Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-09
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equitable to meet the conditions of the
country. mo article of food is on
your table, unless some luxury" said
the speaker on which the Payne bill
has increased duties. Not a penny has
it increased duties on the poor mans
clothing, hats or shoes"
There was great ignorance or mis-
understanding about it's provisions. His
tailor had informed him that he, the
tailor must charge him SIS more for
a suit of clothes and added that no one
was to blame for it more than Con-
gresham Fordney himself because OF
his connection with the tariff bill. Not
an item on the stuff that went into
that suit had been raised in duty"
Mr. Fordney said that he was a
farmer and discussed the low prices
prevailing for farm produce and stock
under the Democratic Wilson bill. Now
farmers got good prices. Every one
was prosperous. No Cox's army tramp
ed the land.
| He told the story of laboring man
who recently with his dinner pail in
his hand entered store and purchas-
ing porterhouse steak to the amount
of 81 laid down a SO gold piece in pay
ment Geisler, the storekeeper. said
that the same man in the days of the
operation of the Wilson Democratic
A. 10 i 1yN,. Ant &
worth of liver and get it charged.
We have no souphouses now as
then. Our poorhouses are not over
flowing. Our men are at work for good
wages.
When things are high people are
prosperous, when things are low people
have little money to buy with.
| In 1892 the crest of the wave of pros
perity there came a feeling of unrest
desire for a change. Voters voted
Democrats in for a change but when
they succeeded in electing Cleveland
| there came years when nobody had
any change in his pockets!
The Wilson bill was the only Demo-
cratic bill enacted by Democrats in SO
years. Do you want such havoc again
If so refuse to send back your tried
servants to Congress and send Demo-
Gratis instead!
Congressman Fordney spoke of the
enormous sums of money it required
to run the National government last
year $1,O41. 0OO.0 600 I think he said. He
had figures on what that meant and
discovered that had 81 been placed
every minute since the Saviour was
born it would not vet have become
that vast unimaginable sum.
Then he explained in detail how the
money had been expended by Uncle
Sam. how much on the army and the
navy Right here Congressman Ford
ney said that he would vote to build
battleship for every new one that
was launched by Japan. For If we
did not keep our navy superior to
that nation whose little brown men
would sail over to the Philippines
push American right off the wharves
and annex those islands to Japan.
AS for the army he said he had
Irish blood enough to strike back
when any body came along and hit
him on the nose but not for all of
Uncle Sans money would he have
the days of 1861 to IS.
He had after IL years trying secured
an appropriation of $685.. 900 to deepen
the Channel of the Saginaw river so
that the big lake steamers might come
up. For this his Democratic rival
for his Congress seat had gone around
stating that Fordney had looted the
National treasury and ought to be
sent to jail and would have only the
authorities had not found him out!
That's the way in public life. That's
the way I presume Democrats talk
Of public men in Maine. But 1 didn't
make a speech. 1 didn't spend a pen
ny nor lift my hand to secure my
reelection hut he did not get one out
OF II of my votes and I returned to
Congress and am not yet in jail.'
Congressman Fordeny drew a beau
tiful contrast between the unfortu-
nate Cleveland administration and
that following of President Mckinley
who found the nation in despair and
facing Industrial ruin. thanks to the
Democratic tariff and lack of wisdom
in public affairs. Under President
the country emerged from its flood
of desolation and prospered under the
heneficent Dingley tariff until it bios
somed like rose.
The speaker referred to the lack of
oominonsense in sending new members
to Congress. BY continuing useful
servants there he said the State that
pursued such wise course gained
influence in the nation
Maine had pursued this course until
1t was influential in the Union. 1t
should continue in its policy of re-
turning year after year its expert
enced congressman.
when you voters retire on Monday
into your election booths before you
vote a Democratic ticket just STOP
and ask yourselves if you care to risk
return Of those days Of 1893 and "a
and IS and '96: