The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-03
DEMOCRATIC BOOK
CAMPAIGN NATTER Is PUBLISHED
BY COMMITTEE.
GOES After Roosevelt Personally ana
OflcinIly and Makes Strong Ar.
gument In FevOr of Tariff
Revision and Trust
Control.

washington. Oct. 2.-Bearing the
motto Equal rights to all. special
privileges to none" on Its title page
the Democratic campaign book for use
in the approaching Congressional CAM
paign was issued today by the Demo-
cratic Congressional Campaign Com
mttee. 1t Is one of the most volum-
inous of any similar publications here
tofore gotten out, being composed OF
24S pages.
After quoting in full the platform
adopted by the National Democratic
Convention at St. Louis in July. 1904,
tie book enters into an exhaustive his
tory of the protective tariff system
going back to the first act of 1889.
Various tables follow, giving a list
of the articles upon which in the earlier
DAYS. duty was imposed, while paral-
leleG with them Is table showing
the rates under the Dingley tariff act.
Tarii history, ii is maintained, dis
proves the Republican platform con-
tention that Democratic tariff has all
ways beer followed by business adver-
sity. a Republican tariff by business
prosperity"
Republicans Caused Panic.
it is asserted that all the panics in
this country have occurred un1cr Re-
publican auspices and with the highest
protective IdTIU, anu tndl III
the same conditions prevailed. while in
free trade England there has only been
one panic since 1875. That the pres
ent boom will be followed by a panic,
the book continues. is only a question
of time.
Numerous instan ces of tariff changes
are quoted, from which the deduction Is
made that in forty-fi five years the Re-
publicans have changed or revised the
laxA artv trVh tt,,ne Int no
last" the hook states. the Republic
cans and their allied friends and pro-
viders OF fat campaign barels--the mo-
ncpolists-securcd measure that has
so fostered and fattcned the corpora
lions that they are quite willing to
stand pat, especially as they have
succeeded in defeating the reciprocity
schedules were increased 20 per cent.
Of the rates that the monopolists named
as sufficient as TO protect them from
competition. ''Hence, the people are
now burdened with this extra rate plus
a revenue law and a preventative rate"
BY reason of shelter of the tariff.
1t is directed that the trusts and COM
'panies have advanced the price of
their products and at the same time
sell cheaper to foreigners than to our
people.
Refers to Cannson's speech.
Reference Is then made to the speech
of Speaker Cannon at Danville. Ill.
August 16 last. when he furnished
statistics of wages and incomes for
the fifteen years between 1890 and
1905. The speaker Is quoted as ac-
knowledging that in that time. aver
age wages increased slightly less than
"a per cent.
1t is asserted that during the same
period. the value OF manufactured
products increased 5S.7 per cent. and
the inquiry Is made, Does Mr.. Can
non and the other stand pat Con-
gressmen call. that a fair deal-an in
crease Of 5s7 for the trusts and only
an increase of "a per cent. for the
the tariff plumbers those with limited
Spcomes, the book has this to say:
Those whose incomes are stationary
and who get no increase to cope with
with the increase in living. are in no
worse plight than other people.
Nothing remains for such unfortu-
mates but the pinching economy that
comes hard, when comfort should be
the rule, The grasping trusts and
corporations are, through monopoly,
created by protectionism. sucking the
life blood Of those with limited in
comes to the tune of forty-sYven per
cent.
Much space then is given to the sub
ject of corruption and tho scandals
in the Republican party particular
referenceS being made to the allega-
tions Of Judge Parker just before the
last presidential election and which