Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-03
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN BOOK
Congressional Committee Issues Book Of
Two Hundred Forty Three Pagss.
ALL REPUBLICAN POLICIES DENOUNCED
Statement that President IL Hostile
TO Labor Element and that lie
Accepts Favors from Banks
and Railroads.


motto, Equal rights to all. special privi-
leges to none" on its title page. the demo-
cratic campaign book for use In the APP
preaching congressional campaign was is-
sued today by the democratic congressional
committee II is one of the most voluni-
nous OF any similar publication heretofore
gotten out. being composed of 2is pages
and containing a vast amount of matter
designed to combat the claims and policies
Of the republican party. while at the same
time II upholds all the principles for which
democracy contends.
After quoting in full the platform adopted
by the national democratic convention at
ST. Louis in July. 1904, the book enters into
an exhaustive history of the protective
tariff system. gcing back to the first act
of 1859. 1t is declared that the republicans
refer to this act with unremtting 10y, be-
cause of the preamble that it is necessary
for the support Of the government, for the
discharge of the debts of the United States,
and the encouragement and protection of
manufactures. that duty he paid on goods,
wares and merchandise imported Various
tables follow, giving a list of the articles
upon which in, the earlier days duty was
imposed, while paralleled with them is
table showing rates under the Dinglcy tariff
1 act
Tariff history, it is maintained, disproves
the republican platform contention that
democratic tariff has always been followed
! by business adversely. a republican tariff
\ by business prosperity" and with respect
! thereto the book has this to say:
That hoary republican misstatement has
| been reiterated in every campaign since
| the war. but II remained for Senator Lodge
| to embalm In a republican platform and to
\ have IL approved by a president of the
| United States
Panics and Protection.
| II is asserted that all the panics in this
country have occurred under republican
! auspices and with. the highest protective
tariff and that in France the same condi-
tions prevailed, while in free trade England
there has been only one panic since 1873.
THAT the present boom will be followed
by panic" the book continues. sis only
1 a question of time"
Numerous instances of republican tariff
changes are quoted from which the deduc-
tion is made that in forty-flve years the
republicans have changed or revised tho
tariff law forty-eight times.
! Reference is then made TO the speech of
Speaker Cannon at Danville. ILL.,, August
Is. last. when he furnished statistics of
wages and incomes for the fifteen years
between 1890 and 1906. in which the speaker
is quoted as acknowledging that in that
time average yearly wages increased
slightly less than 9.4 per cent 1T Is as
serted that during the same period the
VALUE of manufactured products increased
5S.7 per cent and the inquiry In made,
I Does Mr.. Cannon and the other standpat
congressman call that a fair deal? An
Increase of 5s.7 per cent for the trusts and
only an increase of s4 per cent for the
wage earners?" II is insisted, therefore,
that Speaker Cannon, in his fight with
labor should avoid statistics. for they are
a two-edged sword in the hands of anyone
that does not understand their significance
II as Mr.. Cannon evidently does not"
I Campaign Contribution Scandal.
Much space then Is given to the sub
ject of corruption and scandals in the re-
publican party, particular references being
made to the allegations of Judge Parkei
just before the last presidential election
and which were vigorously denied by
President Roosevelt in public letter.
Continuing. the book says:
The report Of. the Armstrong committee
of the New York legislature, published
since Mr.. Roosevelt made his sweeping
and apparently impassioned, but really
the truth and that Roosevelt was mis-
taken when he said the charge was un
qualifediy and atrociously false.
The proposed ship subsidy legislation Il
discussed at length. 1t is alleged that tn,
real purpose of the bill was not discloseC
by its title. but rather it's object was 10
galized robbery of the masses for the bene
fit of few persons engaged in the shipping
business.
Railroad Rate Legislation.
The subject of railroad rate legislation il
discussed in extenso, and with regard 4
the recent law enacted therein has this L
say:
The present congress enacted rairoa'
law amending the act of 1887. IL woul(
have been law had the republicans been s.
disposed years ago.
of the republican senator's that this bill
could not have passed this (Fifty-nintli
congress without the action of the demo
Gratis and the presidents big stick, whicl
drove and kept enough republican senator
! | in line to pass 1t. At very acute stag
. of the contest the president found II neces
sary to request conference with leading
democratic senators. They gladly conferre'
J with him and the papers made great not
of this unusual act, His position at tina
Gratis had occupied. but he was forced b.
] the opposition In his own party to NOV
ground and break faith with his demoerati
court review.
In this way the present law-the yer,
best that the people could get from a re
publican congress-was passed.
' Charges Against shaw.
| Under the head OF Department scandals
t Secretary Shaw is charged with neglectin
! the duties OF his ONCE, travelling over tn
country making speeches for the stand
4 patters and carrying on campaign 70
G the presidential nomination in 1893, but sti
e ldrawing a salary which he does not ear
and setting bad example for his suboI
dinates.
With relation to their attitude toward
; organized labor. the book asserts that tn
democrats we're the first TO give 1t recogn
ton. Its position is summarized as 10
lows:
IL Is safe 10 say there has not been
| statute enacted by congress for the relic
! OF the working men of the United States
d or organized labor that the democrat
: have not given II their hearty support.
. Taking up President Roosevelt's positio
4 on the question il is declared that he
. hostile to the labor element He has es
pressed it in his books in his official ut
terances and by his acts" II is stated ths
4 he regards representatives of labor union
as members OF the "rogues' gallery.
!. sleek. oily fellows" bulls of Bashan,
: lazy, selfish. brutal violent, murderous,
d "a mob"