The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-23
In THE field Of P0LlTI les

( KNOCKS OUT FICTION
Democratic Campaign Book
Explodes Rep. Pretenses
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The Demo-
cratic campaign text book has been
completed. 1t discusses the issues Of
the two parties and reprints speeches
of leading Democrats. The following
synopsis Of the; book has been pre-.
pared by the Democratic campaign
committee:
by the way Of emphasizing the is
sue of constitution opposed to i'm
perialism,' the Democratic campaign
book contains as preface the full
text of the constitution of the United
States. The place of next importance
is accorded the tariff and the trusts.
so of the 314 pages of the volume be-
ing devoted to this discussion.
| Concerning the trusts much space
is given to evidence that the protected
combinations having tariff monopoly
in our home markets, are compelling
Americans to pay much higher prices
for manufactured goods than are paid
| by foreigners. The, export and home
prices of hundreds Of articles are COM
pared. Nearly all kinds of hardware,
implements, machinery, tools, paints,
oils, ammunition, watches, baking
powder, condensed milk, canned goods
and every kind of steel products are
sold to our consumers at prices aver
aging about 25 per cent more than
| those paid by foreigners for the same
goods.
Quoting President Schwab's state
ment to the industrial commission that
goods were always sold cheaper for
export, the evidence before the Cham
berlain tariff commission in England
and numerous statements from export
journals, trade journals and CONNER
efal papers, the conclusions is drawn
that nearly all of our exports of iron;
and steel goods, amounting to SILL.
100000 last year, are sold to foreign
erS at an average of about four fffths
before was so much specific and I'M
equivocal evidence presented on this
point.
Discussing prices and wages, the
absurd methods of the Republicans in.
making averages and Juggling statis-l
tics are exposed. Particularly is the
bureau of labor scored for making sta
tisticS to order for use Of the Repub-
lican campaign committee - statistics
that raise wages and reduce prices, on
paper, and produce statistical or arti-i
fetal prosperity. The figures of the
bureau which show an increase Of only
10 per cent in the cost of living since
1897 are contrasted with the figures of
r. q. Dun & Co., which show that the
cost Of living was 43 per cent higher
| last March than on July 1, 1897, just
| before the Dingley bill became law.
Zone Of the most interesting and In
| structive chapters under tariffs and
| trusts is that showing that the aver
| age family pays a tribute Of $94 a year
| to the protected trusts. Taking in de-
tail the important items of expendi-
ture, the tariff taxes on each item are
| carefully estimated. The total is $111,
the United States. The balance, $94
per family or s1,600,000,0OO for the
IL, 100000 families in this country, goes
| to the protected trusts
| Under the heading Business and
Industrial Record of 1903-1904' are Civ
en- list Of III important wage re-
auctions and 169 closed mills for the
last half of 1908 and the first half of
| 1904. These 230 items are cOntrasted
with the list Of 109 similar though less
| specific items printed in the Repub-
lican campaign book giving the indus
trial record for 1893 and 1894 1t is
thus declared that the business de-
preston of this year is greater than
was that of 1893 and 1894. the most of
which occurred during the Mckinley
/ bill
THE chapter on the postal frauds
contains a complete history of the
i scandal from the beginning. Evidence
lis produced showing that the investi-
/ cation of the department was sup
| pressed, and that, although the admin
fstration was officially Informed of
| frauds as early as 1899, no investiga
i ton was ordered until 1903 The re-
fusal of the Republicans to permit a
/ congressional investigation by party
vote of both houses is discussed and
the detailed vote of the house and SEN
ate Is given. The chapter devoted to
civil service abuses makes a strong
showing against the present admins
tration of the law, in comparison with
the strict compliance of the Demo-
cratic administration. Official corrup-
/ ton in the interior department is de-
/ scribed as widespread, and evidence is
produced to show the extent of the land
/ frauds and the secrecy that has been
i maintained as to the result of any in
designations that may have been un-
/ dertaken
THE other more important issues
treated somewhat fully are The Phil
ippines, Republican Extravagance,'
/ Reciprocity and The Panama Affair.
Irrigation, ship subsidy and the ex-
] ecutive pension order are discussed
| briefly. The vacillating records of the
/ Republican party and of President Nc
Kinley and President Roosevelt on sill
yer and bimetallism, showing how they
have played fast and loose with ur-
sound money, make very interesting
reading when put alongside of Presi-
i dent Roosevelt's positive assertion in
his letter of acceptance that eWe be-
lfeye in the gold standard as fixed by
the usage and verdict of the business
world and that The only real way to
keep the question from becoming I'M
settled is to keep the Republican party
in power"
COW STEPS ON j.
ADAM BEDE'S FOOT