Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
.,insni Of WOrkmen at the
\, Iron Mills at Bay
\ View, Wisconsin.
IpcslCY FOR FREE TRADE
Il Conference of Employees at
|,ish the Republican snd Demo-
cratic Tariff PIanks We're
Discussed.

Discussed.
r.rtee Wis, Sept. 1.-Workmen
No Bavview iron mills and in 9th
.rSscturinc WI establishments in this
- have begun TO concern them
orsr the question of how far their
,s are concerned in the coming
y. campaign. This is entirely in
5.,t of the efforts of the politicians,
s.s nothing whatever to do with
,.i,t;ops between the two parties in
S,sre The American workingman
rsslf an educated finished product.
ss can no longer be attracted TO this
81 political party by mere clap-trap
the nsincere appeal of unscrupu-
3amacosues. He has learned to
oet economic questions for himself.
N has begun to do this in the pres
gnpaisn. on the theory that his own
may be at stake, and that his vote
N he cast. not to suit his sentiments,
70 suit his own interests.
Making an Investigation.
morg the men from the iron mills,
,nirt Of investigation has taken n
hold and already they have insti-
several independent inquiries
have been quite a number of in
ii conferences. and number of the
gs have begun to study the plat
adopted at Chicago. and that adopt
s.. Louis. These men have ignored
personality of Roosevelt and of Par
as well, They have eliminated from
ieration the general foreign policy
he government, the Philippine ques-
the Panama canal. and everything
which does not bear directly upon
interests of the workingman. They
bot believe the platform treatment
be labor question as such, or any
declarations of either party should
a much, hut they have instituted a
s'u comparison of the foundation
|dpleS and Of the modern record of
Republicans and the Democrats. so
as it relates to the actual we'll being
lhc aboring man to-day.
limost everyone of these labor lead
who has gone into the question with
regard to political prejudice has be-
{ convinced that in the treatment Of
tariff question, the laboring men of
United States will find the one great
e Of the political campaign of 1904.
he lumber camps of Wisconsin and
ng the iron mills, there are plenty
nen yet in positions of responsibility
lbOr organizations who remember the
ble period from 1899 to 1897, and
have already begun to study every
'e Of the tariff question and to con-
the record of the two parties on
subject.
The Republican Declaration.
far as they have progressed, these
Sentative workingmen have discov-
that the two parties are really more
ly apart and their differences are
distinctly outlined, on the tariff,
aps, than upon any other issue con-
ID in either of the platforms. At
Normal conference of iron workers
'ther night there was n friendly de-
between two representatives of the
5reat parties. The first speaker read
arH plank Of the Republican plat
as follows:
rejection, which guards and develops
Industries, is a cardinal principal of
republican party. The measure of |
ctlon should always, at least, equal
Inference in the cost of production
me and abroad"
IS declaration Of principles. it was
-Ied by those present at the confer
was IN every way clear and salts
" The issue was fairly stated, |
nose present expressed themselves
lt hesitation as being satisfied that |
ohey Of protection to American in
es would probably remain for a |
atlon' a cardinal principle" of the
1lican party.
The Democratic Plank,
Democratic leader started in to |
'ne platform adopted at st. Louis,
begins its tariff plank with the
E uenounce protection as a robbery
many to enrich the few, and we
tariff limited to the needs of the
lmeht economically administered"
was at once met by fire of ques-
as TO whether this did not bring
sue directly before the American
lg man, so that he must choose at
'etWeen protection and free trade,
Ior Roosevelt if he believed in pro-
and voting for Parker if he be-
in free trade.
Democratic representative at this
'aAt Shop-talk made the plea that
,Iofm adopted at st. Louis did not
" mean free trade, but that it was
Gu 70 pledge the party merely to
aud equitable revision of the tariff,
70 curb the power Of the trusts and
u the creation of monopolies. He
"a that the Democratic leaders as
Y We're tariff reformers rather than
'auers, and he urged that it was
70 draw the lines so sharply, be-
. ue Democrats in their plank on
M question make a declaration in
y. revision and gradual reduc-
the tariff.
i'imeut Toward Republicans.
.ue hrst Of these conferences. the
gn' was strongly in favor Of the
means on the one issue Of protec-
'ut two or three men who had
ecustomed to vote the Democratic
suggested that an adjournment
oe had. during which time they
50 TO bring up the record of a
OI the party leaders in Congress,
purpose of showing that while
,N organization as a whole theo-
y y, believes that Protection is a
The real leaders of the party,