The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-10-14

president ana IOnSTeSS LWo yoni
hence lower the cost? Would II re-
duce the rent OF a tenant anywhere?
Would it cut the price OF yard Of
cloth, pair of shoes. barrel OF
flour or anything whatever which any
body wears or eats? Any person who
answers Yes TO any OF the latter
queries will do so upon the assump-
ton that a Democratic victory would
close factories and shops, throw hun
dreds of thousands out of employment
and by reducing the purchasing power
of everybody, compel producers to
lower their prices in order to be able
to sell anything at all. This in
deed. is what resulted from the cleo
ton of 1892. which gave the country
not only a Democratic president but
Democratic Congress.
But how would the wage-worker be
benefited by a Democratic victory
which would cut the prices OF rent,
food and clothing IL, at the SAME time
it cut off the wages which would per-
NIT him to buy them at any price?
Could the factory operative which
Democratic victory would throw out
of work go back to the land?' How
would he get the money with which
to buy the land? What would he do
with the land If he had it? The de-
mard for farm products would de-
crease. while the supply would in
crease. The now as well as the old
occupants of the land would suffer.
Has the country forgotten the corn
burners of the old Democratic days
of 1S9397? The farmers who We're
compelled to use their corn for fuel
during the Democratic regime, be-
cause they had neither the market for
their earn nor the money to buy coal,
could tell 4 story about the cost of
Democratic government which some
of the younger insurgents and Demo-
Gratis would b. benefited by listning
to. Soup house flourished in those
Democratic days. and the auctioneer's
flag floated through the land. More
mortgages were for CLOSED in any one
of those disastrous years of Demo-
cratic supremacy than in any half a
dozen years since the Republicans re-
gained power in the government
Bread was little cheaper then than
it has been since. But what benefit
did this bring to the man who had no
money to buy it with?
Here are some queries which will
confront Democratic editors and
stump speakers. The Democrats say
that the cost of the army and navy OF
the United States is far greater now
than il was in Cleveland's time. And
they are correct in saying it. But tn
cost of the armi IS and navies OF all
the great countries has risen in these
twelve or fifteen years. Is the Repub- |
lican party responsible for the in
cost of militarism in Germany
and France. about which the psopls
of those countries grumble? Would |
the Democrats reduce our army or
navy if they entered power? While !
We have many times as long a coast |
line to defend as has Germany, her |
navy is Increasing faster than ours. |
We have smaller army than any of |
the second-rate powers OF Europe. |
But perhaps the Democrats say the |
wages which We are paying to our |
soldiers and sailors are to high, and |
that If they enter Office they will re-
iuce wages. If that is part of their
plan of economy in the governm snt"
this would be an excellent time for
hem to tell 1t, so that the people
would know what to expect. The in
creased pay which We give our sail
,rs and soldiers. as compared with
hat which is given in European ma
ions. is part of the general Ameri-
AN wage scheme which is higher tina
hat which prevails elsewhere. DO the
Democrats believe that wages in gen-
'ral in the United States are too
high? From the tenor OF the talk of
Heir leaders they apparnetly do think
%. These are considerations to
which the American voter should
1--WE some attention. And as the cleo
ion is only five weeks away, he
hould begin thinking about them to-
lay. 1t will be too late to begin this
on November 8. The coun-
ry is prosperous now, as it was just
efore 1892. In fact the prosperity in
he old Republican days was so ha-
itual that hundreds of thousands of
ersons thought 1t was part OF the
eneral order of things, and could
OF be disturbed even by the Demo-
ratio party. They promptly discov-