The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-09

teller may recognize his trasaction
with safety, and thereby eliminate
fraud. theft and forgery, 1907 de-
velopment. All banks apparently
solvent and with strong reserves on
hand; no cause for alarm In 1907
A great deal is said, pro and con,
respecting the Aldrich currency bill
IN the U. s. Senate | heartily agree
with senator LaFoilette's thind diyls-
ion of his attempt to show the weak
nesses in the authors great bill. large
Is a Wall street instrument He has
said that The Industries of this coun-
try were controlled by one hundred
rren. This WAS declared sensational
by some at his auditors OF the senate
chamber, but he reiterated his state
ment with force and dellares that
such was not the case; that he
had been too conservative. and that a
much smaller n1lmber of men domin'
ated these industries.
/ say to you today. that there are
less than one hundred men within
the confines of the city Of New York
who are controlling the financial in
terests and development OF industries
OF this country, and inans ering and
ldictating in many relationships an at
tempt ut development of the country;
and l say to YOU lurther that ten Of
them, under well directed cooperation
can produce a panic In tYen'yiour
hours from any day they see TT, and
] charge that the legislation that has
! operated and permitted sn,h great
financial strength to be built up in
one community, Is wrong in its execu-
ton.
Al midnight about the 25th Of Oct
| oher last six men, one of whom
phouei to the great Treasury Depart
ment Washington. d. c.. and called
his honor. the secretary, TO the
pLone In his night shirt and there in
/ rned him that he was TO take an
1 Immediate special car over the
Pennsylvania railroad and proceed at
once 20 meet these six men in con
ference in Nav York city. and in Two
1 hours aud forty minaes from that
moment he was safely housed within
the confines OF this meeting room, de-
4 signated By these six individuals and
! then and there was told that the coun-
try was going to be alarmed upon sun
SO that morning and that he should
ugn his influence and his sanction TO
the placing OF fifty nillions OF the peo-
pies money IN that money center oil
the Uni ed States, In order TO AID the
uuellins ot panic
SO ia as Mr.. COrtelyou, the see
iratary OF the great treasury OF lhls
commonwealth, had in his magnani-
nous mind the intention to do the
country good, | endorse 1t, but SO far
SIS he failed to do that and did re-
cogniza the appeal Of these said SIX
men for their own personal behoof,
pleasure and profit, In so far ! stand
here to say the whole plan was wrong
and dlabolical
want to exclaim IN the language
Of a,rick Henry with an the EN-
,hasis OF that sturdy, pioneer irish
fatesman. at we have but one
amp by whi-h our feet are guided,
and this lamp Is that which we are
continually experiencing. This ap'
niles as well to the nation as TO
The individual, and it Is so practical al
this particular junlture that reiter-
ate tha. so long as we let the law
stand as il Is upon the statute books,
respecting the matter Of building up
az pooly. black Fridays. trusts, com
bines and money aristrocraeles WIN
out regulation, SO long VIII We DC
confronted with gigantic money ais
turbces and panics, the evident cor,
rections of which defect Is simply
within the hauds of legislators
If YOU please We make in Okla
lhoma guarantee depositors law
IN Oklahoma We spread around the
nroducer of wealth lawful protecuon
When he has disposed OF his products
and has accumulated a bank account
he has that protection which says 10
him n shall be safe In Oklahoma
We lagislate regulating freight rates,
lp Oklahoma we promulgate orlsiha
IDEAS of protection, and railroads are
asked for traffic agreements Oo'h pas
senger and freight and other sooe
laws TO numerous TO mention mere
Rnt Mr.. Chairman we must regulRis
n axe must continually be within the
erasp If the cold ley fingers OF 'hose
notentates who have within their pow
er tha setting OF the price for oul
cmmodities and products ana N'
must dispose Of them, taking lhe p'le'
5 and giving the price they ASK ~
F.. which we desire to exchange.
am glad to talk 10 the hardy hanu
I ed horney-handed sons OF toh' 'n'
J bankers. Believing that he IS one o
me moving factors in the delelop
, ment of his Immediate neighDorhop,u
: and also In he development OF lh'
state. .,,,. r.
believe In the promnlga ION .
laws that gives to the many as wen " -
the special few who by their &C p
E tlishments aud multiplicity OF lesi'
{ maze business mtera ts are able
{ grow by virtue OF the laws that ar
j. eoninuolly being made. believe
? he protection Of all people a IKE
, lhelisve in a progressive age ana p'
4 lieye that age has dawned apon y
and that the rising generation neeu
2 ~ experience and the written hlstpi
m the preceding generations pfoh''n
nv such experience al all ilh'es'
believe hat the ultimate aim OF ~
& Amer an citizen Is to gain the iuis.
n development OF all OF his taeniil
e ana reach as nerly p'rleet happines
ID h possible for an Individual 70 a