Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-10-23
now IT IS KELLOGG

Another Ec?ublican Campaign Mana.
ger Allied Ia the Trust. The Minnc-
sofa National Committeeman Attor-
ncy for the Steel Trust-Some Oucs.
tions That Indicate Why the ,epub-
licans Need Not he Expected to Sun.
press Trusts.
| Every day there are new develop
| m"ntS 10 show that the Republican
! party Is i'll the control of the trusts.
! The head Of the powder trust. under
| indictment. has bcrn bounced from
the committee but the house cleaning
has just begun. During the week the
Chicago Journal and other papers have
shown that Acting Chairman Nagcl. of
| the Republican national COMMITTEES,
WAS the attorney for the Standard Oil
trust in the big suit Republican At
torney General IIudley. of Missouri,
brought to drive that trust out of Mis-
Souri,. The New York World has
shown that the Republicans in New
York refused to nominate George X.
Sheldon as lieutenant governor OF that
state because his trust connections
were so notorious that the people
would not stand for him, and yet he Is
the trasurer OF the Republican na-
tional committee. In Chicago, the as
sistant treasurer of the Republican
committee is 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 whose as
sessncntS for taxation he must pass,
asking them to contribute to the Re
publican campaign fund. Nearly all
III" 'advISory committee" has close
trust affiliations. and We're appointed
to fry The fat out of the trusts
And now. hy way OF Seattle. come
questions disclosing the fact tl'at
Frank u. Kellogg. the member OF the
national Republican executive commit
tee from Minnesota. who. "a a mem
lrr of the platform conmittc" in the
convention that nominated TAI, ~
said to have drafted the evasiv" Labor
plank in The Taft PLATFORM Is SO re-
lated to the Stcvl trust aS To diS'Iullify
him To represent the people in the con-
test between the trusts ami the people
The Seattle Times. after showing that
tie trust magnatcS control the ReDub-
lican party. adds another dark chapter
10 trust domination of that party in
the following questions prepared by
a citizen of Seattle:
WAS MT Frank Il. Kellogg. the at
torney whom President Roosevelt ap-
pointed 10 fight the Standard on com
pany. the general counsel of the Oliver
Mining company of Minnesota for IA
period of ten y,arSi l.ut the Oliver
Mining company of MINNESOTA is only
another maine for Standard Oil.
rs 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 so paid for many
years? And yet the United States
steel company OF Minnesota is abso-
lutcly owned by the Standard Oil.
when the Merritt Bros, OF Duluth.
were obliged to sue John ID. Rockefel-
Ter To obtain their rights in n mining
deal located on the MeSnba range in
Minncsota-waS not Frank t. 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?
do not the Kockefellers and their
Railroad company. running from Chi
cago to 81. Paul and Kansas City?
But is not Kellogg the attorney for
that road:
"Assuming that these questions
must he answered in the affirmative.
how can the department of Justice EN-
ploy Mr.. Kellogg to prosecute the
Standard Oil company IL behalf OF the
peoplr and still allow him 10 act for
thr Standard Oil company in the eases
mentioned?
rs not Kellogg also the trusted ad-
wiser of Judge Taft? If so. what will
Judge Taft likely do. II he should sue
cerd TO the presidency, 81 far as en-
forcing the law against Standard Oily"
The trut. is-aud ever, body knows
it-that the Standard Oil trust owes
its power and wealth 10 favorng legs-
lation and immunity granted 10y the
Republican party. and that the trusts
for generation have put up" for the
Republican campaign fund. They will
10 50 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 Off of trust controlled articles or
to put the officers OF trusts In Jail
Why: The trust nIagnateS own the
inner circle that. under Aldrch and
Cannon. controls legislation. and when
they pay for legislation and for free
dom from prosecution they know they
get what they pay for.
New York Evening Post.-It has