The Columbus journal., 1910-09-21

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Of the mighty deep.-Boston Trans.
cript.
PREACHING Discomfort.
For the past year the preachers Of
discomfort have been appealing to the
people tn 60 TO the polls this fall and
vote against every congressman who
supported the Payne tariff law-or the
Aldrich. Cannon tariff law, Is the
insurgents, and democrats like Hitch.
cock. are pleased to term it.
The people of Nebraska have been
told that they are being robbed by the
so-calIed special interest measure, and
q few republicans right here in Nance
county believe it, and accept rs the
truth statements seLt out to prejudice
the minds Of voters against any candi-
date who defends the Taft administra-
ton. Speaker Cannon has been held
up as the "bogy man" responsible for
all our national ills, real and fancied.
Senstor Aldrich, Of Rhode Island, has
been denounced as q man who repre-
sents the system" that is sucking the
life blood of the nation.
1t is recalled. that thirty.four years
ago John Sherman was the "bogy
man" the democrats and insurgents
set uI to scare the people into voting
for change in the national admins
tration. Sherman lived long enough
for time to vindicate the resumption of
specie payment and to zee many of his
traducers pass away unknown and
unhonored. Sherman was as much
abused then rs Cannon is today; Grant
was alluded tn rs q sot, and Blaine,
COnkling. Morton, Garfield and Logan
were placed in the same class by the
enemies Of Grants administration to
which the enemies Of Taft have con.
signed every republican Of prominence
who defends the Payne tariff law from
unjust and ignorant criticism.
Under the administration of Presi.
dent Taft the country was never in a
more prosperous condition. Agricul-
tural communities never enjoyed
greater prosperity. The farmers of
Nance county never had as much
money on deposit in the hanks as they
have today. Land values are higher
than at any time since the country was
reclaimed from its wild state. Every
thing raised on the farm brings a good
price-a price Sd high that the self:
styled reform politicians on the stump
in the east are appealing to the people
of the industrial centers to vote for
insurgent.democratic candidates for
congress. using the argument that
flour. beef. pork and all farm products |
are too high; that by sending demo-
Gratis and insurgents to congress and
changing the tariff law the price of
farm products will be reduced and the |
cost Of living made cheaper.
When professional reformer goes
out after votes he always INDUCES in
cheap talk by advocating cheap prices
for everything except the price of
labor and the salary of the Office he
aspires to fill:
In the west, the professional re-
former is believing about how much
cheaper the things produced in the
Fast will be when he takes his seat in
congress and reforms the tariff accord.
ing to the Calhoun idea. But the
reformer does not indulge in that kind
IF talk in the manufacturing districts
# the east, where boots and shoes and
cotton goods are made.
The last statement of the banks of
Nance county made the first day of the
present month shows that there Is on
icp'sit more than one million dollars.
This immense amount of money ia an
argument in favor Of prosperity that
he professional reformers, and de-
amers of President Taft, have thus
ar failed to answer. 1t is hard work
o convince q man who is out of debt,
ms money in the bank and rides in IN
automobile, that such men rs Taft,
cannon and Aldrich are really q
menace to the commercial and agri.
cultural interests of the country
Senoa Times. III