Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-15
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
REPUBLICAN TESTIMONY

TORAKER is suggested as suitable
successor to Senator Aldrich as
Il the champion of the trusts. II
must be admitted that the genial gen.
tIeman known in Washington first as
Fire Alarm then the Lobby Lawyer
then Don Quixote for the brownsville
colored people, has not been louliu
wanting when the trusts neeueu
friend. He was never known to pair
his vote when any question regarding
the sacred rights of the trusts came
before the Millionaires' club, known
also as the senate. He had no con-
fdence in a pair on a question lnVolV-
ing the interests of any of his trust
clients. 1t was publicly reported that
Foraker was in debt when he ceased
to be governor of Ohio. 1t was sald
the sum was about $4,000. But IN
recent years fortune has smiled on him
and he is a millionaire. The great
business success which has attended
several dead broke gentlemen who
went to Washington to serve their
country is phenomenal. How can
man who is over head and ears in dept
and undertakes a responsibility Whlch
puts strict attention to his private
business affairs out of the question
blossom out as multi-milllonalre
The trusts have the millions. 1t is
easy for the trusts to create multi
millionaires. But no other known
agency can perform that feat.
A Republican correspondent who
knows Senator Foraker and has been
investigating his record invites us, IL
we wish to solve the secret of his
change from poverty to great wealth.
to task the numerous trusts for whom
he has ever been the ready champion.
Ask the street railroad trust of ONO
and the railroad trusts of the country.
Ask the beef trusts when through him
they sought to perpetuate their right
to sell embalmed beef to the consum-
ers of this country. Ask the advocates
of the income tax who it was who
fought their plans most persistentiy
and successfully" We are also invited
to "ask the men who insisted on
postoffice investigation which resulted
In turning several rascals out of office
if it was not Foraker who was most
active in opposing the investigation;
ask Senator La Toilette who was most
active in opposing his bill to limit the
hours of railroad employees to not more
than sixteen hours a day; who has al
WAYS been an earnest advocate of any
thing ana everything that would help
the Standard Oil hog" There is this
difference between Senator Aldrich's
ampionship of the trusts and For
aker's championship, adds our corre-
spondent Aldrich may be influenced
by family reasons. The houses of
Rockefeller and Aldrich are allied by
marriage, and he may be laboring
to help the family income. Foraker
has no such sentimental interest. He
fights for the trusts, not because he
loves them but because it helps For
aker He thought TO aid Foraker by
fighting for the Brownsville negro says
our adviser, but Taft routed him. We
hasten to present to all our Republican
friends the assurances of our unbound
ed consideration, and beg to state that
anything they choose to send us which
will throw light on the characters and
motives of members of their party will
be welcomed by us, and if it is not
malignant or libelous, will receive the
publicity which, for the sake of the
public. it merits. We are sorry the
grand old party is showing tendency
to split into factions. But We cannot
nrevent it from adopting this course
of conduct. Like the white dove on
the mast that sailed so fast chow does
it go? Correct us, please) we mourn
and mourn and mourn over the evident
discords in Republican ranks, and hope
we will keep one faction constantly
spurred up to strenuous endeavor to
show other factions the numerous
errors Of their ways.