The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-24

remedy should be the removal of all du-
ties upon articles handled by combina-
lions in restraint of trade. Let them
compete with the world.
Since the Oyster Bay conference be-
tween President Roosevelt and his Re-
publican managers and advisers
Hanna, Payne, Lodge, Spooner and Al
drich-the Republican organization OF
the United States stands committed
against the Democratic doctrine of re-
moving the tariff from trust-made ar
ticles.
President Roosevelt has at length,
issue with Democracy on this PROPOSE
ton. The headlines of the st. Paul
morning Republican organ containing
the report of this speech announce:
Roosevelt opposes revision of tariff
Not a remedy for trust evil-President
declares that the Encouragement Of
tariff schedules would prove harmful
to the small manufacturers and also
work serious injury to American
workmen." The headlines of the Min
neapolis morning Republican organ
trusts, says Roosevelt-Real evils in
giant corporations cannot be counter
acted by change in import laws, claims
president in striking speech before
Ohioans-A constitutional amendment
is advised"
Speaker Henderson, Secretary Shaw,
Chairman Babcock and Senator Hanna
have voiced the same doctrine.
Chairman Babcock gives expression
to the following charge: "The Demo-
cratic proposition to put all trust
made articles on the free list would be
the worst blow that could be struck
at labor in this country"
President Roosevelt, Senator Hanna,
Speaker Henderson and Secretary
Shaw have come forward with similar
attacks on the Democratic position.
On this point Democracy takes en-
hand, that the tariff protected trust is
the greatest of labor's enemies; that
where trust rule under the Dingley
tariff has raised wages 10 per cent it
has added to the cost Of living 30 per
cent to 40 per cent; and that under
free and fair competition with the
world, the trust would be compelled to
give labor greater justice in regard to
wages, hours and employment.
Yesterday the Democratic congress
sionaI candidates of Minnesota gave to
the public the following clear-cut doc
trine:
when the so-caIled infant indus
tries have become million-dollar and
billion-d dollar trusts; when they have
risen to the stature and power that
they not only overcome foreign COM
petition abroad, but defy the American
people at home; when the tariff laws
enacted for their protection they make
use of to tax the American people rs
to 100 per cent higher prices
than they levy upon consumers abroad;
when, protected by these tariff laws,
they Cypress labor and even deny it
the common right Of organization;
when the taxes levied by them upon
the necessaries of life far exceed in
volume and hardship all the direct
taxes levied for the support of govern
ment; when, in order to maintain this
unjust tax power, they exercise all the
power which capital and business in
fluence can command to dominate con-
gress and the national administration,
and now, after an era of the highest
and most liberal protection ever known
to the history of nations, they an
nounce through the leaders and man
ayers of the party in power that the
tariff cannot and shall not even be re-
vised-we submit, in the name of
people regardless of party or class,
that it is time that the government
ceased to be their shelter and instru-
ment of extortion, and that the trust,
like the common citizen, submit to the
universal principle of, Equal rights to
all and special privileges to none
This doctrine should be affirmed at
the polls by the people of Minnesota,
regardless of political party, national
ity, occupation or class. 1t is plain
common sense, plain duty and
straightforward Americanism.