Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1914 — Inconsistency and Misrepresentation Their Chief Stock in Trade. [ARTICLE]

Inconsistency and Misrepresentation Their Chief Stock in Trade.

The consistency (?) and misrepresentation of our republican friends is only equalled by their nerve in expecting the bull moosers to come back to the republican fold, when the latter are not only the stronger party of the two in Indiana, but in the entire country as well, as evidenced by the last general election. In the resolutions adopted at their district convention here Tuesday, among the various “whereases,’’ they said: Whereas, it was promised during the last presidential campaign that in the event of democratic success the high cost of Hying would be reduced, and Whereas, instead of the cost, or living being reduced, it has materially increased, and * * * Whereas, the ports of our country have been opened to the free grain and meats of the South American republics, and the gates of Canada likewise have opened ot the free importations of all kinds of animals, produce and products of the soil, and * * * Now, according to the above paragraphs the cost of living has been materially increased although thie markets of the world have been opened to importations of foods and meats, and the American producers’ products ’have decreased in price. Very consistent, isn’t it? Then they go on to say: Whereas, the importations of foreign manufactured articles have constantly increased and the exportation of American manutac-

burned articles' constantly decreased; so that in the month of December alone there was imported into this county twenty-four million dollars’ worth of manufactured articles more than was imported during the pi oceeding December, and there was exported from this country during the Same month sixteen million dollars’ worth of manufactured articles less than in the same month of thia proceeding year, and * * *

Now listen to this official report of . the secretary of the department of commerce, just out, which says: Washington, February 11.—Merchandising transactions between the United States and foreign counties, as reported by Secretary Redfield, of the department of commerce, for the "six months ending December, 1913, show an increase in the balance of trade in favor of the United States of $38,401 934 over the same period of 1912. Secretary Redfield announced that if a similar increase is continued during the rest of the fiscal year, the balance in favor of America would far exceed anything hitherto known. It was set forth in the report that the new tariff “has not thus far resulted in any material increase of importations of manufactured articles to compete with the products of our own factories, but rather that its important effect has been to add to our food supply in such a way as either to prevent additions to prices already high or else reduce them.” According to the report, the total values of imports and exports of the United States for the six months from July to December, 1913, inclusive, were imports, $913,457,773, and exports, $1,318,040,167. The total value for the same six months of 1912 were: Imports $933,421,329, and exports, $1 299 - 601,790. ’ Tables were cited to show that the principal increases in imports were of foodstuffs. Our republican friends are indeed hard up for campaign thunder, and except for their unlimited gall in still claiming to be the only real dyed-in-the-wool savior of the country, but little remains of the party of Lincoln, Mark Hanna and Joe Cannon.

William B. Gray of Opvington, candidate for the democratic nomination for auditor of state, was in Rensselaer Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Gray, as we understand, is not what one would call a “machine man.” His two opponents for the nomination are Myron D. King, now a deputy in the state auditor’s office, and Dale Crittenberger of Anderson, whose son is also a deputy in the same office. If political office is a good thing, why not pass it around instead of keeping one little coterie of machine politicians in office all the time? The Democrat does not believe that the. candidates backed by the Taggart-Fairbanks-Mur-pliy machine are going to receive any where’s near the full strength of their panty Vote next fall, and it seems to us that effort should be made to nominate men. for office who' are not identified with this machine. Machine politicians can pack conventions and nominate candidates, but they cast only a small per Cent of the democratic vote in Indiana, and this fact should be taken mto consideration when nominating a ticket.