Evening journal., 1910-11-02
.C.O.P.ACTIVE AS
CAMPAIGN ENDS
Kent Voters EnthuSed by
SmitherS and Vale Speeches
Defending Party Record
STATE REPRESENTATIVES,
HAVE FAVORABLE RECORDS

/ opeclal 10 The EVENING JOURNAL.
( DOVER, Del. Nov 2.-The Republi-
can campaign here was enlivened
/ last night by some sparkling Repub-
/ lican speeches at the final public mass
meeting at the Century Club. The
| Symphony Band. of Dover, played
prior TO and between the speeches and
n number Of candidates from other
parts of the county attended the
meeting.
Secretary OF State w. T. Smithers
president and made one Of his happy
and patriotic campaign speeches. The
other speakers OF the evening were
DR. Luther s. Conwell Of Camden.
and State Convention Chairman Ruby
H. Vale. OF Milford
DR. Conwell paid attention tp<ounty
and local issues at first and concluded
with an appeal to all Republicans TO
, support and labor for the ticket as
: presented TO them by the state and
3 county conventions.
Concerning the tarin attacks. Or.
. Conwell spoke at length, concluding
; by saying:
These charges, therefore, brought
by democracy are ike balloon. One
punctlre with the arrow of truth
causes to escape the gaseous matter
that supports It and it sinks with all
on board"
Vale Defends Party.
Mr. Vale spoke for one hour, say
ing In parts
"There seems TO be but one issue
, that we have 10 meet. The only real
issue that has been raised and foisted
on US by our friends, the Democratic
party. Is the tariff
They charge that the Republican
fuf nfifh hA Ir
Let us see.
"The Republican party reafirmed
the pledge itself before the American
= people to continuance Of its work
n for protection
- "Every time a protective tariff has
been enacted into a law there has
followed lie, business, thrift, good
!. markets, righteousness and tram
~ guilty.
N. Every time "a low tarif or a reve
nue. only tarih has been enacted int
Is law. st has been followed by clos
sr- ing OF industries. stoppage
a wheels OF machinery, discomfort, sta
he walton and soup-huuses.
or "A change has been made In n
ise tariff by the Republican party. W
rea1irmed our principles but we mod
rst flied our policy In one particular.
,r- There was a growing belief in th'
n minds of men that freer competition
~ ought to be brOugkt about in some
a. particulars So we modified the tar
cd I'M a bit to that effect.
,d "But i'm seeing to that we said we
of will. first OF all, protect the American
le laborer. for we do not propose TO
A. strangle American labor in any of it's
~ branches even though the consumer
m should come IN for secondary con-
d sideration.
a s'The Payne-Aldrich bill contains a
N lower average schedule, therefore,
r than any bill signed by any AmFican
President
"The cost of living is the most
nonsensical point of attack. The cost
of living has increased I'm this coun-
,, try. but It has increased In every
country on the globe, civilized or semi
civilized.
aWhy has IL increased Because
q of the law of supply and demand. The
: production has not kept pace with the
{, demand
u .In England and some other coun-
~ tries to-day they are paying twenty
four cents a pound for veal and
I, twenty-five cents pound Tor oeet-
~ steak. Eggs cost thirty-six cents d
,. dozen in free trade England just as
= they cost here.
y But how about wages in,those coun-
a tries. Boilermakers get $40 a. week
\, Textile operatives average S2ll.6S per
: year
"The average weekly wage in this
Fl, country to-day for men is SlO.6S, as
compared with the average weekly
n wage there of only 81. For women
of there it is $3.25 as compared with
ie S5.75 here More than third less
ne money TO meet the increase in livine
,d expenses.
n Tarifi Brings High Wages.
ne "The reason for the high wages
he paid 60 American labor is because
,d Of the tariff The high cost of living
and the advance i'm the prices is due
nm to the countrys supply being greater
IL than the demand, of course, but tho
NV high cost, the increased is on the
7 things produced by the farmer anc
We not the things produced by the ard.
san.
n "The Republican principle Of pro
q lection is the thing that makes goot
markets and good prices for th'
nj things produced by the farmer.
We Because protection gives stead,
i'd. employment at good wage to ever
lr man who Is a consumer OF farm pre-
.er ducts. 1t is q blessing to the farme'
Ter I'VE place the manufacturer in con
TT petition, but on a fair basis with tn
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