The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-06
SCHMITz OPENS CAMPAIGN.

The Democratic state campaign of
1910 was opened at the Turner hall in
this city last evening. The coming of
Adolph j. Schmitz, a product of Man
itowoc, and Democratic candidate for
governor had been widely heralded.
When he stepped from the train in the
afternoon he was greeted by the strains
of brass band and the welcomes of
scores of old friends. Mr.. Schmitz was
accompanied by "Charley" Weisse,
candidate for U. S. senator and j. NJ.
Callaghan candidate for secretary OF
state. The march was taken up to the
hotel. There Hubert Falge in a touch
ing little speech welcomed Mr. Schmitz
on behalf of his old friends and neigh
bors. Mr.. SchmitZ made brief and
felcitous response. The three visitors,
local candidates, county committee and
Schmitz club officers, numbering over
40, were guests of the Co. committee
officers at dinner. Mr.. Schmitz, Mr..
Callaghan and Mr.. Weisse all made
short addresses.
The Schmitz club gathered outside
and escorted the speakers to the Turn
er hall which was filled to its capacity.
The stage was banked with rows of
Democrats.
George Kennedy, president of the
club, presided. He introduced Mr..
Callaghan, who in a short talk sustain
ed his state wide reputation as a wit
and after dinner speaker.
a. j. Schmitz was then presented.
He thanked the management for per-
miting him to open his campaign a
mong his old friends. He appealed to
all to each vote as his conscience die
tates, expressing faith in the honesty
and good intentions of the masses of all
parties, adding: "The right of suffrage
is sacred possession and should be ex
ercised as patriotic duty as sworn
juryman renders his verdict" The
history of the Democratic party from
the foundation of our government was
rapidly sketched. He stated it's card
inal principle to be Equal rights to
all, special privileges to none,' which
forbds the governments going into
partnership with any business inter-
ests. Under Democratic control prior
to the rebellion, a vast empire of land
was acquired and held for the use of
the homesteader and the states for ed
ucational purposes. The Democratic
party saved the prairies, forests and
waterpowers for the people. Since
1860, under Republican rule millions OF
acres of our best land have been given
away to corporations and foreign syn
dicates and now they urge conservation
of natural resources. When the war
was over and slavery abolished the
mission of the republican party ended,
but the leaders held control by delud-
ing the people on the protective tariff
issue. They maintained themselves in
control by successfully urging as rea-
sons for the protective policy that in
lection. When that gave out, that
labor must be protected from foreign
pauper labor; then that the foreigner
pays the tax, and they actually made
many people believe this absurd state
ment. In the last campaign they were
finally forced to promise to revise the
tariff and on the stump and in their
editorials they promised that it would
be downward. What they did was to
pass the Aldrich-Payne bill raising
the tariff on articles of necessity and
common use.
Republican authorities variously es-
innate that the tariff increases the
price of commodities in this country in
excess of the wage difference and a
reasonable profit from $500, 100000 to
5000, 100000 annually. Putting it at
5000, 100000, Manitowoc county pays
annually $500, 900 tribute to the tariff
barons which if spent at home would
make everyone more prosperous.
Now they clamor for tariff commits
sion. The tariff commission of 1882 in
vestigated the steel industry and re-
ported to congress that conditions alb
solutely cried for tariff reduction and
the Republican congress promptly
raised the duty. Figures show the
tariff tax is grossly in excess of labor
differences. For instance, the total
labor cost in woolen goods is Is per
cent of the value of the goods. The
tariff on woolens is S5 per cent Of their
value. The difference between Stand
patters and Progressives is that al
though the latter do not believe in this
infamy they vote with the standpatters
who do. When the Insurgents picture
the terrible present conditions ask
them where they were when those
conditions were being created. The
Democrats have increasingly fought the
injustice of this system since the war,
The state pension plank demanding