Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14
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positive and direct, and I again record
my belief that the modification of the
tariff schedules is not the remedy for
whatever evils these vast concentra-
lions, as mere corporations. contain.
The republican party, under the guild
ance of the resolute and courageous
spirit Theodore Roosevelt. has taken
up this work, and while it is difficult,
and while we must not expect that we
will Immediately accomplish every re-
form that is necessary, in the end we
will solve this problem in the same In
telligent, patriotic way we have solved
every other which the process of time
has created. That part of the plat
form to which have referred does
not relate to that ceaseless and per-
sistent regulation which must be di-
rected to these corporations. l wish.
however, to emphasize the distinction
between these corporations as such,
and the condition of monopoly In any
industrial product, whether established
by an individual, a partnership, or a
trust. Monopoly is intolerable, and not
more intolerable than it is necessary.
1t has been during the history of the
civilized world a crime when main
tanned without the authority of the
government. Competition is, as be-
I lieve, essential to the prosperity of
safety of it's business, and whatever
power the government has, should be
exercised to preserve and maintain 1t.
;.,i., ,.i,
at one time, the expression that the
consumer is better entitled to compe-
tuon than the producer is to pro-
lection. The superficial critic says that
we are all producers and all consumers
and that the country can not be divided
into two classes. Let ME suggest, how
ever, that when monopoly comes there
is Just one producer of the article and
all who use it are consumers. and
what 1 said. and what repeat is that
when such situation is presented
the consumers of that one article are
better entitled to competition than the
one producer is to protection. Fortu-
nately there have been but few in
stances in which monopoly has been
successfully established and main
tanned But there is a tendency in that
direction. There is constant effort
upon the part Of the ambitious spirits
in some fields of commerce to estab-
lish and maintain a monopoly, and If
II understand our platform, 1t is to be
applied to that condition and to those
men, and it declares that If, notwith-
standing all other efforts that are made
by the Government to preserve compe-
t;+; &c MI
midst. that then whoever maintains it
is not entitled to the benefits of pro-
tective duties, nor indeed to the bene-
fits OF any law passed to encourage
lawful industry. You can be sure that
with this policy firmly implanted in
the government, no man or association
of men would attempt a monopoly I'M
less he or they could successfully hold
the home market against the COM
petition of the world, and the sugges-
ton of our platform simply inflicts
penalty upon the unlawful endeavor
which would not be incurred unless 1t
became profitable to do so.
II must not longer occupy your time.
The subjects have endeavored to COM
press within the limits OF my address
demand for their full discussion lati-
tude in which l can not upon this oc-
casion indulge. 1 may. however. be
permitted to say that the future of the
republican party is as bright as its
past has been glorious. Do not for
moment doubt that it will lay hold of
all these problems which the COM
plexities and intricacies of modern life
have propounded, and that in the full
ness of time it will solve them to the
honor of the nation, and to the welfare
of all the people"