Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-22


 es the issues of the two parties and re- prints number of speeches by lead, Ing democrats. The following synop. SIS of the book has been prepared by the democratic campaign committee:
 By the way of emphasizing the issue 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. sixty of the 314 pages of the volume being devoted to this discussion.
 Goncernlng the trusts, much space is given to evidence that the protected comblnations, having tariff monopoly III 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 ayer- aging about 9 per cent more than those paid by foreigners 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 Eng land, and numerous statements from export journals, trade journals and commercial papers, the conclusion is oJ Saf rxy 4.{ Of iron and steel goods, amounting to ll,OOO coo last year, are sold to for, elgners at an average of about four f1fths the price charged to Americans. Never before was so much specific and unequivOcal evidence presented on this point.
 Discussing prices and wages. the absurd method of the republicans in making averages and juggling sta tistics are exposed. Particularly is the bureau of labor scored for making statistics to order for use of the re- publican campaign committees, statis- tics that raise wages and reduce prices on paper and produce statistical or ar ticticial prosperity. The figures of the bureau, which show an increase of only 15 per cent in the cost of living since 1897, are entrusted with the fig ures of R. q. Dun & Go, which show that the cost of living was 43 per cent higher last March than on July I, 1897, just before the Dingley bill be came a law.
 Based upon Dun's figures and upon the full and complete reports of the railroads, covering over 1 ,30O,O00 work CTS, which embrace both union and non-union labor, and show that wages rose at most only z or 8 per cent from July, 1897, to July, 1903, when they ! were the highest, diagram is pre- sented which shows that the purchas- l ing power of wages has declined rapid l ly so that wage earners in 1903 could purchase only 75 per cent as much as l In 1897 The conclusion Is reached bhat if the dinner pail of to-day is to l be full 1t must be only three-fourths as large as before the 'Dingley. trusts began their era of prosperity. sOne of the most interesting and l instructive chapters under tariffs and l trusts is that showing that the aver age family pays, a tribute of $94 8 I.year to the protected trusts. Taking i'll detail the important items of expendi- l ture, the tariff taxes on each item are carefully estimated The total is $111, of which only $16.52 goes l taxes to the United States The HnalHQ0T, p54 per ldLuliy, OI p1.ooas7 l OOO, GOO for the 17,OO0,000 families in 1 this country, goes to the protected l trusts.
 "Under the heading Business and Industrial Record of 1903-1904, are given a list of Ill important wage re ductions and 169 closed mills for the l last half of 1903 and the first half Of 1904. These 2SO items are contrasted i with the listof 1O9 similar though less specific items printed in the republican campaign book giving the industrial record for 1893 and 1894. It is thus declared that the business depression of this year is greater than was that of 1893 and 1894, the most of which occurred under the Mckinley bill. s'The chapter on the postal frauds contains complete history of the scandal from the beginning. Evidence | is produced showing that the investi- gation of the department was sup pressed and that although the admin istration was officially informed of frauds as early as 1899, no investiga- ton was ordered until 1903. The fe- 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 SLf0nS showing against the present adminis- tration of the law, in comparison with the strict compliance of the democratic administration.
 official corruption in the interior department is described as widespread and evidence is produced to show the extent of the land frauds and the se- crecy that has been maintained as to the result of any investigation that may have been undertaken.
 .dThe other more important issues treated somewhat fully are the Phil ippines,' republican extravagance,' reciprocity and the Panama affair." Irrigation, ship subsidy and the execu- tive pension order are discussed brief ly.
 .The yacillating records of the re. publican party and of Presidents Nc Kinley and Roosevelt on silver and bimetallism showing how they haye played fast and loose with unsound money, make very interesting reading when put alongside of President Rooseyelt's positive assertion in his