Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31


a people should 30 far az possible pro.
duce those things, but they must in sd
dition thereto have either the labor in
cident to great works Of internal ant
permanent development or that whic
is incident to the production Of thing
current consumption for other people
To the end that as much labor as pos
sible may be performed at home by
american workmen the republican party
has always believed in protective tariff
and when it returned to power enforced
the Dingley law, which at its date was
wisely adapted to the purposes sought
and has aided more than all else in
bringing about the boundless prosper.
ity we now enjoy. We have by the
restoration Of hope and confidence in
duced the greatest development Of in
ternal improvements Of q permanen
character in our history, and thus added
to the work given to the American
people to do. Under the impetus thus
given to American industry we have
pushed our export trade until last year
we sold abroad nearly 81, 400. 900. OOoworth
OF American merchsddise. and all the la.
Dor incident to the production of this vast
quantity Of goods was added to the sup
ply Of work furnished the American
people to do. By these three means an
abundant supply Of work has been
given to all. and prosperity has blessed
the rich and the poor. The balance Of
trade last year in our favor was nearly
S5O0.OOOOOO. The magnitude Of this
balance will perhaps be better apprs-
ciated when 1 say that the balance In
favor Of all the other nations of the
earth. A few weeks ago rumor reached
this country one Friday morning that
the second greatest volcanic disturbance
in the worlds history had befallen the
people Of the French Island Of Martin
ique, and that those who survived were
homeless, naked and starving. On Sat-
urday the senate passed bill sppro-
priating money for the relief Of the dis
tressed, on Monday the bill passed the
house and on Wednesday the United
States vessel Dixie sailed from New
York heavily laden with food and cloth.
ing for the people of the afflicted island,
to be distributed under the supervision
of that right arm Of the commissary de-
partment, Col. Hugh J. Gallahsr, Of
lows.
Along with our wonderful develop
ment have come new problems. Agri.
cultural products can be shipped with
out being already sold. aud will be
absorbed at the great central markets
at some price. The farmer can ship his
live stock, his grain. without any pre-
vious contract for their sale, and they
will be bought at the market price OF
that day, be that good or bad. But few
manufactured goods can be thus sold.
Steel bridges and locomotives cannot
be simply made and shipped and find a
market at their destination. Orders
must be obtained for such products in
advance. We are now able to produce
large surplus in most lines Of manu-.
features and it is essential that foreign
markets be obtained il our factories are
to run at full capacity and labor is to
be constantly employed. The seller
must hunt the buyer. Small firms and
corporations cannot keep agents in oil
parts Of the world seeking orders for
such goods. To carry on this class Of
trade great corporations are necessary.
and the loss OF this class Of trade last
year would have meant to American
workingnen of more than 100000. OOC
worth of labor, and would have msteri.
ally affected the supply OF work and it's
wages throughout the country. To the
end that men may be kept in all parts
Of the world seeking contracts to be
performed by American labor. as well
as for many other reasons, il is essen
tisl that great corporations exist. and nc
intelligent student Of the public inter,
est would wish to destroy them; bu,
many OF these corporations essential to
our common welfare have become in
practical effect and are now commonly
called trusts; have siszsd advantage o.
their necessity for their existence, and
used the power conferred upon them To-
the public good to Cypress and burden
the people; have established prices To-
their commodities out of due relation to
the cost OF production. and have other
wise abused their high privileges. Tn
republican party is determined tina
these organizations, the creatures OF tn
people for the public good, shall not be
come masters Of the people.
But our democratic friends conten
that they have discovered general priI
ciple that can be applied. and that tn
tariff should be removed from all art
cles, the products OF trusts. In view o
assaults upon the tariff made by th
democratic party for two generation
and its well known anxiety to tear
down npon any pretext, it is proper tina
this new assault upon II be scrutinize
with care. will not take time to din
cuss the question as to whether, rs it
claimed, the tariff is the mother (
trusts, to dwell upon the multiplicatio
OF trusts in free trade England. nor :
more than refer to those like II
Standard Oil company which deals in
wholly unprotected article, but do want
call attention to some OF those classes
cases in the application Of the princip
contended for by democrats would
the people ne good and the trusts U
harm, but on the contrary would har
the people and help the trusts.
IL q trust buys its raw material abros
or buys it at home OF producers In who
| II has no interest, the removal OF ii