Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-02

quantities.
indicating that without doubt Maine
VIII take the lead in a Republican
| victory which will ultimately result in
| republican congress at the next SEES
| sion.
The speaker said President Wilson
promised upon the passage of the I'm
derwood-Simmons tariff bill that no
legitimate business interest in the
country should be harmed. In what
mas the Democratic tariff resulted? To-
oay 1,O0O,OO0 men in the iron and steel
INDUSTRY are out of work. these men
were formerly paid 100000 a day. A
| loss to labor of $4,000, 900 annually is
resulting In the unemployed men of
the mines. There are 242, 900 idle freight
cars IN the country today, the greatest
number In the nations railroad histo
~. When Taft was President all these
cars were being used to carry on the
nations immense business, and the
IRON md steel Industries were reeeiv-
ing orders contingent upon the build
ing or more railroad rolling stock
Raiiroad men to the number of 500 900
nave lost then, employment, and with
II daily wage total of S., 100000.
In the city of New York alone there
are ooo;ooo unemployed; in Chicago
-oo'o"; In Pittsburg, 100000; in San
Francisco $4,000. In Boston the first
soup houses since the last Democratic
regime are the popular feeding places
VI Wofkingmen who knew PROSPERITY
TWO years ago.
Mr, COX gave some pointed figures
Oh imports and exports The yalue of
.Apoi's IN April, 1913, was s200, 900 900
ou' "a April, 1914, the exports fell off
$50 90 o',ooo'ooo In value, totaling only
SioA'oVo,ooo. In April 1914 the Imports
W. sIfz,ooV,eo0 against STAG, DOC. 600 in
Apin 1915. The record for this one
,iionth SHOWS the net loss to American
business TO be s63,800,00O; a years loss
oased upon this one months record
dnaicates certain annual loss of s7se
100000 -'' VI $780,
Farmers are hard hit by Democratic
tarl1, as shown by Mr.. Cox,s fignroe
Oh farm products. The imports ~
outter from Canada during The srs.
Tour months of the Underwood toriee
were In the value of $909. 900. for The
corresponding four months in 1919 tboi,.
Vaiae was only 1922, 900. The loss to ~
farmers In Maine is apparent. Tho r.
.. treasury and the farmers loco
ois lump sum, and the consumer nave
lie Same price for butter as before
ohoer"oods schedule cut hay from "A
per ton DUTY to So per ton. The Naive
iaihlers lose $3.50 per ton on account
VI the tarlH reduction, and the CON
soAiers In Maine pay the same nr,ca
as .hey would If a Protective Tariee
were IN force. With a crop of 20 ono moo
oosneis IN Aroostook county potatooo
are on the free list.
In 1912 under the Payne AIdrich hin
mere were imported into this country
.s'ioo bushels of potatoes, valued at
so4'o4l; In 1913, under the Underwood
summons bill there were imported g.
loi''oi bushels, valued at s1,47S,S1s. II
- propabie that the value of impor-
.auohs Tor an entire year under the
Underwood bill would be 5000. 900. as
the above figures cover only four
lionths Oh the importations under the
democratic. tariff law.
MI. Cox quoted Asher Kinds and de-
ciaiea Kinds had said well when be
stated: "Aeii iie
c,hia Mil the cotton spinners of japan or
Snina, working with the latest imnrovea
tllacninery and at 10 or 20 cents = d.
mo- sSi,u COTTON cloth through the Pans.
md canal in a subsidized Janannao |
steamer and land 1t at New York At iess
ger yard than it can be made for in Ma
aelord, Lowell, or Atlanta. there 10
sreat gain If the theory Of a tariff for
revenue only is correct But thera 4,
great loss If American cotton sninnena
are merely forced to lower their stand
a'a vi hVing to the Asiatic standard,
Iouching upon the attitude of Presi-
dent Wilson, Mr.. Cox said that the
Iresioent states what we need is more
iesislation, but that what business
really needs is a rest from the threat
enings OF the Congress which has bean
IN session so long and continuously
mr. cox believes the congressmen
SHOULD go home and get from their con-
srtuencies some first hand opinions
on the popularity of the present ad-
ministration. 0o
democracy has stated that il is
s.rong In defense Of the civil service
ana PRESIDENT Wilson has been vice.
PRESIDENT OF the Civil Service Leaeue
one OF his first official acts was to re-
move from the civil service all deputv
marshals and deputy revenue collect
ors and further outrages upon civil
service classes have since been COM