Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-06-13
VITAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
BY Clyde II. Tavenner,

ton, d. G., June 18th. lis the beef
trust bigger than the United States
government?
Made bold by its victory after a
nine years delay in the courts, IN
the famous trust busting suit started
against it by former President Roose-
velt this trust has boosted meat
prices to the highest figure ever
known in this country, not even ex-
cepting war times. The trust gives a
shortage in the supply of live stock
as its reason for this increase in
prices.
That this excuse is only a subter-
fuge is shown by the last report OF
the Government Bureau OF Statistics,
which shows that instead of a short
age in the live stock supply, there
has been steady increase.
The supply of cattle that reached
the seven principal western markets
in April was greater than in any April
of the last decade the report says.
THE number of cattle shipped to Chi
cago last month was - per cent.
greater than for the same month last
year, and 40 per cent greater than for
April of 1910. There was proper
Tomato increase in the supply OF hogs
and sheep, also, and that the quality
of these animals was fully up to the
standard of former years is indication
that the supply of dressed meats now
on hand in the packers warehouses is
greatly in excess of the amount held
there last year.
This report shows that the beef
trust has made up its mind to force
the consumer to pay the cost OF the
nine years suit it has just won. All
the big fees paid out to lawyers for
keeping the packers out of the peni-
Tertiary will be taken from thte poe
kets of the consumers. Nothing must
interfere with the trusts dividends.
A subcommittee of the Judiciary
Committee of the Democratic House OF
Representatives has begun an inves-
tigation of the beef trust, and it's
report will be an answer to the ques-
ton as to whether the beef barons
are more powerful than the United
States government.
Why Coffee Costs More.
Within three or four years the price
of coffee has doubled along with near
ly everything else. Evidence has Just
come to light showing why the price
of coffee has increased.
The remarkable feature of the situa-
ton is that the increase is not due to
increased wages. This is not only re-
markable but phenomenal, especially
when we consider that such things as
coal and railroad rates and. many
others would never go up at all IL ut
were not for the demand OF the greedy
laborer!
Coffee has advanced in price, al
though production has doubled, be-
cause the market has been artificially
restricted.
A Cost-of-Liying Secret.
In cold storage at Detroit, Mich,
are $4,000 quarts of fresh berries.
They are held out of the market to
keep the price high. Thus capital
uses refrigeration, invented to beneflt
man, for the purpose, of exploiting
man.
The Real Plunderers.
Mr.. Roosevelt has repeatedly de-
nounced s1boss rule" during his cam
paign. He has held UP to scorn the
Penroses, the Lorimers and the Coxes,
and other bosses not for Roosevelt as
typifying the evils of present day
policies.
Everyone admits that such men as
these should be ousted from power.
But are these men, after all, really the
greatest danger to this republic?
John d. Rockefeller, who has hoard
ed up a fortune of 5000, 000,0 900 through
sharp practice and legislative fayorit-
ism. is not a boss. Andrew Carnegie
is not a political boss. ]. Pierpont
Morgan, who is so anxious to nave
Roosevelt nominated, was never ac-
cused of being political boss. George
w. Perkins, who organized the illegal
trust and is financing Roose-
velt's campaign, according to sworn
statements of the Roosevelt campaign
committee, is not a boss. The mil
lionaire owners of the wooden trust
and the sugar trust and the steer
trust are not bosses
The boss issue is largely a false
issue The men who are plunderlng
the people directly and making. the
common people dissatisfied with the
way things are going under this form
of government are chiefly the multi
millionaire owners of the tariff trusts,
now engaged in financing so that he
can give instructions to his attorney
general not to start suit against Illegal
+r,,r+e, I;l~n tho harvester TRUST until
he gives the word.
Rockefeller Gets Million Week.
Administration of the government
by Republicans is good thing FOR
John b. Rockefeller. Through the coli
lection of rebates from railroads, a
practice that his competitors were not
allowed to indulge in, and aided by a
tariff wall which enabled him to build
up monopoly without fear OF COM
petition from abroad, he has built up
his 5000 00O, 900 fortune. From the
oil Industry and subsidiary industries,