The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-07

STEEL IROS 81,
The indictment of eighty-hve ndivid
uals connected with the subsidiaries of
the Steel Trust, by the United States
Grand Jury of the State of New York,
will give great hope to the American
people of relief from the oppression un-
der which they have groaned for years.
One of the men indicted is the son-in
law of J. p Morgan. of the Steel Trust
This in itself looks as if the govern
ment has, at last, been forced to take
some action even if it reaches up close
to some of the favored few of the spec
ially favored interests, which the Repub-
lican administration has fostered and
protected for many years.
p. Morgan and John d. Rockefeller
have for twenty-five years been the head
and front of the greatest and most OPP
pressive trust operations of big interests
that have been robbing the American
people. The operations of these men
and their combinations under them have
been SO public, that it was perfectly we'll
known to all, in all except the unheard
of extent to which they carried their
explorations of the people. 1t was
known perfectly well by Mr. Mckinley
when he was President 1t was still
better known by Mr. Roosevelt, all the
time that he was President, and it was
still better known to Mr.. Taft ever since
he has been President.
Not word was said either to Con-
gress or to the public by either of these
three Presidents against the wrong and
oppression of these men and not a step
taken by them either to bring these men
to punishment or to stop them from de-
spelling the people, but they were al
lowed to continne their operations az
their own sweet will and pleasure, :and
they were even assisted by Mr.. Roose-
welt 10 increase their facilities for con-
tinuance and turtherance of the spolia.
ton of the masses of the people.
This ought to be a conclusive proof
to any intelligent people, and especially
such progressive people as the people
OF the United States, that they cannot
expect or hope for any relief from the
Republican party against the big inter-
ests to whom they have granted the
special privilege to tax the people Just
as much as they see fit. The only way
that the people can hope for relief is to
turn the Republicans out of power and
put into power party which is opposed
to special privileges being granted to
anybody, and which is in favor of equal
rights to all. In doing this, however,
the people must be careful to elect no
man to a responsible office, who be-
lieves in, or who are interested in high
tariff. or in any interest which relies on
special privileges being granted by the
government, because no such man can
be trusted. because he will vote against
the people and for his own interest. A
high tariff Democrat is more dangerous
than high tariff Republican, because
he is wolf in sleeps clothing. The
only true rule is for the people to make
sure that they know their man before
they elect him and then elect only the
Simon pure Democrats
The people by their votes at the cleo
ton last fall gave healthy sign of
sound political action and right action
that is responsible for the best legisla-
ton by the present Congress, which is
the best that the country has HAD for
fifty years, and the prosecution of the
Steel Trust magnates, or some of them,
is directly due to the results of the cleo
ton last fall The Republican party
! saw the handwriting on the wall and
ithey are trying to stop the tide that has
.set in for reform Of the monstrous
abuses of power which they have been
guilty for the past forty years But the
efforts now being made will amount to
nothing, if the people relax in their
lsefforts and demands for cleaning out
-the Augean stables.
If the people turn their backs for
. moment the Republican party will turn
go their old practices and to their old
friends that have been 80 kind to u.s."
! n the way Of giving to the Republican
!, ,arty enough money which they have
rrf;tolen from the people to carry the
4, elections and keep the Republican bosses
< power, and the hands Of the special
interests in the pockets Of the people.
1t looks as if the people had ma