Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-02

" IOl VI all anu w liSOl III
i of popular ~disfavor, organs of the
Administration in Pennsylvania,
like the Harrisburg Patriot, the
personal plaything of the Presidents
hand-picked candidate for Governor,
are doing their little best. to stay the
Democratic catastrophe ofneXt Novem-
Der. These organ are particularly
worried over the increasing signs of
business depression and widespread
idleness as a result of the Wilson
TCllies.
When the press agents of calamity
emitted their bowls that business was
going to the dogs on account of the
new and honest tariff law, they WERE
lying, and lying with deliberation,'
Wells the Patriot in a spasm of age.
But let Judge Gary, head of the
United States Steel Corporation, speak.
He is always optimistic and ever ready
to point to the silver lining of every
cloud, ever President Wilson having
recently quoted a Gary statement as
his excuse for predicting a revival of
business.
1T seems to me 1t would be foolish
~ N@NAAAA NAV q SpllhlllOIlS hGll-
orally in this country at the present
time are satisfactory" said Judge Gary
on leaving for Europe yesterday. II
think YOU will agree with me that in
u lines, taken as a whole, business
conditions during the last few months
have been worse thar they have been
before at n time during the last
decade"
Has he also turned calamity bowler?
Us every hectored and embarrassed
business man an agent of calamity for
political effect? Must every manu-
iacturer who is forced to close his
mill or factory be hanged as high as
Hannah for Conspiracy against an
hL-wise and paternal central govern
ment?
Hear ex-President Roosevelt in his
arraignment of an administrations
broken promises:
As regards the tariff I wish cs-
pSeelaiiy to call your attention to
Wilson and his supporters Two
years ago. They asserted that their
method of tariff reduction would
reduce the cost of living and would
thus solve. the trust question be-
cause, as they said, the trusts were
the creatures of the tariff.
We then answered that their
promises were empty words, tina
could or would follow from the
course they advocated and that only
ny the method We propose could
either the trusts or the tariff qIes-
ton be dealt with so as to abate
tne eXlstlnG evils and at the same
time increase the general well being
IWo snort years have proved
US to be right. Their promises
have not been kept. Their perform
ance has brought distress upon the
nation. The cost of living has not
neen reduced. But the ability of
mas been greatly reduced.
Ihe policies of the administra-
ton should he ebuke by the peo-
pie and senator's and Congressman
returned to Washington who will
strive to end these policies.
Raving about Penroseism, wbateyer
That means. will not divert the atten-
tion of the voters Of PENNSYLVANIA from,
the source of all their troubles-the
misfit and incompetent administration
at Washington. Neither Palmer. nor
Mccormick, nor Pinchot. nor Lewis.
nor any of the other little men who
are going UP and down our beautiful
hills and valleys emitting prophecies
of things yet to come will again suc-
coed in shutting the eyes of the peopl.
to the dangers of theoretical and i'm
practical government.