Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-02-07
Some Political Facts
For Consideration.

There is no longer any doubt that
the Democratic administration is us
ing the various departments of the
National administration to bolster up
their claim that the country is pros
porous. A recent dispatch from
Washington TO the effect that the po-
tato farmers are holding their product
back, was greeted by DR.. G. M.
Twitchell in the non-partisan Maine
Farmer with the heading, why Not
Get the Facts" That is a soft way of
demanding, why Not Tell the Truth"
DR.. Twitchell says: Potatoes sold at
digging time all over Maine for more.
than they can sell for today
What is outrageous about the whole
matter is the evident combination of
middlemen and authorities to put all
= he blame for high prices on the
farmer to cover their own manipula-
tons. If the government will
put the responsibility for high prices
where it belongs the farmer will never
shrink from his just share"
Since the article DIR. Twitchell OBJ
jects to was published, another has
appeared, advising everybody to use
the parcels post more and buy direct
from the farmer. The advice purport-
ed to come from Portland. Me. What
national department is located in Port
land, Me-?
Sec. Redfield of the Department of
Commerce, in a recent speech admits
that this country is suffering from
business depression, but stated it to
be his opinion that the condition is at
tributable to the Balkan war; The Bal
kan war was running fully year when
Maine farmers enjoyed protection I'M
der the tariff and they didn't notice
any stringefcy.4 It is indeed strange
that the Balkan war didn't begin to
be felt until the tariff was taken OF
potatoes and other farm products.
Woodrow Wilson promised to lower
the cost of living and guaranteed that
no legitimate business would be in
jured by his administration. The
cost of living remains the same and
thousands of legitimate business enter
prises are at standstill woodrow
Wilson has not kept faith with the
American people.
This same Woodrow Wilson, through
his lieutenants, McAdoo, Crane and
Gibbons, it is reported in the British
press, solicited campaign funds broad
cast in Industrial England"
His circular conveyed the impression
to the British manufacturers that the
Democrats would give practical free
trade, if elected This same woodrow
Wilson has kept that promise!
Do YOU suppose there Is any con-
nection between Pres. Wilson's start
ling approval of England's contention
regarding Panama Canal tolls and the
fact that his campaign managers found
English manufacturers worth soliciting
for campaign funds?
In October, 1912, Pres. wilson's
campaign managers were soliciting
campaign funds under the British flag.
No wonder there is rejoicing over the
Wilson Underwood Simmons tariff bill
in England.
1t is a generally accepted theory that
when the railroads are prosperous the
rest of the country is prosperous. 1t
is Just as generally accepted that as
the railroads prosper or suffer, the
steel business prospers or suffers. Then
what sort Of conditions obtain in this
country when a surplus of more than
1872, O0O, 900 for the first three quarters
of the present year is turned into a
deficit of 100000 in the last quar-
ter?