Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-23

VINO says ne Is nor AFRAID or WORK, but can
lie down and 20 10 sleep alongside OF 1t.
Mr.. Hanna and his associates are the ben
eiiciarieS of trusts and combines He tells
as il it were a great business achievement,
that iron and steel have gone up in price
He dare not say that Republicans have
made prosperity by legislation-that they
have brought around a state OF affairs
where everybody can make more money
but he picks out the steel men, one with
a capital of S2o0,o00.000 and another of
heaven knows what. and tells the people
of what they send out Of their shops.
What about the men who take it out
OF the ground and put 1t in Its working
shape: They temporarily only are receiv-
ing a little advance In wages. Is anything
being laid up for them for a dark day-for
their winter-for what sane man believes
that the present condition can continue!
An overplus,a glut, an overproduction will
as surely come from this artificial expan-
sion in business as night follows day.
When the hard times do come again, and
come they will. the workingman will have
nothing laid up. Hanna seems to conerat.
ulate men because they are employed. be-
cause they are allowed TO work today, be-
cause they are getting little more money
thsn they did, and becc cuse they have an
opportunity to do some work Work for
whom: For themselves: No, for others.
Is there any workingmen's fund being pro.
vided? Is there any fund being provided
for the business man or men who carry on
a business of $1,000 to s25, 600 q year, who
know that when collections are bad and
hard times have come again, he Will be
the slave of money exactions- Is there any
provision for them? ANY provision for the
merchant. for the general middle class Of
business men: Not one bit.
'Mr. Hanna does not fear trusts Indeed
he doesn't. Nor the men who are associ-
ated with him in business.
Zone idea that Mr.. Hanna has must be
a comforting one to him. This is that now
the trusts are building up and getting into
form. and the workingmen are under this
organization and are powerless to go else
where Mr.. Cochran said in his speech he
wanted competition. What is SO sitting
then, If I am correct as to my ideas Of
what constitutes a trust? Does consolida-
ton mean competition, or does it mean the
crushing of all competition? claim it
means the taking away Of competition.
>Iumo In socks.
'Mr. Hanna says that prosperity is here,
and here to stay. What a refutation of
what he says In the stock reports of yes
terday-a shrinkage Of $256, 100000. II
that means real values, then his concep
tion Of prosperity here to stay and mine
differ. as we seem to differ on every other
question. both polite and economic. ap-
pend the stock table as evidence of what
j say. Read the depreciation in stocks
since May 13, the date of the death Of
Roswell z. Flower. Does that mean sta
Bility?'
Lowest
Highest Yes Actual
This ter Net Depre
Stocks. Year day Decline citation
Brooklyn Il.
Transit - 1s7 7sas ssh 5 26.215,O 900
Amer'n Steel
and Wire. 72H 454 26A 13.25o.OOO
Amer. Tob. 1914 1884, 10 4.320,0O0
Amer. Sugar 1924 1925 391a 14,S12,5O0
Chica. & E.
Illinois -. 1OOk S3ls II 1,020000
c., c., C. z
St L. 49,. 6s1s 54s ela 2,66O,OO0
Burlington :. 149la 1881 .21 1880 900
st. Paul -. 1865 1855 101a 4,SS0000
R. Island -. 122A 11014 IL 100000
Colo Fuel . Ga "A 10 100000
Con. Tob.. 651a 4oh % 100000
Con. Tobacco
preferred =. 1o3n 9O15 13 5.T2o.0O0
Corsol. Gas. 223l4 ISL 4214 16.410,000
Fed. Steel :. 10 5115 13l2 6,210OO0
Federal Steel
preferred =. 93l2 i5A 1874 9.612,oOO
Inter. Paper
preferred >. 95 711a 1917 3,375,00O
L. e. ..... s31s 76s IA $685. 900
Manhat'n -. 1331s 105 2sla 13,6oo.ooO
Net Street
railroad -. 263 1917 S1k 2,6Oo.OOO
Mo. Pacific :. 551a 43 9Ia 4.465.OOO
Mo-, Kan. &
Texas pfd 45ll 81 Si4 1.o12,oOO
N Y. Centl. 1441a 1881 IL 100000
Nor. Pacific 57I. 81 61a 300, 600
People's Cas- 1291a los 21Ja 6,12O,OOO
Third Ave =. 242 $50 e. 21,sOO,OOO
Union Pac 5O1a 42la 8 $3.50, 900
West Union. 9sl. SSH 10 9,72O,OO
Totals .$256, 7O4, 500