The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-30
LITTLET0N SPEAKS
TO DEMOCRATS.
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declaration. in his speech Of acceptance. I'VE
mean the same thing from year to year" II
the President means the eame thing from
year to year" why does he renounce his op-
position ito the law OF the longest sword
and declare his allegiance to the law Of the
big stick?
II he means the same thing from year to
year. why does he forsake the mature wis.,
dom which inspired him to denounee the man
ifest-destiny idea As being one which would
please statesmen of easy international moral
ity'' and ally himself with doctrine and a
creed and a crowd which stand in a threaten
ing attitude over every nation OF the earth
whose navy Is not as large whose army is
not as commanding. and whose resources are
not as great ours?
So far as the question of the tariff is con-
cerned. It remains totally unsettled. By the
gradual development OF monopoly in all branch
es OF business. a monopoly which enjoyed and
which does enjoy the protection afforded by the
tariff. the business OF the country. locked up
tn some extent, as It were In the direct OF al
lied control Of these monopoiies has become
entangled with the tariff schedules. and 1t Is
claimed BY the Republicans that any attempt
to revise these schedules will result In dis
astef 10 tne business interests OF the COUNTY,.
Thi. argument Of itself demonstrates con-
clusivey that that policy Is vicious in theory
and harmful ir practice which brings the
Government in such close cooperation and al
lance with the special and privileged interests
Of the country. and that the Government may
not withdraw from this alliance at will; It
demonstrates that q perpetual partnership be-
tween the Government and special interests is
the result Of the continuance Of the protective
system.
EXToRTIoN FROM CONSUMER.
Can It tie said with truth that must con-
tinue to extor. from the consumer for the ben
eft Of the protected interest. because to with
hold this extortion and deprive the protected
interest Of It would disturb that protected in
terest and Its kindred interests? 1t may be
said by those who have not examined the ques-
ton that tarir protection Is not serious. and
that we arc exaggerating Its influence.
Take the great example Of the United States
Steel Company Sir Henry Besssmsr poh wss rsfu eS,n
c:al world upside down. He invented in 1856
for MSs, Of
invention may be. It was later by ten years
Sss Sss1 with his process for making steel! then
beloved sohns,oyn HsS.r;sy5E :iDss. and o.hss shss
CT havinS free The results ef ali tn. costly =; 3;
s, in Ensans And hsnce they started
At that time the great railroad mileage was
not built: the great bridges were not thought
great Development which the last half century
has marked IN the United States lay on, ,,a..i IN
In order to make the most ou. Of the increas-
ing opportunities. the producers Of steel in the
ment to the selling price and the territory
Of distribution. and In addition. secured the
from hurtfui rivalry coming from, abroad. This
agreement and this tariff not only covered the
suifdlns f Of Z the tines. but % in % addition j, cow
cred the structural steel so essential to the new
DEVELOPMENT Of buildings; and bridges. and lofty
Thus protected from without and combined
within The steel began to dsysep al
Chicago and at Pueblo. The source from which
and and there there we're a found and finally developed The
richest ore deposits yet found in the world.
BY the pool or agreement those industries tSs .s5
was no. more than go Per ton and since ns The The
p1Da IaTir pid peseinded i from abroad this price was
enforced. and the consumers and those who
patronized them, near and remote. were COM
PEELED to pay 1t.
FOREIGN LABOR
The United States steel Company employs
ns%. % e and .. .As sas
na q se. H. Huns sns sna anG this
work their wives and children and live at
standard Of food and rainent and shelter
can Siood thus the government Of the United
eanizers Of this company to enable them to
IS per ton upon It's products, which it and
collected and distributed upon stock that rests
This is done for The purpose. they say. of pro-
tecting labor, when they know the great bulk
Of the labor employed is the labor Of the Huns;
purpose invited into this industry. and who
they know are degrading the standard Of Amer.
lean labor. But then they say the Government
that no steel is imported upon which the Gov
eminent can collect any considerable revenue.
raw material and Is taken in bond and the
company Is charged on the books with the tariff
and when Il is manufactured 1t In exported
fasturer with 90 per cent of the tariff originally
The Republican party stand. pat while this
don who are Building great snbways s. and nd tun- @
sens used % and being paid ID ' for at enormous s Gus
profits.
And for there the taxpayers. born and un-
satherers in order tina: 1t may meet the bonds.
IN IN or,isr that II. the de5ts may be paid and IN
pat while this company. by the aid OF the
Government. takes toll Of the great travelling
public. on all the uncounted miles Of railroad
pay more fare for their privilege to ride upon
their trains. because the are built of steel
ana hs Tp a e s
tered stock: because the rails upon which the
cars run have bound UP In them this bounty
which the Government awards to the Steel
Company.