Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-08-09
DEFINING THE ISSUES.

W. j. Bryan's letter to 'Tammany
defining the real issues between the two
national parties is IA BEAUTIFULLY simple
platform, lie would direct attention to
the fact that the tariff, the trusts, and
the railroad regulation are all one ques-
ton in e%ssence, namely, whether the
government shall be administered III
the interest OF a few tsvorites OF in be-
half Of the whole people.
On TINT platform it should no. be
difficult to make a winning tight III the
next presidential campaign, because the
people understand the issues, they have
had a personal ana painful demonst.a-
ton OF the workings Of tariff and trusts,
and they are ready to support the party
that will make a sincere, determined
effort to revise the tariff and abolish
trust monopoly.
AS between the democracy and the
republican party there ia no question
which is the friend of the trusts and
which the foe; nor 10 the re any doubt us
to which iavors II tariff for the benefit
OF the trusts and monopolists. Indeed,
the identity Of the republican party and
the favoritIes OF the tariff is so perfect
that il is automatic.
Under trust control of the tariff the
cost of nearly every article winch enters
into living expenses has been advanced
beyond all reasonable bounds. Part Of
the advance has been duled ont to labor
under pressure, the larger part has been
added to trust dividends on inflated
stocks. Scarcely any industry has
escaped tho m~onopolists, and the COM
mon man depending upon Il salary OF
liked income tinds himself robbed on
overy hand. Yet the republican party
Stands pat" for thu ~trusts, and will
continue to favor them.
1t is urged by the republicans that
the national administration has shown
its determination to restrain the trusts,
and chat it is accomplishing more in tbs
direction than could he hoped for from
u democratic president aid congress.
Such a plea is futile in the face of the
ts IL JUL Nto pIbNSNuAtN
and some OF it's members fined. The
people are paying the fine, small III it
a The paper trusts was forced to
dissolve its illegal combination; and the
price Of paper is higher today han it
has ever been, while the members OF
til ID illegal combination are doing bust
uCss at the old stand, nnharmed and
unatraid. Where any trust is prosecut-
ed il has nothing to fear OF a simple
tine, because it can add that to its price
any time and still retain Its monopoly.
There is no way to really reach a trust
which has o tab ished a monopoly OF the
American narHet through the tariff
except by revising the tariff to permit
competition on a reasonable basis.
The American people are the most
atient nation gu tile brond footstool,
but when they reach the limit OF
patience they have IN unpleasant way
Of letting the TACT DO known. They
have been robbed by an unjust tamil Tor
ycnre and stood it with equapimity, be-
cause they were enjoying Il period OF
unparalleled prosperity III crops and IL
industry; nov tho trust bcnciicilrics
who were enjoying more than theil
ehlre Of the national profile, have put
on the thumb-screws unendurably and
the people will tolerate it no longer.
MIR. Bryan's outline OF q campaign
declaration comedies exactly with the
temper Of the people; and on such 1
platform the democratic party cau win
Salt Lake Herald.