The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-09
Republican Party Managers and
the Interests"

The republican party papers have made
much of the charges against Governor
Haskell, of Oklahoma, which connect
his name with the Standard Din and
President Roosevelt, who appoints him
self judge and jury in the case, brands
him guilty and tries his best to implicate
Mr.. Bryan, who courts the fullest investi
CATION, as does Gov. Haskell, who has
resigned from the National Democratic
Committee in order that no odium might
be cast upon the Com mittee through the
allegations. And just while the repub-
licans are raising such hue and cry
over the Standard Oil and the demo-
cratic party, what about the republican
party managers and their connection
with the interests r"
The very nomination of Taft was
brought about by a combine between the
federal Office holders, headed by Presi.
dent Roosevelt, and the Wall street
system, while through the influence of
Speaker Cannon, ever representative of
the trusts in Congress, James Schoolcraft
Sherman was nominated to the vice.
presidency, he having been the Speak
er's right hand man in suppressing leg
islation unfavorable to the Interests" by
the manipulation of rules in the House.
With this sort of ticket nominated
the next thing was set of campaign
managers equally acceptable to the pred.
atory interests Here are few of those
chosen George R. Sheldon, multi
millionaire and officer and director in
more than twenty corporations, made
treasurer of the national republican COM
mittee at the suggestion of w. n Crom-
we'll, the great Wall Street lawyer and
attorney for the Standard Oil and other
trusts; Frederick w. Upham of Chicago,
several times over millionaire and d.
rector in numerous corporations, western
treasurer of the republican national COM
mittee; William B. Mckinley of Illinois,
another several times millionaire and
president and manager of a number of
railroad and interurban railway CON-
panies. chairman of the congressional
com mittee; Charles F. Booker of Con-
necticut, millionaire banker and railroad
man, vice president of board of New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad,
against which government suit is pend
ing, member of executive committee of
nine appointed to assist with this great
republican reform" campaign; Frank o.
Lowden of ILL.,, multi millionaire, vice
president and heavily interested in the
Pullman Palace car monopoly, another
member of executive committee; Edward
c. Duncan of North Carolina, railroad
director and receiver of Seaboard Air
Line railway, another member of execu-
tive committee; Boise Penrose of Penn.
sylvania, political heir to Quay and his
corrupt machine, member of executive
COMMITTEE; T. Coleman Dupont of Della
ware, head of the powder trust, was also
member of the committee but was forced
to resign owing to the government suit
pending against this trust.
With the management Of the republi-
can party in the hands of such men, who
in no way represent the rank and file,
but are all of the nioneyed class, do the
trusts have anything to fear in the way
OF legislation if the party is continued in
power And controlled as it is entirely
by representatives of the predatory i'm
terests could restrictive measures posi-
bly, be passed by the party even if it were
so disposed?