New-York tribune., 1910-11-03

urging him to come out of the bushes
and answer the Stimson questions on the
issues Of the campaign. Mr.. Stimson
reminded Dix that there was only a
week OF the campaign left and the peo-
pie We're getting pretty anxious TO learn
whether he had any views aside from
those of Charles f. Murphy on the pub
lie service commissions, the anti-gam-
bling laws. the tariff and the black
horse cavalry and Tom" Grady.
Il know we've got them beaten on all
the issues Of state administration" ex-
planned Mr.. Stimson as one reason why
Dix couldn't reply to his questions.
Whenever they have launched an at
tack. no matter how feeble. have chal-
lenged them from the platform; there
has been no answer"
over at lion earlier in the day Mr..
Stimson made an address on the cost of
living and the wage situation which
brought out bursts of cheering and
shouts of approval from groups Of work
men in the factories who gathered in the
street 10 hear him.
Stin7son Answers Question.
Mr.. Stimson was telling about the fall
ing of in the production of foodstuffs
md the consequent rise in prices, when
a man in the crowd shouted ont, Why
is there so little increase in wages?'' Mr..
Stimson said in reply:
I'H tell you why. and I'm very glad you
asked that question. The adjustment Of
any such change is necessarily matter OF
nearly always. in every phenomenon. comes
after the increase in capital II is a
phenomenon which every one must recog-
nIze with regret, and am going TO say
just that point that the increase in the
price OF labor can be achieved only by
careful organization of labor. II can't be
done without that and that is why I per
sonsllv believe and stand for wide organ
iZation Of labor for the very purpose of
obtaining for labor its share am very
glad YOU gave me the opportunity to state
my personal view on that. IF labor is not
organized II viii not succeed IN getting its
fair percentage Of the increase In profits
which 20 with any increase in our national
prosperity.
To 90 back now to this question of the
high cost Of living. there are some causes
IN II which can he cured. It would be
folly 10 say that q single election or any
election could cure evils which are world
wide but there are some causes which
are not worldwide which can be cured, !
and I want 10 invite your attention TO my
own record and that Of my opponent
I refer 10 those causes which come, for
instance, from monopoly. control or special
privilege held by some of our great con-
Germs which possess either a monopoly or
privilege and restricting monopoly YOU can
10 a certain extent, though not altogether,
reduce or check the rise in the cost of
living. Now. for instance, just take this:
one of the main causes which have led TO
the creation of some Of the greatest Amer /
ican monopOIies has been special freight
rates on our railroads. For instance il /
was special favors in the shape OF dis
criminatory rates on our railroads winch /
enabled the Standard Oil Company frst OF
all some twenty or thirty years ago. TO
lay the foundation Of its monopoly, and /
think 1 am fair in SAVING that no othsr /,
cause has been more productive OF cl1nch- |
ing monopoly than when q great concern /
could enrrench itself by unfair rates against
its competitors.
Mr.. Stimson then told of his convic- |
tions of the Sugar Trust for rebating' /
his conviction of the New York Central, /
the Great Northern, the Chicago, Mil /
waukee & St Paul and other corpora
tions. While he was doing this, he said, /
Dix was trying to get the tariff raised |
on his wall paper products. although IN |
his speech accepting the nomination he
called for lower tariff for the benefit of
the workingmen-
THAT has been his attitude toward
ST ecial privilege" declared Mr. Stinson-
L ask YOU. when they talk about this
high cost Of living and this tariff ques-
ton. that you consider his attitude on
the one side as bearing on his sincerity
and my attitude OH the other as bearing
on mine"