Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-10-12

farm product by foreign conditions.
Advance In Merchandise.
When. however the farmer attempts TO
use MS income in tie purchase of the ne
cessaries OF life he nnds that the trusts
nave raised prices. He must pay more
or lumber. nails. wire. harness. hardware.
stoves and agricultural implements. More,
also for oil. sugar. clothing. furniture.
&c and In addition TO these drains upon
MS income he must meet an increase in
federal taxation
i-et the parent calculate how long X
VIII take a farmer TO become independent
under present conditions: let him con-
uaSt the lot Of the farmer with the lot
% me man who profits by governmental
iaVorltlsm and grows rich by the exploit
nt'oh or his countrymen through the IN
s'rumenfaIity OF monopoly, and then
let MN answer the question. rs the
young man. AbsaIom. safe: Has the
farmers son. or the farmer himself any
reason for giving support to the Re-
publican parry?
Next TO the farmer In point OF num-
bers aud Importance come the wage earn
err what IL the trust doing TO increase
'he wages. shorten the hours improve
'he condition or protect the rights of
'he lanoring man? Is his present prospect
an inviting one? IS he receiving fair
snare or the proceeds OF his toil7 And IL
INC working man has Full Dinner
pan ask. IN the first place. whether
run dinner pail Is all that a laboring
man needs? Ii Is an insult TO the wage
Garner 10 say that his thoughts are en-
iieiy ceniered upon his physical wants
republican speakers and edit.rS assume
mat the laboring man Is all stomach.
lhey at upon the theory that he COM
p'dIhS "nlY when he Is hungry. aud Is
"Appy whenever his hunger Is appeased.
The Full Dinner Pail.
IL fall dinner pail were the only thing
otslred. and II every laboring man had
plenty To eat. 1: would still be necessary
'"r the republican party to show some
'oi,"ecIon between Republican policies
ana Inc laboring mans food supply IL
nouhtiluI crops come to the farmer he
u"es NOT thank Republican adminiStra-
non. II famine abroad raises the price
Vi lhrtn products here the farmer does
NOT thank the Republican party for bring
ms tHe famine. II an unexpected and an
uhpromised II crease in the gold supply
gives any respite from financial string
ehcy can the Republican party claim
circuit! The question Is not whether
the laboring man is able to exis, under
present conditions. but whether he Is en-
JoSlhg MS share OF the blessings OF the
country and OF the protection of the gov
eThhent. Compare the laboring man
with the trust magnate, and see which
fares The best at the hands OF the Re
publican party. Enquire also whether
the laboring mans income has increased
as rapidly as his living expenses.
but even II every laboring man was
prosperous. and even IL that prosperity
could be traced TO Republican legislation.
sun the laboring man is a citizen. and
must look at political questions from the
citizens standpoint. He cannot AFFORD
N RI hsz n
not AFFORD 20 sleep while his industrial
independence Is being destroyed. Neither
can ne be enticed into an imperiaIistic
trap. no matter how well the trap may
be bated with food.
During the last campaign lsboring men
were threatened with idleness by en-
p.oyers who desired to coerce them into
the support Of the Republican ticket.
Many OF them were told not TO return to
work unless the Republicans were sue
cessfui at the polls. After the election
some OF these employers closed down their
SHOPS and Others reduced wages. II ad-
vances have been made in any branch OF
industry since 1896 remember that some
advance WAS necessary TO compensate for
the reductions which occurred after the
last election.
Coercion In 1896.
A firm I'm the City OF Washington an
nounced shortly before the election in
1876 that 1t would not be able to continue
in business IL | was elected. II went
into bankruptcy Immediately after cleo
ton Notwithstanding the fact that its
candidate was successful at the polls.
There arc Indications that this attempt at
intimidation may be resorted to again
this fall. II a business man feels 1usti-
fled In holding out the prospect OF his
own bankruptcy in order to influence
voters he cannot complain II his credit
ors take steps to collect their accounts
before the election in order to avoid
possible loss
The ChicaEo-Times Herald OF Septcm-
her contained "a special dispatch from
Indianapolis setting forth the complaint
made by the anthracite coal miners. In
the dispatch l read the following state
ment made by one OF tho miners: 1T is
merely question whether he men would
starve TO death at work OF Starve In Idle
ness. The dispatch also contains the
following figures in regard 10 wages. said
to have been furnished H. member OF
the national beard of the United Mine
Workers of America, viz: Average daily
wages received by miners. Sl.S5: average
wage OF day men at mines. 90 cents" And
in the statement to the public giving his
reasons for calling out the miners, presi-
dent Mitchell of the United Mine Work.
ers says. The average wages OF the
anthracite miners for many years has
been less than $3.50 annually" Let
the parent calculate the annual income
of Il miner. ana figure out II he can,
how the miner Is going 10 keep himself,
and support his family under present con-
ditionS. and then let the parent ask him
self whether he is willing to have his
son take his chances with the miners. Is
II due 10 natural or to human laws that
the producer OF wealth fares 50 poorly
while the man at the head OF q monopoly
secures much.
All MonopoIies Are Had.
Those who attempt to divide private
monopoles into good monopoiles and bad
monopoIies will never make any progress
toward the oS erthrow of the trusts. There
is no good monopoly In private hands !;
there never was. and never will be
With all the advancement in civilization
man is still too selfish to be trusted with
the absolute control with that which his
fellows must have. The Republican party
has no remedy for the trusts. Publicity
is good. but publicity alone il not suffi-
cient. The practices of the trusts must
not only be made known. they must be
prevented. Tho Democratic platform
contains a demand for legislation which
will place trust made articles on the free
list. There IL no doubt that such a law
would protect the people from much or
the extortion which is practiced under
cover OF high tarin laws. II tariff
duty excludes the foreign product while
domestic manufacturers combine TO raise
the price OF home product. the American
citizen may he piundered here while the
trust sells abroad in competition with the
world. 1t NAV no; he out of place to