Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-10-31
DANGER AHEAD!
SIGNALS A FAKE
Republican Circular Warning
Railroad Men Is PaIpabIe
False Alarm
EASY TO MAKE F|sUREs LIE

tASv III MAKE tl5UktS LII
Old Trick Of Setting Red Lights on a
Clear Traek-Faets Presented So
Railroad Men May Judge.
The Republican national committee
Is distributing circulars among railroad
men predicting panic and hard times
In the event Of Democratic victory.
Among their statements intended to
mislead railroad men is this:
RAILROAD MEN.
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
LEST YOU FORGET
$71.32S.879
Big sum of money, isn't It?
Nevertheless it's exactly that much
more paid to the railroad employees
of the United States under the admin
istration Of President Taft in 1910 than
was paid In 1907. the year before Mr..
Taft became president.
This Is Il sample Of the old time Re-
publican habit of claiming credit for
all natural progress--credit even for
good crops.
1t is true that in 1910 the wages of
railroad employees amounted to some
ST. 600 COO more than in 1907.
But that represented three years
progress.
In 1906 the amount paid to railroad
employees was S9O0,S01 1913. In 1907
it was $l.O72.3SG.427 This was an in
crease Of Sill .5S4.774 in single year
preceding the Taft administration.
amounting to more than double the in
crease during three years Of the Taft
administration.
Isn't it obvious that they are pre-
Stunning you won't have the statistics
at hand to inform yourself and that
therefore they will fool you into be-
lieving that the Taft administration
made railroad mems prosperity?
Then stop. look. listen again!
In four years preceding Taft's ad.
ministratiOn l.l93 miles of railroad
were sold under foreclosure. The
stocks and bonds Of these roads
amounted to S41.O3l 900.
Under three years Of the Taft sd
ministration 5.115 miles were fOreclOs-
ell. involving 1884 .434, 562.
The Tariff Humbug Again.
A still more palpable presumption by
Republicans that railroad men are
fools is the following statement in
their circular:
The total number of railway en-
ployees in 1895 was 1S5.034.
The total number Of railway en-
ployees in 1911 was 1.G99. 809.
Under Republican administration the
number OF railway employees has in
creased from 7S503i-durng a Demo-
cratic administraton-to 1.G99. 500. an in
crease Of 9i4.775. nearly l.oSoooo men.
Do you wanta Democratic president
and return to conditions and number
Of employees OF 1885?
The Taft people take 1893 because
the last Democratic low tariff bill.
known ms the Wilson bill. went into
force in 1894. and they would like to
have railroad men believe that a Dem
ocratic tariff revision made the hard
times.
What the Facts Prove.
Now. what are the facts?
The hard times" began back in
1890. right after the Republican high
tariff. known as the Mckinley tariff.
went into effect. Grover Cleveland.
the last Democratic president, was
elected in 1892. The panic came on in
le93. not as result Of Cleveland's
lection. hut as Il result Of conditions
that had been growing steadily worse
under Republican rule. The panic was
over before the Democratic tariff bill
was passed in 1894. and after that
prosperity began to return.
Now let us make fair comparison
Of these railroad figures.
In 1893. under the Republican high
tariff and with the panic on, there
were S73.GO2 railroad men employed.
or 515 per 100 miles.
In 1904. part high tariff and part low
tariff, the number fell to 719.G0S. or
444 for 100 mileS-dccrease n per 100
miles.
From this year on. NO long as the
Democratic administration was IN pow
er. conditions improved steadily.
In 1905 the total number of railroad
men mt work was increased to 7S5.O34.
In 1906 1t was S2G,620.
In 1897 Mckinley came into the pres
idency. and the Republicans set about
to redeem the country" with high
tariff. AND IN 1897 THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF RAILROAD EMPLOY
EES FELL OFF TO S23,476.
Republican Panic Of 1907.
Then in the fall Of 1907 there was