Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16

friend of labor since the organization
Of our government. When the labor
ing people desert it. it will not only
be cold day for Democracy. but the
same for the laboring men. Democ-
racy means independence, the right
of all men to be heard in its councils,
as well as in maintaining and uphold
ing its doctrine. Republication is d.
rectly the opposite. Capitalization,
one man power, taking from one and
giving to another. are its chief attri-
butes. Our land is the home of the
laboring man. AS rule they are en-
ployed. They receive creditable
wages, but sir. it is not by reason OF
the legislation Of the Republican
party, but by the fact that the labor
ing men themselves have insisted
upon rights that belong to them and
the fact the demand for labor has been
extremely great.
Laboring men are in direct competi-
ton with one another every day in
the year. They should be the chief
opponents of trusts and monopolies.
There can be no closing down with
them. The expenses of the family go
on Just the same. there are SO many
mouths to feed and only so many days
to work. and the interests Of the labor.
ing man in this day and age who feels
tho weight Of the heavy hand of age
overtaking him is not maintained by
the trusts and corporations that have
such influence in other departments
of our government. They champion
and advocate theory directly opposed
to the welfare of the laboring men.
The laboring class of our country will
be strong and great only SO long as
they stand aloof from parties and men
whose thoughts and policies are not
in accordance with their welfare.
You should not be party bound, you
should be free and Independent citi-
zens ready and willing to give aid and
encouragement to any party that ad-
vocates policies that will lead to your
betterment.
LABOR Hurt by Republicans.
1t is not to your interest to have
one day of work and two days of idle
ness. 1t is not to your interest to
have one hour of sunshine and day
of darkness. AS thinking and intelli-
gent men. study for yourselves the
questions that are nearest to your
heart then vote for men and parties
who will put into execution the ideas
you believe. The Republican party is
party of promise, but not bow OF
promise. It does not fail to execute
laws that the eastern capitalist may
wish. It responds readily to the cry
of the Wall street broker. 1t opens
the vaults of the treasury to the men
who control the wealth of our splendid
nation. 1t stands willing to do their
bidding. How different its attitude
towards the great body Of laboring
men. 1t has placed upon the statute
books, laws working directly against
your interest. It claims to be your
friend in placing tariff upon raw ma
terial, without Just cause or excuse.
II In any event, tariff is necessity,
it should be limited to those articles
coming in direct competition with
products of our own land and then on
strictly revenue basis.
There never has been any necessity
for tariff upon raw material. You
might as well place duty upon air,
oc oytyv ootn hn
tries of our land can be worked up,
the manufactured product may be
sent forth, and to do SO you may wish
the raw material of other countries in
| order that mills may be kept open;
not at special times by reason OF
famine, war or drought. but at all
times, when nations are at peace with
one another.
Our Republican friends say to you
they are proud of the protective tariff,
thankful the bounties of nature have
given forth such evidence of prosper
ity. thankful the American farmer
gives evidence of being alive and, I'M
der such system of laws it is indeed
a wonder that he has maintained his
head above water at all. The Repub-
lican platform also challenges the
patriotism Of every citizen of our land.
They point with pride, to the course
they have pursued in the Philippine
Islands.
Growth of Imperialism.
The darkest spot in American his
tory was the day the star spangled
banner, the flag of the free. pride of
the world, floated over /. slave 1 care
not where it may be, 10000 miles from
our own beloved land. or surrounded
by the palmetto or the pine, it means
the same thing. The constitution of
our country, the outgrowth and deveI
opment Of the brainiest men the world
ever produced, the Declaration of hide
pendence, a document as wonderful,
as true and as great as the Sermon ON
the Mount, the institutions of the
j United States all bespeak the right of
the citizen to not only assist in the
making of his own laws but in the
selection of his rulers.
Not a country on the face Of the
globe where liberty throbs at this hour
l where humanity ia attemntfnp RI