West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-10-22

Another Republican Campaign Mana
ger Allied to the Trusts The Minne-
sofa National Commit cman Attor-
ney for the Steel Trust some Qucs-
tions That Indicate Why the Repub-
Hcans Need Not BE Expected TO Sup
press Trusts.
Every day there are new develop
ments TO show that the Republican
party is In the control OF the trusts
The head OF the powder trust, under
Indictment, has been bounced from
the committee, hut the house cleaning
has just begun. During the week the
Chicago Journal and other papers have
shown that Acting Chairman Nagel, OF
the Republican national committee,
was the attorney for the standard oil
trust In the big suit Republican At
torney General Hadley, OF Missouri,
brought TO drive that trust out OF Mis-
souri,. The New York World has
shown that the Republicans In New
York refused TO nominate George X.
Sheldon as lieutenant governor of that
state because his trust connections
were so notorious that the people
would not stand for him, and yet he IL
the treasurer OF the Republican ma
uonal committee. In Chicago, the as
sistant treasurer OF tho Republican
committee Is member of the board
OF review. AS such he passes upon
tax assessments. few weeks ago
he scandaliZed the country by sending
letters TO corporations, upon whoaa as
sessments for taxation he must pass,
asking them to contribute TO tue Re.
publican campaign fund. Neatly nll
the advisory committee" has close
trust affiliations, and were appointed
TO fry the fat out of the trusts.
And now, by way OF Seattle come
questions disclosing the fact that
Frank IL. kellogg, the member OF the
national Republican executive commit
tee from Minnesota, who. as mem
Der or the platform committee In the
convention that nominated Tat, is
said to have drafted the evaslve labor
plank In the Taft platform, is so re-
lated TO the steel trust as TO dlsIuallfy
him TO represent the people I'm the con-
test between the trusts and the people.
The Seattle Times, after showing that
tie trust magnates control the Repub-
lican party adds another dark chapter
To trust do alton OF that party I'm
the follow questions prepared by
a citizen q. seattle:
was not Frank u. kellogg, the at
torney whom President Roosevelt ap-
pany, the general counsel of the oliver
Mining company OF Minnesota for a
period OF ten years2 But the Oliver
Mining company OF Minnesota is only
another name for Standard OIL.
rs not kellogg even now the gen.
eral counsel for the United States
Steel company OF Minnesota2 Is he
not paid very large salary by that
corporation, and been so paid for many
yearsf And yet the United States
Steel company OF Minnesota is abso-
lutely owned by the STANDARD OIL.
when the Merritt Bros. OF Duluth,
were obliged TO sue John ID. Rockefel-
Ter TO obtain their rights in a mining
deal located on the Mesaba range i'm
Minnesota-was not Frank B. Kellogg
the attorney for the oil king? Not
only that but did not Kellogg carry
the case TO the circuit court OF appeals
and secure the reversal OF n Judgment
for about one million doliars7
do not the Rockefellers and their
associates control the Great Western
Railroad company, running from Chi
cago to ST. Paul and Kansas City?
But Is not Kellogg the attorney for
that road7
Assuming that these questions
must be answered In the affirmative,
how can the department of Justice en-
ploy Mr.. Kellogg TO prosecute the
Standard OIL company In behalf of the
people and still allow him to act for
tine Standard OIL company in the cases
mentloned2
us not Kellogg also the trusted ad-
wiser of Judge Taft? If so. what will
Judge Taft likely do, IL he should sue
ceed to the presidency, so far as en-
forcing the law against Standard orr"
The truth is-and everybody knows
lt-that the Standard OF trust owes
its power and wealth to favoring legis-
lation and immunity granted by the
Republican party, and that the trusts
FOR generation have put up" for the
Republican campaign fund. They will
10 so again this year, and they are
too smart TO put their money I'm a con-
Germ without getting value received.
Taft does not promise 90 take the
tariff or Of trust controlled articles or
10 put the officers OF trusts I'm fail.
Why2 The trust mngnates own the
inner circle that, under Aldrlch and
Cannon, controls legislation, and when
they pay for legislation and for free.
dom from prosecution they know they
get what they pay for.