Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-08-20

| the standpoint OF a business man, a citizen OF
| this district, and say sauarely that don't
| like it. / don't like the men who sre behind
| It, nor the way they frame IL, nor what APP
pears to be the result OF their efforts.
! This bill, which vitality affects every part
of the country, and especially this section Of
| It, is framed, launched and win be passed
/ by men IRON the SUath and those who CO.
operate with them. 1 do not claim that they
are animated by any sectional feeling or
luminosity growing out OF the Civ.l war, but
/ I do say that they are human and live in a
/ part of the country remote from ourselves,
whose business and industrial life and whose
productions of the soil are radically different
| from ours.
An other things being equal, YOU would
expect them, " they hal control Of a measure,
as they do. affecting both our business inter
| ests and theirs. where any advantage was 10
be gained, to take 1t themselves. They are
! scarcely to be blamed. II Is long time since
they have had the power. / have no doubt
/ that tariffs have been framed a good deal in
our interest. At any rate. we know that this
section of the country has prospered under
them for many years. Naturally, we should
look out for squalls when we see the other
fellows framing tariff.
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/ Products peculiar to the North and north
| ern climate, which our farmers make q living
1 by producing, are denied all protection.
| Products OF the South given the benedt of
a duty. Potatoes. corn, wheat aud buck
wheat are denied all protection. Rice, pea
| nuts, peaches, oranges are all protected.
| The South, which produces less oats than
they can use, or so.ooo bushels In the hfteen
southern states, announces that the tariff
shall be reduced to six cents hushel on the
81. 100000 bushels raised in the North, and 80
on through most OF our farm products. The
finest apples In the world are raised right
here In this valley. have travelled in your
country for few days and ! was struck not
only with the beautiful fields and bonntiful
crops that were being produced both OF hay
and grain, bat especially by the great area
given over to young orchards.
Now this industry of vast importance TO us
right here at home is threatened with so per
cent. reduction of its tariff protection on the
apples. and vinegar is cut as per cent. II they
want TO eat our apples and get them cheaper,
why don't they give us chance to eat their
rice, oranges, peanuts and bananas on the
! same hasiss
Our important wooden industries are threat
prospect of which has unsettled business in
tina, line. and wage-earners in Augusta,
waterville, Pittsheid. skowhegsn and other
i'm porsant towns are facing the pleasant pros
pect of partial employment.
The list might be continued until we had
exhausted the products OF our farms and
factories. The bill may not have been aimed
at this part OF the country, but it couldn't
have been better adapted to iniure us I, had
been. II these things are true, and anybody
can find out that they are, does II furnish you
with any reason for ratifying and approving
the proposition by sending a democrat TO
CongressS
1t win be argued. however, that while the
people who produce these things may be in
jured by the proposed tariff, that the con-
sumner will be benefited and that reduction
in the cost of living viii be the benefit which
the many will receive at the expense OF few.
Tha. was the promise made by the democrats
on the stump last fall. Ii was curious
proposition they put mp. In the campaign
they claimed for political effect that their
tariff policy would greatly reduce prices TO
the consumer, at the same time assuring the
business man that it would. have no serious
effect upon his prosperity. They propose 10
give low prices to the consumer and high
prices TO the producer very delightful
program, bat obviously impossible Of accom-
plishment-
From this point on in his address Mr..
Peters discussed in a most interesting
and instructive manner various phases of
the tariff, Illuminating them with speci-
tic examples of high and low tariffs, and
their effects on both producer and con-
sumner.
He made it clear that, whatever may
be said by the democrats to the contrary,
the tariff is the issue practically the
only issue involved in this campaign.
The passage of the pending tariff bill
wouldn't be prevented by his Mr.. Peters'l
election, but it would register the protest
OF a district, overw helmingiy for protec-
ton, against the Underwood or any other
free trade measure. Continuing be said:
The issue between the democrats and the
repu blicans is clear and well understood. II
is the same old issue that we have fought out
many times. Beyond a doubt the democratic
candidate represents minority OF the senti-
meut Of this district on this issue. II you
can think OF any good reason why minority
opinion should be Endorsed by electing it's
exponent, should like to have IL.
There is, however, an assistant democratic
candidate, who. possibly. may so divide the
protection vote that the principal democratic
candidate may be elected. Why is this gem
tIeman running? Why does he force his
name on the ticket without the backing OF
primary nomination, when it is evident that
it will help the election of a democratf II
ought to be for a good reason. 1t must be for
one of three: ~ Either he wants the per-
sonal honor, or (2) to help the democrats,
or 90 because he represents and wants to
carry out some principle different from those
held by any other candidate.
! hold that persons count for nothing &C
against principles. No mans ambition in
this contest would be considered for q mo-
ment. II MIR. Lawrenc does not have some rea-
for running, other than his desire for
office, he should receive vote but his own.
/ cannot believe that Mr.. Lawrence has