Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-10

this increase has como out Of their
pockets, inosmrch as they receive from
tire state in cold cash vastly more than
the amount of the taxes assessed
against them. State issues, therefore
IRE HrOCsinE very little interest in this
section. Our people. however, feel 4
very grave concern over the National
situation. They lUol7 with distrrst up
IN anything that would tenl to over
throw the Present prosperous con Ii
tons existing in this country and bring
back a"3in TIE hard times which pre-
vailed under Democratic rule.
The Two great interests Of Aroostooll
are s.sri"ulrurA ana iJ!..her. and both
nf ticS, interests are directly deprnd-
ent for their prosperity upon the pro-
t@rtiNe t"i'jff. The present tariff law
VAS framed by q representative of
Marine, thc lite Nelson Dineley. man
~n" knew intimately the industrial
conditions existing IN his native State.
and who saw that they were pronerly
Si'fe-Suarded in that great measure
whic.: bears his name, and under which
the country mas been so prosperous.
Arocstooh country is separated from
New Brunswick by the mere artificial
EacT';'r Of i boundary line, and the on
~ thing l!lt protects our farmers from
competition with the great fertile farm
Ing sections Of Canada are the tariff
schedules Of the Dirgley law Our peo-
PIE recognize tho fact that the Dem
ocratic party is pledged to destroy this
protection. II the rational platform
which it adopted at Chicago, was a
plank denouncing protection as a rob
berry and if the Democrats should be
successful in this campaign, we should
change from a protective policy to a
policy Of free trade. If the Democratic
party should succeed in this campaign,
John sharp Williams of Mississippi,
would be the Speaker OF the national
House Of Representatives. and would
appoint ways and means committee
which would frame new free trade
tariff law. 1t is evident to all thought
full citizens that the chairman of that
committee would be a Southern man
and that in the framing of a free trade
tariff law, the views and interests of
Mime end New England would be CIV
en- exceedingly little weight.
The Democratic party has, in Con-
gress at the present time 20S members,
GO members of the Senate and 17J MEM
bers Of the House Of Representatives.
OF this number. "a senators and 122
representatives are Southern men. 1t is
evident, therefore, that in the event of
Democratic success in the national
election. in which Maine is to fire the
opening gun, Sept. IL. Southern views
ana Southern policies would predomi-
nate in national affairs. The great ag-l
ricnltural staple Of the South is cots
ton. in the raising of which Nature has
given it advantages over all the rest of
the world. 1t has needed no protec-
ton for it's raw cotton, and has asked
for none. 1t is therefore, unable to see
why the agricultural interests Of other
sections should be protected One of the
fundamental principles Of the South
ern Democracy, which it has preached
in season and out, is absolute free
trade with Canada and the farmers of
Aroostook understand very well that
free trade with Canada would be a body
blow at their present prosperity. I'M
der the Dingley tariff law the Canadian