The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-08
FOUNDATION FUND
DRAWS ATTACK BY
WESTERN SENATOR
Golden State Scion Would stHar-
monte Tariff and Wages" to
Prevent Building Fortunes
Like Rockefener's.

Washington. May efforts in con-
Rockefeller foundation were scored to-
day by Senator Works. who declared
them a proposal to farm out to John
D.. Rockefeller and his associates the
right and power to educate the people
of the country with money accumulated
by criminal Means" Senator Works
statement was made in connection
with a speech he delivered in the SEN
ate today on trusts and combinations.
the existence Of which he blamed to the
high protective tariff policy
The extent to which this may be
carried out is practically unlimited. The
corporations and Institutions OF learn
ing which may be established through
out the country in the hands of people
who will be subservient to the interests
and views of Mr.. Rockefeller and his
associates are without number or linn
itation," said the senator.
Doesn't Like Methods.
I'VE do not want our children to be
taught the ways nor the methods OF
John D.. Rockefeller or his kind, nor
to be generous with ill-gotten gains, nor
to touch, handle or profit by gold that
should blister the fingers of the man
who has accumulated it by extortion,
oppression and crime, and is now at
tempting to rid himself of it by Civ
ing it away nor to become the receivers
of stolen goods in the name and I'M
der the guise of charity"
The continued existence of trusts
and m%onopolies. the senator said, was
due to the ~inadequacy Of the Sherman
antitrust Jaw, which he declared
should be so amended that specific re-
straints of trade shall be unlawful,
with suitable punishment for those VINO
violate the law While he was not in
favor Of IA high protective tarlff
which fostered capitalistic combina-
ton, he said he would be in favor OF
an effort to protect the wage Garner In
his earnings and that he believed 1t
would be IAN excellent thing to har-
monte the tariff and wages"
WAGES and the Tariff.
.The Interstate Commerce commls-
sion" continued the senator, .shou!o
be allowed to determine whether falr
wages are being paid by any concern.
and If not. to compel the employer
employing foreign laborers and paying
European wages to pay the same tariff
on its manufactured goods that are en-
forced against foreign importatlons I'M
til its wages are increased to a ialr
scale Tor American WoIhiilOA. y
higher tariff did in fact protect the
wage carner / would cheerfully stand
for It's continuance, even at the ex-
pense of higher prices to the consum-
er. The evident purpose OF the so
called tariff experts is, SO far as
progress has been made, TO deprive Ihe
armer who are themselves laboring
men and wage earners in most cases,
of all protection and preserve 1t TIC
the trust and millionaire manufactur-
ers. This would be a fatal mistake
In most cases IL manufacturers and
world and make profits. They can and
do sell their goods cheaper in foreign
markets than at home. With the farm.
er, in many cases. it is different.
Give Democrats Trial.
1.-THE wage Garner must be protected
in his earnings and reasonable hours OF
labor, the consumer in reasonable
prices. n the whole people must be
protected in their independence anC
liberty. The equality of all men must
be made a reality n not a theory
If the democratic party can and viii
accomplish these results, demanded by
the people. it may live n maintain
reign will be brief. If neither of thu
old parties can or will restore thu
government to the people as our fore.
fathers handed 1t down, then a new
party will be raised up that will d.
the peoples will. 1t will be a party
of the peoples own making, founded
on Justice, fair dealing. and disinter
ested patriotism. I am ready to Civ,
the democratic party a fair trial.
am willing to wait and see n to LEM
my aid to that party or n other tt
bring about just n benefcient law.
through and by which the whole PEG
pie may be brought into their own al
their Just rights fostered and pro
tected."