Show THE MAIN ISSUE ISSUE AN A A N OUTLINES of oC o the Republican cam campaign cm text t t book ook furnished by the Associated Press Pres gives some idea of the linoa InC to be b fOllOwed t l wed by the party in inthe inthe inthe the approaching congressional congrE struggle gle gie gleI Protection edmo and prosperity Is to be bethe bethe I the chief chieZ slogan slog and the trust Issue Isue Is described by this paragraph The attitude e of at the two great geat par pat partes tics tes on the the trust question is clearly defined That of oC the Democratic party looks loks to constant coni agitation with wih no legislation That of oC the Re Republican restricting publican party parti to t such restriction as asHI HI 1 prevent arbitrary In prices or reduction In wages wage through exclusive sive HIv control but not the destruction by legislation or Injury by fictitious agitation agIa tion ton ot of legitimate enterprise through the great geat manufacturing systems by which production Is cheapened prices tt manufacture reduced and perma permanency permanency nency of employment assured Truly Trul the tle Republicans have limited their attitude to such restriction as qs n prevent reven arbitrary advances advance In prices tri es or or reduction in wages through exclusive control but not destruction by b or Injury by fictitious agitation bf b legitimate enterprise enterprise More than that hat the restriction Is a farce and the ui trusts know kno it I They The have advanced prices until the increased Increase cost of oC living Is In effect ft n re reduction ducton of or wages ages wherever wherEver the con consumer consumer sumer Is reached reache by trusts They Te are selling goods god abroad at from 2 5 lo to o 50 per e cent less l s than they charge harge for the same products to pro protected pro protected Americans They are paying enormous dividends on watered stocks stock and doing it by ex cx control of ot prices Tap Republican spellbinders may talk talk themselves black in the face fac on this Issue aue they the cannot convince any house housewife housewife wife or householder that she or he be Is i being safeguarded from trust robbery robber by b anything the Republican party part has Ims done one In the way of legislation against agai st trusts The Te grocery bill bU the meat bill bl the very a dead mans coffin bear the cost stamp of Republican friend friendship ship for trusts and protection of their dishonest profits r Wih absolute control of or congress In both branches and ana with wih a Republican I president for six consecutive years year the I Republican party has nut only done nothing to curb the trusts trust or bring brInS them within legitimate bounds bunds but it has fostered them encouraged their polio policy poll of ot extortion ext and accepted their bribes as a campaign funds to be paid by b Immunity from molestation Trust robbers will wU be b the main issue In this campaign and It I offers oter the best bet possible grounds for believing that the Republicans will wU Jose when they appeal I Ito to the people I I II |