Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-25

Under this system the cost of liv-
Ing so increased as to absorb the
earnings of the laborer after the
most rigid economy and self-denial
on his part and that of his family
AND 1T is a noteworthy fact that
when, as a result of the fiscal poll
cy OF the Republican party, the panic
o. 1907 came, hundreds Of THOUSAND
o. those American laborers who were
thrown out of employment. instead
OF being able to draw upon the fabu-
lcus savings bank accounts so ex-
plotted in political literature in re-
cent campaigns. found themselves
and families in a state Of destitution.
The soup houses of 1907-S in the
large cities Of the country were but
part OF the "roseate expectations
OF Republican statesmen.
The farmer understands that
while he has to buy everything in a
protected market, he is compelled to
pay tribute to the trusts and tariff
beneficiaries, he is compelled to sell
his surplus products in freetrade
tition with all the rest of the world.
He looks no longer with indiffer-
ence upon the fact that the farmers
of Canada, Australia and other CIV
ilied countries buy agricultural i'm
plements of American manufacture
cheaper than they are sold to him.
These American farmers read and
think and are fully advised as to the
evils of a system which invites such
enormities. Thinking people Of al
classes are becoming interested in
the moral aspect of this question.
Senator La Toilette, in speech
delivered in the senate last March
exhibited list of less than 100 men
who, he declared, controlled indus
trial life of the nation and hold In
their hands the business Of the coun-
try. Actual reading of the list shows
that it Is made up Of men who havi
been the beneficiaries Of legislation
or favoritism in the laws.
The president rails against swol'
i len fortunes as menacas to the pub
lie welfare and as promotive OF evili
which eat at the very heart Of so
ciety.
As remedies, he has suggested al
income tax and an Inheritance tax
that. their growth may be to som'
Textent checked. The national con
lvention Of his party is silent upol
tthe question Of these proposed re
forms. while the possessors OF mos
of these swollen fortunes, allied a
they are with the dominent forces o
the Republican party. are givinI
generous support to the Republican
national ticket.
! The Democratic party, while ia
vorlng the reform measures repudi
ated by the Republican national con
vention, has offered a remedy. The
would by legislation In a large de
gree cut of the stream Of none,
which, under the present system l
flowing from every home in the Ian
ard emptying into the Golfers Of tn
trusts. It would leave In the pock
cts Of the producers and faborers O
this land every dollar Of the nione
they earn, save only such amount
as may be needed for the economical
administration Of the government.
would, by rigorous law enforcement
strike down private monopolie
which prey upon the people and pre-
toct the public against extortion an
imposition by the great public cor
rorations, whether by excessv
charges or by the overissue of stock
and securities In other words,
would undertake to bring about !
government a realization of tina
good old Democratic maxim c
Thomas jefferson. Equal and exao
,, Justice to all men; special privilege
to none"