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TWO BIG ISSUES, SAYS COLLIER'S ?IB; " f .* J Ibe Tariff and the Proper Treat ment of Monopollea. . | WONT TIE TO ROOSEVELT '1 ? - ? ? ? - ^ * '' ? ' ' ;| with Hit vi.w. ! ***???*? K* ?? Cam SIo. J! Jt i P?Crt* ,h* Candl. ?aoy #f WjliM and Marfan. OoUIot'. la out tor" Wllaoa and Mar Thaodora j ?'*? ?*or*a F- FwWna, ?ibiidaa H. Oar/ and tba raat of tha ?*??1 ^it-liarTaatw truit -**f rtit ?? o?w opBoaJUoo to tha third tan tlck#t Indloated In the leeue of ?apt U I? the tam of Sept. $1 in **44N>n* ^ ??Poneing the Democratic ?***?? rtw and (MrotM. ' The leading editorial. "The Waataa ?f Competition.** says; IClkM and am the ? TITfllgll 1. ?omlng down to two mS ZL ud the proper treatment of monopolies. Collier's actively die a*mi rlew of monopoly be ing urged by Maaari Rooaevelt. Pw Mm and Gary. "**?7 **** ? groat daal about th? waataa of competition. The neoeesa rr ?^WjonnJ. and tba waataa of unfair *^j*wtn^ve eompoUtion aiw wholly gMnated whoa competition Is*reg!T _***? La Itolletta-Leaaaaft and tha lwn&,S!l m pTrf*ot^* 8fa?raan mw and tha Nowlanda-Oammlne pro ?waU tor an lnteratate trad# oommls ?Jon art all dlraotad In part to that ^ <* oompe 5^?? baUkanad to tha waataa of ? T*lar* obTloM. but wa ?now aJ^o that domooraoy haa oom wbich render It mora efll ?UiU than ab??lu" vm. go It la In In W?T. Tho mai_ ? between what ?Mo naturally do and what they can ?? la so great that tha ayatea which ?aw men on to affort la tha boat aye ?Tha naoaaaary waataa of monopoly, 5 * hand, ara anoranoua. Soma H ?,*0*' ot c*?*?. ba allmlnatad ?T regulation. An efflofent lnteratate t*~ oommlaeion, acting under appro EST lHj?Utlon# oould put an and to mnoh of tha oppraaalou of whloh truata ]JM? luilty. It oould prevent un #nat dlaartmlnatlon. It oould prarant ruthleaa and unfair uaa of power; but ? government ooromlaalon would ba powrniaaa to secure for the people the ?aw prloea oommonly attendant upon jmppetltloa. Am no mean a exist tor determining Wether greater net earnings are due y effloacy In management or toezoeeaiTe profita, large net earnlnga .would be followed by oompulaory re lection oi prloea, which In turn would ?rente a eenae of lnjuatloe Buffered, paralyse Individual enterprlae and pro duce unprogi eealve, sllpahod manage ment The , attempt to tecure low t>Haaa throngh pries fixing would. proae or impotent oi the *tatute* mMc h hmve nought to protect the pub ?wq\ <* railroad rate* by limiting fW mwidende. The lntaratate commerce commie* alon haa been inroked aa an argument hi fnvor of lloenaing monopoly. That aommlaalon haa etopped many abuaea; * haa practioally put an end to cor tupt and oorruptlhg dlaorlmlnatlon In I' has pro tooted the ahlpper from oppreaalon and arroganoe and ln luatioe; it haa prevented unreaaonable tndvance* In ratea; but it haa aecured comparatively few notable reduction* In ratea, except those Involved tin ?topping discrimination between per aona, places or artlclea. It ha* been poverle** to reduce operating coett, ond greater reductione in rate* oan 9Qme only with reduction* in the oo?t ?f producing tran*portation. The ln juatloe and corruption attending the 1 .earlier raUroad period ware extremely ierlcua. But we must not forget that ihe tweeping reduction* in American iterating co*t* and rate* belong to the aarNar period of. competition among rmilroad*. in the tan yeara from 1889 *o 1W8? while com petition among the ! railroads was active, the freight rate per ton per mile waa gradually re <nced from .941 to .724. The yeara 1809-1900 marked the great movement far combination or **oommunlty of In lereef in the railroad world aa well as in tha induatrlal world. The freight ! par ton per mile begtin to riie. In aaoh of the eleven auoceedlng yeara It j was higher than In 1899, and In 1910 tt waa .TBI. , ' "The deadening effect of monopoly Is IDuetrated by 1U arrest of inratt tloiv The shoe machinery truat, fbrm al tn lift, reaulted In oombinlng. di rectly and Indirectly, more than 100 Shoe maahinery oonoarna. It aoqulred ?ahatiatuny a monopoly of aU the ca used tn bottoming well aua many otfc believed ttaelf unaa manufaoturars had *to the la sud i a ?WW ? ? ? ? ' sn" ' "*? W ' Here 8 Your Chance to Help Democrats Win ' W s> ? ?;.< >. i i . " ? 11 1 ?' /f- . ' ' i ' Send One Dollar to Contributors' Wilson and Martha 11 League fund Get Certificate For Framing. ' ? "V Tv ? ? mmmmmmmmmrnrnrn i ih m i p ' The Contributor?' National Wtlaoo and Marshall league has been organized with W. 0. McAdoe, vies chairman mt the national Democratic committee, as president, Charles JR. Crane, vice chairman of the flnaaos oommlttee of the national Democratic committee, as treasurer and Stuart 0. Olbbouy as secretary for the purpose of aiding In raising funds for the national campaign by popular subscription. in furtherance of this purposs lithographed certificates have been prepared, sultahls for framing, on which are engraved portraits of Governors Wilson and Marshall and their autographs and which certify that the holders have contributed to the national Democratic campaign. The denominations of thsss certificates are $1, $1. I*. $*<>, 9tt, iio and $ioo The league suppllss these certiflcatse to clubs In largs numbers, so thsy msy be Issued when soatributlons are made. It is bslisvsd the solisitatton of funds will be greatly aided by this method. The name and addrsss of sash contributor ehould be forwarded to the Contributors' National WUson aad Mar shall league, room 1,164, Fifth Avenue building, New York city, where a complete record of all contributors will ' * kept ? facsimile of the artistic oerUficatss Issued by thle league follows! mmMMaws mmmmmmsmsm 1W3 ? Itt substantially complete system of shoe machinery which many good judges declared to be superior to that of the trust. "George W. Perkins/ apostle of the eoonomlo and social efficiency of mo nopoly, quoted to the senate commit tee on Interstate oommerce ths state ment that: " The corporations that Mr. Kdlson's business Inventions had made possi ble were today oapltallsed at |7,000, 000,000/ - "The Inventors' guild, an association In which Mr, ISdlsen Is naturally prom inent, said In a memorial addressed to the president: M It Is a well known fact that mod ern trade combinations tend strongly toward oonstancy of processes and products and by their very nature are opposed to new processes and products originated by Independent laventore and hence tend to restrain competition tar the development and salf of patents "and patent rights and consequently tend to dlscoutage independent lnren tire thought, to the great detriment of th? nation.' " WHY CRIMMINS IS FOR WILSON Philanthropist Calls Taft and Roosevelt Protectors of Trusts. TIME RIPE FOR CHANGE layt No 6ne Can Safely Challenge the Soundness of the Vlowo -or Leader ?htp of Wilson and Marshall, Who Havo Boon Before tho People. By JOHN CRIMMINS, [Noted Phllanthroplet and Irleh Amor* loan Leader.] ?t the outset of an argument In rela tion to the approaching election for president and vioe president we must view what has caused the great upris ing in the country in connection with our economic affairs and the adminis tration of our government In so far as it relates to that subject. There Is no defence offered for the exteflilve privileges created bythe tariff preferences through the Repub lican party and the favors to the privileged classes and corporations. - While wealth has accumulated under these preferences, a fair field and no favor has been denied to the- masses. We cannot expect remedies from men high in office who In their entire life work hare been associates and' participants with the favored class. Mr. Roosevelt during his entire Career in polltlos. and as the head of his party has been the protector of many trusts that the tariff has nourished 'And fostered nor have we found htm in the seven an* one-half years -of his official life as president strenuous in removing tariff iniquities and inequali ties. Mr. Taft in his acta and utter ances is a party m-\n, believing In a protective tariff, and would, if elected, defend what to many minds is the su preme cause of unrest. Free From Evil Aseooiatlone. In Mr. Wilson and his associate, the candidate for vioe president,, we have two men who have had no associations with the privileged class, who have never been in a position to grant or aeoept favors or to participate in any measure that $ou Id possibly relate to their personal welfare or Increase their inoomeg, In the respective pro fesslotkS that these two gentlemen have occupied they have been day laborers, Working at their desks as many hours as the workman who is industrious and faithful to his task. The very fact that they have been selected as candidates for the offloe of president and vioe president of these United States is an illustration of one of the great boasts of the American people that the man who la faithful to his trust, honest. tn his work, fearless, and oourageous in his opinions, will in time be noticed and receive a reward. They have watched with oonocttt every aide of our political life that eaters into the government of our people, voicing their approval or dlsalpprovel of situations ss they arose. Are Typtoal Americana. No one can salely challenge the soundness of their views or thjslr lead ership where economic questions eater into our governmental affairs. They are typical Americans. Governor Wilson and Governor Mar shall have both been before the people when. tt>gy reoelved the approval of a majority of the" dtteens of their re spective states for the high office of governor. If it be the. good fortane of the country to have these two gen tlemen occupy the presidency and vies presidency of these United States ws havs the assurance that la their and acts thsy will labor to remove the unreat that haa been created In the ad ministration of our governmental af fairs and that there will ho equal laws for all ths people and not special laws and special protection, and - that -the hliMt ld?Ms org awrgutan 1 nf the people, by the poopl* tor the poo "The choice which the voters have to make is simply this: Shall they have a government free to serve them, free to serve ALL of them, or shall they continue to have a gov ernment which dispenses SPECIAL favors and whioh Is al ways controlled by those to whom the SPECIAL favors are dispensed?" WOODROW WILSON. "THEY Are Good Enough For Mo." (With Acknowledgments to Davenport) ? From the New York World, Sept.' 1&, 1911. -L-.rtf n;fs^r ,a?W. mWmtiW&Avw -.7*. W Read The Chronicle thru carefully ? all of Its eight home print pages, and theijj honestly pass judgment on It. If you think it worth the price hand a dollar to any one of the young ladies in The Chronicle Piano Contest and help them win the piano now on display at Crosby's store. ^ A List of Satisfied Kimball Owners . ? . VjT; ? ? V.- ' ? in Kershaw County. Mr. J. H. Clark, Mr. T. J. Smyrl, Mr. J. A. Johnsoon, Dr .S M. McCaskill, Mr. R. L. Moseley, Mr. T. P. Brown, Mr. Jjfc S. Gardner/ Mr: .F.\-E.? Sparrow, Mr. J. I. .Bowers, Mr. A. J. Gregory, Mr. R. E. Rollings, Mr. A. F. Young, Mr. J. W. Cunntngham: Mr. F. C. Edgeworth, Mr. M. A. Shaw, Mr. R. W. Gregory, ' " Mrs. Jas. H. Clyburn, Mr. G. A. Rhame, Mrs. J. R. Dinkins, Mr. J. S. Rhame, Mr. H. T. Johnson, Mr. F. D. Campbell, Miss Nannie Brannon, Mr. S. R. J. Smith, Mrs. N. F. Bauskett, Rev. E. A. Thompson, Mrs. B. McClairn, Mr. J. M. Stewart, Mr. W. JO. Croxton, Capt. L.. Lj. Clyburn, Camden, S. C. Camden, S. C. Camden, S. C. Camden, S. C. Camden, S. C. Camden, K"C.' Camden, S. C. Lugoff, S. C. ?? > v , . Kershaw, S. C. Kershaw, S. C. Kershaw, S. C. Kershaw, C. , Kershaw, S. C. Kershaw, S. C. Kershaw, S. C. Kershaw, S. C. Camden, S. C. Camden, S. C. JiUgoff, S. C. Camden, S. C. Bethune, S. C. Camden, S. C. Camden, S. C. Camden, S. C. Camden, S. C. Bethune, S. C. Bethune, S. C. Camden, S. C. Kershaw, S. C. DeKalb, 8, C. i v' ? ?+ ^ -4 These Pianos County by J. W. strument carries &