Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-07-24
THE PROGRESSIVE
PARTY

Presidential Election, and We call
your particular attention to the de-
crease OF the Progressive Party.
We do not blame any man tor
voting for Mr. Roosevelt, for in fact
1t was chance like a game of Draw
Poker, when the people went to
the poles to vote, they seemed to be
between the Devil aud the deep
blue sea- some had il that the
Republican Party had actually lust
taken the nomination from Roose-
Welt at Chicago, and then they set
about to make amends for the party
by nominating Roosevelt for Prssi-
dent, and doing this they organized
a Democratic Aid Society" and
played the d -, and while they
did not vote for Wilson, they left
the party aud let Wilson in, but
putting the vote Of tue Republican
Party and the vote OF tie Progress.
sive Party together Wilson would
have been the worst beat man that
ever entered the race for the Presi-
ds1cy.
The Old Republican Party is COM
ing to her own again asis shown BY
the recent returns, and we Will soon
be a reunited patty, stronger than
we ever were, and when the next
race comes on for President, We will
give the greatest Republican major.
ity that was ever recorded, some one
will ask the question why? The
question that any one can ask, even
fool, but the answer is about as
easy as the question; what did the
Democratic Party promise? hen,
they said they would bring down
the high cost Of living. have they
done it? they said they would re-
model the tariff, have they done
that heh' they said they would
make times better in general, have
they done that They have not
brought down the high cost otiiving,
on the other hand. they have raised
it; and at the same time they have
brought wheat down from Sl,OO a
bushel to soc a bushel, they have
taken the tariff off OF wheat, they
have taken the tariff off OF potatoes,
and the farmer now has to quit
raising them because Canada can
ship them in tor less yer 6ushei than
the ordinary farmer can tfford TO
plant them for, much less digging
them and hauling them to market
under the Republican administration
the hide was worth a. much as the
COW that it was taken from, today
it is not worth the time 1t takes 70
skin the cow, yet our shoes cost the
same ifnot higher, they have taken
the tariff of of wool, aud the decent
self respecting farmer is now asham-
ed to look a sheep square in the
face, yet our clothing comes as high
1t not higher than before, under the
Republican administration, every
Coal Mine in the country was run.
ming full time, and some were work
ing double shifts, what is the con.
dition now? More than half the
mines are shut down, and the rest
are running on half time, some less;
under the Republican administration
the Western Wheel Works could not
get material fast enough to keep
their great factories at work, now
they have suspended buying alto
gsther; then money was easy and
every thing had the ring and CLEAN
of gold, and the banks could not
get all the loans they wanted, now
they have none to loan, then every
man had a job that wanted one,
now there are Eve men to every ,
Ipb. then every one wss happy and
;ontsnt, now all we have is unrest, =
Nd worry, then railroads were Z
making extensions. now all this 10 .
usps1ded indefinitely. {
All there is to it is this changes of 2