by the »eceit CoKgiess providing a pension for every soldier of the Civil War. There is one point, however, which has been called to My atten tiM by an exciting «as« la my meigh hor. Where am »ld soldier who had reached the age of 66 er 7# years and has a wife still living and Is by force of circumstances dependent entirely upon his pension, there ought to be a special law passed granting to such perseas twice the amount as the sol dier who has ao wife or family de pendent upon him. A pension of f12.6t per month is insuffcient to suppert a man and wife. Consider ing the small number of soldiers of the Civil War who attain this age and considering the rapidity with which they are dropping off every day aad the great wealth o 112 our country it would seem to me to con serve the principles of true patriot ism better to make ample provis ion fer these aged men than to spend money for needless ww ships to rot Idly ia our harbors. 1 also believe that the pensions of all soldiers ought to be paid every month instead of quarterly and tf elected 1 promise the soldiers of this district to bring the change about. Corporations of this state are com pelled by law to pay their employes twice a month and it is most incon sistent upon the part of the govern ment to insist upon the enforcement of that law by the corporations and at the same time evade the enforce ment of that law by the corporations and evade it and by so doing become the direct cause of inconvenience and in many cases of actual suffering and want upon the part of the pension recipient. Protection For All. The time is here when the interest of the common people must he safe guarded. When we consider tha vast possibilities which lie behind thA consolidated forces of the financial interest of this country, there os no denying Ihe fact that these forces wrongfully used may sometimes be come an absolute menace to the busi ness credit and consequent prosperi ty of our people. The total amount of actual currency of the United States is in round figures 2 1-2 bil lion dollars. We have one single corporation iu this country whose as sets show as listed on the market twice this amount In value and no country such as ours can afford to take the cliaaces of having lis en tire financial fabric rest upon the whims of a few men as it does now A free government will not fail safeguard the interest of the c< mon people who make up and ecu tute it any and law which stan-ls foi the protection not only of the ■ in;;s of our people but for the lntr.cn ty ami maintainance of our but; .1 Interests is a good law and ought to be established. In conclusion, I have been persuad ed to accept the nomination for Con gress not from the standpoint of a politician but with all the earnestness j of American patriotism. ■ It is plain j to me as a student of political econ- ! omy and free government that our j ship of both state and nation is drift- ■ lug irrevocably upon the rocks of . plutocracy that lias crumbled Into dust r. publics oiler than ours. In accepting this position with the pos sibility of election I !• 1 the sacred ness of th. trust and its responsibili- j ties If elected I will to Washing- • ton as your representative with a de- j termination to become a part, a con structive part in the administration ; of thjs national government. My j mission will be to not only stand by Roosevelt in his great measures for reform but to contribute toward the thought, and earnest work in the liusi- ! ness operations of this Government as was intended in the original for niatiou of this Government. In oth er words it is neither fair or right nor j wise for the management of this Gov- j ernment to be imposed entirely in one man or in one brain. ou j are paying salary for individual j services and you have a right to ex pect it and it becomes the duty of your representative to set aside his business affairs which I propose to do j and devote his full time and energy j to advocating those measures of nat- j ional importance which have in view j the furthering of the business inter- j ests of my district regardlesß of par ty Not a Pol'tician, but a Worker. I am not a politician nor am I hungry for office and I realize to the fullest extent the personal sacrifice which it means in many ways for a man to devote his talent and his ener gy to public service. So cordially have I been received In all parts of the district by all classes of men of all parties that there has been creat ed and strengthened within my breast that bond of human sympathy which has always existed for the common people. I value the personal friend ship, the good will and esteem of my neighbors and friends more than mon ey or political office and I want to say to you tonight with all the earn estness 7 possess that if elected there is no railroad or corporate Interest in this country will have money enough to buy my vote or Influence as your representative against your Interests. I fully realize the power of political patronage which Is being used against me and the corporate money which I have reason to believe is about to be dumped Into the dis trict for my lefeat and I want to say to you with all candor that my per sonal interests In the outcome of this election is one of secondary import ance. Offers His Best Services. I am fighting for the people and I believe we are going to win. I offer for your acceptance the best services and ability which I can give and if elected I want every man, woman and child in this district with out regard to occupation, station, calling or politics to consider me a» representative. I want you all tt feel that you know me and that you don't have togo either to Philadel phia or Pittsburg to see a political j boss in order that your petition, what- j ever they may be, may reach my ear. I If elected I want your earnest help and support! I want your best | thought because as I stated clearly I in my letter ofacceptance that I, I | shall look to a higher power than the | party boss and to your good help 112»( ' guidance and direction to see and j do the right as an honest representa tive. mm fi JOHN fi. Mill Organized in the Interest of Honest Government De clares He Ought to be 112 lected. Tilt- National Federation for Peo ple's ltule is a non-partisan organi zation which stands for civic virtue, in the proportion that the people exer cise control in the selection of pub lic officials and the conduct of pub lic affairs vice or virtue predominates in the official lil'e of a State. Ma chine rule means iniquity. Graft is < "iitial to the maintenance of cor rupt organizations for they are ex nsivo and those who defray the > i^\ reimburse themselves in whatev r manner they may. The National Federation for Peo ■■V i'ule is directing its energies to '•« of taking the power from : ines and restoring it to the ie Composed of men of abili ' character it has thought out j rn iies for existing evils ' and is striving to apply them. One ; lie "i iiotls it has adopted is cate- | lueutions were submitted to the can- j vhising candidates. Among others, j -lirlates for Congress in this district [ j with the result is expressed in there- • I part which follows: Report of the Federation, jTo the Voters in th 1 Oth Pennsylva i nia Congressional Distdict: j Amid the multiplicity of issues , there is one so broad and clear that 1 the attitude of Congressional candi dates upon this question shows wheth ; er they are really with the People or with the Trusts. That question is: | Shall a system be re established | whereby the people may vote direct : on national issues? All the congressional candidates j ; throughout the country have been asked the question by the undersign- j i t d. the National Federation for Peo- ; pie's Rule, a non-partisan orgnniza- j lion representing organized farmers. ! | wage-earners and other classes, ex- j ; cept the monopolists. , The first, j i Vice-president is the Master of the i Pennsylvania State Grange. I The attitude of congressional cand!- j dates in your district is as follows: , Hon. John G. McHenry, YES. Hon. E. W. Samuel, NO. i The exact wording of the questions ! to congressional candidates Is as fol- j j lows: Questions to Candidates. I "If the electors will select you to I represent them will you faithfully work and vote for the immediate en actment of a statute to establish a system of direct voting on public questions through "(1) The Advisory Initiative, to apply to questions of interstate com i raerce, civil service, immigration, trial by jury or any modification of the law of injunction, eight-hour day in government contract work, and, the submission of constitutional amendments for the initiative and referendum, election of United States Senators by the people, and election of fourth-class postmasters by the pa irons of each office; and "(2) The Advisory Referendum, to apply to laws of Congress and meas ures passed by either House? "Will you obey Instructions from your constituents when given by ref erendum vote?" A. P. of L. Endorsement. "This is to certify that the forego ing questions have been endorsed by the American Federation of Labor and approved by the undersigned. The A. C. & F. campaign has for its purpose immediate relief from wrong and injustice, and the establishment of initative and referendum principle (the rule of the majority) in the poli- I tical aaffirs of our country. SAMUEL GOMPERS, JAMES O'CONNELL, FRANK MORRISON. Labor Representation Committee, A. F. of L." Organized farmers are likewise working for the restoration of major ity rule. For four years the Penn sylvania Granges have been demand ing the Initiative and Referendum. In the letter to candidates it was said: "A refusal to reply within ten days from the receipt of this let ter will be a negative to our ques tions and will be so considered in our report to the newspapers and n6 par ! tisan organizations." j The demand for a direct-vote sys | tem is merely a demand for the re | storation of a system that existed pre • vious to the convention system, some ' seventy-five years ago. At that time j the /people instructed at will by direct I vote at town meetings in rural New England and elsewhere at mass meet ings, while members of Congress and 1 of the Legislatures were pledged by election districts instead of by ma- | chine-rule state and national conveo- { tions, as is now the ease. The peo ple ruled. The first state convention was In Pennsylvania in 1821, and the sys tem soon spread to the other close states. The first national convention was in IS3O. The state convention took the place | of the legislative caucus for the nomi i nation of state candidates, and the I national convention took the place of | the congressional caucus for the nom ination of President and Vice Pres ident. Both of these convention sys tems were a vast improvement until they were debased to machine rule. Machine rule —the rule cf the few through the convention system, has resulted in private monopoly and on every hand the Trusts are in power. The restoration of a direct-vote system, in the improved form known as the initiative referendum and the advisory initiative and advisory ref- i erendum, will re-establish the peo- ! pie's rule and the people will quick- 1 ly curb the giant Trusts. No one can successfully dispute this. It follows that the Congressional j candidate who is against, the restora tion of the direct-vote system is 1 against the People. He has labeled himself a tool of the Trusts. The j People, however, having learned the j truth can protect themselves, for on If lection day they can vote for those I who have pledged to work and vote j for the immediate restoration of a d'rect-vote system for national issues. Voters of P< nnsylvania, insist on a j discussion of these issues. The can didat.es who are against you will try j to* evade the issue but you can ques- I tion them. At •-> ry meeting you j can insist that the direct-vote sysjem i | shall receive consideration. 'Candidates cannot Justify their re- i : ! to stand for th? People's Rule, it.l not anti-Republican oranti-Demo | er,-; if. NCF e.invention In this coun | tr; has declared against the initia -1 five and referendum (majority rule), jTodo so would kill the party. The j Republican party in, Maine, Montana, j South Dakota and Oregon has affrm- | atively declared for the restoration I iof majority rule. The Oregon Re- } publicans pride thorns '!ve-* on having j i re-established the system. President j j Roosevelt, Senator LaFolette and va j rious other Republican and [ j Congressmen are ably championing j a restoration of the People's Rule. Voters in the lGth District sl.oald stand with them. Vote against Ma chine Rule. Vote for the re-estab lishment of Self-Government. Why should Mr. Samuel refuse? Manifestly he Is obligate! to (he Trusts. You see it is not a question of Re publicanism, but whether 'hTrusts or the People are to be represented. | Which candidate in your dis'rict Is receiving the Trusts' support. Which will receive your support? For the first time since the war of the Revolution the paramount issue is the people's right to self-govern ment, and the issue is clearly drawn. For whom will you vote? Lin coin and Roosevelt Republicans will not hesitate. Yours for the termination of Ma chine Rule, NATIONAL FEDERATION FOR PEOPLE'S RULE. George H. Shibley, President. Washington, D. C., Oct. 15, 1906. Letter Accompanying Report. National Federation for People's Rule Bliss Bldg., Washington, D. C. October 15, 1906. Hon. John G. McHenry, Dear Sir and Brother: W» thank you for your favorable reply to our questions, and enclose two copies of onr Report. Your splendid attitude and the autocratle position taken by your opponent ought to elect you. GEORGE H. SHIBLEY, President. OVEiKEIOftMtB COMMERCIAL AGtNT TELLS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HOML PURCHASERS American Products Are Sold Abroad Much Below Prices Charged to American Consumer, Easily the greatest evil of the Re publican fiscal policy is the discrimi nation against American manufac turers iu the purchase of protected raw materials. It will be remember ed that a lew months ago the Pana ma canal commissioners asked for bids for two floating dry-docks for use in tile construction of the canal. There was considerable competitiom in the bidding and among the compet itors was a ship-building firm of Glasgow, Scotland. On opening the bids it was discovered that the for eign firm was something like $300,000 | below the lowest American bidder, j while both bidders stipulated that the j steel would be purchased from the same American manufacturer. Sec retary of War Taft the j iacts to Congress and inquiry devel- | oped the fact that the American bid- | der would be obliged to pay precise- | ly the difference in the bid more for ! the steel than it could be purchased from the same American firm by the foreign bidder. Thereupon Congress, with the view, probably, of preserv ing the sacred tariff, directed the Commissioners to award the contract to tile American bidder at the greater 1 cost. American manufacturers of machin ery, cutlery and other high-class steel and iron products have been de feated in bids for foreign work re peatedly for the same reason. Their I English, Scotch and German competi tors being able to buy the steel needed for the work from American manupfacturers at from $lO to sl2 a ton less than it would be sold to an American competitor could underbids for the work and invariably get it ; with the result that American manu- j facturers have frequently failed of j valuable contracts for the reason of j the discrimination against them in j the purchase of raw materials. The | evil effects have not been felt to the | full measure as yet for the reason j that under the impulse of abundant ( crops domestic shops have found the j home market ample for their capacl ; ty. But in the event of a crop fall- | ure or oilier incident which would im pair the prosperity of the farmer, an i industrial slump would be the lnevl table result. J But ihe farmers have not escaped j from the w>il consistences of this discrimination. in their purchases ; they have In en heavily taxed by this | iniquitous policy as the correspond- ! I < nee In the State Department shows. I j For example American plows are I sold in Canada at a vastly lower price . than in this country and the same Is 1 J true of mowi rs, binders, rakes and j other implements. Even in sewing I i machines which have become a ne- J eesslty in evi ry agricultural house- hold there is an enormous difference in favor of the foreign purchaser. In a recent discussion of the subject In Congress H iiri s< ntatlve Savers said: Mr. Chairman: In connection with the price of farming implements exported from the United States and sold in for eign countries, as compared with the, ' price of the same implements as sold | to the farmers in the United States, j I desire to ask the clerk to read a | letter from Mr. Washington, our com- j mercial clerk In London, Canada, dat- j ed Sept. 1888. The clerk read as fol- ■ lows:, United States Consular Agency London, Ontario, Sept. 15,1888, (re ceived September 18.) Sir: In reply to the circular letter of the Department of State dated Sept. 4, 11888, requesting information as to the imports of agricultural machinery and tools from the United States in to Canada, Inquiry elecited the fol lowing facts: I find that plows of American manufacture are among the most prominent of the imports in this line. The Oliver chilled plow (made at South Bend, Ind., and the one I am told, that has the largest i sale in the United States, The Syra cuse plow and the South Bend plow seem to be the most in demand, and have the largest sale. I have be fore me on my desk an offer from aa Ontario dealer in Oliver plows te sell same inf. o. b. at this olty in Canada for sl*oo each In quantities. The retail price here Is $12.00, and nu merous transactions take place at that figure. The same plow, I un derstand, are sold im quantities at the factory (not for export) at $14.00 each, and cost the American farmer at retail SIO.OO. .The Syracuse plow retails at $ll.OO or $12.00 here, and I am informed sells for from $14.00 to $16.00 in the United States at re tail, and the South Bend at $11.90 here and sl4 o# at home. It is pleasing to observe how cheaply our manufacturers must be able to turn out these goods, from the fact that the Canadian duty on this class of goods is 35 per cent, ad val orem. Even admitting that the man ufacturer makes no profit on the sales in Canada, these sales are of inter est ; , Price at which plow is per. sold in Canada $lO 00 Duty at 35 per cent, ad valorem and freight $3 50 Proft to Canadian dealer, probably, 150 500 Leaving actual cost of manufacture 5 00 Retailed to Anterlcan farmer at 16 00 Profit to manufacturer on all home salis 11 00 It would thus seem that the Cana dian farmer has an advantage over his American neighbor in the pur chase of necessary implements pro duced in his own country, and the | lalier before purchasing his plows J might well figure as follows: I Price of plows at retail in United States 1C 00 ■ Price oi same in Canada 12 00 Freight to return same to the United States Iduty is free on American ! goods returned) 100 13 00 Profit to American farmer for purchasing American made plow in Canada 3 00 Plows with tempered sterd mold board and beams, which sell in the United States for sl7 00 and upwards, are manufactured in Canada (from Pittsburg steel) on which duty has to be paid, and the wages of the working men are substantially the same as in the United States), and are sold for $14.00 retail; thus show ing excess of profit made by Ameri can manufacturers over Canadian manufactur l rs. $3.00 on each plow, j When it is considered that the Cana dian manufacturer has to pay a duty | upon his material and freight upon | same to Canada from Pittsburg, it i would be readily seen at a glanco 1 that the excess of profit, to the Amer- I ican ov. r tiie Canadian manufacturer I ,'s rrnieh greater than the sum nam j od. $3.00. I I am creditably informed by a j very prominent Can:id ! an farmer that 1 he has just bought en American se:f --j binding reaper (Walter A. Woods) j for SIIO.OO. Laid down in an Amer j iean city near the lln-; the price of ! th* same machine in s-inie place to in American farmer would be from | $l5O to $170.00. ] In addition to the larger Imple ' monts mentioned, farmers' or agrl- I cultural hardware Imported from the i "niied States consists of light shelf j ;; o ods. dry paints, whits agricultural i band toois, (such as spad> s, shovels. forks, etc. ). on which articles the j duty varies from 35 per cent to 70 I per cent, although the printed tariff j reads only from 30 to 35 per cent. ■ This Government has, however, in* I siructed its custom officers to advance j prices on Invoices in certain lines. which brings the duty up to a very high rate. Titus on scythes, for In stance, by means of a specific ad val orem duty they have to pay from CO , to 70 per cent. Notwithstanding these tremendous charges a careful comparison of the wholesale find retail prices of the above tools show that in all cases American goods can be bought in Canada as cheap, and In many cases , cheaper, than in the Unit d States. it is conclusively proved by these facts that the American farmers are not receiving the full benefit of the low prices at which these goods can ! be produced in the United States. Those benefits are apparently reserv ed for the Canadians and other for eigners, whose markets re-export goods; but existing conditions en able the American manufacturers to j compel the purchase of his goods by the American farmer at exorbitant j profits. So great has been this dis crimination by American manufactur- I ers in favor of foreign purchasers, J that the Canadian custom authori- I ties have come to regard with sus picion the prices on nearly all Airier [ lean invoices, as they cannot under- | stand why these goods should be j sold to Canadians at such great re duction from the price at which they are sold at home at the point of man ufacture. As a consequence they have, Aw ing the past two years, largely adopt ed the plan of appraising these goods for duty at the home figure, in pretar> ence to the prices stated in the Im voices. For instance an Ameriea» ' manufacturer may be willing to seß a certain article for $5.00 to the Can adian trade, the prices for the same article at home being SB.OO, the valiuk tion is placed at the latter figure and even though he sells for the form er, th# purchaser has to pay the dntg on $3.00 more than the goods him. Th* result of this practice fa that we are losing our export trade to this and other foreign countries, thm falling off of American trade to thia iwrt on dutible articles in one year, having been $211,058. The short-sightedness of our mai ufacturers in this respect no less tham 1 the developing of manufacturing Im Canada, is closing this as it does oth er outside markets, to our goods, and is driving us back to trade only with in ourselves, to the injury of our great agricultural interests, to the re duction of the wages of our working men, and to the lesseniug of the pro duct of our factories. Replying thus to your circular, bj enumeration of facts, I remain, sir. Your obedient servant, (Signed) William DeH. Washington Commercial Agent Hon. Geo. L. Rives, Asst. Sec. of State, Washington, D. C. In addition, Mr. Chairman, to thla i Consular report, I beg to call the atr tention of the Committee to the fol ! lowing discriminations by Americao manufacturers against American farmers, and in favor of foreign buy -1 ers: Cultivators (Protective Duty 45 P.C.) In home To for market eignera Wheel hoe, cultivator, rake and plow sll 00 $8 40 All steel horse hoe, and cultivator, with wheel 800 67$ All steel plain cultiva tor, with wheel 7 20 4 50 The above prices to the exporter as well as for sale here, are for sin gle articles. For export cultivator* are delivered "free on board" ship New York. They are sold in all the world and catalogues describing their merits are printed in English, Spanish, French, German and Po.rtu gues. 'f Horse Rakes. Tedders and Pot a til Diggers (Protective Duty 45 P.O.') In home To tor market eignera. Lock-lever hay-rakes, sls 00 sl4 00 Self-dump hay rakes 18 00 17 1J Hay tedders 26 00 25 21 i Potato diggers 800 676 | The above are the prices to the | home trade for large consignment*, I but the foreign consumers for single i Sewing Machines (Protective Duty 45 Per Cent.) In home To for market eign«ra | Bes£ make machines $24 00 s2l 00 j Medium machines 22 00 17 no | Kin« machines 27 50 20 75 I The above are the prices charged , the wholesale dealers for one of the I iread machines. This machine is : sold at retail by the agencies in Eng j land for $32.00 and in the United j States for $45.00. ' A cheaper machine manufactured ; in the United States is sold to the , home dealer for SIB.OO and to the ex> • porter for $12.00. j A prominent manufacturing Com pany sells the machine for which it charges the American dealer $20.00 I for export to South America for $5.00. This system of charging American buyers higher prices for their ma chine s. than buyers in England is not confined to a single Company, but is characteristic of them all. Forges and Blacksmiths' Tools (Pro tective Duty 45 Per Cent.) In home To for market eigners Forges, portable: 18 inch bellows sl7 00 sl6 00 ! 22 inch bellows 25 50 24 00 | Similar discount for stationery forges. | For tongs, etc., which cost the | home dealer a net price of SIO.OO ! the price to the exporter and foreign , consumer is 10 per cent, less or $9.00 j (Cong. Rec. 51st Ist session,) . (Vol. 1, part 5, pase 4582-3.) Congressional Outlook. In speaking of the situation in sev eral congressional districts in this state the Philadelphia Ledger says: "The Republican national leaders are of the opinion that four districts in Pennsylvania will go to the Demo crats. These are the Northampton District, represented by G. A. Schnee bell; the Berks-Lehigh Democratic stronghold; the Sixteenth, where John G. McHenry is expected to de feat Doctor Samuel, and the Luzerne District, where the Cobleigh-Palmer contest occurred. The Schuylkill and Lackawanna districts are also in bad shape, and Daniel F. Lefean, in the York-Adams district, has plenty of work on hand."
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