Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-22
Campaign Committee Prepares
a Synopsis of Its Contents
For the Press
MUCH SPACE GIVEN TO TRUSTS
Efforts Made to Show Americans Pay
More For Goods Than 10 Paid For
Same Articles After They Have
Been Exported to Foreign Countries
Labor Bureau Scored.

New York, Sept. 22.-The democrat-
ic campaign text book has been com.
pleted, and is about to be issued. II
makes volume Of 314 pages, discusses
the issues Of the two parties and re-
prints a number Of speeches Of the
leading democrats.
The synopsis prepared by the cam
paign committees says: Concerning
trusts, much space Is given to evidence
that protected combinations. having
tariff monopoly in our home markets,
are compelling Americans TO pay much
higher prices for manufactured goods
than are paid by foreigners. Export
and home prices Of hundreds Of articles
are compared and statement made
that nearly all our exports Of iron and
steel goods, amounting to $11I,000.00O
last year, are sold to foreigners at an
average Of about four-fifths the price
charged to Americans" Discussing
prices and wages, the bureau Of labor
is severely scored for making statistics
to order for use Of the republican CAM
paign committee, statistics that raise
the wages and reduce prices, on paper
produce statistical or artificial prosper
ity. The figures of the bureau, which
show an increase OF only Is per cent
in cost Of living since 1897, are con-
trasted with the figures of r. G. Dun
& Co., which show the cost of living
was AZ per cent higher last March than
on July /, 1897. just before the Dingley
bill became law. II sets forth that
the average family pays a tribute OF
$94 a year to protected trusts.
a Under the heading, Business and
Industrial Record Of 19OS-4," 1t is de-
clared business depression of this year
was greater than was that OF 1884,
most of which occurred under the Nc -
Kipley bill.
1.-THE chapter on the postal frauds
contains a complete. history of the
scandal from the beginning. Evidences
is produced showing investigation Of
the department was suppressed and
that altho the administration was Off
cially informed Of the fraud early in
1899, no investigation was ordered un-
til 1908. A chapter Is devoted to civil
service abuses and makes a strong
showing against the present admins
tration Of the law, In comparison with
strict compliance Of the democratic ad-
"Official corruption in the interior
department is described as widespread
and evidence is produced to show the
extent Of land frauds and the secrecy
that has been maintained as to the re-
suit Of any investigation that may
have been undertaken.
Other more important issues treat
ed somewhat fully are Philippine re-
publican extravaganza, reciprocity and
Panama affairs. Irrigation, ship SUBJ
sidy and the executive pension order
are discussed briefly. The vacilliatinG
record Of the republican party and
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt on
silver and bi-metalism, showing how
they have played fast and loose with
unsound money. make very interesting
reading when put alongside President
positive assertion In his
letter of acceptance that we believe in
the gold standard as fixed by the usage
and verdict Of the business world and
that the only real way to keep the
question from growing unsettled is to
keep the republican party In power"