Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-09

| the honor, all the Differences of sem
atorial courtesy, even after it was
known to the world that they repre-
sented there the most sordid and un-
patriotic private interests. The sooner
the public faces the truth about the
senate that has been seized by the
agents of big business and takes up in
earnest the work of cleaning them out
the better it will be for the country,
the less work there will be for the
muckrakers, and the less danger of
violence later.
Cast an eye down the line, begin
ming with the most important state
New York. The senior senator is De-
pew, son-in-law of a Vanderbilt and
a former railroad president himself
Platt, biggest man in the express
monopoly, has been succeeded by Elihu
Root, a corporation attorney, able,
astute, but with all his sympathies
leaning to the private interests he for
merly taught the tricks of evading the
laws. Pennsylvania has the notorious
Penrose, creature of Quay, and heir to
lea, financed largely by the manufac-
turers of the keystone state who profit
by the plundering tariff, and George T.
Oliver, one of the Pittsburg manufac-
turers who have grown very rich out
of the tariff and the employment of
ignorant foreign labor that is paid
shameful wages and worked fourteen
hours a day, seven days a week.
So on down the line. Look these
over:
Dick (Ohio), interested in pneumatic
tubes and postal contracts.
Bulkeley (Conn), fire insurance in
terests.
Stephenson CWis.), lumber trust. He
admits his election cost him over $780,,
900.
Foraker (Ohio, retired), Standard Oil
connections exposed by telltale letters.
McEnery Ga, recently deceased), al
ways for the sugar trust and for
AIdrich.
Kean On. J.J. banker and friend of
big business.
Briggs IN. JO, manufacturer and
tariff beneficiary.
Perkins (Cal), creature and represen-
tative of Southern Pacific.
Guggenheim (COl), copper and smelt-
ing trust, partner of j. 2. Morgan and
Aldrich in Alaskan grab and new rub
Der trust.
DUPONT Del), head of powder trust,
which sells vast quantities to govern
ment.
Hepburn Qdaho), champion Of land
grabbers.
Lorimer UlI), down in Congressional
Directory by his own designation as
corporation official"
Foster GaD, sugar trust Democrat,
who always votes as Aldrich directs.
Hale CAIeD, corporation attorney and
friend of all big business.
Lodge (Mass), friend of all big bus
mess,
Crane (Mass), ditto.
Burrows (Mich), ditto, and ditto as
to Aldrich.
stone (Mo.), baking powder trust, ex-
posed by Hadley
Carter (Mont), corporation lawyer,
friend of western land grabbeis.
Gallinger On. h, creature of Boston
& Maine railroad, which owns New
Hampshire body and soul.
Burnham IN. H, ditto.
Aldrich and Wetmore Or. j., no re-
marks necessary.
Bailey (TeX), Standard Oil Demo-
crat.
Smoot Otah), represents Iaw-defying
Mormon church and is Aldrichs man
Friday.
Dillingham; and Page (Vt), represent
Proctor marble quarries, which sell
vast Quantities to government.
Scott (W Va), manufacturer and
tariff beneficiary. Aldrich puppet.
Elkins (W. Va), mining magnate,
AIdrich assistant, tariff beneficiary.
Clark and Warren (WyoO, champions
of land grabbers in the northwest, |
aides of AldriCh.
Long as is this list, it contains only
those of the most fragrant agents Of
special interests in the senate. There
are others scarcely less marked by their !
own votes and subseryience to Aldrich |
as completely under the dominance Of
greed. Contrast them with
Webster, Clay, Hoar, Platt of Connec- |
tcut. Morrill,, Edmunds, Morgan, Wade |
Hampton, Alexander II. stephens |
old-fashioned type Of men |
who, like the late Carlisle, went out Of
Office poor in pocket.
1t is not the fortune of our rich sem |
ators that condemns them. even though