The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-04-02

would bear. Mr.. Perkins was one of
the three voting trustees and together
with his associates had absolute power
over this monopoly. With free trade
for the farmer in open competition
with the world, and with this monop-
oily overhead. his outlook did not ap-
pear to me to be exceedingly bright,
and / referred to this monopoly and
this trade proposition in my speech in
Columbus. This seemed to be more
than this trust organizer could stand
and he addressed me letter to which
replied.
Activity in Alaska.
'In this letter l called attention to
his activities in Alaska where he was
the representative Of Morgan & Co.,
and the Guggenheim brothers and
called his attention to the fact that
the testimony under oath disclosed
that he was there to monopolize the
transportation interests and the nat
charge his sole and only answer was
that when he returned home fresh
from his task he gave out an inter-
view at Seattle suggesting that the
on a royalty basis. He seems to pos
sess among other great qualities a
sense Of humor. Naturally l suppos-
ed he did give out such an interview,
but curiosity led me to investigate
and you will find his interview in the
Post -Intelligencer under date of Aug
ust 81, 1909. I do not find any refer
ence in 1t whatever to the matter
do find what consider a distinct
criticism Of the action Of the govern
ment in regard to it's conservation
policy in Alaska and the failure to is
sue patents to the contested coal
claims.
Not a Personal Matter.
Nov, these are some Of the facts
which lead Mr.. Perkins to believe that
1t Is his duty to put me out Of bust
ness. have no personal quarrel with
Mr.. Perkins and could not have, for l
hardly know the gentleman personally.
But I am against his policy. against
his theory, and l thought that l had
right to criticise him without subject
ing myself to the law of extermina-
ton. I had not supposed that this
trust organizer and beneficiary of mo-
nopoly had reached such assumption
Of power as to assume to deny men
the right to express their opinions
upon public matters when those opin-
ions happened to cOntravene his views
or his plans. Now, what is the plan
of Mr.. Perkins with reference to mo-
nopoly? 1t is this. Having gone out
and made these combinations, created
these monopolies, secured these special
privileges, watered the stock and put
it upon the market, having gathered
into few hands vast wealth and un-
told industrial and economic power,
having in a large measure combined,
transportation and banking and in
dustry, the whole scheme boiled down
to its last analysis is to protect the
status quo Of the present situation
leave things as they are and trust
those in charge to do the right thing
by the people. Regulate them little
but do not interfere with their i'll
gotten gains. He would, for instance,
have a monopoly with absolute con-
troll of prices over everything which
the farmer puts upon his farm and
then he would trust to some bureau
down at Washington to prevent mon
opoly from burying its fangs too deep
ly into the agriculturists Of this coun-
try. And so he would take charge of
every other industry and build it up
and after it was built up, protect It
with all its monopolistic power Strip
ped Of its simple flummery and reduce
ed to a simple scheme, that is his
proposition. l am against it. l think
Mr.. Perkins will readily concede that
have not straddled upon that propo-
sition.
Offers the Record.
I'm support of what I have said and
what may have occasion to say here
after, refer you for his view of sat
isfactory conditions as to labor to the
senate document heretofore mentionl
led. AS to his purpose in Alaska DIS a
representative of the Morgan and the
Guggenheim interests, refer You TO
the hearings upon the Alaskan rail-
road bill For his relation to the steel
trust and the part which he had to do
with the wrecking Of the T-lIst C)m
pany Of America, which resulted in
the merger Of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company with the United States
Steel corporation I refer you . the
hearings before the Stanley commit
tee for the investigation of the steel
&C rporation. For his relation with the
Harvester trust I refer you to re-
ports in the department os Justice.
And most interesting indeed are the
facts In regard to this combination.
This, together with his speeches show
his object and purposes in political
life. He has the same object and pur-
pose which actuates the man who has
gotten hold Of something that does not