Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-22

ABOUT To- Be ISSUED
What the Democratic Text
Book Will Contain.
VOLUME OF 3l4 PAGES
SYNOPSIS OF WORK BY THE CAM
PAIGN COMMITTEE.
Copcfifufioy, nrrosnd 20 Ia -
VOLUME OF 3l4 PAGES
Constitution Opposed to imperialism"
Trusts and Tariff Treated
at Length.

CfauC campaign teXt DOOk mas Deen CONF
p!eted and is about to be Issued 1t makes
volume Of 31f pages. discusses the Issues
OF the two parties and reprints a number
of speeches by leading democrats. The fol-
lowing synopsis OF the book has been pre-
pared by the democratic campaign COM
n.ittee:
by the way of emphasizing the Issue of
Constitution opposed to imperialism the
democratic, campaign book contains a
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 vol
ume being devoted to this discussion.
Concerning the trusts, much space is
given to evidence that the protected COM
blnatops. having a tariff monopoly in our
home markets. are compelling Americans
to pay much higher prices for manufac-
tured goods than are paid by foreigners.
The export and home prices of hundteds
of articles are compared. 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 averaging about 20
per cent more than those paid BY foreigners
for the same goods Quoting President
Schwab's statement to the industrial COM
mission that goods were always sold
cheaper for export. the evidence before the
and numerous statements from export
journals. trade journals and commercial
papers. the conclusion is drawn that neaT1y
all of our exports of iron and steel goods.
amounting to Sill ,0000n last year, are
sold to foreigners at an average of abou.
faur-fifths the price charged TO Americans.
Never before was much specific and un-
equivocal evidence presented on this point.
Prices and Wages.
Discussing prices and wages, The absurd
method of the republicans ia making
averages and Juggling statistics are ex-
posed. Particularly is the bureau of labor
scored for making statistics TO order for
use of the republican campaign committee
statistics that raise wages and reduce
prices, on pa per. and produce statistical or
artificial prosperity. The figures of the
bureau, which show an increase of only
il 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 IS per cent higher last March
than on July /, 1897, just hefo7e The Ding
ley bill became law.
BASED upon Duns figures and upon the
full and complete reports OF the railroads.
covering over 100000 workers, Which en-
brace both union and non union labor, ana
show that wages rose at most only or
per cent from July. 1897. TO July, la0i when
they were highest, diagram is presented
which shows that the purchasing power
of wages has declined rapidly 50 that wage
earners IN 1903 could purchase only I5 per
cent as much as In 1897.
1.-The conclusion is reached that il the
dinner pail of today is to be fnll, it must
be only three-fourths as large as before
the Dlngley trusts began their era OF
prosperity.
Tariff and Trusts.
"One of the most interesting and In
structive chapters under tariffs and trusts
is that showing that the average family
paws a tribute of s9i year to the pro-
tected trusts Taking in detail the import
ant items of expenditure. the tariff taxes on
each item are carefully estimated. The
total is Sill of which only S1G.12 goes on
taxes to the United States. The balance.
S94 per family or 81 600 ,G00,ooo for the IT,
GOO, 90 families in THIS country, goes u lhe
protected trusts
..JInder the beading Business and indus
trial record of 19B-l90i,' are given list
of III important wage reductions and 1O0
closed mills for the last half of 1903 and
the first haIf of 1904. These 2S, items are
contrasted with the list of lS'9 similar,
though less specific, items printed IN the re-
publican campaign book, giving the indus
trial record for 1893 and 1891. II is thus de-
clared 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.
THE chapter on the postal fra uis contains
complete history of the scandal from the
beginning. Evidence is produced showing
that the investigation of the department
was suppressed. and although the admins
tration was officially informed of frauds as
early as 1899 no investigation was ordered
until 1893. The refusal of the republicans
10 permit congressional investigation by
a party vote of both houses is discussed,
and the detailed vote of the House and Sem
ate is given. The chapter devoted to civil
service abuses makes n strong showing
against the present adminstra ton of the
law in comparison with the strict COM
piance OF the democratic administration.
Official Corruption.
official corruption in the Interior De-
partment Is described as widespread and
evidence produced to show the extent or
the land frauds. and the secrecy that has
been maintained as to the result of any
Investigations that may have been under
taken.
1.-The other more important issues treated
somewhat fully are The Philippines, Re
publican ENtrayag gance, Reciprocity ana
the Panama Affair Irrigation, snip SUBJ
sidy and the executive pension order are
discussed briefly. The vacillating records of
the republican party and of President Nc
kinley and Roosevelt on silver and BIZ
metalism, showing how they have played
fast and loose with unsound money. make
very interesting reading when pat along
side of President Roosevelts positive asser-
ton in his letter of acceptance that we
believe in the gold standard fixed by the
and that the only real way to keep the
Question. from becoming unsettled to
keen the republican party In power"