Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1912 — Page 3

LABOR DOES NOT FORGET

PROF. WILSON* ANTAGONIST* TO , ORGANIZED LABOR 18 A MATTER OF RECORD. / REMEMBER THE SOUP HOUSES D«ifc Ttam of Democracy BMH j[ Fresh In the Memory of the r Workingmen Who Had Nothlag to Eat and No Ptaoe to Steep.

PROF. WILSON ON LABOR.

trades uaione and this Is the standard to vHOcfc It to made to conform. ... I n®ed not point oat how economically disastrous such a regulation of labor to. It Is ao unprofitable to the employer that In aome trades It will presently not be worth while .to attempt anything at alt . . . Our economic supremacy may be lost because the oountry grows more and more full of unprofitable servants.”' —Prom an address by Prof. WHson to the graduating class of Princeton university, Jane 80. 1909.

l‘ Woodrow Wilson, Democratic candidate for president, is now addresetng honeyed words to the laboring man in the hope of securing the labor vote. He wMM, if he could, have the workingman forget the address delivered by Mm at Princeton in 1909, in which he regretted that ‘labor is standardised by the trades unions,“ and asserted that such a regulation of labor is "economically disastrous." Nor will labor forget that In the same speech he characterised members of labor unions as “unprofitable servants." No wonder that the Minnesota State Federation of Labor recently adoptedresolutions condemning Professor Wilson for his antagonistic attitude toward organised labor. And while Professor Wilson is appealing to the workingman to overlook his own personal views and vote the Democratic ticket he should know that the record of the Democratic party in connection with the workingman Is engraved upon the tablets of labor's memory. Labor has not voted for a Democratic president since the terrible experience which followed the Democratic victory In 1892. And labor will not this year vote to repeat those distressing times.

What Labor Remembers. Labor has not forgotten that under Democratic administration, before the election of President McKinley, thousands of Idle men were walking the streets of every city, town and hamlet in the country in search of ent ployment and the chance to earn an honest living, while those or many of them who chanced to have employment were working for a mere pittance. Labor has not forgotten the soup houses all over the country at that time. Labor has not forgotten the processions of unemployed—from New York to San Francisco, and from the Canadian border to the Gulf, seeking NOT CHARITY, BUT WORK, during a Democratic national administration. Labor has not forgotten Coxey*s and Kelly's “armies," one of the products of Democracy. Labor has not forgotten the hordes of tramps made by Democratic rule. Labor has not forgotten that the Democratic national administration eansed the depletion of labor’s treasuries to keep the destitute and unemployed alive. Labor has not forgotten those trying days of Democratic misrule, when it turned its halls, meeting places and assembly rooms into sleeping quarters for all who could find room therein.

No Bread to KaL Labor has not forgotten that labor alone suffered then, that labor lacked breed to eat, clothes to wear and a roof for shelter. Labor has not forgotten that labor alone worked oat the problem of its salvation in those trying days. -s Labor has not forgotten that it bounced Democratic rale tor Republican rule at its first opportunity hi the first presidential election after that period—ln 1896, and has not voted for a Democratic candidate for president since. Labor has not forgotten that trusts and monopolies were bora in the White House while a Democratic president stood guardian. Labor has not forgotten that Democratic free trade means free trade In labor only.

Horn a Fufl Dtfmsr Pafl. Labor ha# not forgotten Its lesson on how It passed through poverty and triendlessness and Democratic maladministration to the fWI dinner pall of the McKinley, and subsequent Republican administrations. Labor has not forgotten that the American Federation of Labor held |ta Mimal convention In the oonncfl Ohamber in the dty hall, Chicago, tbs Weak of Monday, December 11, 189 S, at a than when BJOO9 men were nightly sleeping on the ooid stone loon of

Chlcago*B city baS baflding. became of lack at money to secure other shelter. Fanners WIN Not Forget And farmers have not forgotten that daring the period which brought each untold disaster to labor they themselves were neither prosperous nor happy. They worked hard and raised Mg crops, but their market was gone because their customers could not buy. Tbs candidate and the party whose policy pots labor out of a Job robs the farmer of his profit Just as truly as If tbs blow were aimed at him direct

LODGE’S BULL’S EYE SHOTS

Massachusetts Senator States Bome Truths In Few Words. When Senator Lodge at MammdbOr setts opened the Taft campaign in Ohio reoently he uttered some truths In a few words. Here are a fear of the sentences which ought to be read andremembered: “I believe most profoundly that now, as in the past, the success of the Republican party is tat the best interests of the people at the United States.” “The Democratic house presented the woolen schedule In a form which would put an end to the woolen manufactures of the United States and would slaughter the product of the American sheep raiser.” “If you desire to strike down the sheep and woolen Industries of the United states, give the Democrats full power, and you will have It done; If yon do not, the only way to preserve them is to elect a Republican congress and a Republican president” “If the proposed constitutional changes should be carried Into effect they would completely revolutionize our System and theory of govern-, ment, as we have known It since the beginning of history.” “All the progress that has been made In this country in 50 years has been’ by the Republican party.” “The Republican party has always been the party of sane and rational progress under the Constitution.” “The Republican party stands for liberty as against license; for order as against confusion; for loyalty to the great principles of Justice and freedom which have been handed down to us from the days of Washington; In one word. It stands for the constitution which Marshall interpreted and which Lincoln saved.”

DESERTS PROF. WILSON.

Why a Democratic Editor Declares for President Taft J. Holman Buck, the Democratic editor of the Western Nevada Miner at Mina, In voicing his allegiance to the Taft administration, Is not sparing in his criticisms of the actions and policies of Governor Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic nominee, or of Roosevelt. Buck is a Democrat of the old school and readily sees the error of his ways in supporting the Democratic nominee for the presidency. In speaking of Wilson he has the following to say: “A man utterly *untried In the affairs of government; whose administration as governor of New Jersey has proven a failure and a farce; whose views have been contracted by a lifetime spent In the narrow confines of the Wchool room; whose associations have naturally been the classes rather than the masses and whose radioal views and vagaries outrival those of Debbs and Emma Goldman and that no more represents real Democracy than does the frothings of Roosevelt The Issues then are Taft, conservatism, the preservation of the constitution and a free Republican form of government versus Wilson, socialistic radicalism and the turning oyer of established form of government to a mobocracy. Believing as we do we would be unjust to ourselves and false to principles and thp public did we not align ourself with Mr. Taft and the principles he represents. We hope that in the coming -fray that he will he victorious and shall lend every effort at our command to bring this about Party lines, by the issues promulgated, have been swept aside and conservative Democrats, be they true to themselves and principles, will support William Howard Taft for president, and rebake the arrogant domination of Bryan and his piratical hand of socialistic agitators."

DODGED TARIFF REVISION

Rooeevett, When President, Failed to Take Any Action. Ones tax his life Mr. Roosevelt almost expressed an oplnkm on the tariff question. In a preliminary draft of one of his messages to congress as It came from the printer was this sentence: "In a later message I shall discuss the tariff." On revising the proof sheets of his massage Mr. Reosevslt blue-penciled that line. And he never came seen that near to discussing the question again as long as he remained in the White House. And yet tbs tariff law then on the statute boohs was fir more objectfcmabte than the Payne law, which he Is now so vigpstxudg denouncing. Why didn't s « revise* the tariff the wag he now saga It ought to haws bean when he had the powsrt He sage now ha wants to "fix it so that mans of the tariff ‘prise mosey* win go into the peg envelope of the workman." Why didn’t he "fix It" that wng during the seven and onehalf years he wae In the Whits Houssf In other words, in the fees of Mi record while In offloe, is not all the AM Termer** present talk about the tariff the most transparent guff and Muff and balderdash T

ROOSEVELT AND RECIPROCITY ISSUE

INBIMCERITY AND DEMAGO&IBM OF THIRD TERM CANDIDATE SHOWN.

WHY HE SHIFTED POSITION He Nut Only Favored Reciprocity but Wrote President Taft That He , Firmly Believed in Free Trade With Canada. Although reciprocity is now a dead issue, it is worth while, for the enlightenment of-*those who oppose President *Taft for his endorsement of reciprocity, to recall the position taken her Colonel Roosevelt upon that question. Mr. Roosevelt favors free trade with, Canada and was an ardent advocate and supporter of reciprocity until he found that Its endorsement would not help him In his third term race. President Taft, while he was considering the question of reciprocity, naturally consulted with ex-President Roosevelt. He knew that Mr. Roosevelt hail been president, that he was f«mfflnr with the subjeqt and that he was, at that time, a good and loyal Republican. When, In the course of a lengthy letter, he asked Mr. Roosevelt'S advice, he reviewed both sides of t2ks matter in impartial fashion. Mr. Roosevelt's reply was not only a full endorsement but he went so far as to advocate absolute free trade with Canada. Mr. Roosevelt wrote as follows: Roosevelt for Free Trade With Canada. New York, Jan. 12, 1911. Dear'Mr. President: • •#.••••• It seems to me that what you propose to do with Canada is admirable from every standpoint. I firmly believe In free trade with Canada for both economic and political reasons. As you say, labor cost is substantially the same in the two oountries, so that you are amply Justified by the platform. Whether Canada will accept such reciprocity I do not know, but It Is greatly to your credit to metre the effort Dear yours, , THEODORE ROOSHJVBLT. Net only In his letter to President Taft, but also a speeches Mr. Roosevelt endorsed reciprocity. At Grand Rapids, Mieh., on February 12, 1911, be said: “Here, friends, in Michigan, right on (he northern frontier, I have the right to say a word of congratulation to you and to all of us upon the likelihood that we shall soon have closer reciprocal tariff and trade relations with the great nation to the north at us." And in a speech before the Republican dub of New York dty, delivered on February IS, Mr. Roosevelt gave emphatic endorsement of President Taft and reciprocity in the following words: “I want to say bow glad I am at the way in which the members of the club here tonight responded to the twe appeals made to them to uphold the tends of President Taft, both in his effort- to secure reciprocity with Canada and la Ms effort to secure the fortification of the Panama canal." Explanation Ores Not Explain. In the face of this record Mr. Roosevelt now explains his antagonism to reclfseatty by saying that he did net fully understand the proposition and of Mb details.

THE ONLY SHOW

Mr. Roosevelt’s explanation is unworthy of consideration for two reasons. In the first place, a-man in his position from whom advice and suggestion had been sought by the president of the, United States ought not to admit having hastily endorsed reciprocity without knowing what he was doing. As a matter of fact, Mr. Roosevelt's letters and speeches above quoted are exactly In line with Mb record. More than this, Mr. Roosevelt’s explanation is an Insult to the Intelligent voter because in his letter to President Taft he says, “I firmly believe in free trade with Canada." This is going farther than President Taft ever went, because Mr. Taft’s idea of reciprocity was to obtain valuable consideration in return for concessions granted. Roosevelt’s free trade proposition If enacted into law would break down all the barriers between Canada and the United States and would cause tremendous financial loss to American farmers. The fact Is that Mr. Roosevelt was heartily In favor of reciprocity and of free trade with Canada until be made hia tour of the west before the Republican national convention, when he found that reciprocity was unpopular. Then he shifted. His present attitude demonstrates his ntter insincerity and shows that he Is ready to do anything to catch votes. He is ready to endorse anything that he .believes Is popular and to condemn that which he thinks is unpopular without regard to Ms own convictions or wise governmental policies. The manner in which he has suddenly reversed himself In the hope that by so doing he would gain a few votes is an example of demagoglsm thoroughly typical of his character. It is also important to remember that if a Democratic president should be elected reciprocity with Canada would soon be an accomplished fact, inasmuch as the Democrats in the house of representatives voted for it and also voted against repealing the law which had been passed. Democratic reciprocity Is the kind that the Canadian newspapers are hoping Canada will secure, because it will mean that Canada will get everything from the Ur’texJ States and give nothing in return.

WILL GET MORE SALARY

Promotions and Increased Pay for 13,000 Railway Mall Clerks. Still another evidence of Republican prosperity and President Taft’s sincerity in endeavoring to benefit the toller was manifested when he recommended to congress that the clerks in the railway mail servloe be classified and given an increase in wages. There are 16,700 clerks in that branch of the government’s service, and the postal appropriations bill signed by the president just before congress adjourned carried with it the promotion with increased pay of 13,000 men on Oct. 1, 1912, and those not promoted on that date will receive more pay at the end of the current fiscal year. The new law provides for three classes at railway postal lines with their transfer and terminal offices, the compensation ranging highest on the lines where the work Is heaviest. Be ginning with 8900 a year, all clerks who render faithful and efficient servloe receive annual promotions of 8100 until they reach the maximum of the successive annual grades, after which they may be promoted at Intervals for specially meritorious service until their annual compensation reaches 81,800 in the highest class. Chief clerks hi the railway mall service receive/ 82,000 a year. More than 81,000,000 a year win be Involved In these tn crosses.

WAITING TO SHIP WOOL TO THE U. S.

Australian Bheep Raisers Anxious for Dsmocratlc Victory. From the Glasacow, Mont., Independent The Hon. James Bryce, British ambassador to the United States, has been in Australia this summer, and in a recent speech at Melbourne he cheered the hearts of the Australian wool growers by telling that there was prospect of an early reduction in the American wool tariff. This, he predicted, would mean a large increase in the wool experts from Australia to the United States. The ambassador is right. That is just what will happen If the wool tariff is lowered, and the Montana sheep men know, because they remember what happened in 1894 when wool wasn’t worth anything and when sheep were worth even less. When the Democratic members of the ways and means committee of the house, In the recent session of congress, presented their wool bill for conslderatiqn, they claimed that it would increase the imports of wool into America by 190,000,000 pounds. But there can be no Increase in the consumption of wool and the American grower is wondering; what would become of 190,000,000 pounds of his wool under the Democratic tariff laws. Nearly 30,000,000 of that 90,000,000 is grown right here ip Montana. It is no wonder that England ia urging the election of a Democratic congress and that London looks with favor upon the candidacy of Woodrow Wilson..

MANY WORDS OF CHEER

Contributors to the Campaign Fund Who Believe In President Taft One of the most encouraging factors in the campaign is the enthusiasm expressed by the many contributors to the Republican campaign fond. “It is my deliberate Judgment” writes a Chicago merchant, “that Mr. Taft has been one of the best presidents that the United States has had in the last forty years sad I believe that he deserves re-election.” “We do not need any change in the presidency," writes a Wisconsin contributor, “and in my opinion we are not going to have any change. President Taft is an honest, able and conscientious man and he deserves and will receive re-election. In this locality the sentiment is coming his way." Hundreds of letters contain similar expressions of opinion. They show in every section a strong feeling that President Taft’s splendid administration has made a deep impression and that people do not want a change.

President Taft's Dignified Attitude.

From the Quincy (Ill.) Whig: President Taft has old-fashioned, but nevertheless admirable Ideas, re gardlng the dignity of his official station. He believes that It 111 befits the Incumbent of the high office he occupies to take the stomp and argue with' the people that they should reelect him. The record of hia administration is &a open book, and if that reoord does not command him to the favor of the country he win not go forth and importune voters to give him another term. The pvosidentTs a» tltade is an admirable one.

No Trickery In Taft,

From the Wilmington (DeL) Daily News: We don't expect Mr. Taft to resort to trickery, no matter to what lengths Mr. Roosevelt mag feet Impelled to go In that direction.

AMERICAN FARMERS ARE NOT “BUNCOED"

buy farm implements cheapER THAN CANADIAN FARMER* CAMPAIGN LIE IS NAILED • —— Investigation by State Department Gives Facts and Figures, and Michigan Manufacturing Firm - Adda Evidence. “Farmers Buncoed by the High Tariff,” to the title of a publication tmdustriously circulated among farmers by the Tariff Reform bureau of New York, a free trade annex of the Democratic party. It asserts that American-made farm implements are sold in Canada at a 'lower price than they are obtainable by American farmers. The purpose of the statement is to prove that the American farmers are made to suffer through the operation of the protective tariff laws. The statement is false. Pkrwa, planters, cultivators and other farm implements made in the United States cost twenty-five per cent more in Canada than In this country. The free trade advocates who try to mislead the American farmer do not know, apparently, that there is a so-called anti-dumping law in Canada whereby an American manufacturer cannot sell in that country at a lower price than at home. Official Facta and Figures. m addition to this, they are also Ignorant of the fact that the United States government, through its board of trade relations in the state department, has made a thorough investigation which disproves the false assertion. It issued under date of May 16, 1910, a document entitled “Comparison of Prices of Agricultural Implements In Canada and the United States,” which shows that Canadian farmers pay more for American farm machinery than is paid by the American farmers. Here are some of the figures: M-lnch, steel-beam walking plow— price hr North Dakota, $22; price la Manitoba, ML

H-tnch sulky plow with lift—price Is Ohio, S4O; price in Ontario, $56. 16- North Dakota sulky plow—ivies in North Dakota; $62, price in Manitoba, SOO. 17- spring tooth harrow— price la Ohio and Michigan, sl7; price tn sss. 8-foot, 16-inch diek harrow—price is North Dakota, S3B; price in Manitoba. $45. 10-foot, to single disk Kentucky drillprice in North Dakota, $125; price Is Manitoba, $l4O. Riding cultivator, portable axto-price in Ohio and Michigan, S2B; price in Ontario, S3B. Hay loader, rake bar—price to Ohio and Michigan, S6O; price in Ontario, $76. First grade farm wagon—price In North Dakota, SB6; price in Manitoba, slo*. Evidence Offered With Proof. Evidence to the same effect is given by the Gale Manufacturing company of Albion, Mich., which was specifically charged by the free trade advocates with selling goods more cheaply to Canadian farmers than to American farmers. The secretary and general manager of the company, under date of August 80, 1912, wrote to the Tariff Reform elub denying the charge and threatening to sue for damages unless the are sertion was promptly retracted. The firm also wrote to the Republican are ttonal committee as follows: “Plows, planters, oußivators and other farm machinery made in the United States cost 26 per cent more in Canada than in this country. You can stand on this statement, and if it is challenged we can produce proof." The proof mentioned in this letter consists of letters from retail dealer* throughout Canada quoting the prioes at which the products of the Michigan factory are sold to Canadian farmers. These figures agree substantially with those given in the government publication. For Instance, a planter which sells in Detroit for (40 oosts $45 in Windsor, less than a mile away across the Detroit river, and a cultivator which sells in Detroit for 880 cannot be bought in Windsor for less Gun 836. As soon ns free trade statements are subjected to the oold analysis of investigation their falsity is shown. It is an old proverb that a lie will travel seven leagues while truth tog putting on its boots. It is important, therefore, that farmers who hare heard the untruths at the free traders should promptly learn the real facto la the case.

The Kind of a Man He Is.

A few months ago a Mttle Polish girl at Brie, Pa., wrote this letter to President Taft: Dear Mr. President:—Myself sad little brother ate odd and hungry. Mother is in JaiL We are without food and wood. Dear Mr. President, can’t you help oat" What did the president do? Breuss himself on the ground of official dignity, or pre-oecmpatleaf Ho. He answered the letter with his own Instil enclosing a crisp MB; telegraphed toe authorities at Brie, whs Investigated the case, and (before sundown returned the mother to her sorrowing children. By the way, did yen ever teed or gentle, kindly, tenderhearted tMag like that? _ __ , .