The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-20

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The republican platform while an
attempt 10 ride the steeds OF Reform
and Reaction with but one saddle, and
81 with q weakened girthband. is none.
thcless to be taken 10 mean that the
party of protection and special inter
ests is No Try and make the people be-
neve that the way TO cure govern
mental Ills is to assess q modest fine
against those whose hands are now
aud for years have been 10 the shOul.
der sockets In the public treasury
Acknowledging The TACT that under the
present regime a great combination of
capital has been SO sOIidiHed as TO
practically control all enterprise in this
country and each succeeding month
makes that continuation stronger than
In G month before the trust republi-
cans stlll ask further extension of
power.
President Roosevelt, most partisan of
ail presidents that nave Dcen in the
White House since the day of Jack
a3n, has by his efforts to command
kept this aggregation of capital in
some suspense. and the individual
members of that combination have
made the American public pay dearly
tor that agitation and su.1ense, and
have themselves gone ahead making
greater dividends than ever before in
ihe history of our country
The Standard oil cOmpany during
the Roosevelt administration, has in
creased its capita. stock from 100000
lU0O to 500 00O.SN and it paid in divi-
dends this year almost 100000, ,00-
rive times the actual amount of money
invested IN the tremendous enterprise.
Reader. does that look much Ike a
line of s29.000,0O0 had iindered the
workings Cf thai great trust2
The Pullman Palace Car company
lmade In dividends for the year ending
February first, 1908, three times the
Ioapital stock that was paid for and all
most twice he capital stock including
water
4 Does that seem like the great trnst
was being bigsticked to death .eader2
/ The Hartman interests have added
to their string during the year 1907
almost 1900 miles Of trackage, includ
ing rolling stock shops and AL other
useful appurtenances for the conduct
/ ing OF such railroad lines. Additional
with the tracks washed away in Cal
( fornia and 230 miles across The track
! less desert of Nevada completed, the
roads have paid dividends on the i'm
vested wealth and seven times the
investment in the way OF watered
stock.
Reader, do you believe Mr.. Harri
man IS discouraged with the work oi
his system while the president was
Sending prOuunciamentoes from the
/ White House gymnasium?
These are the matters the republican
lreformers wish to keep hidden. II is
not to the interest of that band of fed
leral power adherents to have the spot
flight OF cold, undeniable truth holt
their acts to the general view at this
time and place
Pretending 10 hold the policies o
the president or those advocated b!
him most dear, they proceed to make (
platlorm too strong for Fairbanks an'
bis friends to indorse, and the resolu
tion and platform committees containe,
every reaetionary they cOnld 9puste
as delegates TO that convention.
Admitting for the sake of argumen
that Mr. Taft is agreed that the way
TO hold in check the trusts is to elimi
nate them. what could he do If con
fronted with that platform, and he alsl
bound and tied by the rock-endurlnl
forces of capital now IN the senate?
| Certainly these American people vii
see the difference. The WattersoI
.dea of calling the deal is correct I
means that the men who made tina
platform OF evasion and error be mad'
TO come forth and stand upon the on'
side or the other and not be seeking
ihe vantage point OF office before show
ling the hands of the trust friends wh'
drew and forced the platform.
At any rate the Denver platform
win force the issue. This is to h
a campaign whore men are to stanl
and be counted; and these serving
the trust-protected interests must wea
the uniform OF their master.