The Farmington times., 1908-06-19
FAIR DEAL NEEDED
FIRST REQUISITE FOR RETURN
OF PROSPERITY.
Artificial Methods OF No Avail While
the Republican Policy Of Protect.
Ing Trusts and Corporations
Continues in Force.

Continues in Force.
Two elements are at work trying to
create prosperity, and both seem to
cWauate from the same source. Ger.
tain Wall street interests have been
forcing up the price OF securities for
some weeks until railroad and indus.
trial stocks are higher than before the
panic occurred Then we have the
National Prosperity association going
up so far as to set June ! for the birth
Of the new prosperity that is to en-.
plan seems TO be to boost stocks in
Wall street So that the railroads can
borrow more money, which from the
Hartman. Rockefeller point of view
Is a sure sign OF prosperity.
The manufacturers are To do their
part By starting mp all the factories
on full time and, Of course, selling the
products at fun prices
Whether this hotbod process Of pro
ducing prosperity viii work can, of
course, be only surmisod but as the
primary heat furnished by the stock
market mauipualors does not seem
to have warmed up the lambs 10 M"
necessary enthusiasm. prices are or.
ratio and inclined 10 sag. The lambs
have been shOrn too lately and closely
lu De- expected to show much cnthusi.
asm until their NccCos have had timn
tp grow enough to cover their naked
ness
There Is no doubt that all the tariff.
protected trusts can start production
IN large scale, but whether the con.
sumcFs can pay the high prices noccs-
sary for this hurbrd brand OF pros.
pcrity is moro than doubtful To over.
stock the market with manufactured
goods that many people in their poy.
"rty through lack Of employment can.
not pay for will hardly help matters
unless the trusts are prepared to re-.
duce prices and thus stimulate demand.
As the Republican congress has re-.
fused to reform the tariff, the tariff
protected trusts still have the power
10 collect their share of the tariff tax;
and judging from the action of the
steel trust, the beef trust, the sugar
trust and many others, In determIn.
ing not to reduce prices. they evident
y do not intend TO divide their pros.
p"rity with their customers
The people generally must have
In
fly returns. Confidence is a child OF
slow growth, and until confidence is
restored II Is much to be feared that
prosperity, nourshed by the corpora,
tions for their own selfish ends. Will
hardly be deep enough TO reach the
homes of the people
Who has confidence In any pros.
perIty for the people from Wall street
manipulatOrs?
Who expects prosperity 10 be pro.
duccd by the railroads advancing
rates?
Can prosperity come 10 the people
by paying the trusts more than they
charge foreigners?
Who can have any confidence that
Republican policies will produce pros
perity since the panic and with the
business of the country still at low
cbb?
A presidential year is not a boom
year, and good crops will have to he
assured and marketed before the buy
Ing power of the people again assures
prosperity. The boast Of the Repub-
lican politicians that the tariff that
protects the trusts assures prosperity
has been rudely shattered during the
past year, and their do.nothing policy
during the session OF congress has not
condoned their evident desire to serve
the trusts and corporations more than
the people.
Everyone wants prosperity, certain
ly for himself, and may be depended
upon TO do what he can TO secure 1t.
II the people can secure a fair deal
they will be prosperous, but with the
Republican policy of protecting the
trusts and corporations in plundering
them by high prices and still higher
rates for transportation, the brand
of prosperity that has been and Is to
be handed out, is OF the Dead.scaap-
pie variety that crumbles at the touch
of investigation Please keep cool
and give the people n chance to re-
cuperate. Under bad laws, and the
stand.pat policy that our Republican
governors have forced us TO bear, the
growth of better times will he slow
for the people, though tho trusts and
corporations should soon flourish as
the green bay tree.
The Trusts and High Prices.