The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-09-30

power they seek"
The Tariff Issue.
He charges tho democrats win IN
ducerity and svosivsnsss in their state
ments regarding . tsrin policy. and
says:
Undoubtedly Il would be posAlle at
the present Time 10 prevent any OF the
trusts from remaining prosperous by
the simple expedisAt of making such
sweeping change In ths tariff as to para
Uss tho industries d the country. Inc
trusts would cease To prospct; but their
smaller eompetltoss would BIO ruined
and the vsge-woTses Wouls slave
shile II would not pAy the farmer TO
haul his produce TO market"
Continuing on the subject Of the ,arin
he says:
From time 10 tins schedules mus
undoubtedly be r~eafrsnsed and read
Iusted To meet the shiftiux ros-s of the
country. but this can with .stetl be done
only by those who so committed TO TIE
cause OF the proLc tiyo 81 .tem To up
roc, and destroy that system would be
IN Insure the prnstrstlos Of business
the cioallg Of factories ID. lmpoverish'
mont 81 the farmer. the ruiz OF the
capitalist aud tho starvation Of the
aFe-woricr
cit L. . matter ~ fsstet thnt The pro-
tcc,ivo tariff policy. which dun g th.
last 20 odd ytsrs. has become part of the
very Cher OF the country 4. not now &C.
ccpted ~ definitely established. Sure
iy We have a tkht 10 my that II has
passed hey ond the domain of theory.
and a rleht to expect that not only its
original advocates but those Who nj one
time dlstfusted II on thsorctlc grounds.
should now scqulasco In The feselts that
have beea proved o,.r aud oysr ssaln by
actual experience. These 20 odd years
have been the most prosperous ears this
nation has ever fcon. more prosperous
years than any other nation has ever
seen. BEYOND question thls prosperity
could not have come ~ the American
people had not possessed the necessary
thrift. energy and business intelligence
10 turf their vast material resources &c
account hut n 70 no lees true tina, II Is
our economic policy a. regards the tar.
IN and finance which has enabled Us AZ
ns,isn ~ nal .ush ro,a a.. ~ The in.
aIy,sn,i c,nac,,l.s ~ an, c~,,i,.ns ana
m, natural ,csnures. ~ on, eoun,ry
ry.ry c,ass a on, uconls I, bouea,cd h,
he nro,.c,,ya ,a,i1 n,,,ry an. lac,
few years the merchant has scau the eS.
port trade Of this country grow faster
than ever IN our preyiou, history The
ma~nu,actssror couid not Keen hls factor,
-unpinY ~ II were moi 10, ,bo pro,eetl,,
tariff The ware-vor.o,. would Do well
10 remombcr ma, n pro,ee,ion 4. "rob.
berry" aud IA 10 be punished according,
ne will be the frst 70 nav the nonnitv. 20,
either he will be turned adrift entirely.
or his wagcs will be Gu, down 10 ths
starvation point Asronciusi,. ely shox n
BY tho bulletins Of the bureau Of labor.
m. roU,, a, ,hc n,,ray.
wage received BY the wage worker has
grown faster than tho o u li,ing. and
this IN spite Of the continual shor,ening
Of working hours. The accumulated
savings of the ~worlipgmon Of the coun-
try. rs shown by the e.posly IN the saw
ings banks, have lncrsAcd hy leaps and
POUNDS AZ no time N the history OF
this or any other country has there been
an era 50 productive q material bcrent
alike 10 workinrmap and employer. as
during tho seven yoaif that have Just
passed.
THE farmer has benefited quite NJ
much Us the manufacturer tho mef.
chant. and the wagc-Wts.or The mos,
welcome and Impressive fact oiisb,lfhea
BY the last census II the wide and even
distribution Of wealth among AT classes
OF our couutr. mon. The chief ~asoucies
IN producing this distribution are shown
by the census TO be the development OF
manufactures. and the application OF
new inventions 10 universal use. The
result has been ~ Increasing iuterde-
pendence 81 agriculture aud manufae-
lures"
Republican Reciprocity.
On the subject Of reciprocity The pref.
dent says:
Our opponents assert that they he-