The Washington times., 1908-01-18

Just how the Gas Monopoys graft and methods look to the out
side world suggested by editorial comment in Golfers this week.
Everybody Washington ought to study and think on this uterance
of Golfers.
Especially should every Congressman thought whether
acquiesce longer in the Gas Graft The Washington
scandal is getting so big that can't confined Washington
longer is going to let out aWfuy bad smell The
country taking in The Times fight the outage which
the Monopoly proposes to pepee and is constantly perpeat
ing, on this town.
Members of Congress with disposition beend the Gas Monop
oily should read this Golfers editorial and stop to think:
"hen Bryan insists that most of the newspapers in American
cities corrupt and subsidized he falls into overStatemen which
leaves too many openings reply gives him the appearance of
coming the controversy secondbe Had he said that there is,
in many cities identity of ownership interest between the leading
newspapers and the public service corporations sufficient 10 leave the
people without uneeTed mOuhpe ne would have been precise.
He might have added that disposition Of the large interests which
have been under attack for years seize upon newspapers in
shelter and defense than today AS
examples Mr. Bryan cites zone paper controlled by the Morgan
bne by Louisville and Nashville railroad another by the Santa
F and John R Wabhs ownership of the Chicago Chronicle as an
adjunct to Mr. business enterprises To his list Mr.
Bryan should add R Mclean This distinguished Democrat
the Washington POST which only the leading newspaper the
District of Columbia but abO by virtue of its daily appeal to the eyes
of Congress- exerts large influence national legislation Mr.. Nc
has also the control of the Washington Gas Light Company and
by alliance with wealthy Senator'S, dominant in of
the local street railways
Arthur Pue German WIS the only Senator who, according to ira
don ever wrote in the Congressional Directory in the blank marked
occupation the words public official frank true and it
had little of the engaging nonce of the OdchoO political boss
in his hold and conenpuous Of assault German Senate
page teens and had any direct of income other
Than the salary of the United States Government He died worth
about 81 100000 chiefly in securities of the Washington public
vice corporations and District of Columbia real estate Read this thrift
and the character the investments the light of those services which
Mr. German rendered TO his country. He was for most of his years
in the Senate member of the Committee District of Columbia
Affairs whenever the Democrats N power he was its ruler That
IS the committee which acts Board of Aldermen District pro-
ecs the people against the local public service corporations lays
the Streets and makes the Improvements which enrich fortunate hold
B of rightly located real estate Federal control of corporations has
popular plank lately; the Federal Government has always had
control of the District of Columbia public corporations and the
experience suggest enlargement of the power. The Washing
ton Gas Light Company Just process watering its stock by
many millions Prevention by Congress of this familiar shegame
might indicate fitness control corporations throughout the
watch and see what Congress doeS.'