Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-24
NOW 1T is KELLOGG

sofa National Committeeman Attor-
ncy for the steel Trust Some Cues
tions That Indicate Why the Rcpub-
Leans Need Not BE Expected TO sup
press Trusts. a
Every day there are new develop
mcnts to show that the Republican
party Is IN the control of the trusts.
The head of 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 haze
shown that Acting Chairman \agel of
tile Republican national committee,
was the attorney for the Standard oil
trust in the big suit Republican At
torncy General Iludlry. of Missouri.
brought to drive that trust out Of Mis-
! souri,. The New York World has
shown that the Republicans ia New
York refused 10 nominate George X.
sheldon as lieutenant governor of that
stare because his trust conln', lions
were So notorious that iii" people
would not stand for him, and yet he is
the treasurer OF the Republican ma
tional committee. In Chicago the as-
ElNAtlllt tlNINlAti ~ Alif lAfliNl'll' uil
committee is member OF the board
OF review. As such he passes upon
tax assessments. 4 few weeks ago
he Scandalizcd the country BY sending
letters to corporations. upon whose a.
scSSmvnt> for taxation he must pass.
asking them 10 contribute To tin Re
publican campaign fund. \earA nj.
the advisory committee" has close
trust affiliations. and were appointed
10 fry th.. Tat ont Of the trusts
Ana now. rs way Of seattle come
questions disclosing the fact dat
Frank Il. Kellogg. the member of tn"
national Republican executive commit
tee from Minnesota. who a. a mem.
hCr of tho platform commiilc" ia the
convention that nominated Ia :. -
said 10 have drafted the cVa~is" labor
plank In the Taft platform. $ 80 re
lated 70 the steel trust ~ 10 dlslualfy
him 10 represent the people In the con-
test between the trusts and the people.
The Seattle Times. after showing that
tie trust magnates control the Rrpuh-
lican party. adds another dark chapter
tu trust domination of that paet: IN
the following questions prepared by
citizen of Seattle:
WAS not Frank H. Kellogg the NJ
torney whom President Roosevelt ap-
pointed 20 tight the Standard oil com
pany the general counsel of the oliver
Mining company Of Minnesota FOR
period of ten years. lut the oliver
Mining company Of Minnesota il only
another name for Standard oil.
rs not Kellogg even now the gen
eral counsel for the United States
steel company OF Minnesota L, he
not paid a very large salary by that
corporation. and been so paid for many
gears; And yet the United States
steel company OF Minnesota * abSo-
lutely owned by the Standard oil
when the Merritt Bros. OF Duluth,
were obliged TO sue John u. Rockefcl-
Ter 10 obtain their rights in a mining
deal located on the Mesuha range in
Minnesota was not Frank Il. Kellogg
the attorney for the oil king Not
only that. hut did no; Kellogg carry
the ease TO the circuit court Of appeals
and secure the reversal Of judgment
for about one million dollars:
do not the Rockefcllcrs and their
associates control the Great Western
Railroad company. running from chi
cago 10 ST. Paul and Kansas city,
But is not Kellogg the attorney for
that road:
Assuming that these questions
must be answered in the Affirmative.
how can the department ~ Justice en-
ploy MIR. Kellogg TO prosecute the
Standard OIL company in behalf Of the
people and still allow him 10 act for
thr Standard OH company ia the cases
Inpntiouedt
lis not Kellogg also the trusted AL
wiser OF Judge Taft: II So. what will
Judge Taft likely do. II he should sue
cerd to the presidency. So far ~ en-
forcing the law against Standard oilF'
The truth iS-and everybody knows
it--that the standard Oil trust owes
it's power and wealth 10 favoring lcgIs.
lation and immunity granted hy the
Republican party. and that the trusts
for 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 con
Germ without getting value received.
Taft does not promise to take tile
tariff on OF trust controlled articles or
20 put the officers OF trusts IN jail.
why? The trust magnaies own the
inner circle that. under Aldrich aud
Cannon. controls legislation. ana when
they pay for legislation and for free
dom from prosecution they knoW they