Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-02

snare hlSn-prlceu prosperity always
makes large profits for the manufactur-
ers and generally for the merchant, but
the consumer suffers unless incomes ad-
Eance ia the same ratio with the In
creased cost Of living.
1t Is admitted that the cost of living
has increased about 40 per cent, and
wages on the average have only been
advanced from 10 to Is per cent.
Is 1t any wonder that workingmen are
demanding more wages, and that nu-
merous strikes have been in progress2
Prosperity that is only participated in
by part of the people, and leaves the
great majority with less than enough to
Awe an comfortably. does not deserve
the name. The trusts and corporations
and the favored minority are, through
monopoly and the prtection granted by
the Republican tariff, piling up riches
undreamed of until these last few
years These enormous profits of the
znonOpolIsts all come from the work of
the farmer. the miner, and the work
man who transforms the raw material
into the necessities and luxuries that
our civilization demands. These prOduc-
ers are. therefore, entitled to fair di'
vision OF the proceeds; that is, enough
TO live comfortably. and something to
spare for modest luxury, or TO save, as
pleasure or thrift may dictate.
Letting well enough alone and stand
ing pat may be good logic for the trusts
and monopoIists, but even Senator
Hanna aud the great majority Of the
other Republican members of Congress
will find hard times on tileir hands IL
they continue to bleed the people by
Milling up riches for the trusts aud COM
bines IL the Iowa idea prevails in the
selection OF a Speaker. and the shelter
Of the protective tariff is removed from
the trusts, the Republicans may acquire
another lease of power in 1904. Ii.
however. the procrastinating tactics of
a tariff commission is adopted as the
policy of the Republican party. and no
revision az the tariff is accomplished
before the national election, political
revolution will result.
with all The departments of the gov
ernment In the hands of the Republic
cans. the people look to them for relief.
Tariff Com ission Subterfuge.
The protectionists themselves do not
seem to be able to agree on the per-
sornel OF the tariff commission they
are SO anxious to see Congress author-
ixe. One school think a nou-partiSan
commission would be most available
snd another school wiz only approve OF
q bipartisan commission. II is difficult
TO see how any commission can be Sc
Jecsed that would report satisfac-
tory Oil or amendment 20 the present
Dlngley law. unless they agree polid-
.cally with the ajority of Congress
that has TO finally approve the changes.
IL a commission was composed OF one
half protectionistS and the other half
ta5fn reformcrs. they could never gree
on the changes that should be made. In
fact the protectionlsts desire nc
change unless il win increase the pres
ent rates. History shows chat the Re
puhiicanS have always reformed the
tariff upwards. A non-partisan com
mission is hardly possible. IL those ap-
Deznted are skilled in the hatricacses
OF the tariff. for any one who has in
vcssigated its complIcatio must lave
decided bent either towards protec-
don. or tarsn for revenue. or free trade
IL such a commission consisted OF tive
men. two protecti0nists ami two tariff
-refermers ami the nth member was
.sc1ec.ed as 3 non-partiSaa--tha Is
neither a protection nor tariff NJ
former. what would reSult9 TIE non
PARTISAN member must agree on re
port which either the one side or the
.otSser consider desirable or no majority
RESORT would be forthcoming. or II he
coald not agree with either side.
deadlock would result
Is not 8 deadlock what the Republ
cans desireg
Can you ind q Republican who does
noG declare that the principle OF pro-
lection must be preserved IN any modt-
,6cation OF the present tariff lava Those
Republican Congressman who have
been elected ia the Western States by
constituencies which strongly favored
-abalishing the protection 70 trust pro
s6actions have declared while promising