The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-01-20

trusts with one hand, while tn,
other hand is feeding them with tn,
milk OF protection on which they
grow fat and arrogant. The trusts
are protected by the tariff and legal
lied by the holding company. The
holding company holds II majority
of stock In IA number of subsidiary
companies, so that those CONTROL.
ing majority of tho stock in Il hold
ing company can control all the
other companies In which the hold
ing company has majority Of stock.
BY means of holding companies all
the wealth of the United States Is
controlled by few mon.
One man, Mr.. Morgan Of New
York, is master of, 1t liz said, ten
billions Of dollars. He Is the finan-
cial king of America, and even the
President OF the United States APP
pears to be afraid to risk his disap-
prevail by sending message to
Congress without first submitting II
to him for suggestion and correc-
ton. So great is tho power OF this
individual, that there is hardly a
business man In america he cannot
ruin financially should he choose to
do 80. He may not abuse the SOW
ereignty OF money, but the question
is not what he will do, but what he
has the power to do.
Even now these interests, by cor
ruptton of politics and through graft
of officials, control many cities,
some States and have tremendous
influence In the nation. Did our
forefnthers escape the Tyranny of
George the Third only for us to be-
come the subjects Of the rule of
gold? Is there hope OF relief
through the Republican party? How
can there be when il is the harbor
of refuge for these protected inter
ests? The only hope lis to make
the Democratic party democratic.
Swollen Wealth Breeds Decay.
| am not an alarmist and do not
think this Republic will cease to eX-
list to-day or tomorrow. l do say,
however, If these conditions are al
lowed to go on, then the end OF this
Republic may well be prophesied.
Upon the result of this fight
against privilege, the future Of this
Government by the people rests. II
privilege IL triumphant, then it is
only question Of time when this
Republic will go as other nations
have gone during the flight Of time
through the ages. This is not the
first Republic, nor the oldest, by
any means. Rome had Republican
form OF government for 800 years,
Athens 800, Venice | 100 and Flor
ence 800.
All of these Republics have long
ago tottered OIL the stage Of the
world into oblivion. What caused
the death of these Republics? Not
lack of money but lack of morals I;
not want of material wealth, but
lack of moral health.
Some OF these nations were richer
when they fell than ever before, but
the wealth was in the hands OF "A
few. First came privilege, then as
IA result of privilege accumulation
of wealth in few hands then vice fol-
lowed swollen wealth as vice always
comes in the wake of unhealthy
riches; then decay followed fast up
on vice. That is the history of the
rise and fall of every nation since
the beginning of history. When the
rich become 80 rich that they are
miserable because of having no wish
that cannot be gratified, and the
poor become so poor that they nre
miserable with the hopelessncss of
despair, then the end OF that nation
Is near, for when the misery of the
very rich meets the misery Of the
very poor, there is the death of pa
triotism.
Cannonism and Aldrichism.
With Cnnuouism and Aldrichism