The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-04
How Il Was All DOuo.

To grasp these pregnant facts We
have only to recall a little modern his
tory. In 1904 Mr. Roosevelt had his
bureau OF corporations in working or
der. Mr.. Cortelyou, lately in control
Of It as secretary Of commerce and la-
Dor, had been made chairman OF the
national Republican committee. He
and Cornelius N. Bliss. treasurer. were
collecting money As George r Shell
don, Mr Bliss successor, says, 1874
per cent. OF the funds received cams
from the menaced corporations.
II We do not find in these disclosures
a sufficient explanation or P. Morgan
& Co.'S especial interest" IN Mr.
Roosevelts election, It is possible that
later events may reveal IT,
MI Roosevelt never Prosecuted ]. r.
morgan & Co.'S steel trust He en-
phatically stopped the proceedings in
stituted by others against ]. P. Morgan
& Cos harvester trust When the
panic OF 1907 was at rs height be turn
ed the resources OF the treasury over
to ] P Morgan & Co, who used them
and made money and reputation by the
process lie met Gary and Frick. rep
resentng J. P Morgan & Co.'S steel
trust before breakfast one morning
and licensed them. in violation OF law.
TO absorb the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company thus giving ]. P. Morgan &
Cos steel trust a monopoly OF high
grade iron ore He put Mr. Bacon. q
partner Of J. P Morgan & Co, into tbs
state department and the diplomatic
service. He made Herbert satterlee.
J. P Morgan's sonin.law. assistant
secretary OF the navy IN a letter 10
Attorney General Bonaparte be sessl,
fed feellngly 70 the virtues Of the
Morgan interests which have beea 20
friendly to us' Never before was the
public welfare" SO cheaply protected.
Extent O Morsan's interests.
The Morgan interests are not con-
nned TO j. P. Morgan 4 Co by any
means The Morgan interests comprs.
hend life insurance companies. banks
ard trust companies. railroads and
manufacturing enterprises. II the PAR
ent house increased It's regular Repuh-
hcan contribution IN 1e0i because Of
It's especial interest" we NAV easily
IMAGINE that The policy vas widely
Initiated BY affiliated corporations ana
indiyiduals. Perhaps IN this almost IN.
exampled favor by the Morgan Inter
ests we shall fnd an explanation Of
the Roosevelt administration hostility
70 the Standard ON Interests which
have not always agreed with p.
Morgan a Co concerning the welfare
OF lbe public
Il may be that the senate committee
viii he able TO throw more hrAt On
thls point. but Il can hardly add anv.
thing to the scandal ef she Morgan
Roosevelt alliance It was Mr.. Rooss
welt Who opened an to J. P MorFan
4 Go the possibilities Of governnena
by big business. II was MI Roosevelt
who persuaded ] + Morgan 4 % to
plunge doeply into politics II was ~.
Roosevelt who, consulting 'the pahsla
welfare registered the darraas * I
z Morgan q Go In the White Hansn
Not antll Mr. 0oosevelt haa let con.
1Iol q Fhe Republican machinery and
the Law providing Tor publicity of cam
palsn contributions had gone into et
tecl dld J. 2 Mersan ! Co aisap ear
from the llst Of regular contributors q
she colossal corruptop nnnas u M
Republican party Are ?. Morsna
= Vo now operating politically unasr
eeFsF q taeir feeecs partner Genfrs