Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-05-02

Rhode Island.
Nelson w. Aldrlch OF the rubber
| trust. ex boss OF the United States sen
] ate, the Trainer of the Aldrich tariff
/ bill, the man who more than any 9th
er made the senate an instrument OF
| special privilege and a body unrepre-
sentative of the people of this country
Supported and publicly praised by
! Taft for putting over the Aldrich bill
Senator Henry F. Lippitt, who sue
ceeded Aldrich. The man who wrote
the cotton schedule of the AIdricb tar
| iff bill for Mr.. Aldrich
Delaware.
Senator du Pont, political boss of
the state OF Delaware and head Of the
powder trust.
Wisconsin.
Senator Isaac stephenson. lumber
baron and lumber interest representa-
tive in the senate.
Colorado.
William G. Evans, gas. water power,
public service and political boss OF
\ Colorado.
Senator Simon Guggenheim Of sinel
! ter trust and Alaskan fame, the bench
man and representative of the Evans
4 interests.
! Bob Speer, mayor and boss Of the
city of Denver.
James f. Smith. president Of the
Mormon church, a political. religious
and financial oligarchy which controls
Utah and which has promised 20 throw
! its support to Taft. Smith Is not only
president Of the Mormon church. but
director in the Union Pacific railway
and president of the Utah Sugar com
pany, whose stock 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 and now
leader of the reactionaries in the sen
| ate.
Pennsylvania.
Senator Boies Penrose one Of Mr..
Tafts closest advisers. boss Of the
| Sldlc VI tnlSllNdulu.
Divine Right" Baer, president OF the
| Philadelphia and Reading railway and
| 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
| and given TO him and his friends ''the
divine right" to dispose Of the hard
coal for what price they saw fit.
Montana.
The Amalgamated Copper company,
a corporation organized by III. II. Rog.
ers 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 is owned by Amalgamated Cop
| per.
illinois.
Joseph c. Cannon, reactionary ex-
boss Of house Of representatives, whom
Mr.. Taft unsuccessfully supported for
reelection as speaker.
William +. 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 hts 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 IAN who helped the Union
| Pacific Coal company to acquire the
coal fields of Wyoming. which operation
is spoken Of by Chairman Knapp In
bis report 60 the interstate commerce
commission as having been accom-
plished by 1iolence. fraud and theft
Congressman Mondell. reactionary
member of public lands committee, the
most conspicuous enemy of conserva-
ton I'm the house.
Ohio.
Boss Cox OF Cincinnati. prizefghter,
ex-saloon keeper and boss OF political
machine In comparison with which
rammany Hall Is good government
club.
Charles T., Taft. who. with his broth
er, William Howard. backed the Cox
machine IN he last Ohio state election
In its nght against the Ohio progress
sives