Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-09-24

cratic success meant financial d..
For years they have led he sples'oa
believe that under Republican p ~
a high protective tariff The 'ue aad
would always enjoy prosner;,r 0'oatq
fall, under the highest n,o,sa' I'd
that was ever known, with ami
republican majorities in Hons. -.
ate, and a strenuous republic,aa na Sen
tive in the White House H. eSstuI
was compelled to face a severe county
depression. The stringency Al SaaHcal
worldwide in its scope, and i, o9a va
swept over many foreign lsnS se paat
Il visited America, proving conoho Oslos
that the conditions which b,s"Vdl}
on were not Of local origin Ttssa'
no country was visited by mani. "a
the United States, proving ronS' sl'
It was local and not world-w;d.
ditions that caused the tronbIl en1
twelve years the Republican ny. y
controlled every branch of tbs p W l
ment. They have made the Ls. Yen
administered them. What evc,,s aa1
they to offer for the cond;t;oS' a'
they brought abouti If. az ! no. .aI
OF that party contends, this oan;s @
deliberately brought upon ths oo..
by a few great hnanciers. WIN. 'ooni
can the party give for a goverDnsas
policy under which a few pre,, s..1
ciers can at will wreck the bus;n.,.
terest Of 100000 freemen5
another portion of the party CONT
this panic was brought upon tb4 ~.
try by the over-zealousness of Il. ii.
executive along certain lines il ;,
an assertion that the business msD
the country have lost confidence i )
publican policies, administered nv ! =
publican President.
We of the middle west suffered ,,,I
ably less than any other section y =
country. Abundant crops from On, I.
tile fields and the prosperity n
agricultural communities was the cs,.
of our security. Already our Rem;
lican friends are proclaiminp ma, -,
perity has returned. We trust th,t X
is true, but We cannot refrain from
serving here and there a discord,1
note.
REPUBLICANS ATTEST THE SEVERN!
OF BUSINESS DEPRESSION.
A recent Republican Secretary Of A,
Treasury has said; "The s%trineenry
1907 is generally conceded to have
the severest the world has ever N
messed" And on August 10Th laa
Centerville, Iowa, Mr.. Shonts, presjs
Of a great railroad system, the man
lected by Mr.. Roosevelt as the one b,
fitted to perform the greatest task
the century. the building Of the Id
milan Canal, made the following aa
ment:
I'VE have before us an iIluar
ton Of what even a Temporary ID
sation OF the transportation desA
opment Of the country means.
year ago there were 100000 raE
road employees in active serI
and they received nearly sliol
100000 in wages during the ya
according TO statistics collected
the government. Fully oneqG
ter of these men are now idle :
loss in wages approyinati1g
100000 for every working day. /
year ago the railroads wer. seeli
ing $I,2so,ooo,ooo for supplies; nd
they are spending not more thj
$soo.ooo,ooo. This means a ialii
off in railroad expenditures of 4
100000 a day, and it is impos;i3
to accurately state the number
men in forests, mines and factl
ries who have been thrown out
employment by the shrinkage
the demand for equipment and sd
plies, but they are numbered by 4
tents of thousands"
II this be true as to a single
dustry, we may well imagine II
were the facts known as to the i
tire country, the nation would
shocked at the disclosures,
Mr.. Samuel Gompers estlrai'
that 100000 men today are seekI
jobs. The closed shop and the opi
soup house are this year threatenll
Republican supremacy, instead OF n
nishing the climax for Republican q
tory.
STRONG WORDS FOR FELLOW non
NEEs.
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