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

uHiouS anu yet the manufacturing in.
terests OF the country today are doine
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.
lie not only for its protection. but for
the purpose of crushing out indepeno.
ont competition.
Upon what hypothesis can 1t be ex-
planned 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
Tor its protection, the SCOTS and ieers
of protective press are instantly
hurled at those who wish it we'll.
The state of Iowa is composed
entirely of laboring people, not alone
of the class that labor in the mines.
but those who labor for the advance.
ment of this country and the protec-
ton of their homes. You are inter
ested in every laboring man receiving
good wages. You are interested in the
intelligence, advancement and pro.
gress of every laboring man through
out the United States, whether en-
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 tho
product of labor, aid him? Do you
believe that protection of the product
OF labor is good thing and that it is
1ol the benefit of the laborins man
himself? Why do you not then assist
in protecting the laborer himself from
competition? 1t is an admitted fact
today that immigration to our country
is greater than it has been for years,
and the class coming are those from
southern Italy, and Austro-Hungary
who enter directly in competition with
the American laboring man. Adyer
tisements are in the public press of
cur country requesting the presence
and offering employment to this class
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 manufacturer.
"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
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
ence between good trust and a bad
one? Is there such a thing as a bah
trust, and how bad must it get before
All operation will be performed, and
who is going to perform the opera
ton? With this platform as guide,
the farmers are invited to "whoop It
up" for the stand patter. Hit the
Iowa Idea" and cause the Cumm1ns
crowd to squirm.
Two years ago and a year ago when
the people of Iowa in express terms
in Republican convention said that
tariff schedules were not sacred and
should be so adjusted as not to give
shelter to monopolies, the people ap.
plauded the act and thought there
was balm in Gilead, and Governor
Cummins was heralded as another
Moses to lead to the promised land,
yet, the harmony crowd, the "stano
patters," of July LIST checked the bud
ding promise and you find nothing of
that kind in the edition of 1903, and
the question naturally arises. where
is our Moses? Shelter to monopolies''
was stricken out. 1t was term TOO
strict, too severe on those who con-
tribute campaign funds and the i'm
posing utterance was sent forth to the
people of the United States as a
declaration worthy of entering the
national platform, that where duties
are too high they should be lowered,
and where too low, should be raised"
This is marvellous utterance. No
wonder it took months of agonizing
toll to prepare it, and was read to the
convention by the prince of stand
patters," himself.
The question naturally arises, who
is going to do this lessening of the
high duty and who is going to ask II?
Will it be the men who are receiving
the benefits, or those injuriously
affected? From what source will the
information be derived that the duties
are too high? Will it be from the
men who dislike the term, Shelter to
monopoly" Will it be from the men
who insist this should not be in the
Republican platform, or will 1t be
from the producing masses who are
directly affected by this legislation!
The Republican party of the United
States is committed not alone to the
doctrine of high protection, but to the
protection of every trust. The Re-
publican party stands committed to
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