Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-06-18
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.

Two elements are at work trying to
create prosperity, and both seem to
emanate 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 l for the birth
of the new prosperity that is to en-
gelop us with a golden mantle. The
plan seems to be to boost stocks in
Wall street so that the railroads IAN
borrow more money, which from the
Harriman-Rockefeller point of view
Is a sure sign of prosperity.
The manufacturers are to do their
part by starting up all the factories
on full time and, of course, selling the
products at full prices.
Whether this hotbed process OF pro-
ducing prosperity will work can, of
course, be only surmised, but as the
primary heat furnished by the stock
market manipulators does not seem
to have warmed up the lambs to the
necessary enthusiasm, prices are er-
ratio and inclined to sag. The lambs
have been shorn too lately and closely
to be expected to show much enthusi-
asm until their fleeces have had time
to grow enough to cover their naked.
ness.
There is no doubt that all the tariff
protected trusts al start production
on a large scale, but whether the con
sumers can pay the high prices neces
sary for this hotbed brand of pros
perity is more than doubtful. To over
stock the market with manufactured
goods that many people in their pow
erty 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
r protected trusts still have the powe
| to collect their share of the tariff tax
and judging from the action of tn
r steel trust, the beef trust, the suga
t trust and many others, in determir
ing not to reduce prices, they eviden'
t ly do not intend to divide their pro!
perity with their customers.
The people generally must hav
money in their pockets before prospe'
h lty returns. Confidence is a child c
= slow growth, and until confidence
t restored it is much to be feared thu
prosperity, nourished by the corpori
If tons for their own selfish ends, wi
hardly be deep enough to reach ii
d homes of the people.
Who has confidence in any pro
perity for the people from Wall stree
manipulators?
Can prosperity come to the poop
1t by paying the trusts more than the
le charge foreigners?
d Who can have any confidence TIL
S. Republican policies will produce pre-
perity since the panic, and with II
to business of the country still at lc
nbb?
IS Everyone wants prosperity, certai
Up ly for himself, and may be depend
o. upon to do what he can to secure
If the people a secure a fair de
they will be prosperous, but with Il
in Republican policy of protecting t
le trusts and corporations in plunderi1
u them by high prices and still high
rates for transportation, the bral
of prosperity that has been and is
be handed out, is of the Dead-sea-a
VI Pile variety that crumbles at the tou
5h Of investigation. Please keep &C
Ill and give the people a chance to
at cuperate. Under bad laws, and
no stand-pat policy that our Republic
governors have forced us to bear,
as growth of better times will be sl
go for the people, though the trusts a
corporations should oon flourish
the green bay tree.