Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-06-24
ARE THE REPUBLICANS
RESPONSIBLE?

The assertion is made and as often
denied, that the Republican party,
being in exclusive control, are re-
sponsible for the high prices OF the
necessaries Of life. Those who con-
tend that they are not responsible are
often as sincere as those Of the other
side. 1t is claimed that there is a
scarcity OF grain and live stock in
the country, and for this scarcity
the Republicans are not responsible.
The cost OF raw materials are higher.
and therefore the manufactured
product comes higher, and for this,
they say, the Republican party can
not be held responsible. The railroads
are cutting down their forces and
the large factories are either shut
down or reducing the number Of
their employees. The panic, begin
ming in 1907, is still on, and money
is very scarce. Who, if anybody, is
responsible for the stagnated, unsat-
isfactory condition Of the industrial
world? The Republican party would
not be slow TO find the cause cf il all
IL conditions were reversed and the
Democrats in power. They would
make haste TO find cause il condi-
tionS were different and the country
propseIous. Demagogs and partisan
politicians are always in evidence
10 give themselves the benht OF the
doubt on the one hand and claim
credit for everything in sight on the
other hand, when il Will contribute
TO an increase in ballots in an cleo
ton.
Without being dogmatic or claim
ing to know more than the average
man, we firmly believe that certain
policies of present administration are
responsible for n large part OF the
present troubles in the industrial
world. These policies are not respon-
slble for the rain, frosts, sunshine and
harvest, but they are not TO be held
guiltless if under certain policies
the products Of the soil are corneied
and controlled in the interest OF GER
tain bloated rapacious trusts, which
control, or seem to control, the
lawmakers and powers in Washing
ton. No one man or company Of men
control the acreage Of corn and wheat
or the number of cattle and hogs
which shall be raised in this conn
try, but very small company of
men can say and do say, what these
products shall bring in the markets.
The sugar and coffee crop is beyond
the control Of trusts until made. but
these same men can say, and do say.
that these same necessities shall he
sold for so much and no less. And
so on to the end of the chapter. Now.
these conditions exist and if thew
exist by the will or even consent of
the laws of this country and its pol
icies, then, the party which made
and control these laws and sanction
such policies, are not only response
bic, but culpable, and deserve punish
ment. The Republican party, the
party of high tariff taxes and big
trusts, are in control, and must bear
whatever of blame their conduct OF
public affairs calls for.
Now, once more. Who is response
BILE fol the Republican party? Who
placed them in power? The same
people who put them in, the same
people who are now being oppressed
by panic and high prices and low
wages, these same people can change
1T all. The people ale supreme If not
slaves. But, watch and see if il does
not occur that, the very next time
an opportunity is offered many of
these same dupes are not duped
again. You can fool some of the peo-
pie all the time.