The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-12-31

ated against the republican victory
this year? Primarily. lack Of nerve
and confidence in the ability of the
party 10 win in the face of the reeed-
ing progressive party, and, secondly
dissemination on the part of the re-
publicans 10 attack the administra
tons Mexican policy hammer and
tongs. In every state and district,
where the republicans hit hadr, as, for
Instance, New York, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania. Ohio, and Illinois, we
won tremendous victories, Somehow
we have acquired the habit of fighting
with silk gloves. Our democratic
friends, like Champ Clark, when they
fight the republican party, use sledge
hammer blows. They don't use bean
shooter.
Hard Combination to Beat
Another thing which operated
against our success were repeated
statements by our own party men that
II II were not for the war We could
business men who We're mighty enx-
ious for relief from present conditions.
but who could not see how 1t was pos
sible to win against combination Of
war President Wilson and the pro-
gressive party. Yet change Of FIVE
votes In each precinct in less than Is
districts would have given us the
house.
There Is no question but that the
farmers generally are Disguised with
the Underwood tariff bill. There is a
growing dissatisfaction among work
ingmen. The business men of the
country now realize the failure Of the
tariff law. Added to their troubles are
a lot Of annoying features incident to
the war tax and banking measures.
Business men who, during September
and October, were inclined to believe
that the depression existing through
out the country should be attributed to
the war know better now. The fall
sity Of this democratic claim is shown
by the monthly statement OF the bur
eau of foreign and domestic commerce
of the present administration. which
sets forth tremendous increases for
the 10 months just ended, We are net
at war with Australia, or Brazil or
China, or Cuba or Holland, vet the
balance of trade with these countries
is against US. Nor has war interfered
with our business with Argentina.
which Is increasing its imports into
this country. 1t stands to reason, you
can't bring these imports into this
country without restricting the output
of the factories, without laying off
men; and for every man that you Law
off you create at least five dissatisfied
and complaining voters.
Need Of Protection.
when a good democrat like Nor
man Mack Is quoted as beginning TO
champion a protection policy as q re-
lief for the bad times, and when men
like Governor Baldwin of Connect
cut urge amendments to the tariH
bill, even the Wilson business men be-
gin to admit that the Underwood tar
if Is responsible for the sad condition
in this country and not the war. We
must keep hammering away on the
tariff
while the European war has de-
veloped talk in this country about ma
tional defense, we should give s'mS
consideration to defending our indus
tries against the results which II
come upon the closing Of the war.
Whenever the European war ends,
there is certain to be an enormous tide
Of immigrants to our shores many Of
them skilled workmen, seeking to dis-
place American workmen. Naturally,
the manufacturers Of Germany. AUS
tralIa, France and England, when
peace comes, must resume their bAsl-
mess on a basis which will permit thHTa
to take advantage Of even cheaper r.
eign labor than before the war They
will look to America for their market.
You may look for cheaper im?cr's-
lions after the end of the war"