Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

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assist himself is in the formation OF
Unions and yet the manufacturing in
terests of the country today are doing
their utmost to break up and disband
all organizations that are in the inter
est of the laboring class. Capital con-
siders it perfectly legitimate to organ
ize not only for its protection, but for
the purpose of crushing out indepeno-
ent competition.
Upon what hypothesis can it be ex-
pained that labor, the very foundation
upon which prosperity itself rests, the
\ foundation of our nation, the source of
all wealth, should be in strife and tur-
MOL, at all times with reference to
competition, and yet when organized
I for its protection, the SCOTS and ieers
! of protective press are instantly
hurled at those who wish it we'll.
4 The state of Iowa is composed
4 entirely of laborng people, not alone
4 of the class that labor in the mines
hut those who labor for the advance
ment of this country and the protcc
4 ton of their homes. You are inter
ested in every aborng man receiving
good wages. You are interested in the
4 intelligence, advancement and pro
/ gress of every laboring man through
out the United States, whether en-
I gagged in the same occupation with
yourself, or not The laboring man OF
| this country completes with the labor
ing men of the world. How do trusts
and combinations controlling the
product of labor aid him? DO you
believe that protection of the product
of labor is good thing and that it is
fol the benefit of the laborlng man
himself? Why do you not then assist
in protecting the laborer himself from
competition? 1t is an admitted fact
To-Day that immigration to our country
is greater than it has been for years,
ard the class coming are those from
southern Italy, and Austro Hungary
who enter directly in competition with
/ the American laboring man. Adver-
tisements are in the public press of
Cur country requesting the presence
\ of men.
In other words, permitting direct
and active competition between the
laboring men and the foreigner ana
! protecting the product of his labor for
the benefit of the manufactures.
"stand Patters" Applaud Trusts.
In the essay adopted at Des Moines.
on July LIST, the republican party an
nounced the proposition that in fact,
trusts are good thing How can you
expect from the beneficiary of the
4 trust, legislation that will destroy and
root out the evils growing out of a
trust The Republican party of Iowa
by it's written declaration stands spon.
sor for every trust in this land today.
Who is going to point out the differ
i ence between good trust and a bad
one? Is there such thing as a bal
trust, and how bad must it get before
4 an operation will be performed and
A who is going to perform the opera
4 ton? With this platform as d guide.
the farmers are invited to "whoop 1t
up" for the stand patter. Hit the
iowa Idea" and cause the Cummins
crowd to squirm
Il Two years ago and a year ago when
the people of Iowa in express terms
IL Republican convention said that
tariff schedules were not sacred and
should be so adjusted as not 10 give
shelter to nonopolies, the people ar
plauded the act and thought there
was balm III Gilead and Governor
4 Cnmmins was heralded as another
4 Moses to lead to the promised land.
yet, the harmony crowd, the stann
patters," of July Ist checked the bud
ding promise and you find nothing OF
that kind in the edition of 1903, and
the question naturally arises. whore
is our Moses? shelter to monopoljes
4 was stricken out 1t was a term too
i strict too severe on those who con
tribute campaign funds and the inn
posing utterancc was sent forth to the
people of the United States as a
declaration worthy of entering the
rational platform, that whore duties
are 100 lllSn elncy SHoHlu pe io"elsd'
and where too low should be raised.
, This is a marvellous utterance. No
wonder it took months OF agonizlns
tod to prepare it, and was read to the
convention by the prince of stand
patters." himself
The question naturally arises, who
Il; going TO do this lessening of the
high duty and who is going to ask it:
VIII it be tho men who are receiving
the benefits, or those injuriously
, affected? From what source will tbs
. information be derived that the duties
are too high? Will it be from the
men who dislike the term shelter t.
monopoly" Will it be from the mer
who insist this should not be In tbs
!, Republican platform, or will it be
, from the producing masses who are
j directly affected by this legislation?
), The Republican party of the United
States is committed not alone to the
doctrine Of high protection, but to tho
protection of every trust. The Re
, publican party stands committed tt
| the protection of every monopoly /.