Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-06-13

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 8. 1912.

started against III Dy lOFu0I PiOoi
dent Roosevelt, this trust has boost
ed meat prices to the highest figure
ever known in this country, not
even excepting war times Inc
trust gives shortage in the llve
stock supply" as its reason for In
creasing 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 shor-
tage in the live stock supply, there
has been a steady increase.
The supply of cattle at the seven
principal western markets 10 Aprll
was greater than in any April In
the last decade, this report says
The number OF cattle shipped 10
these markets last month was gra-
Ter than for the same month q year
ago by ID per cent, and greater than
II same period for 1910 by Az per
cent. There was proportlnate IN
crease in the supply OF hogs ana
sheep, also, ard that the weight OF
these animals was up to the stan
dard Of former years is indicated
by the fact that the supply OF dress
ed meat now on hand ia the packers
warehouses is greatly In excess OF
the amount held there last year.
This report shows that the oeei
trust has made up its mind TO force
the consumer to pay the cost OF the
nine years suit il has just won,
All the big fees paid out to lawyers
for keeping the trust magnets out
Of the penitentiary will be taken
from the purses of the consumers,
Nothing must interfere with the
trusts dividendsl
A subcommittee OF the Judiciary
committee OF the Democratic House
of Represeu tatives has just started
an investigation OF the beef trust,
and it's report will DO an answer TO
the question as to whether the beef
barous are more powful than the
United States government.
Within three or four years the
price Of coffee has doubled, along
with every thing else. Evidence
has just came to tight showing why
the price oil coffee has increased.
The remarkable features OF the
situation is that, for once, the in.
crease is not due toincreased wages,
which is the stock excuse the multi
millionaire owners Jf the indust-
rial tr Lsts hand out every time they
make up their minds TO increase
their dividends at the expense OF
the consumer.
Coffee has increased In price al
though production has doubled, be-.
cause the market supply has been
artiiicially restricted
In cold storage at Detroit, Mich, |
are $4,000 quarts Of fresh berries
They are he'd out Of the market to
keep the price high. Thus capital
uses refrigeration, invented TO ben
eft man, for the purpose OF exploit
ing man.
Mr. Roosevelt has repeatedly de-
boss rule during his |
lie has held up 10 scorn
the Penroses, the Lorimers, and the
Coxes aud other bosses not for Roose-
welt as typitying the evils OF present
day politics.
Every Que admits that such men
rs these should be ousted from |
power; out are these men, after al
really the greatest danger 10 this
kepublic2
John ID. Rockefeller, who has
boarded up iortune of 5000, 600, 900 |
through sharp practice aud legisa-
tive lavoritlsm, is not a boss.
Carnegie is not a political |
boss; ) PierpOnt Morgan, who is
so anxious 10 have Roosevelt nomin-
aCed, was never accused OF being a |
pyliNcal boss; George w. Per- |
kins, who organized the / egal bar
vester brust, aud as financing R9ose. |
velC s 4ampaigu. according to sworn |
statements OF tho Roosevelt cam
paign committees, is not boss.
The millionaire owners Of the wool |
en- trust aud the sugar trust aud the
steel trust are Dot bosses.
The boss issue is largely false
issue. The men-w ho are plundsring
the people directly and making the
G mmon people dissatisfied with the
way things are going under this form
oil government are cuietly the multi
millionaire owners Of the tariff
trusts, now engaged ia financing the
Roosevelt campaign, in order TO re.
turn The Colonel 10 the White House,
so that be can give Instructions TO
bis attorney general not to start
suits against Illegal trusts, like the
harvester trust, until he gives the
word.2
Administration OF the government
by Republicans is a good thisp for
John u. Rockefeller. Through the
collection Of rebates from railroads.
practice that his competitors ware
not allowed to indulge 10, and aided
by tariff wall which enabled him
to build up monopoly without fear
OF competition from abroad. be has
built up 5000, 000, 900 fortune.
From the oil industry, and subsi
diary industries which the high
tariff advocates still refer to as 10
fAnts yet 10 need OF a protective
tariff, Mr.. Rockefeller derives an
income OF approximately SO a sec
ond The Rockefeller income at the
present time, as near as financial