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power and prestige under III" sponsor
ship Of the Republican party was moth
Ing short of marvellous.
The great victory for the gold stand
ard cured the uneasy, panicky conditions
that had prevailed in the money market.
II was possible ia 1897 for great I'M
urovements to he financed by railroads
and other corporations. The investor
came ont OF the woods where he had
been during Democratic times and
bought bonds that represented cash t"
be expended in more rhil>. more bridges,
more cars. more machinery. more sky
scrapers and more other things that re-
quircd enormous consumption of iron and
steel. But the increasing ability of the
country to buy more iron and steel was
met by increasing necessity for larger
consumption. The railroads suffered
from ear shortages because they could
not buy new cars fast enough 10 keep
pace with the increasing business that
came TO them. In almost every line
of industry the calls in the iron and steel
industry for material Increased 50 rap
idly that it was a difficult matter for
the iron and steel manufacturers to hir'
new men fast enough for the additional
WORK 10 DE done, ana !" olh'INlN' N''p
NJ with enormously increasing conSumI-
ton. But the Republican policy of pro.
lection not only operated by It's genera
business effects. to stimulate the inrreas'
ing consumption. but also to force the
increasing consumption to he met, not
by larger foreign imports of iron ana
steel, giving more work for the foreign
ers to do. but by increasing domestic
production. giving more work for Amer
lean laboringmen to do at continuous!
increasing wages.
Consumption and Production.
Here are the figures as to how both
consumption and production OF pig iron
almost trebled between the Democratic
year 1894. through the Mckinley and
Roosevelt administrations, up to the yeai
1904.
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the exception of RUSSIA, show pr.lrc-
ton 10y countries rs fultrwS:
THE PHILIPPINES.
Repubiicsu Policy L. la Line with
Territorial prsccdeuts.

Four years ago the Democratic par
~ denounced the acquisition OF the Phil
ippinc Islands by the United States M
a dangerous form Of national expansion
and their retention rs an Application OF
militarism. The only logical conclusion
Of this position was our immediate re-
iircmrnt from the Islands. leaving them
to shift for themselves. In his letter ac-
ccpting tn, nomination for Vice rrcsi.
den, in 1900 Mr.. Roosevelt commented
OH this position MS follows;
'rhe simple truth is that there is Moth
Ing even remotely resembling imperial
ism or militlrism involved III the present
development " that policy Of expansion.
which has been part of the history OF
America from the day when she became
q nation. The words mean absolutely
nothing ~ applied to our present policy
in the Philippines, for this" policy * only
impcrialistc in the sense that JclCrsuns
policy in Louisiana was impcrialiStic;
only military in the sense that JackSons
policy towards the Scminolcs or Clusters
towards the Sioux embodied militarism;
| mud there j. no more danger Of its pro-
ducing evil results at home now than
there was Of its interfering with free
dom under Jefferson or Jackson. or in
the days of the Indian wars on the
plains.
The only certain way Of rendering
il necessary for our Republic to enter
on a career OF 'militariSm' would be to
abandon the Philippines 10 their own
| tribes, and ut the same time either to
guarantee a stable government among
these tribes or to guarantee them against
outside interference. \ far larger army
| would he required to carry out any such
policy than will I've required to secure
order under the American flag: while
the presence of this tiag on the Islands
is really the only possible security against
| outside aggression. Properly
speaking. the question is now not wheth-
er we shall "xpand--for We have already
cXpandrd-bu, whether we shall con
tract"
That was the issue four years ago.
Now the Democratic platform says:
I'VE believe with jefferson and John
Adams. that no government has a right
to make one set OF laws for those at
home and another and a different set Of
laws. absolute in their character. for
| those in the colonies. We insist
that VI ought 10 do for the Filipinos
what we have already done for the
| Cubans."
There has never been a time since
the formation Of the government that
Congress has not made one set of law
for the States and another set for the
territories. The laws enacted by Con
gress for the government Of the Philip
pines are no more absolute than those
which have been enacted during the las,
hundred years for our various territories
The demand that the United States
shall do for the Filipinos what it has
done for the Cubans is unreasonable We
never claimed to W Cuba. but we pos
sess the Philippines by an unhisputet
title. A Republican administration die
entire justice to Cuba as demanded b.
the circumstances of the ease. and tn,
Republican party can he depended upoI
to do entire justice to the Philippines.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-23

TURN OFT THE PEST TYPES on
THE SHORTEST NOTICE. AND At
THE LEAST COST. 10 PEACE
ABLY INVADE WITH IRON AND
Steel. TIE MARKETS or THE
WORLD. DURING the TWELVE
MONTHS ENDING WITH June.
1904. THE TOTAL EXPORTS OF
IRON AND steel AND THE MAN.
tF AtrI rs TIL Err l. FRO NJ
\ VI Mt u TO SllI,oiS.iSi
AGAINST S2o.220,2,4 DURING THE
DEAlOCRATlt YEAR 1854.
During the last eight yrars the l,rit
i"h newspapers have been forced 10 dole
fGllN untirp u continued succession ~
American Industrial 'r.umph> over Great
Britain. Now i, is an American firm
that gets the contract to build the great
Athlra brilg" across the Nile in upper
Egypt. Now it is an American loco
motive that StipcrScdeS tho British loco
motive On a leading English railroad.
Now it is an American electrical com-
pnny that gets all the orders for the cleo
tricnl equipment for TIA" great new Lon
don underground railroad system. And
thus episodes or American commercial
conquest during the last eight years
could be r'pcat"I unii' they would grow
wrarisomr to read. The continued tri-
umpllS of ia" United States in the steel
aud iron trade. at the same time that
this industry in Great Britain has been
in process Of decline. led 10 the creation
recently of II British Commission of bust
ness experts to investigate the sit
uation. This commission in its first re-
port nn I'll" iron aud steel trade presents
Information or the highest value from
firms employing over 81 per rent of the
lalnr in this combined tradr-23l .WN
out Of III aggregate Of 2Gj.tHp workers;
ami it has aScrrtainrl that while this in.
dHStry has been advancing rapidly in
other countries it has remained almost
stationary in Great Britain. The i'm
ports have increased 200 r"r cent aud
the exports hay" declined -. per cent,
and foreign competitors. protected in
their own HON" markets. have made il
The basis Tor the conquest of the British
market. The masters Of the trade have
been consulted. and ouly = per cent ol
them ar" content with free trade and
Il policy Of inartipn. The employers o!
~ per cent Of the labor are convinced
that neither masters nor men can rxpec,
equality Of conditions unless the HON,
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MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
A Daily Incrcsns OF &352.3OA for
Right Scnrs.

During the last eight years of ltcpubli.
can administration the increase In the
volume of our currency has amounted
Ia S'5b2,'Oi per day, ar more thar SO
WOp.UUO per mOnth-thr total Increase
being Sl,Oli11j.-dil This Increase has
been chiefly and directly due to the poll.
cies or sound money aud protection.
by the act passed Dee. Is. 1880. 10y a
Republican Congress lll2 Democrats vot.
ing against it anh only II voting for IL
in the House of Representatives and ~
voting for it and > against II in the Sem
atej, and signed by President Mckinley.
the gold STANDARD was inncd by law.
and according 10 Alton IL. Parker was
then firmly aud irrcvocably establish
ed" just as free silver would have
driven gold from the country according
To- the famous Gresham law that bad
money drives out good money 50 this
positive committal ot the country to the
gold standard resulted IN a large gain
of gold to our currency. The ~increas-
ingly large ontpnt Of gold from Alaska.
California. Colorado and other Western
States remained in the United States
instead Of being driven out. ~ would
have been the ease had free silver tri
umphed in lSO6 or 1870. Not only this
but the United States gold STANDARD drew
to this country much Of the gold prodac
ed in South Africa and other parts 81
the world.
The policy of protection also contribut
ed 10 our ability t. keen our own gol,
aud get more gold from other nations. fol
il made the balance Of trade favorable
since il tended TO increase our export
over our imports. Instead of sending
gold ont OF the country ~ in Demo
cratic times. 10 pay for goods that Amer
lean labor ~ home might just ~ wei
have produced. the Republican policy has
been To caus" gold 10 be distributed nj
home for work done just as well at home,
or the present amount or money IN
circulation about ~ per cent is gold
which mostly represents money saved Ia
the people OF til. United States 10y the
Republican policies OF sound money and
protection.
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Oemora|izing Effects Of Democratic Policies VS..
Beneficial Effect Of Republican Policies.
KING To PAUpER AND PAU9ER TO KING
phenomenal Rise of the Industry Since 1894
Accurate Barometer Of General Trade
Conditions-Wages Increased.

The iron and steel indu stry is often
referred to as the 'harnmrtrr of zen.
eral business" 1t REFLECTS conditions of
depression or prosperity throughout the
country in Il remarkably sensitive way
for there is no business nor i~nllIstr,
it, the country which does not shrr,
closely in the various conditions which
make steel either King o. "pauprr."
and. as Andrew Carnegie once said.
steel is always rHh"r King or pauprr."
When times were harl. as during the
period of the last Democratic admins.
t%ration. 1872. lS.Ii. there was indeed an
open door into the palace Of king Steel
for the wolf nf poverty T., eater and
make Steel Il pauprr.
II was shown then that when panic
and depression visit the country. st"c!
feels the effects the most sharply md
the most quickly of almost any com
modify.
THE RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC
POLICIES WAS NOT ONLY 10
HEAVILY cTRTAII. THE AMEltl-
CAN CONSJMi"rlON OF IRON AND
STEEL. BUT TO GIVE AN OPEN
DOOR TO TIE FOREIGNER TO
SUPPLY WHAT DEMAND THERE
WAS LEFT. In two years. from lSDo
to 1894. represented by til" change from
Republican To Democratic rule. the pro-
duction OF pig iron in the United States
dropped from 9.1jI, 900 tpnS to 6G51.iSS
tons.
The financial depression that existed
through the Cleveland administration
made il difficult for railroads 10 float
the issues of bonds that were needed t.
raise money for new rails. bridges. ears
and other equipment involving large
consumption of iron and steel. The same
was true Of the building trades. and
other industries which can Use iron aud
steel only as their business can expand.
md. whose business instead Of expanding
during the last Democratic adminiStra-
tion, was forced to contract.
Remarkable Change Occurs.
After the election of President Me-
Kinley the enormous gains both in our
consumption and our production of iro,
and steel. attracted the attention Of buSi'
ness interests throughout the world.
Steel. which was rauprr under the
Democratic administrators. one" again
was King. and liz" King Cotton ana
King Corn. the growth Of his worldwide
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G TRUST POLITICS.
Close Relations OF Wall street aud the
Democratic Party.

(Ncw York Letter in Los Angeles Timcs.l
When New York State was being got
into line FOR Judge Parker. Hayeneyer
nut on guard for Parker one OF his own
| men, Cord Meyer by name, Cord Meyer
is the sugar trusts representative in
Democratic councils. The Republican
party il able to get along without having
n sugar trust representative in its coun-
ellis, but if Democrats come into power,
il will be Cord Meyers happy duty 10
make sugar stock go w and down Oh the
New York Stock Exchang" and to let
il be known to anxious statesmen when
il is going M and when II Is going down.
DO the people out West know that in
New York. when the Democrats desire to
carry an election. they 90 out and tell
the district leaders that a certain stock
on the New York Stock E~xchange. say
Manhattan Elevated, will 20 up $40 per
share in case OF Democratic success
That Is what they do, and II does 20 up,
too. and that shows how close the Demo
cratic party is to Wall street in New
York. where Parker and his cohorts come
from. They buy elections with stock
tips. and Cord Meyer, Billy Shcehan and
belmont are extraordinarily good tip
IStprs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-23

has carefully picked out of their set
tngs ,ho tNrnty.>iN most hrllicoSr, alb
s%oiutist, impcriuii>tic sayings Of which
President Roosevelt has cycr delivered
himself. These are the guiutCsscncc Of
his hl~,lthir,ty cxprcs>ior' Nothing
that hc has said has ever gone farther
on the road io military dC>poiism than
these tNcnty-S,N things.
Ia psrtc Argument.
or course. as EVERY reasonable liz.
iEg knows. such ~ partc argument il
not fair. II were easy by choosing out
all OF Jcrcrsnn'S savings ou one side TO
rro,c him IN ardent cSpansioniSt, az Ivy
packing out Of all his writings on the
other side to prove him u bisoicd con.
tractioniSt. lie could hc shown NJ ~
II protcctinniSt. il all that he said IN
favor OF that principle were collected to.
gcthcr. while all that he said against 1t
were omitted. Or by reversing the pro.
ccSs il coull readily I've demonstrated
that he was an absolute aud perpetual
free trader. II could he shown that
he was n practical anarchist. advocating
a revolution every twenty years, thar
rhc tree " liberty might le kept well
waterci with blood. Or 10y emitting this
class nr his writings aud combining the
opposite cllss he could lc represented
as cois't"ilt cnjniuing implicit ohcdi-
cnCr to the law.
1t is USELESS g. multiply examples. Ivy
such a barrow ~rhrmr Of special plead.
lux the wise man could h" shown II fool.
because wise mcn sometimes are fool
ISL. The most foolish man could he
shown u sage. because foolish men some
times are sensible. The gutter drunk.
ard could be proved n tccto,alcr, for he
has craSinnal periods of complete so
briefly. Such n method is wholly false.
The World knows it and rcsurtcd to it
only hrciuSr its ease vas weak.
Ii You would judge what kind OF a
President Roosevelt would make the
faircst method is To- consider what kind
of n President he has made. But If YOU.
for some reason which 1t is not easy
e. conceive, refuse this test. and pre-.
fer 10 judge him on what he has said,
do not read merely stray words aud
sentences gathered and arranged 10y his
enemies. la ali fairness read these
words in their proper contcNis. Read aS
much of ltooScyclt'S writings ny yon have
time for. You will find them the expires.
SlonS not of u bloody and dcspotic intel.
l"ct but ~ n clean, strong, honest mind,
instinct with patriotism.
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THE PRODlGAl PAL
Biblical Story that Fits the D
~ To-day. ~
cortland OresOnisn.I


cortland OresOnisn.) :
The Democratic party 10 like Z
son which wandered on into q 4
try and filled, his belly with y
which The swinGh I'D cal, But I
came to himself be said, I will 1
go back to the home of sense N
which ! left and will ask to I
back as n hired servant on PR :
will admit that was wrong =
now seen the light and ! hope !
stored through good behavior a
mer place in the confidence Of \
at home and decent people genet
That is TO say, the Democra!
could he coDscicntiously likenei
prohigal son if il had acted on
just laid down. But the attitu
tually assumes in something emit
ferent. Without explaining or
ing his actions Of 1896 and 10
he voted for Bryan, Judge Pal
the support and confidence of
standard men because he some,
ronizinely recognizes the gold
ms "irrevocably established"
not animadvcrt upon his own c
leaving home or even upon th
OF the nutriment which the IN
Of populism afforded the ID
paunch.
As near as we al make II
Democratic idea is that the Eld
or should be thrown out on
and the PrOdigal Son installed
ager Of the estate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-23

In 1901 the 2S.SSI. 4D tons OF ore pro-
duced by the United States exceeded by
42,O23 tons the combined output Of Great
Britain and Germany, which amounted
only to 2S,S45. 456 tons.
The high record of production in this
country was reached in 1902, when the
total was S,554, 1876. in n combined
world output of about T,OO0,O00 tons.
Germany reached its highest record in
1900 with iS,9Gi,2 94 tons. and Great
Britain its maximum in 1880, when its
total was l4,546, 100 tons.
In 1901, the year when this country
for the first time produced more ore
than Great Britain and Germany com
bincd. the total world output OF ore was
1881, $50 tons, leaving only 5l,WA,45
for the entire world outside the United
States, whose production was 2S,SsI,41.
tons.
For that year the official figures, will
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industries are protected. The commiS-
sion itself reports unanimously tla; the
relative decline Of the iron aud steel in
dustry cann". he attributed To natural
disadvantages ar want OF skill and en-
tcrprise IN the par; Of either az British
manufacturer or workmcn. -. ~ due
to the fact that their competitors in the
United States and Germany. having ~.
cured control of their home markets by
means of tariffs and the regulation OF
their export trade. are in a position to
export their surplus products.
Increase In Wages.
The value 20 labor and TO the indus
trial and commercial interests OF the
United States OF the development OF the
iron aud steel industry under Republican
rule will he apparent when il is real
izrl that the wages and salaries paid
in iron and steel manufacture in the
'uitpd States have increased from $50,
.I;.n5G in 1880 to Sl32. OOO. 1000 in 1900.
The growth and importance to labor Of
tn. iron aud steel industry Is illustrated
by the following table, the figures being
II part of the official report OF the United
States Census Of 1900:
Iron Ore Regions Get Benefits.
The extraordinarily good times which
came to the iron and steel industry of
the United States brought exceptional
prosperity to our iron ore regions, the
| nitci States soon assuming IA greatly
increasing lead over its closest competi-
tors, Great Britain aud Germany.
From the Democratic years, = y Ia
1901, the latest date where official data
is available. the production OF the three
countries was
Great Britain. Germany. l.. S.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-23

The country is indebted to the ltepub.
lican party for the national bank sys-
TEN. the resumption OF specie payments
and the establishment OF the gold stand
ard. 1t can we'll afford TO point with
pride to these and other achievements
opposed and denounced by the Democ-
racy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-23
R0CSEVELT'S WORDS
PRESIDENTS UTTeRANCES MA.
LlCiCUSLY MiSCONS rRUED.
Ludicrous Attempt by n Scls-En-
throncd Democratic Leader to Make
n safe Man Appear ne Dangerous to
the Country P~uiitzer's Letter.
tChiCago T'rihunc.l

N''aN '''
The New York World IL probably the
most enthusiastic Parker paper in the
country. 10 an extent il is striking the
keynote of the Parker chorus IN the
east. Two Of it's editorials are 10 bc
reprinted aud circulated by the Demo
cratic committee us campaign ducu-
ments These I'VE editorials are in the
form of open letters addressed by Joseph
Pulitzer, editor " the World, to Theo.
dore Roosevelt. Tn" first one occupied
n pagc-thc second nearly two pages.
The third may take WI three pages.
In the words OF Mr.. Pulitzer. The
paramount issue Of this campaign is not,
as you would have il. free trade or free
silver. hut IOu YOURSElE-Thco.
dorc Roosevelt. This issue is forced
upon the country by your unusual tcm.
permanent ana talcnt-,our own strong.
able. ambitious. rcsourrcfnl. militant.
passionate personality, your versatile aud
surprising genius"
This issue was framed by the World
in its first letter. July 30, lD0l But aS
that document did not seem to Brighten
anybody to Parker. the hot blood OF
strong desire denied mounted To the
brain of MIR. Pulitzer. aud his emotions
ravished his judgment. His second let
trr--thc one two pages long, printed on
August 23-is addressed 10 "TlIeudorr
Roosevelt, Candidate for President OF the
Initod States aud the Western Hem.
sphere The headlines ask If the Pres.
idcnt is n military mc~.alonaniac.' lie
Is accused of n "E.onomania" to I've the
grand lord prot"rt'; of the two Amer
iTlS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-23

On the evening Of Sept. /,
land was at peace, and no
dread possessed IL. Vernon
its say. in no nnmeaniDg ,.
all was calm in city and co
in New York was gathering
II few faithful editors VI
antcccdcnts. 10 talk ovcr thei
nation. and incidentally =,
square meal which. when ca
and accompanied by speccbe
banquet.
Among the chivalry viii
there was Henry Wnttcrsoi
lucky. The moment he was
festive board those editors
tors who ARE accustomed to
usual progress Of events knc,
thing was going TO bappcW
yincd that Henry had h,
things" II IN n way he has
he says things.
Time rolled On. The rich
vinnds. prepared for the ~
pilatcs OF the visiting cditoh
cocktails. tho generous vines
strong waters. all thrsc b
fate prepared for them. Ane
Wattcrson, ms CHEZ speaker
ing.
Wattcrson IL ut times n
man. This was one oil thcJ
was not only excited. he wa
m~orhidly, scared. Aud Of a
the world. this brave. loyal,
American gentleman was ar
other brave. loyal, cbiya'rou
gcutleman-,h0 President or
States, Theodoyc Roosevelt.
There was &ant about n
black flag" "slNitling the y,
so~~isc.s apaA utiiIX the Y
oiproci;y" which Lajc Watics
crs turn pale. though they KIN
than did the speaker 10 What !
lent words referred.
The trembling editors LIST,
cd. Wntierson lowered his
muttcrcd forth charges ~ ru'
against Roosevelt past, l,oo'
cnt. Roosevelt future. Agar
the earth. shook his hsts alo
lowed his predictions of ar
candidate for the presidency,
erlasting President in the ne
odorc Roosevelt. II The isepu'
tinuc IN iovrr. Naitcrson
Thought fCartrr 81. Harrison
ter II. Harrison H., percnnia
blooming Mayors Of Chicng
these examples Of political 10
long to the Democratic party
the nerves of the w%rought.r
rrs. and they were able TO br'
listen to the impassi0ned gent
Kentucky.
The flood 81 Orntory went
and when IL was Ovcr the cd
licvcd, because no seizure
character had made fitting 81
uttcrances of the chOleric spe
eloouencc has been whctted
upon the obirns've angles 4
party.
Aud then the Geographic
as upon the wings OF the
words of Wattcrson, 80 he pr
mora.n;, papers that there col
10y the t1rling millions, ihe
Of ohjurs.Iion. adaptation a
ton. IA
The pubnc Rad slAe 4ngl
of Wattcrson with thai Fat
which grcrtS the Efforts OF m
the frs, place, talk too much,
second place, babiinally ov'
mark. There was n goo1-nnt
perhaps, rs some sialwart
glanced over the scare he's
morning papers, and one or
the great army OF frecmcn
n~cighbors, ns he looked ~
warnings, denunciations and
of the hystrrical orator "
"WattersUn's broke loose aga
And that was all
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The average weekly rate of wage in
the United States is 10 per cent and in
Great Britain 100 per cent. 1t marks
the difference between protection and
free trade.
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Latest Republican Outrage.

On Aug. 30 II fall OF snow. the first
OF the season. occurred in Minnesota.
and it cannot be denied that il occurred
under the Roosevelt administration.
Crops, flowers aud garden produce were
damaged. and there was the dickens to
pay generally.
The Republican party cannot deny
that this thing has happened under a
Republican administration. but it can do
this: 1t can promise another snowfall
on Nov. T., so vast that the memory of
all preceding storms will be lost.
1t is sometimes well TO consider what
might have been. Where would our gov
crnment finances, our revenues, our do
| nestle industries and our foreign trade
be now il the Democracy had succeeded
! in ls9l or ioqo? ..