Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-04-18

Nelson w. AlGrlch Of the rubber
trust ex-boss of the United States SEN
ate, the Trainer Of the Aldrich tariH
BILL the man who more than any oth-
or made the senate an instrument or
special privilege and Il body unrepre'
sentative OF the people OF this country
Sur ported and publicly praised ny
Taft for putting over the Aldrich bill
Senator Henry F. Lippitt. who sue
ceeded Aldrich. The man who wrote
the cotton schedule Of the Aldrich tar
III bill for Mr.. Aldrich.
Delaware.
Senator dn pOnt. political boss or
the state Of Delaware and head OF the
powder trust.
Wisconsin.
Senator Isaac Stephenson. lumDer
baron and lumber interest representa-
tive IN the senate.
Colorado.
William q. Evans. gas. water power,
public service and political boss OF
Colorado
Senator simon Guggenheim OF smell.
ter trust and Alaskan fame. the hench'
man and representative Of the Evans
Interests.
Bob Spe,r. mayor and boss OF the
city Of Denver.
Utah.
James F. Smith. president OF the
Mormon church. II political. religious
and finanoi!i o.ilarchy which controls
Utah and which has promised to throw
its support to Taft. Smith Is not only
president Of the Mormon church. but
dire tor in the Union Pacific railway
and pres dent Of the Utah Sugar com
panv, whose stD Il Is controlled by the
sugar trust and the Mormon church
Jointly
Senator Reed Smoot. one Of the
twelve apostles Of the Mormon church
A sugar and wool senator aud now
leader OF the reuctionaries in the sen.
ate
Pennsylvania.
Senator EoieS Penrose one OF Mr..
Taft's Closest advisers. boss OF the
state of Pennsylvania.
"DNh- Right" Baer. president OF the
Phladt hin and Reading railway ana
head of the anthracite coal trust: the
man who during the hard coal strike
In 1902 promulgated the theory that
Providence had placed the anthracite
coal in the hands OF the hard coal trust
Ia, I'D fgi iS Al
divine right" to dispose Of the hard
coal for what pri they saw fit,
Montana.
Tie Amalgamaled Copper company.
q corporation organized by II. II. RoS.
era and William Rockefeller and con
trOlled at present by STANDARD OIL Is
the political and financial boss OF the
state. Taft's strength In Montana Is
due to the all powerful political ring
which IL owned by Amalgamated Cop
per.
illinois.
Joseph G. Cannon. reactionary ex-
boss Of house Of representatives. whom
Mr.. Taft unsuccessfully supported for
reelection as speaker.
William Il. Mckinley. Cannon's first
lieutenant in house. the traction mag
nate Of Illinois. Manager Of the Taft
campaign and strong opponent to gov
eminent by the people.
William Lorimer. now on trial by the
senate ON the charge Of buying his Seat
and who hopes to win through Mr..
Taft's support
Wyoming.
Senator Warren. head Of the Warren
ring in Wyoming. Washington repre-.
sentative Of the combination between
the wool producers and wool manufac.
turers. the man who helped the Union
Pacific Coal company to acquire the
coal fields Of Wyoming which operation
Is spoken Of by Chairman Knapp In
his report to the interstate commerce
commission US having been accom-.
plished by violence, fraud and theft.
Congressman Mondell. reactionary
member Of public lands committee. the
most conspicuous enemy Of conserva.
ton In the house
Ohio.
Ross Cox of Cincinnati prizefshter.
ex-salooa keeper and boss Of Il political
machine In comparison with which
Tammany Hall Is IA good government
club.
Charles r. Taft. who, with his broth.
er, william Howard. backed the Cox
machine in the last Ohio state election.
In It's fight against the Ohio progres-
sives
John K. Mclean. newspaper owner
and hacker Of the Cox machine. A
Democrat In politics, but Republican
for the purpose of Taft's election.
These are some of the men who are
the wheel horses Of the Taft progress
sive movement. These are the men
whom he has supported and advised
with during his administration and
who are now crying for his renomina-
ton. They have placed their o. X. Oh
Mr.. Taft and pronounced him PRO
gressive," but safe and sane" pro
gressive. Four years ago when they
thought with Roosevelt and others that
he was genuinely progressive they all
opposed him. But now they know him
better and are all anxious to re-elect
him.
II a plain citizen should have the i'm
pudence to inquire Of these gentlemen
how president can be safe and sane"
both to the plain people and to the
BOSSES ringmusters and special inter
est representatives who prey upon the
plain people, these gentlemen would no
doubt reply in the words Of the old