The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-22

OF Increase OF production from 1890 to 1900
was 0.43. To be sure, we have lnc a.e ,s'i
in population during that tune, Whlcn VI
crease was NOT affected BY the years o. ..
pnnic and disaster. But the perce ntage ). OF
increase OF population Is OIL, ana ms no
percentage OF Inct case OF production 10
double the percentage OF the increase -
population The amount OF prouuctio
per capita in 1890 was Sl99; In l90o u WIS
1924. or s35 per capita more In 1900 than N
1880. So that II 1t wero necessary oioem.
onstrate palpable and obvious fact that
has been conceded upon the other hioe'
that magnificent prosperity now presses
this country we nave me LEMONS y ..o
jopment. One test Is. therefore. success
fullv met. and .hi. IL the supreme test
r,ha.e are incontrovertible facts. and on
80. issue that divides the two parties the
democracy fears to meet them. In fact
fiat party to-day stands at the ardng OF
the ways In one direction lie honesty,
integrity, consistency, real conviction and
lhe,ief-free trade But at the end OF that
wav Is certain defeat. because the voters
M This country appreciate results. In the
other direction lie Hypocrisy and deceit.
and at the end the possible goal OF he
Presidency and the House. Therefore. in
! flrm of purpose, the members Of that party
tremble. while republcanism marches on
the straight road OF the protective princi-
nile. consistent and confident
As to Truss.
! The trust question La in a way incidental
lin this campaign, because the democracy
makes the attempt to connect trust and
Itarifr. 1t Is charged that the tariff Is the
creator of tho trust. Wherever you find
4 the creator you find the creation. We have
many articles the products Of which com-
mand no tariff, and the Standard Oil Com
] pany's Is the most conspicuous example. II
Ii. trust par excellence, and there has
never been tariff on Its product.
we have trusts innumerable In free trade
countries. and England Is honeycomoeo
with them. Here Is a creation without q
4 creator. The correction OF the trust evil
lin America does not lie through revision
/ OF the tariff schedules. Federal control OF
trusts. which the New York democratic
/ pla torn would eliminate. Is the only rem
edy now in sight. and on that question the
Republican record Is clear. while the de-
lmocracy uEder two administrators mas
almost no record at all.
The killing OF competition Is an essential
Incident OF the trust movement II the
srnall independent operator could hold his
own and compete no harm could come ID
the public. Now. the tariff on tin. 1t Is
/ quite clear, gives the same protection to
/ the independent operator and the trust.
| II the foreign MANUFACTURED Is let IN by
a repeal of this tariff the independent OPP
orator goes to the wall first, leaving the
/ aed to the trust. But you say we will
drive the trust Itself out OF business.
Than YOU would have no tin manufacture
era In this country and we should be
turned over absolutely to tho foreign trust.
over which We have no control.
let ma geo for moment how this OBJ
.rat.s in actual practice. In 1891 the do
...tio price OF imported tin plate va.
* 70 in New York: in March, 1904. tho TO-
mestic price In New York was 50 e5. re-
auction OF s1.66 per hundred pounds. In
1855 the price was 50 per hundred pounds
abroad Now. II there had been eorre-