Graham guardian., 1908-04-24
NEW METHODS OF 1896 AGAIN
The following editorial is taken
from the Omaha World Herald:

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from the Omaha World Herald:
History is repeating itself.
In the campaign of 1896, when
it was apparent that. unless extra
ordinary effort was made, Bryan
would be elected, the trust and
tariff grafters of the country posted
notices in the factories, on the Sat
urday preceding election, that the
mills would close indefinitely the
following week unless the returns
showed MeKinley's election. This
outrageous act of intimidation was
! what defeated Bryan. Labor was
dubbed into voting as serf would
vote, and the predatory wealth Of
the Republic got its golden oppor
tunlty. 1t is since 1896 that the
great majority of trusts have been
organized, and every year they
have reaped vaster and vaster
hprofits by robbing the consumer.
Now, it appears, that the same
methods are resorted to by the
high 6nanciers to compel labor to
support, and even petition Con-
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gress for, the passage of the Aid
rich bill, a measure designed TO
give high finance absolute control
Of the money Of the Nation.
Thomas T, Osterman, editor of
the b lair, (Neb) Democrat, sends
TO the World Herald cheap bribe
offer made him by the "Keystone
News Bureau" of Philadelphia,
which "bureau" has been already
commented on in these columns.
The "bureau" writes him as fol-
lows:
editor: If you care to use the
appended article we will be glad,
upon the receipt of u marked copy
your paper, to send you 81 to pay
for the cost of typesetting."
This is signed by the "Keystone
n ews Bureau, P. o. Box lOl4
Philadelphia, Pa"
"Ihe story that it is sought to
buy country editors into publish.
ing for dollar note is to run un-
der Washington date line. It,
declares that unexpected support"
for the Aldrich bill is coming from
"iea ding labor men throughout the
country" and that this support is
expected to win many votes in
the house" The reason labor is
for the bill, the story proceeds, is
that "many workmen are idle" and
they realize show little prospect
of employment there is during the
next several months" unless the
Aldrich bill is passed. 1t pro.
ceeds to tell of labor delegation
calling on prominent Washing
ton banker TO ask for aid IN finan-
cling million dollar labor temple.
The banker "told his callers that
he would be unable to aid ma
terialIy, pending action in Con-
gress on the Aldrich currency BILL"
And he is quoted as saying:
"Without financial Legislation
this year will find not only mil
lion but millions of unemployed"
The article winds up in this
cheerful manner;
"As an outcome the labor men
said they would Immediately see
their Representatives in Congress,
and use their utmost influence in
behalf OF the p"agosed currency
legislation"
How do you like it, editors who
are offered this dollar bribe?
How do you likes it, laboring
men who arc to be dubbed into
helping the master robbers get
even u closer aud surer strangle
hold on the finances, industry and
business Of the countryY
How do you like it, merchants,
debtors, honest bankers, farmers,
when you see the pirates of the
money world using such methods |
as these to oorrup ,hc press, to in
timidate workiuBnen, to the end |
that these pirates may be given
power to contract the money vol.
umu at will, thus raising or lower T