The Detroit times., 1908-08-22
BRYAN PLEADS FOR REVENUE
TARIFF TO KILL TRUSTS

IN the hous. or .he 18TH OF last april
toaStfully declared. We rccos ni-- tAe
fact that We aste Republican n.a t0F-
ity in thr senate. taat We have Ne
publiCrn majority iu this bous. mat b.
ready a. resort % every lesat every
proper constitutional rlsht to enact
such 4eH SItlnu as it deems lol tuv
best inttycst tor tAr greatest hummer
or our people and which Is Wil4lnk 1nd
ready 90 AcrtIt f-tA rtsponslnlill3 41t
all teose measures W"ltH AT q"
luced acre ana which are moi th"tted
into law
The RepUbu,an platform s.ss,sts
that Il efp should bs "a lna NI .Il-.I. tafiT
and A uIutWuW. tie maximum 20 Dc z
used ia retaliation and tho tnlu.n4u IN
ordinary eases This t. merely @odihs
delusion - procrastinAtion and 4Lcet-
talnty. Ne have prominent ErYuolieAn
authority. senator holltVvr and S-tH
tor Hanna. 10 prove that Ia the present
law tue rates were knowingly made
higher than necrss8r! Win NAe under
standing that reductions Wouiu De
made 10 secure foreign trade. All Dot
liver said IN the senate on Jan ~,
5. - -t444s-L that il LIS LII IA LAAAA
he Mr.. DinEieyl reported from tte
corr mittee on WAYS and means hs iid
put duties up Tor TIE express PurpvsV
81 having them traded down Mr
Doliivcr insisted that the re- ipFocltS
provision Ia the DingleN act was a.
distinctly a part OF the Farth ppt'N as
the coal schedule and complained THAT
not one line OF the wisdom Of James
! q Blaine remained on the statute
books AMI -T,'-------%-As.----@ Z o. q
taken to fulhli the purpose OF The last
Buffalo address Of President Mch nl' -
And yet the very men who present teis
rev plan prevented the carrying ouf
! or the Old plan.
The scheme. resorted to by the men
who have grown rich by laying tnrin
burden. upon the country are more
numerous than novel. rHriH measures
~ hich embody the principles OF proirc-
i dFuNxR nv LEGISLATORS. nj
I Though matter of courtesy th~y
genernily bear the names 81 iegf~ln-
tors; they really drawn ny the yep
res~atatiNes OF the interests which de-
mapd protectios. These representa-
lives claim to be the Euardiass Uf the
iaborfnS men. and yet theS carefully
= uyoir ,.rttfaf-issst. he-iaE.- hlng
thai viii require the guardians io exc
cute the trust. u ~ stran9t taat 50
many voters nave been So tOag de-
+ Ceived a. 10 the object and The opera
/ tlon Of the laws which are Ostensiblv
designed for the protection of the wug"
carnPrs, q can ont3 be accounted :or
: unfFHFsVO0d FTIfTTr r-Iv ttTu1rv ~ i,-uvry-~-
ton or Tie facts that are relied upon
, 20 support 49,
IL ordinary aTa,rs there Is no diner
euce between a tariff reformer anf A
proteC torist They meet together in
bus ness 90 society, Ia the lodge room
and ln tlc cnurch In their daily life
they appiA the same rules and are
guided by the same business rules
thrpUkh itt ana dp 10 the Nert hour
81 dte,h II q prOtectionist makes a
VIII he makes IA upOn the same plan
that tHe tariff reformsr follows. A.
value ~ his propert leaves To ais " ife
anG children what he wishes then 70
have. and thea makes such requests A.
be- likes 20 bubble institutions anG 70
those outside ~ the family; and aurn
part hc leaves 10 his wife and Chll-
dren. he carefully divides among them.
giving 20 each definite share. He
does not give all his property 10 one
ffTTT anu zav r7Tat fTT trusts t+f--s-lf4iti
10 deal fairly with the rest OF the IAN
llv. Whv2 Because he knows nis ,hil-
dren and would not pnt "a child IN "a
position whore selhshness might lead
him 20 10 injustice 20 other members
% ne family. No. he would no. trnsi
his own hegh and blood to deal fairly
with those reared az the same hr'sit,e
with INN. and he IS wise IN not Mac
ing tiis tfmpfattop before one OF his
t.4-.t4-@ -.
comes SO Ike a tarin law, he aces IN
an entirely different plan; ne votes
millions yes. hundreds or millions ~
dollars 20 nahufaCturers whom ne 1as
newer 40 ~ aud trusts them to be Just
in N~ distribution Of the trus, 'uni
among their employees And what has
bern eVpected the manufacture
have aunrbpriated the trust fund 70
tH-ir.oWn use and have paid their en-
pfopas oni. such wages as trade cpu-
Homestead strike Incident.
The Homestead strike occurred after
TIE RcDubltcan convention OF lh9z' bbt
-rr1Tr ttrf-tfb+++ a t4-.--tl.dldAIG uE--E
als letter of acceptance he cOu4G nor
i1nrre the strike, for 10 presented an
object lesson which even a hiEI-tarii
Republican could not fail 10 see. SO
llr harrison. the candidate. referring
10 roe strike. said
~ regret mat All employers OF labor
81 a-a rot INST and considerable aud That
pltil sometimes taxes too Iar2e e
share ~ the prohts Too large A
snare OF the prOhtsr Yes, more tSan
that The protected manufacturer
hsge secured in many cases "a tsri1
OF more tHHu twice the percentage
paid 20 workmcn in wages The ret
profits OF the steel trust last year were
Just abOut equal 10 the entire amount
. paid Ia wages and the wages Const.-
tuted less tnAu - per cent of the total
'ealue 81 Do. product According 20 this
statement each working man employed
by the steel trust earned. on an aver
age, not only the amount paid % him.
out 100 per cent proht besides for his
employer and ] may add. while these
/ beHefciarieS ~ protection have been
pretending 90 make the tariff laws for
/ the direct benefit Of the employees. these
samc etpuloNrs have. as "a rule, bFen
kept close 90 the hunger line. while
many Qt the employers have become
i the Dossessors " the swollen for
tuneSN which now menace The nations
moFais as Well AZ ne business
r. Npd vi rT1e ftep1rtTC7T1 TI7rrty WIS not
willing that single item On TIE steel
-AEhedule- should be touched. and the
Republican campaign committees VIII
not dare 20 publish. before the election.
the contributions that have been made
or VIII be made 20 the Republican cam
paign fund by the men most largely
1 interested IN the steel trust.
what would be the effect Of the Tcw-
cdN proposed by the Democratic plat o.
fCrm2l Simply this "A law goes into
effect al some fixed date IN the future
and " tho Democrats pass law. puf
ting upon the free list articles coming
/ INTO comps itiOn with those controlled
NV trust. fhe trust VIII have urtii
that datc to dissolve. ~ the trust con
Z sid"rs the law too drastic. y can avoid
~ bv gtvtnU M its monoDOiv-
TAFT Doernt Like Remedy.
secretary Taft calls this remedy ut
1 terry destru"tite" and In his anxiety ~