The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-25
Republicans Getting Worried
Over Interest of House
wives in Campaign.
SOMEBODY BUSY
ALL OVER STATE
Pointing Out Fact Prices
Are Double and Wages Same
as Always.
BY JOHN SNURE.

I NEW YORK, Oct 25.-Mary in Her
Vine-Clad Cottage MAY be working hard
for Senator Albert J. Beverage out In
Indiana. phoninE TO her neighbOrs that
'Bcveridge is coming" and doing all
the things that Bill Blodgett, of the In
dianapolis News, says she is. But there
is another Mary that is troubling the
dreams Of the Republican leaders in this
Congressional campaign. She IS the
cousin Of the one who lives in the little
country cottag'. clad with bucolic vines,
and she lives in the good-sized town or
the city. Chiefly. her habitat is In the
great city. IKE New York or Chicago.
Instead Of helping the Republican Con
grcssional candidate In her district, as II
is alleged, Mary Of the Vine-Clad Cot
taee out i'm Indiana is helping Bever-
idge. this other Mary is finding daily
fault with her grocery bill telling her
husband about IL every evening when he
gets home from work and is sowing in
his bosom the seeds Of discomfort
IN other words. = the Republican
Congressional campaign leaders could
find some way 10 mollify the housewife
in the cities who is complaining Of the
cost of living and calling on her hus-
band for more money to pay the plliS
for supplies, they would feel lot better
This cost u living question, II has been
pointed out before. is really the bis IS
sue I'm the campaign. Just now It has
become especially acute.
Somebody Is Busy.
Little as the Democratic Congressional
camnaicn management has done In
this campaign. II has come TO light that
somebody on the part Of the Democrats
either the Congressional committee or
some Of the State or local organizations,
is doing adroit and effective work on
the cost Of living question. The work
is being done I'm the cities and while
much of 70 IS I'm the great Centers, Il is
not confined 10 them. II consists, I'm a
word, in fomentinE the discomfort over
high prices.
Republican leaders are trying more
desperately than ever To meet this
Democratic effort. They are aware that
fl is dangerous for them. They perceive
that the Democrats easily may attain
control Of the House through IT, They
have been working 20 CounteraCt The
Democratic arguments about the high
cost of living for months. but in the
next two weeks will work harder than
ever. realizing that the Democrats are
using these arguments on voters in the
cities in a way that is hurting Repub-
Hcan prospects They are not unmind-
ful OF the fact that the time between
now and election is short and that fl
VIII be a difficult job 20 cOunteract the
Hood of literature and argument on the
cost of living which the Democrats are
now turning loose.
II NAV have To he writ In the his
tory Of the Re0UbliC that I'm the year
1910 the Republican party lost control
or the House of Representatives be-
cause of Bacon This does not mean
Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon. of
Georgia but ordinary plebeian bacon Of
the common or garden variety which
about s0.00o,000 Americans eat for break
fast.
How II May Happen.
At any rate. It has come to light. and
the Republican leaders have heard Of
FL. that the Democrats n some districts
are employing the increased cost OF
bacon on the voters with apparent
effect. Il will happen I'm a city. at a
political meeting, perhaps in a street
meeting. where the Democratic speak
er who has perhaps arranged Il in
advance, VIII point 10 a woman in the
crowd and saw.
Madam. may I ask YOU a question:
Yes"
Have YOU a husband2"
Yes"
What does he do2''
The husband may work in a shipyard
or clearinghouse or somewhere else.