The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-10-11
Correspondence baltimore County Union.
THEIR RECORDS CoNTRASTED.


BALTIMORE, Nd. October 8, 1902.
MessTs. Editors lin an address delivered last
week to the Republicans of the Fifteenth Ward
of Baltimore, Mr.. j. Griffin Hall. one of the
speakers, said I'm speaking of Mr.. Page our
Democratic friends cry out, he is an unknown
man in the district Well, if that is the only
fault they can find in your candidate am gao
to say that it will soon disappear, as Mr.. Page Is
making personal canvass of the entire district
and intends to keep it up until the day OF cleo
tion And after all it is question Whetner or
not 1T Is better for man to be blessed in oDScur-
ity, or to be damned in notoriety. The voters of
the Second district may not know Mr.. rage SO
very well, but have every reason TO believe
that they know Mr.. Talbot Tor his political
record,) too well to send him back to Congress.
They know that he stands indicted over the
signatures of two reputable citizens of Balti,-
more county, members of his own political
party, of being instrumental in having ward
heelerS and roughs OF this city sent TO Iowson
and elsewhere in the county, TO carry the Demo-
cratic primaries for himself and the ring.
Mr.. Page is an honest. upright, industrious
young man, with clear, clean record. Who by
reason of his vast experience in the a1alrs or
Congress, will make for the people of the Sec
ono one os.ecI one Oh me @ sata Of Maryand
has ever had He will have an influence with
Republican Senate and Republican President.
port of anyone save Senator German. to whom
he is indebted for the privilege OF being can
ddas Just one more time n ss Is a
Mr.. Page could not do equally as WE'LL II not
better Send man to Congress who will be
Work and vote for Mr. William Tyler Page.
prosperity is the one issue of this campaign.
We are not living in cheap times. Protection
does not breed cheapness. 1t has tendency to
make prices equitable to both producer and con-
sumner, but the millennium has not yet come and
so we find occasionally wrong and injustice and
sometimes the price of single commodity will
be exorbitant for q period till the abnormal
conditions are adjusted by the memorable pro-
cess of demand, supply and competition. Some
times 1t is one thing. sometimes it is another.
1t may be coal or meat, or some other commo-
dity, but whatever 1t is, or whatever the cause,
1t is only temporary.
"As has been said Protection is the great
leveler, but it levels up, not down.
In speaking of the farmer and the tariff ques-
ton Mr.. Hall quoted Senator Gallinger as say
ing: mo one claims that the tariff has anything
to do with the size of crops but do maintain
that it has much to do with values. The 3OO0.-
900 of idle men of 1896 could not buy much
tomatoes. corn, apples and other products of the
farm. and as we consume 80 per cent. of our
farm products at home, our farmers are depend
ent on the purchasing power of the people for
both quantity disposed of and prices received
"A protective tariff insures the former against
the disaster of crop failure, because fully en-
plOyed, well paid people can afford TO pay the
advanced price. 1t is clearly not always the
size of mans crop, but the value of that crop
which rewards his industry. and the value must
and does depend on the tariff which gives good
wages the year round to all consumers.
ASK the truck farmer of Baltimore county
today how the market values, both wholesale
and retail, of his products compare with the
prices of the same articles in 1896. Gould he
obtain from 60 to so cents per bushel, wholesale.
for his tomatoes then, as he did this season?
Why is this. Labor is employed. Labor has
money to purchase these articles. Hence the
scatters its benefits and blessings far and wide"
H.