The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25


24.--Upon the conclusion of
NAV Senator La Follette's speech
on the Aldrich currency bill
in the Senate to-day, Il plan
was decided upon by which Senator
Aldrich will tomorrow move to take
up the bill and continue its consider
alton until it has been disposed of.
Mr. Aldrich also asked for unanimous
consent to take up the bill tomorrow
and to dispose Of It before adjourn
ment Thursday. but to that proposition
Senator La Toilette objected on the
ground that he feared debate would
be curtailed by such a procedure.
The colloquy which resulted in this
announcement followed the conclusion
Of the third and last instalment OF
Senator La Follette's speech in oppo
sition to the Aldrich bill He spoke
for two hours. Resuming his speech
Mr.. La Toilette declared that his state
ment that the industries of this coun-
try were controlled by less than ono
hundred men had been attacked as
sensational.
Declaring that such was not the
case, he said that he had been too
conservative. and that, in fact, much
smaller number of men dominated the
industries. Along with this enormous
increase in trust power has gone a
steady process of Capitalization In the
control of that power. until now the
entire situation is dominated by tho
Standard Oll-Morgan combinatio he
declared.
Rockefeller and Morgan.
The old fights between these two
great powers have been laid aside. Mr..
Nor .tNt,,
the inner room OF the Rockefellers at
20 Broadway.
In combination to-day they are
working together to gather in the
smaller powers. Mr.. Hill has been
taught that lie must not oppose the
big ones. STANDARD Oil has got in
on the Great Northern ore deal. The
Gould interests are being swallowed UP
by the combine. Morse and Heinze
We're neatly pocketed during the recent
panic. Tie smeltar trust was given
drubbing and started in the same di-
rection. The Vanderbilts can no longer
retain their important control, and
themselves see the handwriting on the
WALL
The Senator quoted John Moody to
show an enormous growth in trust
consolidation and capitalization in
four years. In 1901 Mr.. Moody placed
the capitalization of the Industrial
franchises and railroad trusts at over
0.00o.000.O00. That amount had in.
creased more than s11,O0O.000 900, or
more than 50 per cent. The s31, ,O00,-
100000. he said, aid not represent the
financial combinations banks, trust
and insurance companies
Dcpcw In the List.
Mr.. La Toilette, read several lists of
eminent financiers. to whom he accord
ed various degrees of power in the
control of industries. He included Sem
ator Depew. of New York. as among
those who exercises large power and
held many directorships in the form
of delegated power exercised by them
In mere representative capacity. M.
Depew was in his seat, and general
laughter followed.
Mr. La Toilette named as next after
Morgan and the Rockefellers a group
OF fourteen men, who, he said, were "big
interests in their own rights
These men, he said, find their best
interests 'in working in harmony with
Morgan and Standard OIL"
No combination which they could
form among themselves or with others
could cope with that power, he de-
clared. In this list OF fourteen he
placed the following men:
w. *. Vanderbilt. +. H. Hartman,
A. Belmont Thos. +. Ryan.
Fred. Wyerhauser, Louis S. Swift.
Henry C. Frick, John j. Astor
J. Ogden Armour,.Iames Speyer,
Geo. j.. Gould, James j. Hill
Jacob Schtff, w. Fl. Moore,
Stars Of Lesser Magnitude.
second class of men in the list
We're the stars of lesser magnitude. ("
but men of wealth and power who
work In with the combine. and a few
of the higher rank of ATTORNEYS and