Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-03-04
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/ eorFsrzl9oas thai aFs aErsest appalling
H,aslsoa8 eosnp aases have united with
wealthy s1ffsgtaEioas - destroy esgnl p
ton 30 trade, - zaviaz them Fsosses
i-io3er rates 10 ftelzai--by ~hieh al
sFsssf sef e0neerFs we're driven Dus u
b8sife@s o. COMPELLED 70 yield them
selves 70 Ehs eoatfgg q The large eofpo-
| sstarrs IN TIE End the peepie have
/ rad 70 suffer from unnecessary higher
! pFsoez. AltbozEs TIE railroads ..aaFe
/ hss u pas millions "a fluss fof Fiota-
tlons u la. snd ~ronging the people
/ 1t easFsoG ~ sgppo-ed that slandfesth
part q their naisoatnxs have ever BEEN
brought 70 light
The standard Oil Company IL sno-
thef q tie lsrge eofporstions that had
r. pay millions ia anes fof Violations
q law 70 en- rIch Itself At The expense u
tbe r@opis. with its crest ios~es IN
ether ways, John u. Rockefeller the
bead boss Of the Standard OH eofnpa<
ny. has received a. hts quarterly diTi,
bends, over s4i 30 80.
Othsr large and many small con
eefns have hsd % suffer IN the same
way. six b5g beef packing companies
have Just been indicted in New Jersey
charged slGh conspiracy In limiting
The supply q meat, esgs. and ponl
lry Il was proved that meat pro
duets were kept In cold storags--sofne
a. long a. seven years--so a. to limit
the supply IN order % keep up high
prices Much Of the food products thus
stored haz heen condemned and DE-
sff0ysd a. unit 20 te eaten.
THIN Ne come 10 biaekmaiIing ~ re-
sealed in the case Of the New York
Legislature, members q which % the
number e seose, including a speaker
smd other heightened leaders, black.
mailed bridge company out Of about
50 90. under threat that certain bills
would he passed that would ruin the
cum any After the facts were proved
the leaders Of the party endeayofed 10
limit The Investigation tofene case for
political reasons. ~ 1t might open a
field q blacsmaIling that has been go
ing on 10 thai body Tor years.
Then a. to graft 7enaior AIdfieh
/ a Ia y Mt lac
~ taking ailout-~that If he had abso-
lutte control of The National Govern.
meni he could reduce it q peuses 500
90 900 year That means gran and
useless penditures for sapeflluous Of
flee holders. For intinating the SAINT
thing. while in Congress. the late Coy.
ernor Liiley was bounded 10 his death
| Who Is to biame7 Not the President
Take nm instance. Secretary Meyer o.
the Navy desired 10 feorganize the ma
w 10 effect retfepebment. and imme
diately ne found opposition In Navy
clique, which had powerful friends II
Congress. and he could he thwafted
The Army has similar organized bod,
ever waiehful to defeat any proposes
reforms that may conflict With thei
I designs.
J There 10 always . suTssfiuity Of clerk
! In every observation-disclosures 81
ready 10 crowd In some one from thei
.'dee~trict.' .
The large cities have always . super
fiuity OF men holding office that ever
the mayor cannot rid the city. Mayo
Gaynor, Of New York, n the one may
OF, by . combination OF circumstances
that Is enabled 70 bring the city Affair
under business methods. What he has
already accom- plished In reducing thu
useless city employees, shows very evil
IDENTIFY that senalor Aldrich's boas'
may mol he far srniss.
Removed the aqueduct board, order
Ing Its affairs wound up - = useless
body, saving annually In commission.
crs' and engineers salaries, tsD,oso
| From the water department, 10 men
saving annually t1s5,ooo.
In the office OF the Manhattan Dor.
ioush president, ~ heads OF bureaus and
lsborets, saving annually tso,o
Employees dismissed In the bureau Of
the Bronx. NJ In all, saving tiA,11.
from the lire department, 10 useless
employees. saving si1o,so.
Comptroller pfendcrgsst dismissed
10 high. sslariel men. saving so, 900.
From the sewer department IS men
sete dismissed, saving $1,000.
| From the department OF buildings,
- PERSONS dismissed. saving $4,000.
From the highway department sss
men dismissed, saving slp.eo.
This is only the beginning OF such
dismissals, by recognizing sntiqustcd
systems OF street openings, condemna.
ton proceedings, Ne, the mayor es-
poets 10 save annually millions of dol
lars. II the American people do not
| get aroused from their spirit af indif-
ference 10 the prevailing iniquits in
high places, there may come an IRE.
| fteX nbIa x.atiap mi disaster