each other, there never b
lg the slightest idea one dOlla
ould ever be paid of said fine
these modern followers OF the pirai
aptain Kidd oyerplayed their hand
hen the rayenous paper trust u
lertook 10 outthieve all other cor
lines. With all available raw mat
ial controlled they rushed the prl'
plain paper 10 such a figure ;
appall and spell ruin to the sma
oncerns. In their haste 10 grasp d
4 sight revolution In sentiment vi
cen. and there was an effort Of
hildlike nature to hedge" Ey'
peaker Cannon, prince Of ali Il
nen Ia the world engaged Ia eXplo
ng for his friends without desire
eward for self. allowed the peor
be heard In their protest Aft
be president and the speaker hi
reclaimed TO the world their ami
ION TO crush the paper trust. ~
three Insignificant little d, Icer
, we're hauled befoSe the courts al
ned a few thousand dollars. n
rust profits on the news print ~ "a
rai large papers amount 10 mo-
han the fine IN one weeks time.
Yet We are told that Preside
o1seyclt Is a reformer ana stan
or the will OF the people and the ri
81 fcticn Of the general good Il h
seen bur the purpose OF the train
Z olitieians to save the wave OF
lsi1n against the unfah Dlngi
~, and many have, when the G,
erns made possible by that D
s ere fined, gone heedlessly forws
D roclaiming their admiration for I
y nen who were seeking % save ey
e he framework OF tho most discres
le q political organization ever held
Z or public inspection
Let every democrat aud every c
eu who loves faipl&y stand togetl
q opposition 10 these principles
, pyeInment II IS a sad confess
le bis uariY Of modern Piracy an
9f naxe-lt >aw,fs Il Is wrong now
" as been wrong al OF the time.
le ne sclfhfanded failure Of moi
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