Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-10-29
FACTS

Farmers and Changers, who are your
true friends? Mr.. Taft and other Republic
cation speakers and papers say Mr. Bryan
and the Democrats are all talk and never
do anything; the Republicans do things
Let us see, and as we see let us think,
and then act.
FACT NO. 4
Led by the National Grange, the mem
bers of the Grange in all parts Of the United
States petitioned Republican Congress fol
seventeen years to pass the law creating a
of Agriculture, with it's head
member of the Presidents cabinet, and got
nothing. President Cleveland, in the White
House in his first term, and with Demo-
cratic House of Representatives. passed the
bill; President Cleveland signed the law,
and appointed the first Secretary of Agri-
culture our country ever had, Norman j.
Colman, Democrat of Missouri, "a mem
Der Of the Grange The Republican party
talks and promises to do things after
election" The Democratic party does do
things.
FACT NO. 2
1t was the sGrangers' of the West who
first called halt on railroad extortion, and
secured state laws regulating rates, and
those Granger laws" were carried on ap-
peal to the Supreme Court of the U. S. to
test their constitutionality, and they stood
the test. A majority OF the judges Of the
Supreme Court bench were Democrats.
The Democratic party does do things.
FACT NO. 3
The National Interstate Commerce law
for which the Grange and the people worked
for for years was finally passed. The au-
thor OF that Interstate Commerce law was
is. Senator Regan, of Texas, Democrat,
and it is still known by his name-The Re-
gan Interstate Commerce law The Demo-
cratic party does do things.
FACT NO. A
Ii was under Democratic administration
with President Cleveland in the White
House, that Democratic Congress passed
the Hatch Agricultural Experiment. Sta
tion bill, " which has given every State its
Agricultural Experiment. Station and farm,
which has been of untold millions of dollars
value to the farmers of our country. Mr.
Hatch, whose bill it was, and which bears
his name, was Democratic Congressman
from Missouri, and Chairman of the Com
mittee of Agriculture of the House Of
The Democratic party
does do things.
FACT NO. S
In November, 1891, the National Grange
asked Congress to give the farmers Rural
Mail Delivery President Cleveland was in
the White House, and we had Democratic
Congress. The Legislative Committee of
the National Grange made its first argu-
ment for Rural Free Delivery before the
committee OF post Office and post roads
during that session, 1912. The chairman
of that committee was Mr.. Henderson, of
North Carolina, Democrat, and the COM
mittee reported "favorably,, and the first
$1,000 appropriated for Rural Free De-
livery was made, and this was five years
before Mr.. Mckinley was inaugerated, and
who the Republicans claim gave the farmers
rural delivery. The Democratic party was
Eve years ahead. The Democratic party
does things.
FACT NO. 6
For many years the .'Grangers" and
other farmers petitioned Republican adj
and Republican CONGRESSES
for protection against oleomargarine,o counter
felt butter, and got no relief. A Democratic
Congress passed the original Oleomargarine
bill, and President Cleyeland's signature
made it the law of the land. The Demo-
cratic party does do things.
FACT NO. z
For a number of years past there has been
q growing sentiment in favor of the election
Of U. S. Senators by direct vote of the
people, and the Legislatures of twenty-five
States have formally asked for it. The.
Grange has unanimously made this one of
its special demands for over thirty years.
The send and 53rd Congresses, both of
which had Democratic majority, by large
votes passed bills providing for this desir-
able change but Republican Senate killed
it both times.
No Republican National platform has
ever endorsed it.
At the Republican Convention which
nominated Mr.. Taft, the plank for election
Of q. S. Senators by direct vote Of the peo-
Pile was voted down $50 nays to la yeas.
Every delegate but two from Mr.. Taft's
own State, Ohio, voted against it.
The National Democratic platforms Of
1900. 1904 and 1908 were outspoken in