You can probably find a quote from every president that sounds like a description of a conspiracy or secret society. That's because you're picking out single sentences from dozens of total speeches, and you're taking the sentences completely out of the context.
The quote is in context of the biggest men in the US in industry and manufacture(richest people in the world ) are afraid to speak against a "power". That is so subtle, watching and organized(mafia like). Ignore this if you like, the OP was looking for some kind of evidence.
I have already explained that if you read the entirety of the speech, it is clear that he's making a metaphor. You're just saying that that one sentence sounds like he's describing a conspiracy. Obviously. You're only focusing on one of the sentences.
" class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> You can forward to the 2 minute marker to hear yet another U.S. President speaking of this conspiracy.
Again, this is not the case if you consider the context of the speech. It was a speech to journalists about the coverage of the Bay of Pigs. He's making the case that government should be held accountable to the people through open information.