The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-05-15
VOTERS MUST ACT.
IN THEIR HANDS &c POWER TO
CHECK TRUST CxroRTIoNs.
Arrogant Refusais Of Monopoly 20 ne
duee Prices 20 the Home Con.
tumer Should lead 70 Action
a. Coming Election.

rtfff'fn HNNAANaNt
Tho steel trust officials refuse 20
reduce tho h.Fh prices Tor steel prod
ucis because ita few small Compel.
tors have combined with b. to main.
tain prices. Judge Gary. chairman
~ the street trust. declares that.
The mere fact that the demand Is
Frcuter than the supply. that the nee.
essiiics of the purchaser are great.
does not Justify AZ Increase In price.
nor does the fact that the demand d
less than the supply furnish an argu.
meut Tor lowering the price In
neither case would the quantity
bought or sold be- more or less"
~ tho present time tho demand O.
much less than the supply. and only
about 90 per cent ~ the capacity ~
production De- being operated Yet this
steel monopolist tries 10 make ua be.
lieve that n the price Of steel products
vas reduced there would be- no great.
or quantity sold. thus overihrowlne
All the experience - business. that
the cheaper products 81 general utll.
icy can be- produced and sold. the
greater The consumption. n the price
~ steel products we're reduced % per
cent. which % would be- with open
competition the world over. those
Who are now waiting Tor reasonable
reduction In the price of steel would
~ once begin 90 manufacture and
build. All the numerous things that
steel enters into would thus be- 20
per cent or more cheaper than they
nov are. and that would undoubtedly
lead those who have money 90 Invest
to take advantage 90 the low prices
The railroads would be- able % buy
more rails and engines. steel bridges
would replace wooden ones. steel
buildings would be- ordered by those
who have capital Co invest IN them
because a demand would be- created
by the reduced rents that could be-
charged The farmers would buy
more agricultural implements. wire
Tor fencing and tools. ~ the price was
cheaper. new stoves and household
utensils would be- bought because
they would be offered a. bargains.
whereas now nothing o. bought AZ
present hiFh prices that D. not. abso
luiely needed
Why should this gigantic trust 10
protected hy the tadn from competl.
ton when 10 refuses 90 reduce prices
under the spur ~ no demand Why
should wire FOR fencing be- taxed a. 90
per cent 90 help the trust keep up
prosperity priccss Why should wire
netting b. taxed ii7O per cent 70
prevent competition 20 the trusts Why
should wire rope be taxed Go so per
cent. Why should chains be taxed
sal per cent. Why should cutlery
b. taxed 1923 per cent and razors
1856 per cent. and scissors 52G6 per
cent. and common table and carving
knives 69s3 per cent? Why should
files be- taNed Tfss per cent. and IRE
arms $3.50 per cent. and boiler tubes
3S32 per cent unless u is to protect
the steel trust and allied manufactur.
oss from competition7
Vet when the panic comes. % which
this protective tariff o. one % the
causes. and business IL depressed and
prices ~ everything not controlled
BY trusts and not protected by the
tarin are declining: when wages are
being reduced and thousands 81 work
men hunting Jobs. this monopolistic
trust declines to reduce prices because
its manager declares u would sell no
more M lower prices than az its pres.
cnt cKorbliaut prices.
IN thc meantime. while the AmeTl
cEn people are paying protection
prices The trust Is selling abroad NJ
much loss prices; because the Re
publican congress has been standing
plt Tor years and continues to follow
tho injunction of Marx Hanna 90 econ.
tiuuc to stand Iat'
VIII YOU continue to vote FOR a
PARTY Who hy law allows the trusts 20
soil cheaper abroad than here. or will
YOU vote 20 change the tarin that pro-
tocts the steel and other trusts. so
that you ran participate az the
trusts barralncountcrs as the foreign