The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-30
a POOR DECEPTION

A POOR DECEPTION
The cheap effort of the Taft admin
istration to make the public believe
the present powers that be intend to
dissolve the Standard Oil company
through the present court effort is
slckening.
STANDARD Oil is powerful through
many sources, but the direct cause OF
lis monopoly came through controls
ing the refineries of the world to-
DAY ii refines more oil at Whiting,
WOOD River, Lima, Bayonne, and four
smaller concerns in one day than all
1her refineres Of the world can do
IN one year-to say nothing Of the by
products the Standard refineries get
mat smaller distilling plants have
never solved the art OF separating
Each OF the institutions is fed
through system of pipe lines, sub
jcct 10 interstate commerce regula-
lions.
An act empowering the interstate
commerce commission TO regulate
these transporting lines and inyesti-
gate as to monopoly OF the refined
lioducts 1uld not, 1t is true, restore
The illegitimately gained earnings TO
those from whom ii was wrung, but
ii would prevent future outrages.
But the Republican party is the
handmaiden OF special privilege, de-
ssfes. to be the consort OF expediency.
The Standard Oil company board OF
directors own or control
The Southern Pacific
The Union Pacific
The& San fedro, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake
The Illinois Central
Chicago and Alton 'f
The Boston and Maine
New York. New Haven and Hart
fcrd---
Chesapeake and Ohio
Toledo, St Louis and Western
The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul
The New York Central Qncludins
the Lake Shore, Wisconsin Central
Michigan Central Michigan Southern,
cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati ana ST
LouisJ-
Atlantic Coast Line
The Southern
Mobile and Ohio
Louisville and Nashville
Queen and Crescent
Delaware and I-ackawanna-
Wilmington and Susquehanna--
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Delaware and Hudson
Boston and Albany
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Kansas City Southern-systems o.
railroads, 10 say nothing OF the
..tranches,' some of the last mention
cd being as much as 500 miles long
always where they may head of me
oil output if deemed requisite 10 tnro"
tie power of monopoly against over
,entuFesome independent producers
end refiners OF oil.
STANDARD Oil does not officially, ol
course, own these systems; it mlgn'
lie proven in the cases OF the Illinois
central and Southern Pacific, and
Chicago aad Alton. but the same mer
Who muster the stock votes of STAND
ard oil muster the stock votes Oh
these railroads, and they also con
,tibnte TO the election OF the mel
: ate machine Of the Republican Ma
lsEopaI o. gl.nizati9a fdeelafefo 70 pe az
tight. ~.
George .B. Cortelyou got millions
ON the outfit and Alton b. Parker eA
posed the deal,
Roosevelt called Parker Tar.
Later inestigation proved Parker
told the truth. -.
Roosevelt, for the first time IN MS
tory, was silent
Hartman exposed the Gift 70 Roose
,elf's campaign. and Roosevelt DiusV
ering still, remained silent as to pros
.cntion of the institutions which were
dominated by Hartman and his loo
colleague of high finance
still there are some Democrats VINO
actually believe they will have ac
eomplished much by Illuminating Jo
Cannon.
Cannon is one Of the few Repnp.
lIcans of the old school OF politics
ako dares 10 speak out and deiy az
those VINO contributed 10 MAKE his
Marty able to win all elections-his
modest wealth, coupled to his open
statement = indicating that Mr can.
mon allowed the system 10 perform on
the other fellow but took none lot
himself aa'i. tf
.saeTEe sys1epa is fortified, bsioa w
,tsasi.itsp .RookefellHrs whenteBFl
s,nu.ay &c lioolaaiid donate lhsasSy ~
insf.tutsons OF learning ~ tln'a
II has IT'S Morgan. who even com
mauds the merchant marine OF lhe
Atlantlc ocean, save only the Ham
burg. Bremen and Hayre lines.
n ba4 It's Guggenheims.
II has Archbold. who inherited the
mantle OF Henry II Rogers, tne brain
"a ,he whole works-the man VINO
,pi,iated ana carried into execution
he system.
II has the Frisco squadron, the Dem
], ar auari.ansi the Seattle scouts. ~
thicaeo smIssaries. the PittsDnfs