Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-05-03
RESULT OF PROTECTION

Present industrial conditions in
this country are ominousIy sug-
gestive Of future tragedy. Less
than a score of men own or con.
troll all the railroads and coal fields
OF the nation. In 1900 our total
wealth was estimated at 500, 0O0,-
600, 900, and DR.. Spahr, an emil
nent authority says that one per
cent of the families own more of
this vast amount of wealth than
the other 80 per cent, and that
one eighth Of the families own
seven.eighths of the total amount.
Rockefeller, Morgan and many
others could each buy one or more
States in the Union If offered for
sale. But in the shadow OF this
regal splendor and colossal wealth
We find lurking the most CALLING
proverty, Our industrial centers
are the hotbeds OF pauperism, vice
and socialism. A New York City
paper recently said: SIN judicial
district Of this city there have been
more evictions within the last
three month than have occurred in
the whole Of Ireland during the
same period. Hard BY the palaces
OF the nabobs, women and children
are being driven to suicide by
poverty"
The inspector of the state board
OF charities Of New York lately
published the following sugges
tive condition as illustrating the
pauperised condition of the indus
trial classes in New York City:
"Out Of lO,7O7 school children
only 1855, or less than one-fifth,
begin the days work with adequate
breakfast. Over 1000 children
never had for their morning meal
more than bread only, or coffee
only, and nearly 500 came without
any breakfast at all. The Saliva
ton Army at once opened food
stations for school children, and
actually has close to 1000 every
morning in attendance.
The remedy for these matters
will not be found in socialism, but
rather in q return to sound de-
mocratic principles, where the
class legislation of the past 40
years has accumulated the wealth
of the entire country in a few
hands. Let the government OF
the United States be administered
upon the good old democratic
doctrine Of Exact and Equal JUS
tice to all, and special privilege to
none;" abolish all the class priv
leges which have grown up in our
government by and through the
class legislation Of the republican
party, and the door of hope will
once again be opened to rich and
poor alike.
The unlawful Capitalization of
capital in the hands OF the few has
intensified in the ratio that tariff
profits have increased, and the
trusts will be destroyed to the
same extent that these emoluments
are diminished. The open markets
of the world are the only protect
ing shield from the criminal ex-
actions of the tariff fed trusts in
our own country. The trusts can
only live and thrive when they
have no competition. With free
competition destroyed, the trusts
arise on the ruins of their COMPETE
tors. In retaliation of our trust
breeding policy Canada, China,
Great Britain and Germany are
rapidly boycotting our prod nets.
Canada is passing her anti-dump-
ing laws, and our outlawed goods
are rotting in the warehouses of
China. Great Britain is getting
more and more of her great food
supply from Argentina, Canada,
Denmark. the Netherlands and
elsewhere. Germany has inaugrat-
I'D tariff war against the United
States to such an extent as to ne.
cessitate the Intervention of our |
State department. to hold her in
allegiance for IL months. Under
The new German tariff American
meat products are completely ex-
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