Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-02


time receiving more salaries In one
year aud all the net incomes from any
so farms Of Muskingum county.
The trust stockholders receiving a
comfortable net dividend off per cent.
payable quarterly and clear OF all taxes.
In addition TO this, payable per cent.
interest upon small bond issue. If
had as much circnmsiantial evidence
In murder trial | could coavict
preacher, and no court would give him
new trial.
Was Ford Coke right in his denun
citation of monopo.ies? Was John Sher-
man right when he drew the Sherman
Antitrust Act, making such offenses
as committed by the American Wooden
Company felony? Was Jefferson
right when he denounced such special
privileges to the few at the expense of
the many?
Before the wooden mill trust there
were altogether 3,400 competing wool
ell mills. The wool men have been
made serfs in Ohio, they have not been
allowed the wages Of these wool tr ust
magnates paid their hostlers OF ehauf-
fers.
In fact, you feeder that watched
over your herds last year dare not fg-
ure 90 cents per day fer your labor and
board yourselves, for the wool price
did not pay the corn and oats and hay
bill.
President Roosevelt has just pro-
mulgated an open letter appointing
four worthy gentlemen as a com mis-
sion to inquire into the eause that de-
prive the farmer of his just share of the
profits OF his business.
President Roosevelt announces the
facts to be that Aome economic infiu :
ence deprives the farmer and stock
xrower of his full share OF the profits,
and asks what can be done to brighten
the life of the farmer, his wife, his boy i,
his girl.
He says you have shared with the
general prosperity of the whole coun-
try. Our answer from S8 counties in
Ohio comes back to you, Mr.. Presi-
dent, from SOC, 900 wool growers, that
we need no commissions Of college pro-
fessors or magazine writers to tell us
what ails cur profits; we need no cam
paign orators to tell US what the next
congress, or the next president, or the
next legislature will do for us. We
know that for twelve years the state of
New Jersey has been breeding wool
trusts, tobxcco trusts, fertilizer trusts
and leather trusts; and we know that
100 federal gland juriss in ~ many diff.
ferent judicial districts could have in
dicted this plunderbund.
y We know that the Sherman anti
trust laws have remained idle for fif-
teen years under your administration
under Mckinley's administration and
under CleveIands administration, SO
far as criminal punishnents have been
concerned, and since 1890, we know
they have bought their peace and pur-
chased their immunity by campaign
contributions judiciously placed.
We have had laws enough upon the
federal. statute books to protect every
and wool grower in Ohio and
to.give him his just profits. II tbs ma
tisnal officers and federal courts would
have acted. tNass.
Judge Taft was federal judge and
was held federal office for almost
quarter ofa century. These evils re-
ferred to by President Roosevelt have
grown up like weeds in bis judicial
Darnyard, yet without protest or pros
Judge Taft and other federal
Judges had the power Of the President,
aye, had more power through grand
uries and by injunctiops, to stop the
wool trust than If sls ctsdpresideht.
The trust papers, magazines and at
.Oraeys and Lobbyists are busy in
L AT pcnalt ACW. w Ia AhAAS Sh
investment? For myself
Is a wool grower and as citizen,
'ail to see ia his past record any guar
snty or hope for relief in the future.
Mr., Bryan may fail US, he m ay
prove coward, bat his past record in
congress was always clean and right
upon these issues. His utterance to nae |
and his assurance in his adj |
dresses engender hope and faith In HIM |
care little tor patty or party names
when such party or official refuses to
lcJ in power.
l supported Roosevelt the last time
because l thought he would enforce
.he laws. He made much Roadway but
was defeated and maligned by his own
cabinet and congress and courts. l be- |
ieve from careful study OF both Taft |
and Bryan that Mr.. Bryan will APP |
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