Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-15

platform of 1901, he owes it to himself
and to his state. and to his future to
publicly repudiate the platform of
1903.
The great band of tariff reformers
were proud of him once, but we wish
him to "stand pat" not to turn back
ward. / endorse every word of the
governor for revision of the tariff, but
wish the positive declaration of 1907,
not the skim milk edition of 1908.
Private Interests Control Tariffs.
The trouble with parties today Is,
they are affected by private interests.
Many of the Republicans of Iowa are
tariff reformers. They always have
been and always will! be. The senior
senator from Iowa. was himself al
most a free trader in 1873, when he
became member Of the senate. In
keeping step to the tariff music of the
east, touching elbows with men who
have not one thought in sympathy
with the producing class Of the west,
he lost the lesson taught by Senator
Grimes, and that class Of men, and
finally he wound up in the dance hall
of high protection. l hope our worthy
governor is not following the same
lead. The "Iowa Idea" will not down
even for the vice presidency. The Re-
publican party of the nation as today
organized is not with our tariff reform
governor Will our governor return to
the flesh pots of Egypt, or will he re-
main true to former convictions, and
be the valiant knight to lead the
mighty hosts, out of the protection
party into the light to tariff freedom?
There is a little side-stepping going
on just now. and all are anxiously
awaiting to see what our Lochinvar
will do.
Competition must not be driven my
friends, from the markets of our coun-
try. The very moment it fails, that
moment you are serfs. See what the
railroad companies are doing to avoid
competition, not only by mergers but
by attempted pooling You know pool
ing kills competition at competitive
points. You stand as one man against
such a proposition. Why do you not
stand as one man against the other?
Why do you not see that wherever
there is a combination that monopo-
Lies trade, that prices are always
higher? In such instances. competi-
ton is barred, and the market is
within the control of the combination,
and prices are either increased or the
output is curtailed, and thereby con-
stancy in prices maintained. Trusts
and combinations may possibly be
formed under competition, but the
evil is greatly lessened and with
honest effort will be destroyed.
The Standard Oil Trust.
The most gigantic trust of modern
times is the Standard Oil trust. 1t
has done more to build up other trusts
than any institution in this country,
and yet, you stand in it's presence awe
stricken. 1t is using one of the pro-
ducts of nature. The God of the Uni
verse did not intend that the Standard
Oil company should monopolize the
oil of the world, but it is doing it.
This company has killed all competi-
ton, but the "stand patter' does moth
ing but applaud the writhing of its
victim.
1 wonder if Governor Cummins does
not believe that this tariff schedule Is
shelter to monopoly in this instance
The Standard Oil company uses a
great deal of tin. Do you not remem-
Der the roseate view they gave you a
few years ago concerning tin? Do
you hear anything on this subject
now? The "stand patters" are as 81
lent as clam on this subject. The
Standard Oil company manufactures
10000 fve-gallon tin cans daily for use
ir exporting it's product, but not sim
gle piece of American tin is used. 1t
buys all its tin in Wales. There is an
enormous duty on tin, so great in fact
70: long time it amounted to pro-
hibition of the foreign article When
the Dingley tariff schedules were
formed clause was inserted, prob
ally "by stealth" saying that upon all
tin used in exporting American
products, the duty would be related,
that is, the United States would pay
back all the duty received from the
importer. The farmer who buys tin,
for use on the farm, for use any where,
must pay the duty, is deprived of COM
petition, and receives nothing in re-
turn but the good will of the Standard
Oil company. 1t is protected by law
from competition with foreign oil from
abroad and from within it protects
itself by monopolizing the market. 1t
shows its gratitude for these benefi-
cent acts by erecting colleges, but
every professors mouth is closed and
he can only speak as it's interest dc,
tates. 1t sells it's product cheaper In
foreign countries than it does at home
I presume that is the reason it is not
building any colleges in Europe. Is
there any shelter to monopoly here?
Is it any wonder that the question
Of public ownership of the products of