Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-07
HIGH LIVING COST
CHIEF BONE Of
CONTENTION
DEMOCRATS DON'T MAKE
THIS TALK TO FARMERS
Republicans AIlege Opponents
Are Grabbing Figures in At
tempt to Saddle Blame on
Present Regime,
Morning Jouruai Bnrcnu
gt8 Munsey building
washington y q, Nov ..

Washington. -. G., Nov. D.
After al the thrcshing about over
other questions, republicans and dem
ocrats alike are finding that the cost
OF living Is the thing Tint Is iikcly
10 cut the chief figure in this cam
paign, and 4 lat Of attention Is being
given to It all oven the country dur
ing these last few days before cleo
ton.
The exception 10 his is in the
agricultural communities. There IT is
not being pressed by the democrats.
though the republicans are tnking
pains to remind the farmers that
high prices aren't hurting them rnc
literature Of the subject is edifying,
though much Of 1t is Ia some mcas-
uro bewildering 20 ordinary folks
who afe trying 20 f'nd why their gro-
Gerry and meat bills are higher.
one Of tho ieVuritc document
which the democrats are widely dis
tributing In the cities, aud where
large numbers work Tor fixed wages,
~ one which contains this caption
ASK tho Republicans About These
Store pills.
Then follows q comparison of twt
store bills IA alleged to be FOR two
weeks Ia 1896, and the other alleged
to be for two weeks IN 1910 Each
bill contains sixteen Identical food are
tiples Of common household use 81
Is shown that two pounds Of suit
pork have risen from 10 cents IN
1896 Go 4 cents, five pounds of pork
ribs from 80 cents to $tI0i four
pounds butter from 60 cents 10 &l.tl
two dozen eggs from 90 cents To- 20
nfs q barrel oil flour from $3.50 60
SG.9O; five pounds roast beef from
80 cents 10 St-i0, and SO on THE
total bill for 1896 is s9.01, and the
total for 1910 Is SIB.lS IN other
words. the 1886 bill ~ less than hair
what the 1910 bill amounts to.
After setting forth the items ana
the prices the democratic document
proceeds. "rhe republicans aay YOU
cannot afford 70 disturb present com
ditlons by reducing the present tnriff
Look at the two store biils-us the
republicans Go explain.
Now. what are the Republicans doc
ing to eountornct such Figures avs
these II has 20 be admitted thHi
such figures are calculated to make
democratie Ncfce and especially ig this.
true when the democratic speakers
frequently get some housekeeper ln
an audience Co help re-onforcV the
figures by telling whnt she herself
paid IN the past and what she pays
now for ordinary food supplies
The republican campaign leaders
admit that the cost of living issue is
about the hardest nut they have been
called on 90 crack for many "a noon
Yet the issue IL raised. They cannot
ignore Il. They are busy distributing
literature from the congressional
campaign committee headquarters IA
both New York, Chicago ana wash
ington IN an effort 10 stem the flood
of voters who are going over 20 the
democrats on the cost of living pues.
tion.
la this literature, they seek 90
show that II the voters support Che
democratic tickets II win amount 60
voting to 20 back Go the prices aud
wagee and conditions of 1896. N is
urged thet z, the democrats win then
tho people VIII have 90 live over the
days OF 1926. Here ure SOME ~ the
republican proportions whereby tho
democratic cry Of hieh prices Is AL
tempted Ia De met.
"How many mon were idle i'm 1850
during the Inst democratic admins
irntion2 How man. now 3'
what were the wages OF those
who were employed in iS1f1 what
are they nowg"
How many men were in CoXcY'f
How many I'm kelleY's army?
How many IN other armics az the un-
employed IN nosotp, New York, CHI
cage. so. Louis, and every American
city, How mann sturNinF Hrmioe aro
thore NOW
How many soup houses were thorp
IN 1896 How many NOW
which is preferable free Soup ne
q whole meal or SOUP as ene course
90 q square meal
u De- also pointed out hy the rcpuh-
licanH that thc democrats arc not
quoting honest prices ANA that tho
d-iscrephncies between prices NOW and
ln 1896 nre exaggerated
Yet adds Tho republican conn
1t matters little what were
the prices ~ 1890 fur thH iiip varp-
less, Impoverished people had llitio
with which 90 hus at ANS prico 10
was 20 democratic npo ttHdg prlod
The prices wer. dpuD eratit AND the
work rud W1FUs were Morse thHu tho
prices
The republicans Hlsu soOrr fhr ltm-
ocrlts for emitting tu static lr thcIr
thHt white COTTON nla
cents @ pound i 1880 ft ls NOW l6
cents q pound hut thgrf na Outs
on cotton the rrputlialtF SIS. anA