The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA FIRES
INTO THE TRUSTS.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Senator Thomas p. lore delivered his
lecture on MAN and Mammon' at
the chautauqua last evening. The gen
tleman from Oklahoma spoke to
large audience. He was introduced by
Senator s. d. Works.
Senator Gore spoke in part as fol-
lows:
''The highest attribute of coun-
try, the one which contributes the
most to its glory is the character
of its citizenship. In this particu-
lar, America is peculiarly fortunate,
for she combines the best blood and
brains of nearly every nation of the
earth, therefore being greatly indebted
to other nations.
'The next greatest thing is the char
acter of its institutions. All men are
created equal in the eyes of the law,
and before the bar of justice. There
are inequalities of course, between men
in regard to culture, mental endowment
and wealth, but it is the special favors
to the privileged few of which we
complain.
Few Control Wealth.
Senator Gore then spoke of the
character of the material sources of
the country. We are the most opulent
nation on the face of the globe. Out
OF S43,0O0,000,O00 worth of resources
nearly S35, 900, 100000 is absolutely con
trolled by a few men on our eastern
shores, and these are the men who deny
the equality of man, and are the
disciples and vOtaries of Mammon.
sit has been said 'Ye cannot worship
God and Mammon,' but | say to You
tonight that you cannot. worship Man
and Mammon, for he who bows To
Mammon, forsakes his sacred duty to
his fellow men,
Speaking of the ancient nations, he
said that every one of them in turn
who had bowed the knee to Mammon
had persisted. and added HISTORY re-
pcats ITSELF
One Form of Slavery.
although there is no chatte slav
cry now, the fight resolves itself into
a battle between master and slave, for
the former gets without earning what
the latter earns without getting.
Then Senator Gore got down TO pol
tiles There are some who believe
in high tax. and some in low tax,
but a tax whether high or low is Il
necessary evil. As there can't be Il
good evil, neither can there be a good
tax. But of course there will always
be different views about that, too. As
the tariff prices are increased. the cost
of living increases, decrease them and
the prices 90 down. In fact, the cost
of living has gone up, and the standard
down.
Is Revision a Failure?
"If prices are still higher, then tariff
revision is a failure. Prices are get
ting so high, that a poor man can
hardly afford the luxury of living any
more There are reasons given for
this. The increased volume of gold
results in increased prices. But all
the nations of the earth would be
affected in the same ratio if it were
Only gold so that cannot affect local
conditions to such an extent
THE law of supply and demand reg
ulates prices. But there must be other
causes, for bread and meat are sold
cheaper in London than here, the
meat shipped from the United States.
and often times grown on a Wisconsin
farm.
Trusts Are Protected.
"There is a long list of articles
which are manufactured here and sold
higher than abroad. The trusts should
be compelled to face competition, and
tariff protection should be withdrawn
in conditions today, can be seen
the sinister hand of the beef trust, for
they are shielded from competition by