Oxford Democrat., 1914-09-01
Addressed by Curtis and Morsy.
RALLY WITH A SMALL
AUDIENCE AT FAIR GROUNDS.

DEMOCRATIC RALLY WITH A SMALL
AUDIENCE AT FAIR GROUNDS.
Thursday afternoon . Democratic
rally at the county fair grounds was ad
dressed by Hon. Oakley C. Curtis o.
Portland, candidate for governor, anG
Hon. Frank A. Morey of Lewiston.
Congressman Cullop Of Indiana was also
advertised to speak, but he was mol
present, because, like the campaigning
congressman of all parties, he has beer
summoned back to his duties at Wash
ington by hurry-up call.
AZ to the attendance, 1t was small
Enthusiastic partisans (anti-Democratic,
of course), afterward reported 1t as low
az sixty, on alleged approximate count.
From count of three or four rows or
the grand stand, and rough estimate ol
the remainder of the audience, the Dem
ocrat is inclined to place the number al
about hundred, possibly few more.
Sheriff William o. rockingham pre-
sided, and introduced the speakers brief
ly.
Mr.. Curtis, without any attempt at
oratory, spoke about forty minutes.
He devoted his time mainly to national
issues, referring to state matters only
briefly. He denied that there is any
business depression, and cited the fact
that under the present tariff, potatoes,
wool, pulp wood, cotton cloth, and 9TH
or things on which the tariff was reduc'
ed are higher than before, and asked,
s'What has the tariff to do about it?'
The trusts, he said, have been fostered
by the Republican party and its high
tariff. If 1t were not for the tariff there
would be no trusts. He also described
the manipulation OF railroads by means
of "interlocking directors"
They complain that President Wilsou
hasn't reduced the cost Of living. How
can you expect one man in nine months
to undo all the deviltry Of the Republi-
cans for thirty years?
Turning to state matters, he criticised
Governor Haines' veto OF the mileage
book bill, because that bill would have
given the poor man the chance to travel
on mileage instead of paying local rates.
The Republican financial sheet shows
a balance in the treasury Of over 500,
600. I should call it bad business man
agement to have 80 much as that. With
the amount of tax assessed, they ought
to have more. They say they've reduc-
ed the state debt. I don't believe 1t.
There's some catch about 1t somewhere.
Mr.. Curtis said he would talk about
five minutes ON the prohibition question,
which was detestable subject, and be
did not exceed his time allowance. He
said it is "wide open all over the state.
and We know it." he declared himself
opposed to the prohibitory law, and
with no hesitation in saying so. The
law is failure, and Governor Haines Is
trying to ride two horses at once.
Mr.. Morey spoke about half an hour.
In opening he said that the issues of the
campaign are such as appeal to every
man, every woman, and every child in
the country. He then passed to a con.
sideratiou of the accomplishments OF
President Wilson. The high tariff was
established by the Republican party in
the interests Of monopoly. The first
achievement of the present administra-
tion was to reduce the tariff on the nee.
essaries of life, and establish an income
tax by which the rich will contribute
little toward the expenses OF govern
ment.
Then attention was paid to the trusts.
Mr.. Morey here illustrated the manner
in which trust was built by the case of
the New Haven railroad. Three trust
bills have been placed before this con.
gress, two of which have been passed
and the other will be. When these be-
come laws, it will be impossible to form
these computations In restraint of trade.
The charge OF Chairman Parkhurst OF
the Republican State Committee that
the tariff bill was a sectional one, made
up in favor Of the products of the South
as against those of the North, Mr.. Morey
denied, and quoted figures to show that
on which the duty was reduc-
ed, are raised In the South as we'll as in
the North. He also gave figures to show
that larger amounts in pensions are be-
ing paid under the Wilson administra-
tion than under the Taft administration.
In regard to state matters, Mr.. Morey
referred to only one thing, urging that
on the public utilities bill, which goes
to referendum, the voters vote no. The
bill Is too broad, he said, and puts too
much power in the hands of three men
by the governor. If those
should be corporation men, the people
would be in their grip. The Democratic
party Is solidly opposed to the bill. The
Progressive party is emphatically oppos-
ed to 1t. Those Republicans who aot In
behalf OF the special interests favor 1t.
Mr.. Morey's peroration was an appeal
for support for President Wilson, espe-
cially inIhis efforts to avoid any entangle-
ment in the affairs of the nations OF Eu-
rope now engaged In horrible war.