Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-21

state because his trust connections
were so notorious that the people
would not stand for him, and yet he ia
the treasurer of the Republican ma
ttonal committee. In Chicago, the as
sistant treasurer of the Republican
committee is IL member of the board
OF review. As such he passes upon
tax assessments A few weeks ago
he scandalized the country by sending
letters to corporations, upon whosa u.s.
sessnlents for taxation he must pass,
asking them to contribute to shr RE-
publican campaign fund. Nearly all
the advisory committee" has close
trust affiliations, and were appointed
to fry the fat" out Of the trusts.
And now, by way Of Seattle, come
questions disclosing the fact that
Frank b. Kellogg. the member of the
national Republican executive commit
tee from Minnesota, who, as Il mem
Der OF the Platform committee in the
convention that nominated Tat, is
said to have drafted the evasira labor
plank In tie Taft platform, Is SO re.
lated TO the steel trust as to disIualify
him to represent the people III the con.
test between the trusts and tile people.
The Seattle Times, after showing that
tie trust magnates control the Repub-
lean party, adds another dark chapter
to trust domination OF that party In
the following questions prepared by
citizen of Seattle:
WAS not Frank b. kellogg. the at.
torney whom President Roosevelt an.
pointed to fight the Standard Oil com.
pany, the general counsel Of the Oliver
Mining company of Minnesota for a
period OF ten years? But the Oliver
Mining company OF Minnesota is only
another name for Standard Oil.
Is not Kellogg even now the gen
eral counsel for the United States
Steel company of Minnesota? Is he
not paid very large salary by that
corporation, and been 30 paid for many
gears? And yet the United States
Steel company OF Minnesota is abso-
lutely owned by the Standard OIL.
when the Merritt Bros, of Duluth.
were obliged to sue John d. Rockefel-
Ter to obtain their rights in mining
deal located on the Mesaba range In
Minnesota-was not Frank B, KELLOGG
the attorney for the oil king? Not
only that, but did not Kellogg carry
the case to the Circuit court of appeals
and secure the reversal Of Judgment
for about one million dollars?
"D0 not the Rockefellers and their.
associates control the Great Western
Railroad company, running from Chi.
cago to st. Paul and Kansas CITY?
But is not Kellogg the attorney for
that road?
Assuming that these questions
must be answered In the affirmative.
In, n,,f,,
ploy Mr.. kellogg to prosecute the
Standard OIL company in behalf of the
people and still allow him to act for
the Standard Oil company In the cases
mentioned!
us not Kellogg also the trusted ad-
wiser of Judge Taft? II SO, what will
Judge Taft likely do, IL he should sue
coed to the presidency, SO far rs en-
forcing the law against Standard dip
The truth is-and everybody knows
it-that the Standard OIL trust owes
Its power and wealth to favorlng legia-
lation and immunity granted by the
Republican party, and that the trusts
FOR n generation have put up" for the
Republican campaign fund. They will
10 so again this year, and they are
too smart to put their money In IL con-
Germ without getting value received.
Taft does not promise to take the
tariff OF of trust controlled articles or
to put the officers Of trusts in Jail.
Why? The trust magnates own the
inner circle that under Aidrich and
Cannon. controls legislation, and when
they pay for legislation and for free
dom from prosecution they know they
get what they pay for.