The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-12
YOUNG MEN IN POLITICS.
They Should Remember That the Re
publican Party Is Opposing
THAR Advancement


A great effort has been made by the
republicans 10 control the young men
who will cast their first vote for presi-
dent this year Documents have been
prepared especially for that purpose and
distributed by the Protective Tariff
league. These are artfully written and
would deceive even older heads than the
first voters unless well grounded In the
falalcies and folly OF protection. The
! promise Of big wages 10 an alluring bait
70 catch the young man who Is intention
pleasure or 10 save enough 10 start in
business for himself The correspond
ing and even greater cost Of living does
not aficct the young man as 10 does those
with family 10 support High trust
prices do not impare the income Of the
young man as they do the father Of
family
But the republican system Of protec-
ton Is more disastrous 20 the young
man than 10 the father. The first @oter
has 20 win his way 70 independence and
he hrds the tarif-bred trusts have by
concentration Of business into large cor
poratlons eliminated many opportuni-
ties that used 70 be open and free. Most
young men must now be content 20 serve
others. and can never aspire TO be their
own masters The reduced number OF
well-paid employees Of corporations and
wholesale houses is another curtail
ment Of the chances Of young men for
good position in life The number OF
travelling men sent out since the consoli-
dation Of manufacturing and distrib-
uting concerns. is much smaller than IL
used 10 be and the salaries and allow
ances for expenses are not as generous.
Clerks in stores do not get nearly as
good wages now as before the trust era
reached it's height If the cost Of living
is taken iato consideration the decline in
wages is much greater. reckoned by the
purchasing power Unless a young man
has Influence. or is especially bright. his
chances Of advancement in the services
OF a corporation is restricted to filling
the place Of those who resign or through
the deaths OF other employees that may
occur
In the professional world the number
Of aspirants has increased In a much
greater ratio than the population. in con-
sequence Of the greater number Of col
leees and reduced outlook for a good liv-
Ing in other occupations.
When those young men who choose
professional career have embarked in
Il they will soon feel the full burden Of
the tariff and it's high prices. As pro-
fessional mans income does not rise and
fall with the cost OF living. When the
cost Of meat. coal, groceries and rent in
creases the fees of the doctor or the law
yer remain comparatively stationary.
In the mechanical trades many av-
enues have been closed by the consolida-
ton Of the small manufacturers into
great corporations. or the competition
Of the trusts has wiped them out OF ex-
istence.
The increased cost OF land has re-
duced the opportunities for young men
to acquire farms of their own. unless
{ they are willing 10 work many years 70
I save enough money to make the re-
quired payment and buy the necessary
stock and implements There they find
The full weight Of the protective tariff
: and the resulting high trust prices. The
farmer sells nearly all Of his farm prod
ucts in competition with foreig, coun-
tries and everything he buys is advanced
TO the highest possible price By the pro-
lection the tariff gives TO the corpora
lions that produce what he buys.
? The system that has been developed
under these republican policies is all
against the young man starting out in
life unless he is content TO only aspire
10 being drudge for a corporation and
then only one in a thousand ever gets
beyond the lower rung of the ladder.
The labor unions have made il posi-
bic by combination. for a few young
men to obtain fair wages as stone ma
sons. bricklaysrs. carpenters, paper
, hangers. painters or machinists. but the
number OF apprentices is limited in those
trades and the high cost of living again
, prevents much saving and the slack
, times when work is scarce has TO be
. provided for
Under the democratic policy OF equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none" everyone could achieve indie
! pendence by work and attention to his
business. The moderate tariff does not
! protect the trusts at the expense Of the
consumer Wages might not be so high.
! but the cost of living would be much less
; and the balance saved for the rainy day
would be greater That was the condi-
1 ton during the low tariff period before
! the war. when nearly every man could
! sit under the shadow of his own vine and
fig tree. Now the great majority are at
the mercy Of landlords and masters or
the soulless corporations.
The young man Just starting in life
must investigate and weigh the advan-
| tages and disadvantages OF the two sys-
r tens and vote accordingly. and not be led
: away by the specious promises made by
the republicans
Republican campaign managers