Manchester Democrat., 1910-11-02
SPECIAL WASHINGTON {
REsPoNpENcE.
By clyde H. Tavenner.

By Clyde H. Tavenner.
Indications are that Democratic cal
didates in all parts OF the United
States will this year sweep in very
large republican vote.
Within the last six months the
writer has travelled from Maine to
California and back again. interview
ing scores of republicans in all Sec
tions. There is a dissatisfaction in
republican ranks that has not been so
acute in many years.
The people blame the republicanpar-
ty principally for two things:
l. For permitting Joseph G. Can
non to be speaker of the House, and
for allowing Nelson w. Aldrich to
dominate the senate.
2. For increasing the tariff, for
which there was no need.
That democratic candidates will pro
tit from a great silent vote is evi.
dent. A form reversal from one end
Of the country to the other, such as
occurred in Maine, Massachusetts
New Hampshire. New York and Mis-.
souri,. should cause no surprise to
the republicans. Everywhere the
signs OF the times are ominous fol
the G. o. p. And everywhere the
democrats are encouraged and ag
gressive. and in most sections the
democrats are working in perfect har
Imony.
A prominent retail merchant O
Rock Island, Illinois, expressed tht
view Of large element of the re
publican party in these words:
Although am republican, / an
going to vote the democratic ticket
am going to do it for the good oi
the dry goods business and the good
of the people who buy dry goods. W.
are getting tired of having to meet &
woman in our store with the state
ment that the price of staple cotteni
has again gone up cents yard.
While cannot come out publicly
and take a hand in politics for bust
ness reasons am advising all my re
publican friends to vote the demo
cratic ticket.
Men who deal in dry goods, grocer
les. hardware, etc., regardless o.
whether they are republicans OF
democrats. knew well enough, despite
all arguments to the contrary, thai
the increased prices are due to the
tariff. If this is not true, how doe.
1t come that the advance in the cost
of living has accompanied every up
ward tariff revision in the history Of
the country.
THE increased tariff, for which
there was no need. and which was
passed by republican president, re
publican senate and republican house
has increased prices, and every mar
who voted for that bill ought to be
defeated. And most Of them will"
Tariffs Far Reaching.
II the tariff is the cause Of in
creased prices" asks the republican
stump speaker, "how does it come
that the price has advanced on things
on which the tariff was not touch
ed?
U. 8. Senator Moses E. Clapp oi
Minnesota, than whom there is Nc
truer progressive republican, answer.
the question. Here is his answer.
"The effect of excessive tariff OF
some things reaches all along the line
You can't raise the cost of living t.
a man who is producing something
to sell without forcing that man t.
raise correspondingly the price o
what he has to sell. Think 1t over"
High Cost Of Living Facts.
The republican party has been il
complete control of every department
of the government since 1S93-presi
dent. senate and congress. They
have given you government O.
trusts-beef trust. sugar trust. floul
trust, clothing trust, and the daddy
Of them all the tariff trust. See The
result below:
| Two Weeks Store Bill.
In 1900. In 1911
2 lbs. salt pork. S 10 & al