Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-17

paying for it's production the superior wages
laborer. The point of view. however, has
somewhat changed. aRd we are now feely
fSfor.das not only but
fore, not alone to the things we consume,
but to the, things we export. Our tariff.
to give the greatest possible amount OF
work to our own people, whether the pro-
or foreign ,rse. We have eenl. gradually 10
feel that there Is little danger Of an IN
yason Of our markets with respect to many
Of the commodities we are naturally fitted
to produces and we must keep our eyes
steadily upon the chief purpose OF protec
but OF ali the men and Women en- Of America r
This. submit. is the spirit in which re-
elpro e treaties should be ,, examined
markets; that is to say, Increase the amount
Ct work to be done in the United States,
some particular industry is cnrtailed in its
| production. While we shall hold fast TO
shippers Of tariff schedule. Proteetion Was Vas
established for man, not mar. for protec
ton. Reciprocity that takes without giving
terms; and il it's scope embraces only non
competitive products, 1t is Of little future Z
value in the economy of the nation.
| l cannot resist the conclusion that some
| changes. might we'll be made, not through
the medium OF reciprocal treaties, but d.
! rectly. said recently In a public address,
and repeat 1t, that there is one condi-
ton which the consumers of this country
|
! to see American goods sold in foreign mar
| kets cheaper than they are sold ut home,
n, the purpose Is to ESTABLISH 1 trade th or fH
not tolerate, as permanent trade policy,
the selling of goods abroad at less price
! than they are sold at home 1t is believed
| that there are lines of industry in which
this practice is likely to become permanent.
doubt not Will. declare they no longer need
the fostering care OF protective duties. In
no other way san we render justice to all
| our people.
have already referred to one subject
which, as view it, cannot be successfully
dealt with until the constitution of the
congress the power to make and enforce
such regulations. as will be effective
United States now desire to refer to an
other which, in my Judgment, must ulti-
mately be treated from the same stand
point. mean the amending controversy be-
tween the employer. and the employed re-
speeding the conditions Of work and the
that the employer reaches conclusion ;i,' diff
ferent from that of the employe The ac-
cumnlated and aggregated wealth ordin,arily
| represented by the employer gives him a
employe long ago discovered that associated
ciated capital, and the tendency toward or
ganized labor is as marked and Will prob,
ably be the
4 these forces in society not only. disturbs
the peace of Industrial pursuits: but is so
|
s Which agre e fair to both sides may
be affe. ted thoroughly believe tia that sd the
| ton of this problem, and ! am equally
convinced that it cannot effectuaily 90 SO
until we nationalize the subject. l have
no sympathy with the arraignment Of our
! institutions because few men have grown
rich while e the great a. o. do mot
believe that the laws of the United States
| and in them l include the laws of the sey-
y,stIx 11,ns ernd yxrifh
either the intent or the effect Of favoring
one man or class OF men at the expense
OF another man or class OF men n of may more ore
evenly distributed, but it is nevertheless
| true that the startling inequalities of life
must. be imputed to some other cause than
the favor Of the government. Nature en-,
dows one man with a genius to make ana
save money, and denies It to another her This
other form of superiority In the struggle
for and he o who cavls at tne
therefore, the government could not If #
70 reduce ead hs snnnh ngs common sse
1 anu firmly Of the opinion that it's worth
our, while to consider the. propnety OF
success creates. Our history makes it clear
that 1t is easy to create wealth, but the
4 problem Of it's Just distribution is one which
/ will tax the strength Of the best minds OF
| future generations.s Governments are not
simply TO- keep the is
| is perfectly true that the world always
they the can always exact full Compensation for
what they do. 1t must not be forgotten,
however, that much the larger part OF , the
intellectual strength or demand trained
| minds This work must be done, and the
Of those who lead in the fields Of industry.
The government, as it seems to me. has
\ e1y;to 1lx, into tod ir,
that the men who can never rise to that
prominence which will enable them to fully
ward for their labor. and shall be sur
| rounded by such conditions, as will make
them good citizens: believe tnat tiie power
be checked, and. through wise legislation,
the rights of the weak and helpless more
carefully preserved.
| There is another thought which is d.
rected more to the creation of a wholesome
sentiment than to, the enactment OF laws,
Who honestly makes has the right to safely
keep. Whether it be one dollar or a mil
of np' wealth and especially associated wealth,
which ought to receive the serious cons1d.
Of these ns wR1 hys the r we to h of
Who owns or controls it power, for great
and for great evil it gives him
s ssi and coerce his fellow men and this
has many rights: but it should always be
remembered that among them it not the
right to vote. Corporations have, and
them is not the privilege to sit in political
conventions or occupy seats in legslntiye
vigorously excluded in every form from
participation in political affairs. Here at
least. the rich and the poor, as individuals
should meet upon Il plane Of absolute equal
ity. The conscience and intelligence Of
the natural man must be the sole factors
in determining what our laws shall be and
who shall execute them.
At this point must be permitted to re-
fer specifically to one phase of corporate
interference that ought speedily to disap-
pear under the righteous Indignation Of
honest men. The professional lobbyist has,
/ regret to say, become one of the features
of legislative assemblies; he has become a
stencil in the nostrils of decent commun
ity: and he ought to be driven with the