Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-19
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sofa National Commateeeman Atari,
meg for the steel TFust-some Qnes.
siOns That Indicate why the Repnb'
licans Need Nos ne Expected % Sup
press Trusts.
Every day there are new develop.
ments 70 show that the Republican
party - IN the coutrol Of the trusts.
The head % the powder trust, under
| indictment, has been bounced from
the committee, but the house cleaning
has Just begun. During the week the
! Chicago Journal and other papers have
shown that Acting Chairman Nagel, Of
| the Republican national committee,
| wAB the attorney for the Standard Oil
trust In the big suit Republican At
! torney General HadIey, Of Missouri,
brought 70 drive that trust out Of Mis-
souri,. The New York World has
shown that the Republicans In New
| York refused 70 nominate George u.
sheldon ~ lieutenant governor of that
state because his trust connections
were 50 notorious that the people
would not stand for him, and yet he 10
the treasurer Of the Republican ma
| tiOnai committee. In Chicago, the IS
aistant treasurer OF the Republican
committee II q member Of the board
OF review. As such he passes upon
tax assessments. A few weeks ago
he scandaIized the country By sending
letters 10 corporations, upon whoAe AS
sesamenss for taxation be must pass,
asking them 10 contribute TO tue RE-
publican campaign fund Nearly all
the advisory committee" has close
trust affiliations. and were appointed
70 FRY the far out OF the trusts.
And now, by way OF Seattle, come
questions disclosing the fact that
Frank b. Kellogg. the meTnbeF Of the
national Republican executive commit
tee from Minnesota, who, as d men,
ber Of the platform committees In the
convention that nominated Tat, IL
said to have drafted the evasIye labor
plank In the Taft platform, 10 10 re-
lated TO the steel trust a. to disgualify
him 70 represent the people IN the coz
test between the trusts and the people.
The Seattle Times, after showing that
me trust magnates control the Repub.
liean party, adds another dark chapter
to trust domination Of that party IN
the Following questions prepared by
citizen OF Seattle:
W III &NVA ~ AHAAM HI AAGAtQMMe Tie Az
tOrney whom President Roosevelt an.
pointed to fight the Standard OIL com
pany. the general counsel OF the Oliver
Mining company OF Minnesota for
period Of ten yeaFB7 but the Oliver
Mining company OF Minnesota IL only
another name for Standard oil
rs not Kellogg even now the gem
eral counsel for the United States
HfnaI aAfnnanv 81 nffUna,a.Aa n.
not paid d very large salary by that
corporation, and been 30 paid for MANY
yeara7 And yet the United States
Steel company Of Minnesota IA ahsO.
lutely owned BY the Standard OIL.
when the Merritt Broa., OF Duluth.
were obliged TO sue John ID. Rockefel.
Ter to obtain their rights In a mining
deal located on the Mesaba range In
Mlnnesota-was not Frank II. Kellogg
the attorney for the oil kingf Not
only that, but did not Kellogg carry
the case 10 the circuit court OF appeals
anu secure the reversal Of 4 Judgment
for about one million dollars7
"Do not the RockefelleFR aud their
associates control the Great Western
Railroad company, running from Chi.
eago 10 81 Paul and Kansas City?
But Is not Kellogg the attorney for
that road
Assuming that these questions
must be answered III the Affirmative,
how can the department Of Justice en-.
pl0y Mr.. kellogg 20 prosecute the
Standard OIL company In behalf Of the
people and stlll allow him 10 act for
the standard on company In the cases
mention0dl
rs not Kellogg also the trusted al.
wiser Of Judge Taftf II so, what WITH
Judge Taft likely do. II he should sue
coed 70 the presidency, 30 fur IA en-
forcing the law against Standard our
The truth is--and everybody knows
It-that the Standard on trust owes
its power and wealth % fav0rlng legs.
latlOn and Immunity granted by the
Republican party. and that the trusts
for q generation have "put up" for the
Republican campaign fund. They win
10 so again this year, and they are
too smart to put their money In con
Germ without getting value received.
Taft does not promise 10 take the
tariff on % trust controlled articles or
TO put the officers OF trusts In jall.
Whyf The trust magnates own the
inner circle that. under AldFich and
Cannon. controls legislation, and when
they pay for legislation and Tor free.
dom from prosecution they know they
vet what they pay for.