The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-01
Standard orr. statement False.

sued by the Chief Of the Bureau q
Statements made BY and on behalt Of
osat eant and q ine Of the M
General containing an answer to Ger.
tain Statements. also Enclosed. made ads
by the president OF the Santa re Rail.
porntion and the railway. company
have both been found guilty by The
i courts of criminal misconduct; both
! rave been sentenced to pay heavy
fines; and each has Issued and publlsl,-
ed broadcast these statements. assert
ing tlrelr Innocence and denouncing as
Improper the action OF the courts and
Il, In convictins them q guilt.
| These statements are very elaborate.
| are very ingenious, and are nntruthtul
in Important particulars. The letter
and Enclosure from Mr. Heney SUI.
hIESS ofrieia!s Of tic santa re and md
1 show the utter falslty of their plea Of
ignorance. the similar plea OF the
Standard OIL being equally without
tions on the ndmnlstration's actions
l have been given a wido circulation
throughout tho country, II the news.
papers and otherwise, by those writers
and spe akers who. consciously or un.
consciously, act as the representatives
of predatory wenlth--of the wealth ac-
climulated on giant scale by all
forms of inlqnity. ranging: from the Op.
preston Of waseworkers to unfair and
unwhole some methods of crushing out
| competition, ana to defraudlnE tho
pbls by stock jobb,nE and the ma
wealthy men of this stamp, whose cons
duct should be abhorrent to every man
of ordinarily decent conscience, and
who commit the hideous wrong OF
teaching our young men that phenom-
email business success must ordinarily
be based on dishonesty, have during
the last few months made It apparent
that they have banded toge ther to work
overthrow and discredIt all who honest
ly administer the law, to prevent any
addit ional legislation which would
e enre ana possbe as an fro
restraint which Will permit every un-
scrupulous .wrongdoer to do what he
wishes unchecked provided he has
nagh the homo hs en WAY wSoh iRese
men are engaged Is to make clear
TO the public just what they have done
in the past and Just what they arc
seeking to accomplish In the present.
Attack Only the Corrupt.
We attack only the corrupt men Of
tician the most efficient tnstrunent of
corruption and In the purchased news
paper the most efficient defender OF
ouT main quarrel s not
OF the interests. They derive their
chief power from the great sinister Of
tenders who stand behind them. They
a ats ar puP ppuisd w9 G net as pu le
pets, but the strong cunning men
and the mighty forces working for
evil behind ana through the puppets,
70 C Control troll law-defying Wealth: in 7i the
first place to prevent its doing dire
evil TO the republic, and in the next
place to avoid tho vindictiye and
controlled, 1t is certain in the end to
! arouse. Sweeping attacks upon all
property. upon all men OF means. with-.
Out regard to whether they do well
or IL, would sound the death knell
come Inevitable If decent citlze n 5 per-
nit those rich men whose lives are
! corrupt and evil to domineer in swol-
over the dest!nies OF this country. We
act in no vind!ctive spirit, and we are
no respecter of persons.
There are ample material rewards for
those who serve with fidelity the mann
/ dearly paid for by the people who per-
/ nit their repre- senta ives. whe tler In
public life. In the press, or In the co.'s
ieges where their young men are
4; taught, to preach and to practice that
there Is one law for the rich and an
4 o her tor the poor. The amount Of
money the representatives OF certain
spad momeyad ia are h Milling to
A publication broadcast throughout the
papers of this country. from the. At
lantic to the Pacific, Of huge adver
u bitterness the admits tration's policy
iof warning against successful dishon-
esty, and by their circulation of pam
phlets and books prepared With the
the eireulatom of Of the the writings and and
speeches Of men who, whether because
they are misled, or because. seeing
the light, they yet are wiling to SIN
masters OF great wealth to the cost
iof the plain people! The books and
pamphlets, the controlled new per /,
the speeches by public or private men
pecially in the interest Of the Stand
ard Oil trust and OF certain notorious
railroad combinations, but they also
defend other indivduais 4 nnd corpora
" that the men responsible for the
wrongdong Themselves speak or write.
SSiodTam!aiS they hire oanefs yb % oi, 1he n
~ without hire. 4
sl,rcwd Way OF Attorneys.
One OF the favorte methods of the
latter class OF assnil liant Is to attack
lhe adn,intstration%for not procuring
Wv I'm prlSOnlnSnL8ll lS kcttu " Aue .tluc
or Offenders understhese antitrust laws.
The man making Ethis O ssault is usual
/ ~. either d prominent lawyer or an
editor Who takes Ills policy from the
flnancters and. his arguments from their
attorneys. II the former he has de-
Tended and advised many wealthy
malefactors, and lie knows well tInt.
thanks to the advice of lnWy er. like
himself, a certain kind Of modern cor
poralion has been turned into an ad-
! mrahle Instrument by which 70 rem.
ger .t u well-nighf lmpos slble to get Y
tho head OF the corporatloll, at the
man WIN is really most guilty. Wien
We are able to put ne ~ Wrongdoe !
~, prison. this is what we trly'isB 70 90
lhlS is what we have g. ua w aohe
with some very weultlls, criminals who
moreover, represented that most bane-
tMl Of all alliances the alliance q ne
tween the corruption o organized poll
slrs and tho corruptlorl of II tlnan rs
r.hls Is what. we have done ~, a., st a.s
Of tIe mlssppleaton g fund.- ! q con,
mGe lon With certain grtnl pau ~ y
Gnleago int the land fraud cas- q 4. Wllese
as IN other cases II Ike wise ne tnefa rs
highest political position nor tae nos =,
sne tho off nders from pr,Yen sn