The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-08-22
UNFAIR PROSPERITY
Figures show That Protected Trust,
and Corporations have Foresd
Prices Tor eoss % living Fas
Above Increased Wages
Paid

We sre Al Impressed with n,
prosperity that the xreaf business IN
terests af the country are eniaxlag
but somehow many ni us feei that W
are not getting eur sharn There N
% dispusing the prosperity of ths
few. but there Is stlll ntrungeF vyi
deuce that many farmers aaA wage
eafners are not getting inat Nhal
ahould be coming % them rhe price
of farm products. with the excsptlcr
81 wheat. haa decreased. wages "a
wuFklngmen have advanced and yal
the greatest economy IL pot able Il
equailze the ereetly Increased outgo
The 'fguros- of Dun and nraaatreei
she's that The price of al commodities
has rlaen On an average ever 50 per
cent aiace 1885. bat the statistics o.
the average wages paid Indicate ar
increase Of only about 80 per eeut
daFinE the same period.
The census ngures shou there arr
about sa.aeo. 900 people Ia ibis eoan
try working Tor wages. receiving an
average Of about $500 each pr year sx
the total wages paid amount so SIS.
oeo. .0oo 900 Deducting % per cent
would give IN 1856 for the same uam
Der Of wage carners $4,000. 900 900
But a. the cost Of Twins Il nov Sc
per cent more than IN isSe. and Il
cost All the WAGE eagnefs earned ir
1906 10 i've. n must ROW cost them
t2a 500. 000. goo Or $500 each per yesd
% bay the same amouni q soota and
pay the Increased rent and other ex
penses of living that q did IN 1895
Vet the evidence shows that The
wa9ca paid arr bat 20 per cent high
er. or s7g0 per Year-ln III iix.0oo.
ooa o0o So Tho difference between
what the sage earnerr u the eeBn
try now receive and shat thsy should
receive u they fally participated IN
the prosperity. Is ts.soo eco 600 This
amount Represents approximately
What the protected trusts. combines
and corporations are receiving 10
profits over and above The average
pruats the pvodueeu and manufac
turers were getting 10 1896 Sure
" the Trusts are prosperous and
their prosperity - indispasAhie. fut
-four and q bali billion dollars are a
verted by the Republican system Of
pfutection into the remorselcss maus
q the corporation mAgnasea nut
how about the balance of 81 that arr
forced by these tariff foetesed trust
high prices % pay the extra taSo0
eao 900 II $50 each foF the 90 900
0a1 workers.
NJ wonder there Is unrest and thar
al sho earn salaries and wages ar
demanding more lay, bot IS the eosi
of living Il advancing At The rate oi
nve pes cent Annually Il uonld seem
thai wages and salaries will nesef
catch AZ Nith tie cost Is ilvink
As = political proposition the voters
must remember tat 10 ISIS and fof
three years previous The Democratic
taFlH rates we're quite hleh. ayeFag
tag 3 6s per cent "a valofem. where
a. under the present laN the rates
exceed 50 per cent. Or over 20 PEI
cent higher That enormous increase
faetsred tha fofmAtloa ~ trusts aad
combines which Nerg naturally. ind
ina they had q monopoly. have IL
creased -Ieaa until thry noW exoeed
20 per oet oi shat they were 10
isss under ne lover tariff rates -
everyone e compelled 20 nas these Il
creased prize Il Il not tks reasan
able and naiy waY % fcdaee prices
20 e rcFlse a. saft1 that al laast
these hish prices may uaf her0me
higher which are nov increasing It
The rate II Eve ref cent every yezrf
The Republicans say. Ne. We I'll
aiaHd rat sad allue ne present trust
prosperity ta eonfiHna. and hore that
wAses vii advance to = raf wlth
pfaees which under the present -
tenn experience shows theY Rill nai
Do The Democrats declare FOR taFIf
revision - that there vii be compe
tifioa with fhe trusts and force them
20 reduce ths price uf their products
10 reasonable extent The voters
when they siect the next president
and congress must detlds botueen
these tp0 propositions