South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
c. D. P. RALLIES TO
HEAR SEN. BURTON
Discusses Tariff, Cost of Liv-
ing, Appropriations and Bull
MoOSerS Coming Back" at
MiShaWaka Meeting.

Either a republican or a democrat
will be elected TO practically every
state office in Indiana at the coming
election on Nov. Q. if the prediction Of
Sen. r. l.. Burton OF Ohio, in a speech
before $50 republicans and progress
sives in the Dilsnawa.ka high scnOol
auditorium FRIDAY night, is true
prophecy.
Sen. Burton's speech was easily the
biggest thing that Will happen IN the
republican end Of the present state
ana local campaign. He covered ms
ground thorOugnIy, taking his hearers
beck 10 the time OF Abraham Lin
coin. down through republican and
democratic administrations tavoring
always his-the epubhcan-party,
and it's return 10 its former great
ness, nobility and ever-thougntfui-
ness for the welfare ot the great
United States
Pres't Wilson. members OF his cabi-
net. Jealous state senators and MEM
bers OF the "nagging' progressive
forces. all came in for their share of
censure and criticism
The inevitable reaction against the
old party was the cause of its loss OF
national prominence ia 1912, accord
ing to one of his opening remarks.
said, reaction is potent factor. No
political organization can expect TO
control "a country permanently, how
ever excellent its principles may be.
The republican party had been at the
helm OF the nation for J. 8 years, and
there had collected in that time an
accumulation OF grievances and an
opposition which threatened the
supremacy Of the party"
High Cost of Living.
Sen. Burton dWelt at length upon
the idiOsyncrasies OF the tariff and
expressed the grievances of his party
against its numerous reductions sup
Crvised by Pres't Wilson.
The country has been laboring
under a misrepresentation and has suf-
fered a misrepresentation in regard
TO the tariff he asserted 1T has
been alleged that the tariff has been
the cause Of the high cost OF living
when high prices are worldwide. The
1arthermOst portions of Asia Minor,
the largest cities of South America
and even nations who for decades
have struggled through adverse con-
ditions are now depending upon sister
nations for the furnishing of their
daily bread.
High standards of living. the in
crease i'm the consumption OF
staple articles. the decrease in the
number of the nations cattle by the
breaking up of the western ranges
have all had their share in the az
Nanced prices the American consumer
is compelled to pay.
More than all is the fact that gold,
the standard of all monetary systems,
has enormously increased in quantity,
thereby greatly decreasing its pur-
chasing value. Modern science has
devised methods whereby gold can be
drawn from bits of quartz. 1t is sold
and the money is thrust into obscur-
ity in the nations reserve banks
The speaker then took up the or
Fanization Of the progressive party
and the consequent split of the old
party and proceeded TO give reasons
why "a TeunitiOn of the two was the
the leaders of both parties.
MOIlycOddlcS PrOgresSiVeS.
THE essential principles of the two
parties are the same he said at one
point. Their views upon tariff reduc-
ton jibe and each has the same griev-
ance against the general principles OF
the democratic party Their differ
ences concern state affairs rather
than affairs of national import. Both
are for all humanitarian movements
and for the progress of the United
states in whatever form that method
of progress might take.
They have labored shoulder &c
shoulder in many political battles
They should come together. united
once more INTO the grand old party
that has evolved from such minds as