Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-11-01
Mr.. LAFOLLETTE
ROASTS CONGRESS
WISCONSIN SENATOR CRlTICISES
SPEAKER OF HOUSE SHARPLY.
The Stale of Washington Is MOI Right
Says Senator LafOiiette. This
State Is Crawling Before Dozen
Men who Control It's Resources,
Says lnSurqenf Senator.

Says lnSuraenf Senator.
SEATTLE, Oct. 30.-"This state is
not right. There is a world of work
which ought to be done right here in
Washington. A dozen men control
the business, the traffic and the COM
merce of the state of Washington.
Shame! Shame You who are made
up of the youth of all of the states
of the Union should not crawl on
your bellies in fear of a dozen men
who control the natural resources of
your state" said United States Sena
tor Robert M. La Toilette, of Wiscon-
sin, in an address at the Y. M. c. A.
last night. Senator La Folette spoke
for more than four hours to an audi
ence that completely filled the audi
tOrium.
"The state of Washington is in the
power of that powerful. criminal COM
bination Of the Rockefeller-M Morgan
interests which dictated to Speaker
Cannon in the appointment of the
ways and means committee in the
house of representatives. Look at
what the lumber trust is doing here
IN washington. LOOK dt WHdI tHe
railroads are doing
Senator La Toilette said that the
panic of 1907 was ordered by the
Rockefeller Morgan interests as a
punishment to President Roosevelt
and the people.
public sentiment" he said was
growing throughout the country
against the trusts, and they thought
they would teach the people a little
lesson and at the same time oppose
President Roosevelt's growing popu-
larity.
1907 Panic Artificial.
"The panic of 1907 was an arti-
fetal panic and was ordered for the
occasion. 1t was ordered by the
trusts Just as they told old Cannon
who to place on the ways and means
committee of the house, and the eau
Gus who to place on the committees
of the senate. Give Cannon power
to preside in the house and to inter-
pret the rules of order, but don't
let him run the whole country at
the dictation of the trusts. The Re-
publican party repudiated its pledge
to the voters of the country in the
passage of the tariff law. There IS
not one rate in the new law in ac-
cordance with the promise OF the Re-
publican party. 1t was folly to call
an extra session of the congress in
the belief that it could go over the
entire tariff situation in so short a
time
/ "In Montana during the sessions
~;e1o
are afraid to go to sleep with their
transoms open. One OF the members
was careless not long ago, and IN
awakening in the morning found
$4,000 on the floor of his room. IL
had something to do with the vote
cast for United States senator.
Senator La Toilette said that II
Washington, Adams or Jefferson
could see the manner of procedure IN
the congress they would be ashmed
of the representative government
they had formed.
Criticises Senator Depew.
Senator La Toilette stated that
Senator Depew sold himself years
ago to the Vanderbilts, who bought
the votes of the New York leglsla-
ture to elect him to the senate.
"Depew," he said, lis on seventy
four boards of directors, and is only
! the tool of the money interests. lie
is one of the men who is destroying
popular government.
senator La Toilette said that even
the press of the country was being
bought and sold by the money pow
! er.
"The Standard OIL" he said turn
ed its batteries on the strong banks
of the country in an effort to force
the panic. Standard Oil agents start
ed the run in Kansas City, where
bank as strong as your strongest III
stitution in this city failed.
"A trust, a big business comblna-
ton the ockefelerMorgan inter-
ests are destroying representative
government in this country. There
are many forms of bribery. 1t IS not
necessary to give money. More often
stock or other investments are given
for influence in the congress. rms
big trust of trusts is controlllns
United States district attorneys in all
parts of the country, and in this way
defeating the purposes of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
Charges Morgan Dictated Tariff.
'The tariff law was passed With
out the consent of the people. 1t
was passed at the dictation of the
| Rockefeller Morgan combination OF
Interests. We should not give Can
non rower to make the laws of this
country.
I'VE have no Cannon in the senate
hut we have an Aldrich and he is IN
the sama position in the senate as