Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-05-04
Observation-Disclosures
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Republican Platforms.

Republican Platforms.
The representatives of the Republi-
can party of the State of New York
met in convention aud among other
planks adopted the following on the
tariff: I'VE reaffirm our belief that
the greatest national issue is the main
tenance of prosperity, and we stand
squarely for the integrity. of the prin-
ciple Of protective tariff" That
principle is required to maintain the
highest scale Of American wages and
the supremacy of the American work
shop" On the day following the con-
ventlon the press dispatches from. New
York city announced that an enormous
crwod Of men and women, estimated
at 5000, stood around new depart
ment store seeking work Mt very low
wages, SO great was the crowd that n
large force of extra police were neces-
sary to keep order.
The strenuous efforts of these poor
people to get chance for employment
did not verify the Republican claim
of prosperity, nor did the small amount
of wages offered prove that protection
had maintained 1.-THE highest scale Of
American wages" rather the reverse.
The prosperity that the Republicans
used to boast of was that the Job was
seeking the man and not the man seek
ing the job. That boast can no longer
be made, for evidently there are thou
sands seeking work at low wages with
the protective tariff in full working
order. supposed to be automatically fix-
ing high wages for the wage Garner.
More evidence was published In the
news dispatches on the same day that
the Republicans Of New York so glibly
resolved in favor of protection, that
some Of the cog wheels of that de-
ceptive principle were out of gear.
From Lawrence, Mass, came the news
that the Arlington mills had reopened,
which had been closed on account of n
strike among the employees, whose
wages had recently been reduced, and
the. employees were returning to work
at the reduced wages. At Palmer,
Mass. the mills Of the Thorndlke Man
ufacturing Company at Palmer and
West Warren began curtailment in
the. output by reducing the running
time to forty hours week. That
means but four days work a week,
and of course but two-thirds wages.
at Fall River similar condition was
announced. AT Minneapolis, Mimi,
the flour mills were to be closed down
the end of the week.
These announcements all appeared
in the New. York Journal of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin of April Is.
and nearly every day that newspaper,
which is devoted to business matters,
contains similar curtailments.
Meanwhile the protective tariff, by
Its shelter to the monopolists. keeps up
Its deadly work of high prices, SO that
the cost of living is higher than nearly
ever before. But the Republican plat
form of platitudes of President Roose-
velt's own State did not explain this
anomaly of diminishing wages and re.
dundant prices. This platform was
doubtless presented to President Roose-
Xeit Tor his scrutiny before the CON
yention met and must have been ap-
proved by him or changed to suit his
views so that. at last, the country
KNOWS that ne STANDS squareiv for the
integrity Of the principle Of a protect
i've tariff" No reciprocity there, no
word for reforming the monstrous in
eQuaiities.
N any OF the wage earners OF New
iorh ever reaa that pl"'iorln' especial
'he tlousanas VINO are huhtlhg tne
Jou ihs'ea ~ " t.e 'ou ~ l'iis 'hen''
WIN u iioi'ow ilockers I. MUST seem
10 Ne assureu .! protec.ioh anu tne
nisnesl s'"ie Vi WAGES Mhea 'he,r
poeNets are empty anu 'iie cuppoaros
aie pa.e
puon s.a'e p'a.iorlns
nnas =. Aeu upon " speah Az ti'e
sam" a' e,'",i "nu ~. .ne na.'oAai plu.lorih
WI olii' " niue more eia porate IN
- a. w." a,'o .snoiu .a'''iis
""ss' ""' 'N' e"se' eos' VI 'i'ihs'
The Republican Leaders and Trusts.
The Tawney tobacco bill has ripped
open the Republican party lines III the
| Ways and Means Committee, to the
great disgust Of Chairman Payne. He
told the Republican members that he
thought 1t was foolish for the commit
tee to attempt to do any business Mt
this session and useless to have any
committee hearings. So because the
Republican members OF the greatest
committee of the House of Represan-
tatives cannot all agree on one bill,
the whole machinery is to stop. What
a travesty on popular government.
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So'lsless asse,lu,eu are supposeu %
W e.'sas.,u ~ 'esisla','s ,or tue wants
VI theif constituents. put because some