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The neutrality-suspicious. Paramount
The argument that Is being made
under this part Of the tao-faesd CAM
palgn Che Or, Hyde part1, Is that
population has Increased faster than
the production Of wheat. cotton
corn and the other necessarfes Of
life. and that therefore there are
more people demanding these things
than ever before. and that the pro-
duction of these necessary articles.
which the people must have IN order
10 subsist, has not Kept up with the
increase In population.
This false and ingIdious doctrine
is. OF course. intended TO make she
farmer and other wealth producers.
though more prosperous than ever
before. stand biindly by the party
Of inaction and negatIon. and IL such
voter happened TO be born In that
party IT is easy for him TO remain and
vote the ticket from habit, IL his in
tellect can be blinded with false
theories that will cause him TO con-
tinue to vote against his interests.
What are the facts, which every
farmer and wealth producer should
know and which the Democratic ma
chine is attempting to keep from the
people? The census reports, which
have just been published, show that
during the ten years, since the last
census. that the population Of the
United States has increased only 10
per cent, while the farmers and
wealth producers during these ten
years have Increased hte production
OF wheat more than 80 per cent, the
production OF cotton to more than 33
per cent, and the production of all
other necessaries Of life in about the
same proportion. Thus we see that
instead Of there being 'under-pro-
.duction' that there has never been a
time in the history of 'iodr country
when our brave, honest and indus
trious people have created more
wealth, per head than the are now
creating. er.f 80 e-sssrs-g,g ~f<-rF.
These are the cold facts, and
these facts send these two. last Dem
ocratic paramounts-the, 'over-pro-
duction' and the one, OF 'under-pro-
duction'-to the Democratic trash
heap, along with all other false and
elusive Democratic campaign para
mounts. =- s-....t-.- -.-,.y .....s.,... ..-.,s.s
The Necessity for an American Mer-
" chant Marine. <'1t--'@I
The one thing that is today most
needed to supplement the. great
American protective policy and, the
other great progressive and con-
structive policies of the Republican
party, to complete our own indus
trial prosperity at home and suprem-
aey. on. the high seas and, abroad, is
the building up of sufficient Amer
lean merchant marine. This is not
only needed in, order that our pro-
ducts may be carried in American
bottoms, under the American flag, to
every quarter of the earth, but also
in order that such a marine in, ex-
istences and contributing to the vital
industrial prosperity of the nation,
shall be at once available as trans
ports7to supplement our navy, in case
of war with any one or more power
full nations in the world.
To-day wesarefforcedi ito transport
over, 80 per cent of the commerce
OF this country with other nations in
foreign bottoms, floating under q
foreign flag. The tax that we pay
for this service to foreign, countries
aggregates each year more than one
hundred and fifty million dollars, to
say nothing of the resulting dis
elimination against gu" country, from
being placed in such 9 position with
foreign rivals. 49, ~. =. -.
Therefor3es oqth the, Republican party
has. always stood for an American
merchant marine. not only 20, aug
ment., our. industrial progress, but
also as q necessary means Of national
defense. II a war was to break out
tomorrow between this country and
any foreign nation, we would have to
depend upon foreign ships as trans
ports to convey. coal to our feet
wherever it was necessary for it, to
be in. offensive or. defensive, opera
tions away from our own coast '
'The progressive and constructive
Republican party, having studied the
experiences OF all other. nations in
the world through all the history Of
the past, has declared not only for
the establishment of an efficient mer-
chant marine, but has also worked
out a clear and definite method for
accomplishing" that result: And
what position has the opposing party
Of inaction and negation taken? z's
D5J ioQ9t 5ES% SltIG 9GIWOitO1 9dI
The UnsOundness of Democratic OPP
bs1o position do ~ 1qs9xe
6'''That party has not dared to de-.
clare that twas opposed to building
up merchant marine Indeed, that.
party has been forced to declare that