Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-07-19
POLITICAL PREPARATION
DEMOCRATS AND sEP6BLIcANsARE
GETTING READY FOR CAMPAIGN.

estates Rights, In w. va--Iscomc OF
Post ONCE Department Expenditures
During Last Quarter for First
Time In Years--Other Notes,
Washington, especially July IA -
While rhe Democratie C0n0ression-
al committee has given expression to
no yerv optimistic views regarding
the outlook for a decisive victory for
their uarty this fall, they are YER
lndustriously circulating large oman
Titles of literature in the way of
speeches delivered during the closing
DAYS of Congress. IL is said that their
camnaion hand book will treat of tie
trust issue at length. The Republi-
can committee are aware that this Is
to be made the most monument issue
in the fail campaign. but do not seem
at all concerned with regard to the
outlook They will forestall the
Democratic attacks by pointing to the
record of the party and the admins
~tration in dealing with trusts. and
this viii be SUPPLEMENTED bv Presi-
dent Roosevelt's campaign against
trusts.
One feature of the Democratic at
tack will be the cnarge that the tariff
fosters trusts that the best q to
smash a trust is to take off the tariff
on the article manufactured or con
trolled bv the trusts. Steel, iron.
glass and leather form special targets
for tDe Democrats in that resrect.
The Republicans will, OF course. Wig
orousiv fight the suggestion that
trusts can be attacked throunh the
removal of tariff barriers The only
Rendition PARTY is to benefit the
consumer in this country. They new
er advocated tariff reform as a rene
dy against trusts. The Republican
argument is. that TO take the tariff
entirely from steel. glass. ETC.. be-
cause trusts exist in these manufac-
lures. would simply ruin the Amerl-
can industries. and would not relieve
the consumer, because the latter
would then be i'm nediately EXPOSED to
the international trusts. In COMPARE
son with the international trusts, the
american combine is, they saw. hut
a pigmv. There is no lack of evidence
OF the existence of foreign trusts.
The State Department reports in re-
gard to u glass trust: An interDa-
tional glass trust has been formed EN-
, bracing the countries Of France. Ger
manv. Belgium, Italy, Austria and
Bohemia, which is now negotiating
with the English manufacturers with
a view to absorbing them. Free
trade, the Republicans contend. will
close the glass factories in this coun
try, and then the International trus t
would be prepared to fix prices TO suit
themselves and these prices would GER
tainly not be lie as tnan the American
consumer pays for his goods todav.
Every article of ordinary consump-
tion is controlled bv trusts in Eng
land and Europe. The hght between
the w parties on this question is
sure to be a pretty one.
West Virginia achieved the first
States rights victory since thu
devs of Webster and Calhoun when a
Fayerte County Constable arrested a
United States marshal and a Justice
of the Peace compelled him TO pay a
fine.
For the quarter just ended. the Post
Office department actually reports an
excess in the receints over expendi-
lures. This is the first time in the
history of the modsrnized postal SER
vice that the reverse has not been the
case. Considering the rapIh exnan-
sion Of the Rural free delivery. with
it's increased expenditures. this is a
most remarkable showing and indi-
Gates IN a measure. the prosperous
condition OF the Perhaps
vour Uncle Marcus Alnnzo Hanna j.
IlRUh Whch hc tHtLhactL~S hic boAtf
slogan of the iast campaign Let well
enough alone, " by adding Keep on
letting well enough alone" Those
whose memory takes them back 10 the
last Democratic administration WILL
at least hesitate before inviting a rep
etition OF its calamities.
B. +. q. h.