The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-03
DEMOCRATS BITTER
IN CAMPAIGN BOOK
Train Guns on All Acts of Re-
publicans and Criticize
President. &l4.
DEVOTE MUCH SPACE
TO TARIFF DISCUSSION
Give big Stick Great Credit
for Railway Rate Legis-
il lation.

Washington, Oct. 3-Bearingss the
motto equal Rights TO-. All, Special
! Privileges to None,' on it's title page,
the democratic campaign book for use
in the approaching congressional cam
paign, has been issued by the, demo
cratic congressional committee. It Il
one of the most yoluminous of any sim
liar publications heretofore gotten out,
being composed of 243 pages, and con
tanning a vast amount Of matter de-
signed to combat the; claims and policies
Of the republican party while at the
same time it upholds all the principles
for which democracy. contends.
After quoting in full the platform
adopted by the national democratic con.
vention at St. Louis in July, 1904, the
book enters into an exhaustive history
of the protective tariff system, gong
g back to the first act of 1889. It Is
declared that the republicans refer to
this act with unremitting ioy.o be-
4 cause Of the, preamble. that it is nee
essary for the support of the govern,
lment. for the discharge of the debts of
the United States and the encourage
ment and protection of manufacturers,
wares and merchandise imported.'
Blames Rival for Panics.
Tariff history, it is maintained, dis
proves the republican platform con
tention that democratic tariff has al
ways been followed by business adver-,
sity, republican tariff by business
prosperity,b and with respect thereto,
the book has this to say:
"That hoary republican misstate-
ment has been reiterated in every cam
paignD since the war, but it remained
for Senator Lodge to embalm it in a
republican platform, and to have it ap
proved by the president of the United
States.'
! . It is asserted that all the panics in
! this country have occurred under re-
publican auspices and with the highest
protective tariff, and that in France
the same conditions prevailed, while In
free trade England there has been only
one panic since 1873.
Trusts Fostered Law.
"But at last, - the book states, "the
republicans and their allied friends and
protected ,monopolists, secured meas
ure that has SO fostered and fattened
the corporatins that they are quite will
ing to stand pat, especially as they have
succeeded in defeating the reciprocity
treaties, to provide for which the tariff
schedules were purposely increased 20
per cent beyond the rates that the pro-
to protect them from competition.
~ Hence the people are now burdened
Z by an extra rate plus revenue and
" retroactive rate-three all told.'~
=: The evidence is overwhelming, it is
asserted, that the present tariff law
has fostered trusts. and q demand is
made for a revision of the tariff to-
ward reduction Of duties.
Reference Is made to the speech of
Speaker Cannon, when he furnished sta
tlstlcs Of wages and incomes for the If
teen years between 1890 and 1905, in
which the speaker is quoted as acknow1-
edging that in that time average yearly
wages increased slightly less than A
per cent. It Is asserted that during the
same period the value Of manufactured
products increased 58.7 per cent. j..
: Much space is given to the subject of
corruption and scandals Reference is
made to the allegations Of Judge Park.
or, just before the last presidential cleo.
+ tion and which were denied by Presi
dent Roosevelt in a public letter. The
life insurance disclosures are cited and
: Judge Parker defended. Continuing
the book says:
The report of the Armstrong com
mittee of the New York legislature sine,
MIR; Roosevelt made his sweeping de
mails, proves that Parker spoke tn,
( truth, and that Roosevelt was mistaken
when he said the charge was false''
It is added that the stream of cor
Tuption continues from year to year
from election to election, and Away
from the same locality and same foun
tainhead-republican states, under re
publican laws
. !. Credits "'Big Stick .-
The subject Of railroad rate legisla
ton is discussed in extenso, the boo]
maintaining that the democrats from
the first had striven for such a measur
and with regard to the recent law en-
acted, says:
r The present congress enacted rail
road law, amending the act Of 1881 I
would have been law had the repub
icans been so disposed years ago.
$50 controlled by the railroads wer
many of the republican senators tina
this bill could not have passed thi
(ffty-ninth) congress without the unar
imous action of the democrats and tn
presidents sbig stick
eff the republican senate had don
half its duty there there would hav
! been rate bill passed into law Ion
before 1887. ''"'-
Attention next is called to the que
tion, extravagant appropriations {
the fifty-ninth congress, - and referene
is made to the creation of deficiency
violation Of law.
Shaw Is Scored.
Under the head of department.
scandals,'' Secretary Shaw is charge
with "neglecting the duties. of his 0
fee, making speeches for the stan
patters and carrying on a campaign fl
the presidential nomination in 1908, b,
still drawing his salary 80
The controller Of the currency is d
clared to be Inefficient by reason Of tt
failure Of the Walsh enterprise al
other banks. ~ 5 -
With the relation to their attitu'
towards organized labor, the book a
serts the democrats were the first
II give it recognition. .s4s
I Taking up President Roosevelt s p
sition on the question, it IS declar,
that CHS hostility to the labor 81
mont he has expressed in his books, q
se fetal utteranees and facts. 80
s & Regarding the recent order of Il
president insisting on the enforceme
of the eight-hour law on governme
work, it is stated that the result of t
4 4. elections in Maine this year, and e
hostile attitude of organized labor.
other af d q a oyzto rSle n. or, Z