The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-28

At the conclusion Of Secretary Roots
speech. Senator Foraker was introduced He
received an ovation from the assemblage
that was long-continued. He spoke as fol-
lows:
"All ou- strikes have been due to the
fact that the employees have felt that they
were not getting a fair division OF a COM
mo, prosperity, or that their condition in
sopce other respects should be improved
The trouble has always been between them
and their employers and never between
them and the Republican party. We have
strikes also under Democratic administra-
tons, but there Is difference between
their strikes and ours. When the Repub-
lican party is in power labor strikes, and
when the Democratic party Is in power
capital strikes. Labor never strikes ex-
cept when 1t Is safe and capital never
strikes except when IL is unsafe.
Every wageworker in the land knows
that his services Will be In demand so long
as the Republican party remains in power
and that IL he knocks off from his work
for a while it will still be there waiting for
him when he returns to Ii.
Every capitalist knows that the advent
OF the Democratic party to power is a sig
Republican strikes are but local and tenn
porary Interruptions, but Democratic
strikes mean general stagnation, and, in
many ways and places, absolute paralysis
and suspension of business. Under Repub-
lfcan strikes thousands go voluntarily into
brief tdleness, but under Democratic strikes
idleness and want Of indefinite duration.
But, no matter what may be the cause
OF a strike, all just men will deplore it, and
no man or party of men should ever seek
10 make out of IL any kind of political cap
ital.
1.-The same may be said of the trusts.
They are not in any proper sense OF the
word party question, and they never can
be made so. For this reason / would ordi-
narily devote but little time to them. But
the refusal OF Speaker Henderson to be a
tots for ooff hoc 49, al.
titude toward them of some Republicans in
his district has brought the whole subject
70 the attention of the American people in
such way as TO make apology for a few
plain words unnecessary.
In the first place, trusts did not originate
here. as result of the tariff. but in Eng
have free trade and where they had trusts
of every character long before they became
common In America, and where to-day they
are more numerous than they are in the
United States. In the next place. what are
to-day called trusts are generally nothing
more than large corporations engaged, as
rule. In perfectly legitimate business.
and as such they are but a natural evolu-
tion Of modern Industrial conditions. Dem
ocrats and Republicans alike promote them
organize them. hold stock in them. conduct
va1tages. They exist because there is a
demand for them: not a political, but q
business demand
MUST HAVE TRADE OUTLETS.
I'VE have reached the point in our Indus
trial and commercial development where
we are able 10 supply all our home mar
kets and have large surplus besides
This surplus must be sold-if not at home
then abroad If II cannot be sold Ii will
not long be produced. II not produced
then not only must our output be cur
tailed but the pay roll must be cut down.
II the pay roll is cut down, not only the
wageworker suffers. but the home market
Is correspondingly restricted, and the
FARMER suffers a consequent falling off in
the demand for his products. There is
trouble all along the line.
Considerations OF this character show
tnat We must not restrict production but
must find additional markets To And adj
ostonal markets means that we must sue
cessIoIly compete with foreign countries
10 do that We must manufacture at less
cost. not only that we may undersell, but
tnat we may have margin for the trans
portatlOn and exploitation OF our goods
and wares To do this we must economize
ihere are many ways TO do that One Is
70 reduce wages. and thus lessen the cost
or manufacture The Republican party Is
unaiterabiy opposed to that we raised
wages 20 their present high standard. and
W propose 10 keep them there. Another
way 10 economize Is by consolidation This
Qas Objectionable features, but they are
OF wages
by consolidating many establishments
create concentrated power of money
which, In the hands OF INSCRIPTIONS men.
may be used TO the injury OF the public
W0fare- Because there may be this i'm
proper use IL II appropriate 20 so legis-
Asts - 70 prevent It. just as we legislate