Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1915 — Record of Democratic Administration. [ARTICLE]

Record of Democratic Administration.

A few 1914 records will convey a better idea of the blighting effect of democratic policies and administration than words a word-painter might employ. 1. Fifteen hundred miles new railroad constructed —smallest since 1895 and less than our neighbor Canada constructed. 2. Gross earnings of raiirdads $200,000,000 less than year 1913. 3. Business mortality mounted to the stupendous number, 18,280 —the greatest number failures in history of the U. S’. 4. Democrats about 8,000 new offices (besides evading civil service wherever possible), carrying salaries aggregating $15,377,049. 5. Expense of government 1913-14, $1,383,025,196.22 —the greatest in history of U. S. by about $75,0000,000. 6. Between 2,000,000 and 8,000,000 men unemployed-—ailing for. nationwide assistance and soup houses. 7. Established a bureau for the unemployed, while under republican administrations there was need for a bureau to secure more workmen. 8. Imports for ten months to July 31, 1914, increased $12,478,621, but under the much touted “hit-the-far-mer-and-reduce-the-cost-of-living” tariff, duties paid thereon decreased $30,770,070. 9. Put on an income tax and a socalled “war tax” and yet the government was behind about $80,000,000. And these records might be multiplied world without end—but need one do so?