Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-04
BIG FIGHT TO BE MADE FOR RE.
VISION.
CAMPAIGN BOOK OUT
Congressional Committee Points the
Way for Stump Speakers-Repub-
Leans Charged With Fostering
Trusts and Squandering Public
Money.
Washington, oct 3--Bearing the
motto, Equal rights TO all, special

Washington, Oct 3.--Bearing the
privileges to none" on It's title page,
the democratic campaign book for use
in the approaching congressional cam.
paign was issued yesterday by J., r
democratic congressional committee.
1t Is one of the most voluminous OF
any similar publications heretofore
gotten out, being composed Of 243
pages, and containing vast amount
of matter designed to combat The
claims and policies OF the republican
party, while at the same time 1t up.
holds all the principles for which de-
mocracy contends. Although tho
book embodes a fund of valuable IN.
formation from democratic stand.
point In the way OF statistics,
speeches and other useful data, the
principal subjects discussed are tar.
iff history, trusts and combines, cor
ruptlon and scandals, the attitude OF
democracy towards organized labor,
the wage question, extravaganza OF
republican appropriations and other
questions of national interest.
After quoting in full the platform
adopted by the national democratic
convention 1T st. Louis In July 1901,
tho book enters into an exhaustive
history Of the protective tariff Bys-
TEN, going back to the first act Of
a., h,I
Leans refer to this act with unra.
hitting JOY, because Of the preamble
that II Is necessary for the support OF
the government, for the discharge of
the debts of the United States and tho
encouragement and protection OF
manufacturers, that duty be paid on
goods, wares md merchandise import
ed" Various tables follow, giving
n list OF the articles upon which in
the earlier days duty was imposed,
while paralolcd with them Is n table
showing rates under the Dlngey tar.
III act
Republican Doctrine Disputed.
Tariff history It IL maintained, dis.
proves the republican platform cor"
tonton that democratic tariff has
always been followed by business nd
verslty, republican tariff by business
prosperity and with respect thereto,
the book has this to say
That hoary republican maBtato.
ment has been reiterated In ovory
campaign since the war, but II re-
NAMED for Senator Lodge to embalm
in republican platform, and to have
1t approved by u president of the
United States
1t Is assorted that all the panlcs In
this country have occurred under re-.
publican auspices and with the high
est protective tariff, and that IN
France the same conditions prevailed
while In free trade England thoro hNs
been only one panic since 1878
THAT the present boom will be fol
lowed by n panic" the book continues
is only n question of time"
Numerous instances of republican
tariff changes are quoted from when
tho deduction Is made that in i5
years inc lopuplcahs nave changed
or revised the tariff law As times.
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ro,uhllcons md ,hoi,, ouiod rr,o,l,
and providers of fat campaign bar,
role tho ,r,too,od ,,,,ona,tst, @,
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aoroati,g tho roctnr,oit,. tro,los ,,I
prov,do for which tho toriT schod,los
wore rrrroso,y Incroosod On mar CON-,
hevord tho rotos Tint tho nrotoctoI
mononolisls r,mod no srrioiort g..
nrotoct thom from, corrotltior
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