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the three great departments of gov
ernment, the executive, legislative and
judicial, and the campaign recently
begun to control the rights of the
States and increase the powers of the
federal government, in the regulation
and control, not alone of the rail
roads, but of all products entering
into interstate commerce.
Judge Parker sketched the cause of
this demand —the rascality in corpo
rate nlanagement uncloaked within
the last few years—and the remedy
proposed under the idea of centrali
zation—“to substantially change the
form of government of these United
States of America by the creation of
judicial commissions to deal with spe
cial subjects; by the conferring upon
such commissions of legislative func
tions through delegation of power
from Congress, and by then commit
ting to the executive the unrestricted
power of appointment and removal of
their members.
“This,” he continued, “is the act
ual substitution of another theory
of government. This is annulment
of the underlying., doctrines upon
which our existing government rests.
These powers are to be exercised then
by the executive to the exclusion of
the legislative and judicial by an ex
pansion beyond its terms; by an ex
pansion beyond its spirit; by an ex
pansion beyond its purpose, of the
language of the constitution.
“Someone has said, ‘Oh, Liberty!
What crimes have been committed in
thy name!’ We might say today, ‘Oh,
commerce ! What theories are sought
to be advanced under thy cloak! ’
“That which has created the pub
lic agitation, so adroitly seized upon
as a cover for an attack on the con
stitution, was an underlying cause in
a totally different direction and call
ing for an entirel ydifferent cure. The
rottenness which offends our nostrils
is bred of an unholy alliance of ad
ministration and favored interests.
Party sucess has been placed above
public duty.
“In the struggle for mastery in
both State and nation money has
been sought as well for illegitimate
uses as legitimate uses. As the coj
ruption of the electorate has widened
and deepened, the demand for money
has increased, a demand which long
ago outgrew any sum that could be
raised by patriotic contributors. So
corporations having favors to ask
were invited to contribute, and thev
did so knowing full well that, when
legislation was needed or undesirable
legislation was threatened, the head
of the organization could be relied
upon for assistance; that his state
ment that this corporation contribut
ed ten or *one hundred thousand dol
lars to the compaign fund would
lock or unlock the door to leg
islative or administrative action.
This has been true in some cities
which are democratic, and in other?
which are republican. It has for many
years been true in some eStates as
well as in the nation.*
“In this hour of angry retaliation
upon the corporations, an hour in
which the innocent suffer with the
guilty, we must jiot forget that pub
lic officers are themselves most to
blame. The money was solicited un
der circumstances ofttimes amount
ing to a demand. It*? acceptance cre
ated an obligation. The alliance
which arose has cost the people dear.
Wisely did Mi. Bryce advise us that
‘ we should aim to bring as few finan
cial interests as possible within the
* sphere of governmental activity.’ ”
Judge Parker ridiculed the claim
that the federal government has been
more faithful in the discharge of its
duties than have the State govern
ments.
Contractors in Capital Fraud Under
Arrest.
The long expected arrests of those
held to be responsible for the frauds
’committed in the furnishing and dec
orating of Pennsylvania’s $13,000,000
capitol, were made at Harrisburg, the
attorney-general causing warrants to
be issued for fourteen of the eighteen
persons and firms named by the Cap
itol Investigation Commission as be
ing involved in the scandal.
Those for whom warrants were is
sued are Joseph M. Huston, architect,
and his active assistant, Stanford B.
Lewis, both of Philadelphia; John
H. Sanderson, Philadelphia, chief
contractor for furnishings; Congress
man 11. Burd Cassel, Marietta, treas
urer and executive officer of the Penn
sylvania Construction Company, con
tractors for steel filing cases; James
H. Shumaker, Johnstown, former su
perintendent of public grounds and
buildings, who receipted for the fur
nishings; George H. Payne and his
partner, Charles G. Wetter, both of
Philadelphia, builders of the capitol
and contractors for the $303,000 at
tic ; William P. Snyder, Spring City,
former auditor-general, who approved
the warrants of the contractor’s; Wil
liam L. Mathues, Media, former State
treasurer, who paid the bills of the
contractors; Charles F. Kinsman,
Wallis Boileau, John G. Neiderer and
George C. Storm, all of Philadelphia,
stockholders in the Pennsylvania
Bronze Company, organized by San
derson for the manufacture of the
$2,000,000 lighting fixtures; Frank
Irvine, auditor in the auditor-gener
al’s office, who audited the accounts
of the contractors.
The warrants were sworn out be
fore Harrisburg Aidermen, and nearly
all the defendants, who had been no
tified by the attorney-general of the
action he had taken, appeared, waived
a hearing and entered bail for their
appearance in the Dauphin County
Court. Several were unable to ap
pear because of illness, and will make
their appearance later.
Lord Brassey Argues for State Own
ership.
At a meeting of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce at Liverpool,
Lord Brassey advocated State owner
ship of railroads.
He said there was a growing de
mand that the railroads be managed
solely in the interests of the public
service, and not for the benefit of the
shareholders, and declared that if a
change of policy was seriously pro
posed there could hardly be a doubt
that it would receive the support of
parliament.
“In Continental Europe,” he add
ed, “where the railroads are the
property of the State, the require
ments of the public are fully consid
ered and the results to the treasury
are satisfactory, while in Great Brit
ain competition is carried to excess,
an immense amount of capital is
wasted, shippers are dissatisfied with
the burdensome rates, and the em-
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ployes are discontented with their
wages and hours of labor.”
Inrush of Immigrants.
Immigration, according to indica
tions, will be heavier this year than
ever before. During August* admit
ted aliens numbered 98,825, an in
crease of 21 per cent over August,
1906, and 56 per cent over August,
1905. During the last six months the
total immigration was 819,951, an in
crease of 14 per cent over the same
period last year.
The immigration from Russia is in
creasing, and is greater than from any
other country.
Fight is on Ring, Burton Declares.
Congressman Theodore E. Burton,
at Cleveland, issued this statement
concerning his campaign as candidate
for mayor against Tom L. Johnson:
“An erroneous impression has gone
forth that the mayoralty campaign
here is to an exceptional extent com
plicated with national politics. Such
is not the case. The aim of the cam
paign in which I am engaged is to
redeem the city of Cleveland from
the administration of a ring.
“The specious claim has been made
that the main desire of the present
administration is to give the people
of Cleveland cheap street car fare,
nder cover of this slogan there has
been built up in toe city of Cleveland
a tremendous political machine. Every
department and agency of the city
government has been utilized to per
petuate its powers. Favors have been
granted and bargains made wherever
political support could be obtained.
“I should have been extremely re
luctant to have turned aside from na
tional politics without the approval
of President Roosevelt and Sec?’eta
ries Taft and Garfield. Fcr this rea
son I have communicated with each
of them. Their friendly advice has
come to me on ny solicitation, and
there has been no attempt at inter
ference. ’ ’
Aware Bridge Was Weak, But Made
His Men work.
Messrs. Yenser, McLure and Cud
worth, officials of the Phoenix Bridge
Company, were witnesses before the
Dominion Commission which is inves
tigating the Quebec bridge disaster.
Superintendent Yenser admitted
that, while he had feared the weak
ness of chords 9 and 10 might be
come serious, he had continued the
work because he could not keep the
mon idle.
May Bar Emma Goldman.
Emma Goldman, the anarchist and
consort of Alexander Berkman, who
served his term for trying to kill
Henry C. Frick, may be barred from
the United States when she returns
from the anarchists’ international
meet at Amsterdam.
Under the new immigration law, as
she is an alien, she can be kept oit
of the country as an ex-convict, a
person without visible means of sup
port, an undesirable citizon. or on all
of these counts.
New York Labor Will Question Gov
ernor Hughes.
The State Federation of Working
men discussed, at Syracuse, a resolu
tion declaring that in the appoint
ment of members cf the two public
service commissions, Governor Hughes
has not givers to organized labor the
recognition it was justly entitled tu
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men recommended the appointment of
Richard Quick; the railway conduc
tors, John J. Morey, Henry N. Rock
well or Peter J. Keefe; the trainmen,
Cornelius B. Johnson. The governor
did not name any of them. It was
decided to have the executive com
mittee inquire of the governor why
the labor unions were not recognized
A resolution authorizing the ap
pointment of a committee to call up
on Governor Hughes and urge the
closing of all Sunday theatres in the
State "was adopted.
Rockefeller’s Income $21.25 Per
Minute.
1 rom the examination of W esley
H. Tilford, treasurer of the Standard
Oil Company, at the hearing before
ex-Judge Franklin Ferriss, at New
Vork, in the government suit to dis
solve the trust, three sensational
facts were spread upon the record.
1. The Standard Oil Trust pf Ohio,
when ordered by the Supreme Court,
in 1592, to W’ind up its affairs and
dissolve, continued its monopolistic
combination without change in man
agement or methods, with the same
officers, the same stock owners, and
the same control of supply, transpor
tation and price of oil for seven
years, until 1899.
The mandate of the Supreme
Court of Texas debarring the Stand
ard Oil combination from engaging
in business there has been defied by
the corporations of the Corsicana Re
fining Company, owned by H. C. Fol
ger and C. N. Payne, of No. 26 Broad
way, and the Security Oil Company,
said to be controlled by the Stand
ard’s original financial institution, the
Seaboard National Bank, of No. 18
Broadway.
3. John D. Rockefeller’s income
during the eight years, when, as he
and his friends have said so often, he
never visited no 26 Broadway, was
$21.25 per minute from oil alone.
It was further shown from the
books of the Standard Oil Company
and placed upon the record in the
government’s dissolution suit, the fact
than in eight years the oil trust’s
profits have been $490,315,934.68 from
which $308,329,430 were paid out in
dividends.
The profits in 1899 were over $34,-
000,000, but this did not represent a
full twelve months’ business. The
next year the profits of the monopoly
io«e to $55,000,000, and in 1906 thev
were $53,122,251.
These statements were furnished to
J t ank B. Kellogg, special counsel for
government, in response to subpoenas
duces tenm, served on Wade Hamp
ton, general auditor of the company,
and other officers. Valuable as are
these hitherto carefully-guarded fig
ures of the trust’s fabulous profits,
the inside history of the monopoly
in its earlier stages is even more im
portant, for the purposes of the suit,
but the books and records which will
show this have not yet been furnished,
Mi. Kellogg has respectfully de
manded that the books of the Stand
ard Oil Trust of Ohio, and those cov
ering the period between 1890 and
1889, when the monopoly was contin
ued by “trustees in liquidation” be
produced, and their production has
been promised. . * ?
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