The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-10
BRYAN CHARGES
HARD TIMES TO
BUSINESS PLOTS
Asserts Factories Were Shut
i'm Effort to Discredit
New Tariff Law.
SEES WORK RESUMED
As ELECTION RESULT

WASHINGTON, Nov. CLOSED factories
and hard times are not grim realities
brought on by political and economic
developments Of the last two years.
These deplorable conditions are the re-
suits Of conspirdcies by protected manu-
lecturers To discrcdit the new tariff
Jaw. You can take the word Of william
j. Bryan. Secretary of State, for this.
American manufacturers. according to
the SeCrct ary's theory, deliberately sus-
pended operations. cut off their own
sources of revenue and discharged their
men for the effect ii would have ON
tne elections. Now that election day is
u,,r aud the Democrats have won n
marvellous victory" these conspIra-
tors. who have been attacking their
uwu pockctbooks. are falling into line
and resumiug their normal activities
ana soon will be demonstrating the
abbey OF the argum, nts which they
us 4" in opposing reduced duties.
Not since Secretary of Commerce
Rpdficld made his threat against bust
ness men who reduced wages when the
arm bill was pending before Congress
has any charge against them compa-
rlbl. with that of Mr. Bryan come from
Administration sources. The Redtield
,nroat raised widespread resentment
among business men and this also is
rtaiu to be the result OF Mr.. Bryan's
blast
Tho strange thing about Secretary
Bryau's charge against American manu-
.ActIrcrs is that. IL what he says is
truc. the Wilson Administration has
made no move to expose the guilty
persons Ii has been the boast of both
he President and MIR. Redfield that the
e'cderal Government now possesses the
machinery to investigate conspiracicS
Il this kind, and 1t was added that the
Gov' rumcnt would not hesitate TO avail
self Of this machinery. Yet Secre-
iaIy Bryan now charges not only that
American manufacturers have been
doing these things, but that, having
uocn frustrated in their hopes on cleo
ION day. they are now resuming their
Usual activities.
Text of BryRn's Statement.
THIS ls the statement issued by Mr..
BIZ an on his return to the state Depart
.-,nt after a month OF campaigning
The election OF 1914 cannot be con-
sdered otherwise than as an Endorsement
Of the President and his policies. am
80 convinced of the merits Of the remedial
mea sures enacted under the Presidents
lradcrship and Of the righteousness of his
f1rcsn policy that | expected the voters
10 support the candidates who represented
MS views. There were a number Of causes
watch operated against our party. namely.
ihe efforts of the bencfciaries OF !. otec-
on who out of resentment sought to make
the tariff law obnoxious. the disturbed
condition caused by the European war and
tae fact that the excellent laws passed
oy Congress had not had time to prove
their worth. Then too more Progressives
reIurned To the Republican party than We
cxpccted--this alone accounted for most
ot the Republican gains in the House.
The victory, however, was sufficiently COM
Yete TO show that the people are with
me President. and he is now able to
continue the splendid programme on which
~ las entered.
"Tne gains in the senate are especially
Lr,t'fying-not - single Democrat de-
f,atcd for reelection and three Senator
sl.ps taken from the Republicans.
There is every reason to believe the
administration will grow In popularity as
tue laws 20 into effect and as Democratic
policies bear fruit. The new currency
i,w is just beginning to operate before
the next election 1t viii have indicated
% claims to public confidence.
Sees Resumption OF Work.
Now that tho election In over the pro-
tsctcd manufacturers are already resum-
,ng work. Some of them suspended
operations or cut down their forces before
the election and they did II under condl-
lions which left little doubt that they
hoped to arouse opposition to the new
ttriff law. Seeing that the law is here
70 stay they will now proceed to demon
strate the fillacy of the arguments which
they used in opposing reductions.
Tho Presidents foreign policies are
.'dorscd and his hands strengthened.
The outstanding fact in the late cleo
ION returns IL the slump in the Progress
ave vote. a large percentage OF the Pro-
g-nsSive Republicans have returned 70
the Republican party, and that too with
out any surrender on the part of the
NauLpatters' and the reactionaries. Tho
leadership Of the regular Republican
party has undergone no change. Senator
Psnrosc and former Speaker Cannon will
represent that party In the Senate and
House and the returning Progressive
must Doe prepared 20 accept all that they
nrorested AGAINST and more. for th'
staudpatters are even further from re
forms than they we're two years ago
THE Democratic party deserves the
support of all real Progressives and ir
the next two years II will draw to Itself
those Progressiv-s who understand tn
-tdral nature of the issue which sepa