Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18


the principal cities in Canada and sold
at prices below the cost of production
at the centers where they are disposed
of. On the other hand. the United
States tariff prevents the Canadian
vegetable growers from retaliating.
There will soon be an impossible
tariff wall between us and Canada IL
the protectionists on both sides of tho
line are allowed their way and an
other good market will be closed to
American products The day for re-
clprocity has passed and the era Of
retaliation is opening and yet the Re
publican leaders declare they Will
stand pat.
Political Corruption Proven.
When the Democrats claimed, In
1896 and succeeding campaigns, that
an enormous corruption fund was rails
ed from the railroads, banks, trust COM
panies, insurance corporations and
other sources, it was Indignantly de-
MED by the Republicans. Since those
campaigns the evidence has been leak
Ing out that those charges were true
and the amount not exaggerated.
enough money was subscribed to buy
every voter that was willing to sell
his vote in the doubtful States and tho
result in 1896 showed that of the votes
so bought, about 10000 divided be-
tween the close States decided the
election.
The latest evidence on the providers
of that corruption fund has been given
by Mr.. Perkins, partner Of ]. p. Nor
gan, and also connected with the New
York Life Insurance Company, before
the committee of the New York legisla-
ture now investigating the life insur-
ance companies of that State. He tes-
tilted that the New York Life Insur-
ance Company paid $4,000 last fall
to the Republican campaign fund and
that greater sums were paid in 1898
and 1900
These enormous contributions from
one corporation indicate the vast
amount of money used to corrupt the
voters of the United States, for there
Is no doubt the other insurance COM
panies paid similar amounts, and the
railroads and trusts even more.
1896 was the beginning of the era
of graft and corruption that has since
spread like prairie fire from one end
or the country to the other and that
has resulted in the scandals that have
been exposed Of the Republican man.
agement Of our national affairs and
those States where that party is in the
.ascendency. Will the honest voters al.
low such system to continue? IL
they do, it is not too much to say that
the republic will be undermined and a
Wall street oligarchy of wealth will
soon rule instead of the people. We
are not very far from that to-day. We
hear of visits Of Wall street magnates
to Oyster Bay and we see their part
ners appointed to positions where they
can do vast service to their associates,
which from the nature of things must
be to the detriment of the people.
Is any one foolish enough to believe
that these corporations contribute these
large sums without expecting, AMI
oSAAAS uufduIdKSS
or special privileges in return. The
trust corporations pay to prevent tariff
reform; the railroads pay to prevent
being controlled; the bankers and life
Insurance companies pay because they
are controlled by the same financial
interests and receive special favor and
privileges from the political managers.
How do the Democrats, who are
paying double for life insurance than
what it is honestly worth and who
own stock in railroads and banks, like
their money being expended to keep
the corporations in power, instead OF
the larger dividends that would bo
paid under an honest administration,
1t is now up to the voters to stop this
corruption and the only way they can
stop 1t is by defeating the party that
is in league with the corporations.