The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-24

towards the Bryan campaign, was not
denounced by free trade bosses Why7
Because the sixteen-to-one silver trust
was 10 have the privilege OF paying their
debts and all the western employees were
TO pay their employees in 10 per cent
silver dollars And as few except wage
earners were 10 be swindled, most free
traders neglected TO dsnounce the $780,
OoO,0o0 silver combine
Jones great Round Bale lotion
trust was not denounced for tho simple
reason that IL was a great free trade
monopoly.
g. True, the gigantic oil trust was oc-
casionally denounced. but being a
mighty free trade combine the plots were
not vigorous at all
O. We were right in the midst OF the
Rhode Island election with the grip OF
the mammoth cotton trust. the greatest,
probably. I'm the nation. right upon our
wage earners' throats; yet illusions 10
IL were soft as a sucking dove because
II was pure and unadulterated free trade
mammoth combine 20 cut down help and
curtail production OF cotton cloth; I'm
fact. mostly TO rob and swindle US bread
winners--l0o,OOo bread winners and prob
ably one-half millionl Cut 10 per cent!
But time would fail to tell OF a score
defraud wage earners, INCLUDING the late
swindaing Shlpbmlders trust. the mon
ster Sugar trust. millionaires who own
$4,000 tons of sugar in Cuba, and who
have been bowling for free trade with
various other lands to enrich themselves,
although monster petition OF nearly
half-million wage earners was sent TO
congress In protest. But the free trade
congressional combine to defeat reci-
procity with Cuba, will not amount to
n row OF pins: in fact. II has been ignomi-
niously defeated. Now that we owe Cuba
which owes her independence TO Am
erican valor as we'll az generosity In
paying the cost OF the war but because
as a moral, charitable, Christian nation,
the prctectionists in and out OF congress
feel inclined To he more than generous
with the little republic We might
mention the mammoth bitiiminous free
trade coal trust which purposely made IL
easy for the anthracite barons TO swindle
us by outrageous prices. and the great
free trade coal barons and trusts are
still swinding the public with too high
prices. Yet after all the gouging. swind-
ling and outrages by free trade trusts
and combines these foes OF us bread win
ners even objected To nine million ship
| subsidies 60 supply millions OF bread
winners with employment, aye, even
while voting seventy millions for rivers
and harbors; for straining at protection
gnats and gulping down free trade cara
vans is the greatest pleasure Of the free
trade gang. which is bound by law or by
violence to crush us wage earners. But
by and by. fellow bread winners, we shall
down these land pirates so let us rejoice
as We see their sure doom approaching
In conclusion. don't forget that a pro-
/ tective tariff. to supply millions OF jobs
for wage earners. Is an important step
| towards that golden age, forfeited by
! prophets apostles and our Divine Mas
| ter, when the heavenly doctrine or Uni
versal brotherhood shall sway the hearts
Of all mankind. when the need OF any
! kind Of tariffs shall be nought, for all
! the world shall become one great nation,
| and wars and rumors OF wars shall never
| reach us. but the golden rule Of our