The Lamar register., 1912-09-25

fact of history and we all know that
when the democrats were last in
power in this country, with Cleve-
land at the head of affairs. they re-
duced the tariff, reduced it to
most disastrous extent. There came
fearful condition of things
disaster and abject squalor in ev-
cry direction. We are not going to
describe it. We will quote the YER
satile doctor. On page 235 and 236
of volume s of "A History of the
American People," he writes: "A
great poverty and depression had
come upon the western mining re-
gions and upon the agricultural re-
gions of the west and south Prices
had fallen. Men of the poorer
sort were idle everywhere and fill
ed with a sort of dspair. All the
large cities and manufacturing
towns teemed with unemployed
workingmen who were with the ut
most difficulty kept from starvation
by the systematic efforts of organ
lied charity. In many cities public
works were undertaken upon an
extensive scale to give them en-
ploymen."
Wage workers of the United
States do you thoroughly compre-
hend the foregoing? 1t is faith
full record by a democrat and free
trader, of the terrible conditions
of things as a result of the last
democratic attempt to reach free
trade. Governor Wilson, astound-
ing as it may appear. wants to re-
new policy that only about 16
years ago brought disaster and alb
ject starvation on the land.
But we will make another quo
tation from DR.. Wilson's. "a His :
tory of the American PeoDass-a nsas-'
1t will tell wage workers the fact
that the return of the republican
party and protection made the
most wonderful transformation In
industrial and buiness conditions
that has been recorded lin modern
history. On page 265. volume b,
he says: mot until the very year
of 1897, when the new republican
administration came in. did the
crisis seem past The country had
at last built its railway and man
ufacturing systems up, had at last
got ready to come out of its debts,
command foreign markets with
something more than foodstuffs and
make for itself place of mastery.
Governor Wilson, now the free
trade candidate for the presidency
encomium on the republican pol
icy of protection.
All of the foregoing unerringly
lead to only one conclusion; that
IS that labor organized or unorgan-
ized cannot look upon Governor
Wilson as friend. The only set
died convictions he seems to hold
on anything are those relating to
wage workers, and he even does
not class their leaders as thought
full men-they are mere labor
agitators' (see page 266, volume 5.
"A History of the American Peo-
ple."), His attitude toward labor
is one of contempt and opposition
to their methods of self-protection.
His entire Confession of Faith" on
this point shows him to be utterly
unsafe and unfit to faithfully deal
with the interests of labor. So far
as the practical affairs of life are
concerned he is not in any sense
original, and this is the reason he
has ever been influenced by the
opinions of others and ever and
anon changing his views on every
question he has advocated. In sta
bility he is similar to the jelly fish,
he has none. He floats with the
current and is ready at all times
to "be all things to all mem and
trim his sails to any kind of breeze
that promises to bring him aid in
the way of votes. Such as he when
once safely within the haven read
iIy maka kpDwu thair nerfidy and