Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-27
TRIBUTE IS PAID TO ROOSEVELT
Third Party Candidate is Not Named,
but Pen Picture is Shown.
RESPECTS PAID TO ROCKEFELLER
Places Pointed Out Where Stencil of
the Oil May Be Detected.
PUGsLEY TALKS OF AGRICULTURE
Scientific AgricnIturist of the State
shows that Soil IL the Place
Where Wealth of Country
p. All Originates.

The feature of the first day of the six
teenth session of the convention of the
Nebraska Bankers association came yes
terday afternoon when 4. L. Matthews
of Fremont In an address arraigned the
money kings, the trusts and at the same
time paid his respects presumably to
Theodore Roosevelt, though he did not
mention his name.
II would not want to say anything of
fenslve or inject politics into this address,
but ! am constrained to say that q mar
whose Golfers are filled with the spoils
of the steel trust the harvester trust
and others too numerous to mention. sew
eral of which were under indictment for
high crimes and misdemeanors, that man
is not an Ideal character to stand as
godfather to reform party whose shb-
boleth Is. Thou shalt not steal"
When Mr.. Matthews finished the fore
going statement in his address on The
Relation of the Banker to Society,"" he
was greeted by APPLAUSE that lasted five
minutes t
The speaker made the statement near
the close Of his address, which had been
principally n villification OF the money
kings of the world He frequently was
interrupted by the applause. but his ref
erence to Theodore Roosevelt received
greater endorsement than anything else
he said.
Mr. Matthews said he was not framing
an indictment finding all rich men crlm-
inals, for that would In no wise be
true" I'VE are voicing an objection"
he declared, Ito the maIadministration OF
massed wealth and calling attention to
few danger signals
+ Invited to Fiji Puipits.
When he had finished he received con-
gratulationa from all sides, two or three
preachers Inviting him to occupy their
pulpits and deliver the address to their
congregations.
Mr.. Matthews quoted Andrew Carnegie.
saving While the law may be some
times hard fer the Individual. ii is best
for the race, because II insures the sur
vival of the fittest In every department,
We accept and welcome, therefore. as
conditions TO which We must acconmo-
date ourselves. Great inequality OF en-
vironment.
u. p. Morgan has a controlling n.
fiuence In financial and Industrial insti
tutions whose capitalization amounts to
RoOO.0Oo000. The wealth OF the United
states is computed at sos, 900, 900, 900. SO
you see. Mr.. Morgan controls an amount
equal to one-ninth of the wealth of ALL
The Wall Street Journal defines bank
Ing power as being measured by the sum
OF capital, surplus, deposits and circula-
tlon. The 1000 national banks have n
combined banking power of $4,000, OcO,OoO
Mr.. Morgan's ownership and control OF
wealth. which | placed at $4,000, ,oOO, 900,
therefore. just doubles the sum Of the
banking power Of all the national banks
of the United States.
While Mr.. Morgan's ownership and
control is stupendous and monumental, he
stands not alone as one to whom the
distribution Of wealth has given prom
inence and undue and dangerous power.
Mr.. Carnegie's fortune is estimated at
$5oo,0ooOOO, the larger part OF II made out
Of watered stock sold to the people; rotten
armor plates sold to the government. as
was proved by a congressional investiga-
ton; the protection of an uncalled for
high tariff and the abuse of the men,
women and children in the employ of the
Steel trust"
As t~ Rockefeller.
"The personal fortune Of Mr.. Rookie
feller is estimated at 81, 900. .OoO, 600. made by
sitting competition, bribery, secret re-
bates, violation Of the laws of humanity
and the laws OF God.
THE stencil of kerosene has polluted the
lobby rooms of every legislature from
Maine to Manila, and no Rockefeller
foundation will ever in time or eternity
atone, or compensate the debauchery OF
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