Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
form a trust. The only way he can


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 indepena-
ent competition.
1 Upon what hypothesis can it be eN-
piained 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
/ for 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
/ hut 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-
gross of every laborng 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 a good thing and that it is
Ton 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.H Hungary
who enter directly in competition with
the American laboring man. Adver-
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.
ho ,.Jr tod Oft Tni,
on July list, the republican party an
nounced the proposition that in facr,
| trusts are a 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
trust. The Republican party of Iowa
/ by it's written declaration stands spon,
4 sor for every trust in this land today
| Who is going to point out the differ
| ence between a good trust and bad
/ one? Is there such a thing as bal
| trust, and how bad must it get before
an operation will be performed, and
( who is going to perform the opera
4 ton? With this platform as a guide,
4 the farmers are invited to "whoop it
up" for the stand patter Hit the
iowa Idea" and cause the CummIns
crowd to squirm.
4 Two years ago and a year ago when
4 the people of iowa in express terms;
4 in Republican convention said that
1 tariff schedules were not sacred and
/ should be 50 adjusted as not to give
/ shelter to monopoies, the people az
\ planded the act and thought there
was balm in Gilead, and Governor
/ Cumnns was heralded as another
! Moses to lead to the promised land,
4 yet, the harmony crowd. the "stann
I patters," of July 1st checked the bud
! ding promise and you find nothing of
i that kind in the edition of 1903, and
4 the question naturally arises. whore
! is our Moses? Shelter to mOnopoljcS'
! was stricken out. 1t was a term too
strict, too severe on those who con
I tribute campaign funds and the inn
4 posing utterance was sent forth to the
| people of the United States as a
| declaration worthy of entering the
Iational platform, that where duties
\ are too high they should be lowered.
and where too low, should be raised"
I This is a marvellous utterance. No
wonder it took months of agonizlng
/ 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 it?
! VIII 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
| Eaen who dislike the term, Shelter tc
4 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 arc
! 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 tc
! the protection of every monopoly in