Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-22

fuded the pcople an their daily llfo
from the rauaclty of trusts ana con-
bnalIons which thrive as private EN-.
terprIsr s strangled aud which grow
rat us by their contro, of the cost
OF living they cause the homes of our
land 10 grow lean, but me people win
hardly approve the yooIferous pride
when claims mat "a successful attack
upon the merger Of the stock of cer-
tam competing railroads has rescued
mem from their Opprcssou They viii
not tall 10 observe that the huge come
binatlous which directly mlure them
sun flourish and they may also recall
now the CONSERVATION among those
implicated IN such schemes, who once
feared a general pursuit was duieted
When me soothing assurance reached
them that the government did not in-
tend To run amuck' Nor Wll they
probably accept the suggestion that
repentance or "a change of heart ac-
counts for the manner by which The
threats and aulmosity Of many now
ellul trust magnatCs have been dis
placed by their approval and support
OF the party which seeks 10 convince
me people OF lbs trust-dostroying proc
clvlties.
POLICY or PROJECTION.
This item Of the account VIII mot be
passed over without reference t1 the
platform statement that protection
which guards and develops our indus.
tries is a cardinal policy of the RE.
publican party Nor without noting
the declaration Of the candidate stand.
ing ON this platform that the pr0tcc'
i've tarln policy ought now Nv be CON.
sldered us definitely established. The
question VIII De asked which are the
American industries that az this time
are IN need OF the shelter Of such
tarlf as that now IN force, and ig
there never 10 be- time when Ameu
can enterprise, American ingenuity and
American opportunity WIN free our in-
dusTles from ther stage OF infancy
ana hermit American Inspiration and
American self-reliance TO east away the
leading strings OF definitely estab.
lished protective policy? The people
know that this policy has given rise "
reckless greed and TO the worship of
gain menacing patriotic sentiment ana
our love for high standards o. national
greatness and they know that at best
II lays burdens on the consumers Of our
land
TARIFF PROMOTES COMBINES.
with these tendencies and these
burdens M mind they all ask the party
processing It's anxiety to restrain
or destroy harmful combinations why
a protective tariff policy should be CON
eldered definitely established which. IN
addition to lis other sins. contributes
to a situation that permits combln0-
ton or monopoly TO sell abroad articles
OF our manufacture at lower prices
that arc eXacted from our own du.
Sens at home. They win see the sheer
Wrongfulness Of tnis condition so clear
ly, and they viii so firmly believe that
In this way they are made 70 bear tar.
IN burdens in order that they may be
Disseminated against IN favor Of for
eign consumers that they win not be
satisfied with the assurance that the
tariff has nothing to do with trusts.
They win consign such an explanation
to the limbo Of negation. 10 take It's
place with the outWorn deception that
the foreign exporter pays our tariff
taxes and with two other sadly weak
pretenses, one that the tariff should be-
reformed only by lbs friends. and the
other that the party which believes
that a protective tariff policy ought to
be considered as definitely established
loves reciprocity in trade.
THE PHILIPPINES.
when the platform boast Is made
that I'm the Philippines we have sup
pressed instruction, established order
and given to life and property q seCur-
ity never known there before the con-
fesson VIII be extorted that the insur-
rectiOn suppressed was no more than
the crushing out Of resistance % the
army Of the United States, while en-
gagged In the subjugatlon Of a people
thousands OF miles from our shores.
when an incident Of a war undertaken
by US IN aid Of those struggling for
liberty and independence IN another
quarter had put within our power;
and the people win ask under what
sanction was this subjugaton entered
upon by nation pledged to The doc
rine that all just powers Of govern
nent are derived from the consent Of
he governed, aud they will deny that