The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-12-06
WALL STREET
ORDERS HALT
IS.
In the Big Steel Trust In
vestigation.
HARMONY IS URGED BY Clarke
MonStrOHS Express Company
What Shall
We DOAbOut II?
ENORMOUS PROFITS SHOWN

Herald
Washington, Dec. 2. = Having
struck a trail leading to the front
door of the house of John ID. Rookie
Teller, and other trails ending at
the doors of other millionaire trust
magnates, the Steel Trust Investi-
eating Committee OF the House of
Representatives has been summarily
commanded by Wall Street to bring
it's probe to a halt.
The Stanley committee is in the
possession of evidence SUFFICIENT to
convict the Steel Trust of obtaining
rebates, or preferential divisions of
rates which amount to rebates, from
the railroads, amounting to millions
of dollars. The evidence has not
become public for the reason that
the committee has not had time to
reach, in public hearings, this feat
ure of the trusts wrong deings.
This investigation must be stop
ped" is the command that went out
from Wall street several weeks ago.
set up the plea that the investiga-
ton ought not proceed, because Mr..
Wickersham has already started a
suit against the corporation" The
Steel Trust attorneys carried the
ultimatum to the committee in
Washington.
But Chairman Stanley stands firm
for a continuation Of the investiga-
ton. IT." says Mr.. Stanley, the
Steel Corporation has not violated
the law, then it will welcome this
opportunity to demonstrate its ODE
dience to the law in advance of a
litigation which will take years to
determine, and if it has violated the
law, it will use all its powers, and
all its immense wealth to silence a
committee which can neither be ca
joled. deceived nor corrupted"
Speaker Clark Urges HARMONY.
Get together and stay together"
This is the advice Speaker Clark
said he would give to the Democrats
of every community in the land If
he had the opportunity. He added
that it was the only instructions that
it would be necessary for the rank
and file of the Democracy to follow
to insure a great national victory
in 1912.
"Of course" said Mr.. Clark, 81
am taking it for granted that the
tariff is to be the chief issue. No
doubt the enemy would like to side
track that issue, but we must not
permit it for an instant"
Mr.. Clark had just arrived at the
capital city preparatory to opening
the first regular session of the Six
ty-second Congress, and discussed
the political situation optimistically
and at considerable length. ....
Looking back at the recent cleo
ton" said Mr.. Clark, ut demon
strated two things; one. that the
people endorse our tariff record,
without doubt; two, that wherever
we are United, we can win"
After the Democrats in Congress
have gotten together and made such
a splendid record for solidarity, 1t
would be a shame and a calamity
to lose in 1912 by reason of petty
factional fights of local nature.
believe firmly that we can win in
1919, but to do so there must be no
factional fighting among Democrats.
Consequently, I hope that Demo-
Gratis will forget their local differ
ences and present a united trent. !
Now is the time for them to get to-
gether and stay together. The
moral of the fable of the bundle OF
ticks is as forcible TO-DAY as ever.
I'm unity there is strength"
An Oppressive Monopoly.
How long must the people con-
tinue to pay express companies a !
profit of 40 per cent. a year on
money that is not invested in the |
express business. and that exists in |
blue air Only?' 9
This IL question that the people |
desire answered, and one that they
are beginning to become impatient |
about Judging from the ever-in-
creasing number OF communications
on this subject that are being re-
ceived by members of Congress.
Express companies ought to be
permitted TO make good liberal
rate OF interest on money actually |
invested" writes an Iowa man to
HIS Congressman. "The thing that
arouses our disgust is that the Gov
eminent permits the express COM
panies to extort a profit OF from 25