La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
Sentiment Of Workmen at the
Big Iron Mills at Bay
View. Wisconsin.
Oe.ocaac, FOR FREE TRADE
Informal ,coaieresee Of Emplsyes si
Which the Repshllcan ssd Deos.
cratic Tariff Piaaks We're
Diseussed.

ef Manufacturing estabfsnmentn IN tniS
vicinity have begun to concern them
selves over the question Of how far their
interests are Concerned In the coming
political campaign. This Is entirely In
dependent OF the efforts of the politicians.
and has nothing whatever to de with
the relations between the two parties In
this State. The American workingman
II himself nm educated finished product.
and he can no longer be attracted to this
or that political party BY mere clap-trap
or BY the inxincers appeal OF unscrupu-
lous demagogues. He has learned to
study out economic questions for himself.
and be has begun to do this in the pres
snt campaign. on the theory that his own
living may be at stake. and that his vote
should be cast, not to suit his sentiments.
but to suit his own interests.
Making an Investigation
Among the men from the iron mills,
this spirit Of investigation has taken .
deep hold and already they have insti-
tuted several Independent inquiries.
There have been quite a number Of In
formal conferences, and a number Of the
leaders have begun to study the plat
form adopted at Chicago. and that adopt
ed At st. Louis. These men have ignored
the personality Of Roosevelt and Of Par
ker as well. They have eliminated from
consideration the general foreign policy
OF the government. the Philippine ques-
ton. the Panama canal. and everything
else which does not bear directly upon
the interests Of the workinyman. They
do not believe the platform treatment
OF the labor question as such. or any
nero declarations OF either party should
weigh much. but they have instituted .
careful comparison of the foundation
principles and Of the modern record Of
the Republicans and the Democrats. 20
far n It relates to the actual well being
Of the laborins man to-day.
Almost everyone Of these labor lead
ers who has gone into the question with
out regard to political prejudice has be-
come convinced that In the treatment OF
the tariff question. the laboring men of
ths United States will and the one great
Issue Of tho political campaign of 1904.
In the lumber camps Of Wisconsin and
among the Iron mills, there are plenty
Of men yst In positions OF responsibility
In labor organisations who remember the
terrible period from 1892 to 1897. and
they have already begun to study every
phase OF the tariff question and to con-
traat the record Of the two parties on
this subject.
The Repubiicsn DeclarasAoa.
A. far as they have progressed. these
representative workingmen have discov-
cred that the two parties are really more
widely apart and their differences are
more distinctly outlined. on the tariff.
perhaps. than upon any other Issue con-
tanned In either Of the platforms. At
an Informal conference Of iron workers
the other night there was . friendly de-
bate between two representatives, Of tho
two great parties. The first speaker read
the tariff plank Of the Republican plat
form ~ follows:
'Protection. which guards and develops
eur industries. Il . cardinal principal of
the Republican party. The measure Of
Drossction should always. At least. equal
the dinersncs In the cost Of production
at home and abroad"
This declaration Of principles, II was
admitted by thoss present At the confer
encs. was In every way clear and salts
factory. The Issue was fairly stated,
and those present expressed themselves
without hesitation - being satisfied that
Tie policy Of protection to American in
austriss would probably remain for .
generation. . cardinal principls" Of the
Republican party.
fho DsooeratSe P1aak.
The Demoeratic leader started In to
read tie platform adopted at 81. Louis.
With bsgins its tari1 plask with the
vceass
I'VE denoupes proeect,oa a. q robbery
q tie many - enrich ths few. and We
favoe Q tariR limited - IL nseds Of the
esvssnDsat sconoaicaiiy adninistefed."
He vos 1t eoce nse b. Q 6rs Of Ques-
slens - % whether this did sot being
ths lssus dirsetly bsfess Tie American
Iabsesng man, % that - must ehosss at
saes bstwesn peotscticn and frss trads.
vosins ~ Roosevelt II ~ believed In pro-
ssctioa aad vstine fee Parker II be b.
Hevsd h fEss tfsds.
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oignj0eane shsp-tAlk nads tAs pIea that !
The platforn adopted af d. Lsuis did not
actually mean free trade, bst that Il was
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