The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-23

products and all articles en-
tcring into the manufacture
of such goods upon the free
list. The amendment was rejected In
the house Of representatives by a vote
at las 10 197--n strict party vote. All
OF the silver republicans, popuiists
and democrats supported the amend
ment, and every republican present
voted 20 reject II. That amend
ment was the outgrowth Of
the conviction, that under our
industrial civilization high
tariff necessarily becomes the moth.
cr of trusts" II Ia the EXPLAIN ion
ut the Kansas City platform In It's
demands, not only for the enforce.
ment of existing antitrust laws and
the enactment Of Others. yet moro
stringent, but also FOR It's ringing dee
laration that tariff laws should be
amended by putting products OF
trusts upon the free list, to prevent
monopoly under the plea Of protec.
ton"
THE TARIFF AND TRUSTS.
This demand of our national plat.
form is supported by the following
concise summary OF facts. I.abor.sav.
ing machinery, an have already
shown, has greatly multiplied pro.
duction, and thus under existing high
tHriff conditions, In some measure.
SnPpianied labor. The output Of ma
chimes In whatever line OF industry
employed is so great that according
10 conservative estimates, il run upon
tlll time for six months IN any given
year their output will be ample To
meet the necessities Of the home mar.
ket for a period ranging from twelve
10 eighteen months. The eonclnslon.
therefore, can not be escaped that
with policy OF commercial exclusion
the machines must be restricted In
their output by closing down or run.
ming upon hali-timo, or there must
he such a consolidation as will enable
monopolies 10 limit production, and
iiS the price Of manufactured articles
regardless Of the law OF supply and
demand. Tho markets being linn.
tied 10y the barriers of obstructive
taxation, the consumption of the
products of the machines are thus
limited. \ tariff trust. therefore. I'm.
der the republican system Of protec.
ton, instead Of being n subject of de.
nuneiation 10y Republicans, must
be tolerated, IL not commend.
cd, because u furnishes the
only avenue Of escape from ruinoua
The home mnrket can
only consume meagcr percentage
of the output of lahor-saving ma |
chimes because practically there is
no foreign market except In disregard |
OF the laws of reciprocal trnde. II is /
true that our manufacturer do sell |
their surplus products TO foreigners /
cheaper than they sell TO the homr
consumer, but the loss, IL any. T.
made good at the expense of our
own people. The net result. there.
fore, OF the existing Industrial civil.
lation with the Dinglcy law In force
Is TO compel the organization OF
trusts, thus limiting production aud
enhancing the prices of products here.
while at the same time restricting our
market abroad. II is very difficult
economic feat, IA this country has
earned, 10 sell To every nation in the
world whilst refusing to buy from
my.
That n high tariiI does enable mo-
'opolics 10 intrenrh themselves be.
lind Its wills and ply their nefarious
occupations at the expense OF tn,
consumers is becoming more and more
pparent TO the American people. |
Iuote In this connection an extract
rom an interview with digtiu.
'uished citizen Of Uurcountrv rxpIain.
NJ the operations of the great Car.
egie Iron and Steel Trust. lie says:
The Carnegie company is a practi.
ally impregnable monopoly. IL con.
rolls all the materials OF its manufac.
nring processes, from the iron ore
7 the MeEhba range 10 the finished
rticle. II il n member of "A comb.
alton or trust that includes the con.
srns big enough 10 be formidable
Its enormous profits
nable II by sheer weight OF money 10
rush out competition from smaller
,nrerns. Competition from abroad
cffectually shut out BY the tariff.
he government of the United States
powerful partner In the enter I
rise. Take the government out of
lc partnership, dcmolish the wall he.
nd which these Incredible proiitA
ave been gathered In, and the Car I
gle company would no longer be
BE TO tax the country as II has taxed
for the last eight years"
Fellow'ciiiscns, this is an example I
the methods employed BY oil tho !
usts. The eNorbitant cxactions of the {
lgar Trust at this time are giving I
c American people an object les. y
n, instructive and yet very expen- {
'e. The retail merchants, the hotel G
cpers, and nearly all other businens {
'sscs are In the iron grasp Of trust @
onopolics, which paralyzc trade and q
iimidate individual enterprise. Dur ]
the last few years the q
Ists have succeeded In removing the c
'ales" from the eyes of many OF O
NJ great thrifty class of our peo- &
known as commercial travellers. =
mr. by year the ranks of this sturdy d
d enterprising business class are "
ing thinned, because of the rapa. q
ms greed of monopolies. p
However the Standard oil Trust n
other trusts continue TO enlarge i
'ir powers and enhance their e
bits. The Standard OH Trust re- Il
';sy declared . dividend OF 8 per ~
IT,, which added 30 prior dividends, n
cunt 10 Is per cent. for the present
II, or dividends aRgregating In 7
cunt more than one-thirtl OF the G,
Ire capital of the company. ca
he Mckinley variety of ''prospcrl- CT
which has been on exhibition re- oi
fly has manifested It's presence n
rely by marking up the prices of N,
s memorable necessities. could ri
nd here tin the going down of the tr
multiplying citations and piling GO
ience upon evidence 20 show the la
ctical plundcsing operations Of the ca
Sta. l will conclude with single til
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