The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-28

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prices for manufactured goods than
are paid by foreigners. The export
and home prices OF hundreds OF artl-
cles 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 consum-
ers at p.ices averaging about 25 per
cent. more than those paid by fCrelg-
ners for the same goods. Quoting
President Schwab's statement to the
industrial commission that goods were
always sold cheaper for export, the
evidence before the Chamberlain
tariff commission in England and
numerous statements from export
journals, trade journals and commer-
cial papers, the conclusion is drawn
that nearly all of our exports of iron
and steel goods amounting to SILL
900, 900 last year, are sold to foreign
ers at an average Of about four-hfths
the price charged to Americans
Never before was 80 much specific and
uneouivocal evidence presented On
this point.
PRICES AND WAGES.
s'DiscusSing prices and wages the
absurd methods Of the Republicans in
making averages and Juggling statis-
tics are exposed. Particularly is the
bureau of labor scored for making sta
tistics to order for use Of the R'puli-
can campaign committee-statistics
that raise wages and reduce prices, on
paper, and produce statistical OF ar
tifcial prosperity. The figures OF the
bureau, which show an increase OF
only Is per cent. in the cost OF living
since 1897, are contrasted with the
figures OF &. G.. Dun s. Co., which
show that the cost Of living was 43
per cent. higher last March than on
July l, 1897, just lefore the Dingley
bill became law.
'Based upon Dun's figures and upon
the full and complete reports OF the
railroads, covering over 1900, 600
workers, which embrace both union
and non-union labor, and show that
wages r5se at most only I or 8 per
cent. from July 1897 to 1903, when
they were highest, diagram is pre-
sented which shows that the purchas'
ing power of wages has declined rapid
ly 50 that wage-earaers in 1908 pur-
chase only Is per cent. as much as IN
1897.
The conclusion is reached that il
the dinner pail Of today is to bs
full, it must be only three fourths as
large as before the 'Dingley trusts be-
gan their era Of prosperity.
| "One Of the most interesting anc
instructive chapters under tariff; anc
trusts IS that showing that the aver
age family pays tribute of s94 a YEA
to the protected trusts. Taking in de-
tail the important items Of e1pendi
ture, the tariff taxes on each Item arr
carefully estimated. The total is Sill
, of which only 1852 gees on taxes tt
the United States. The balance, s94
, per family or 81, 800, 900 for the Il,
900, 900, families in this country, 60:
to the protected trusts.
, INDUSTRIAL RRCoRD.
"Un1er the beading Of Bushes
and Industrial Record Of 1903 1904
a1e given a list Of III important wag
reductions and l69 closed mills 10
t the last half of 1903 and the first la
S Of 1904. These 2S0 items are con
. trasted with the list Of 100 simila
5 though less specific items printed il
4 the Republican campaign book givin
: the industrial record Of 1893 aud 1884
9 It is thus declared that the bushes
z depression OF this year Is greater tina
e was that Of 1893 and l894-the mos
;. OF which occurred under the McKinle
r bill.
y The chapter on the postal FRAUD
n contains a complete history Of til
!, scandal from the beginning. EV
q dence is produced showing that tt
.e investigation of the department. W;
l. suppressed, and although the admin
istration was officially infvrned
frauis as early as 1899, no investig'
tion was ordered until 1908. The r
. fusal cf the Republicans to permit
$ congressional Investigation bya par
y vote Of both houses is discussed az
y the detailed vote Of the house ar
u senate is given. The chapter deVot'
~ 10 civil service abuses makes a Strol
y. showing against the present admin
le tratlon OF the law, in comparison Wi
le the strict, compliance Of the Dem
Sc sc cratic administration.
- "Offcial corruption 10 the inter-
~ department is described as wideSprea
II; and evidence produced to show {
1o extent Of the land frauds and the ST
recy that has been maintained as
the result OF any investigation th
:. may have been undertaken.
~ The other more important lssu
II treated somewhat fully are the IN
a ippines,' Republican extravaganc
a., reciprocity and the Panama atfai
q. Irrigation, ship subsidy and the
n, ecuUive pension order are discuss
5er briefly. The vacillating records
ser the Republican party and OF Pre-
OF dent Mckinley and Roosevelt on
,p- yer and bimetallisn, showing b.
ue they have played fast and loose vi
ed unsound money, make very inrere
ng irg reading when put alongside
D, ocidopt Pnocova1f,e NoSitiya ass