The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-23
ANSWERS
STANDING
QUESTION
Why Tho Government Is UnabIH
10 Control The
Trusts
speelal b the rMIIy I.eaaer.

Special 10 the lmlly Leader
Washington Jnue 23 Why has
The government hecn unable 20 con
troll the trastsg
While this question has NOT been
definitely answered the house inyes
igatinE committees are bring cut
testimony which tends to throy
light ON the subject at least to the
end Of showing that Ire great trust
OF the country have aG some time or
i another had most OF the government
prosecutors on their payrolls.
/ United States Attorney General
Wickershan heads the list, Under
oath ne admitted that The last thing
he did before taking charge OF the
/ prosecuting machinery Of the nation
was 70 draw down his share OF a
$4,000 fee from the sugar trust as
a member Of the New York law firm
of strong and Cadwallader
Henry r, TAFT brother Of the
I President Is still member Of this
firm whose specially Is 70 show the
sugar trust and other great industrial
corporations how To eyade the law
4 and escape prosecution
That Frank b, Kellogg, special
| counsel to the United States and
! widely advertised by the Republicans
! as the great trust BUSTER has receiy-
/ ed thousands Of dollars from the gov.
4 eminent at The same time that he
was receiving big fees for acting
4 as attorney for subsidiary concerns
4 oil the steel trust, was developed In
testimony before the Stanley COM
mittee.
1t appears that Nh. Kellogg; be-
4 sides pocketing the 100000 recently
paid him by the government for serv-
ing as trust buster" under Roose-
yelt, also received from the steel
trust Sl5000 az extra compensation
\ for legal services rendered their
corporations.
i. On October 80, 1907. Mr.. Kellogg
was proven by his own testimony
and documentary evidence in pos.
session Of the committee to have
received second $4,000 for extra
services.
These sums were received by him
in addition to the regular salary re-
eeived BY his firm from the trusgs
for many years past. and the last
II payment was made IN the midst ol
the panic and only two or three days
: before the famous conference oi
5 Gray and r. c. Friek securing tht
permission OF the President TO com.
init criminal violation Of the laws
I pf the United States by absorbing
/, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and RAN
|. way company thereby exterminating
: their principal competitor
This situation becomes still more
remarkable when 1t is recalled thai
the man who appointed Kellogg
I philander C Knox now secretary oi
state--was the man who went from
the employ of the steel trust to the
office OF attorney general and who
/ refused IN 1901 70 prosecute the steel
I trust when convincing evidence OF its
violations Of law were laid before
him by the antitrust league.
Rilstow Leads Reaetionaries.
Senator Rrist0w OF Kansas, as
! Sisted hy the solid delegation o
special privilege SENATORS. succeed
ed In tacktng an amendment to the
resolution providing for the direct
! election Of senators, which greatly
endangers and may defeat thai
: measure
4 Bristow pretended the amendment
t which retains federal control over
/ the elections would strengthen the
e probability Of It's final passage, wher
!, The fact Is Bristow knew, as did
every other senator in the chamber
\ that the amendment would endaa@ei
9 and perhaps defeat thezqSatiFrcfiof
; OF the resolution hy gbeF necessary
: three-fourths OF tlfe states
! The Brigtow amendment is the
! same .psrd by sutherland OF utah
aDErhe ring of Wall Street huccane
efs ID the senate ii the last session
to defeat direct senatorial elections
| The men who worked hardest foI
the Bristow amendment we're Lor
inner Of Illinois Guegenheim of COL
! uradu, Cummins of Iowa. Ianpitt a
Rhode Islaad. Clapp Of Minnesota
smoot 81 Utah and stephenson q
el Wisconsin.
Il The Rristow amendment was
I fought by La Toilette, Gronna
q Rorah, p0indeXter and Works. Re
I pnhlicans and every Democrat ii
: the Senate save one
Lloyd a Hard Worker.
Victory in the H0use has brought
4 hard work and responsibility to th,
4. Democratic leaders as well III
] hOnora.
/ AS an example OF the exactlng
/ duties OF a Congressman OF Demo
1 cratic faith. take the case or Hon
y James I. Lloyd Of the First Missouri
N district Mr. Lloyd Il chairman d
& the Democrat congressional com
1 mittee and as snch assumes genera
/ supervision Of the campaign IN eyer,
z district in the United States He Il
It also chairman al the standing com
/ mittee on accounts and closely
/. scrlEinlzes every Item az expenditure
e II the lower House. He Is alst
q chairman Of the special e0nmittp,
: en- organlzatlon, Of clerical force.
dob With world Of detail In addi
tion 70 all these and his oneron.
\ duties NJ 4 CONGRESSMAN. nv Linv.
/ delivers numerous addresses befon
/ societies schools, etc. aud Is alway,
p % be found in his seat when III,
" House IL called 10 order.
0 Speaker Clark Against Gao Rule.
,. Speaker Champ Clark III 0pposet
Z 70 the gag being applied 10 govern
nlent employees President Taft +
A | endpaVorino ia anfnree Toocovs.s