The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-04

stock issued without value behind it.: We must go out into the world and fight for greater markets for our man ufactured products. Steps in that di- rection must come in the not far dis- tant future--must come to maintain a balance of trade in our favor. The in- crease in our population will after a time practically overtake the products
 we should begin now to prepare for that day at the same time accomplish. ing the right thing and the wise thing for the present generation.
 that direction of course must be taken conservatively. Every sound thinking man realizes that radical changes can- not be made in existing conditions- mas. rnas be cssrsfullS 1nst made euo aNs
 "The framers of the Democratic plat necessity. It was provided there tariff thus enabling business interests to adjust themselves to such changes as must be made.
 war on the Trusts.
 to claim that they alone have shown any desire to oppose these trusts. Their claim is as false as it is fragrant.
 50 far from this being the fact. the representatives of the Democratic party have begun prosecutions under the so-called Sherman act. Attorney General olney began and Attorney ito the first successful prosecutions under the law. Attorney General Harmon asked for appropriations to enforce that act, He reported to Congress should be exempted from liability so that they could not interpose the plea of privilege but 1t was not needed by an appropriation to carry on the work in both a special and a general respect but Republican Congress would not allow 1t.
 to be denied at the last forced the hands of tho Republican party, both in the matter of legislation and of ap- propriations. The statute creating the Department of Labor and Commerce was passed and an appropriation of half a million was made. The greater part of the money lies idle in the pub lie treasury.
 A scandaIous Condition.
 Born as 1t was of a union between the trusts and the Republican party. the parallel in legislation. .n scanda- lous features does not exist on our statute books today.
 Tt puts into the hands of the Pres ident and of the Republican Party the means of continuing it's hold on the reins of Government without limit as to time. through the possession of the secrets of the trusts, which under the terms of the legislation itself he may Or may not make public.
 We know full well bow .opportun- ity for the use of that Legislation has been availed of in this campaign. No statute could have been better devised for the successful financing of the present election of the candidate of the Republican Party or for its indefin- ite perpetuation in power.
 We do not want a Department of Commerce and Labor whose Secretary shall go out from 1t every four years after he has filled his brain and his great corporations and combinations which depend upon the Government for business or favors, in order not to serve the people, but to raise money to cor rupt them. Nor do our people want g the expense of the Government into the service of a great political com mittee in order to put forth doctored statistics.
 Department of Commerce.
 we want a Department of Com merce and Labor which will furnish our merchants, farmers, manufacturers and workmen with the fullest and lat est information, intelligently and hon. estly obtained and so fairly prepared that dependence may be placed upon 1t as a real guide. We want to know what other countries are doing in in- dustries and this is all the more im- poFtaut because "o AVSi ouhS thdt III none of them has the head of such a Department retired from his work to go out into the business world in order to collect dishonest money.
 We do not need and ought not to have a modern inquisitor who exploits cor porations to collect money for corrupt ing the franchise or electtng pliant or capturing the electoral vote of pivotal States.
 The manufacturers and the work ingmen of Connecticut want the world for their markets and that Department of the Government should be used for their commercial advantage and that of their fellow manufacturers and oper- atIves throughout the country"
 The second speaker was Michael J. Ryan of Philadelphia, who dwelt at length upon the questions of imperial ism and trusts.
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