Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-09-11
NUMBER 6
"a PaIpabIe Misnomer.n

Under the above caption the wash
ington Post, Independent, goes after
that blatant Republican organ grinder,
the GIobe-Democrat, In the following
vigorous fashion:
1.-THE party that attacks trusts Il q
distinctive title claimed by the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat for that great aggrega-
ton of voting citizens who constitute the
dominant party. When combination II
followed by an advance in prices and
great profits are exacted from the con-
sumer to pay fabulous dividends on
capitalizati ton that is largely fictitious.
there is call for an attack, and when
the monopolistic exactions of such q COM
bine are made possible by a tariff scheds
ule that is not needed for any legitimate
purpose, the point of intelligent attack In
obvious, and that is precisely the point
which the Republican party has per-
sistently refused to see. Let well enough
alone" has been the response OF the Re-
publican leaders to every suggestion OF
antitrust tariff legislation.
AS to other methods Of repressing the
greed Of trusts the Republican party has
been equally neglectful. Three bills on
this subject, all prepared by Republican,.
are lying cold in the pigeonholes OF COM
mittees to which they were referred II
the Republican leaders in the Fifty-sixth
and Fifth-seventh congresses had directed
all their energies to the task of avoiding
any interference with the trusts. their
record of success in that endeavor could
not have been more complete than 1t Ia.
THE party that attacks trusts!' Does
the Globe-Democrat use that phrase as .
challenge to ridicule? 1t would answer
that purpose admirably IL the subject
were less serious.
That is a strong criticism OF the
G.-D.'s idiocy or mendacity. What VIII
be the effect on the CD? Nil-pre-
cisely that and nothing more.
Convince a man against his viii,
He's Of the same opinion still.
OF course the CD. knows better. II
is simply trying to hoodwink its read.
ers. Any port is good in a storm. In
the foregoing article the Post indicates
how to bust the trusts-by cutting
down the tariff on articles on which
trusts run up prices.
One on Governor Dockery.
This story Is being told on Governor
Dockery of Missouri: A few days ago
he started to walk from the executive
mansion to hotel in Jefferson City.
On the way he passed two lemonade
stands which had been started up by
youthful residents of the capital. He
paused to observe them more particu-
larly, and the boys began vehemently
to solicit his trade. One informed him
that his lemonade was cents q glass,
the other that his was only 3 cents.
The governor, thinking to give them
an object lesson in both business and
politics, bought glass of the three
cent decoction. After winking and
wiping his whiskers he made a few
remarks about the advantages of COM
petition and then asked, Now, John
ny, why is it that you charge cents
for your lemonade while Tommy
charges only 81" Tommy did not wait
for Johnny to reply, but answered in a.
piping voice, "Well, you see. Mr.. Dock
cry, the pup fell in mine."
Evidence of Republican Harmony.
The Chicago Tribune, Republican,
rises to remark:
The tariff revision which western Re-
publicans have in mind Is not revision
which will reduce the income Of the gov &
ernment, but which may increase it. The
lowering to a point where only legitimate
protection is afforded OF duty which II
SO high as to be prohibitory will increase
the revenues instead of decreasing them.
The incomes which 1t is desired to reduce
through tariff revisons are the incomes
of great industrial combinations which
are using duties that are too high to ex-
act from home consumers exorbitant
prices for their products. BY the scaling
down of illegitimate profits aimed at by
Republicans whose hearts are set on tar
iff revision the entire community will be
benefited
And the Providence Journal. inde-
pendent Republican, chips In with:
There appears to be trouble in the
American Protective Tariff league, ex-
Secretary cctnelius NJ Bliss and FIVE 9TH
er members having resigned evidently be-
cause the leagues influence was thrown
against the Kasson reciprocity treaties
and Cuban reciprocity. The president OF
fhe league admits 1t and adds that ''reci-
procity is simply opening the way to free
trade" The league. then, like the Home
Market club. appears to be against the
Buffalo platform and the tariff views Of
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt. Ver-
sly there Is trouble ahead.