The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-09-12

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perienced in Democratic times. In
every single instance Democratic
victories have been followed by bust
ness depression and hard times.
II will not do to try to make the
excuse that the European wars ara
responsible for our present Industrial
ills. We were hard hit months before
the war was dreamed of by anyone in
this country. Hundreds of thousands
of men had been released from
former busy factories. In the mining
region around about us many proper
ties had been closed, many men
discharged. many reduced 70 four or
five days activity a week. Sales OF
ore were not made until very late in
the season, and il was early announced
that the shortage, compared with the
last year, would be fully twenty mil
lion tons, an awful shrinkage. This
was all before the unfortunate European
troubles now engulfing the country.
SO it will not do to offer the war as
a reason for the great falling off IN
business. That had been with MS Tor
month, before the war was announced,
or considered
We need a business form Of govern
ment. What we want is the big mill
running and delivering its output.
The assay samples amount 60 very
little. It's the big volume Of bushes
that counts, and the Republican mill
has always been the big one. The
Republicans of this country are
generally the business men. You can
discover this by looking them over in
any community. Natural that they
should be, isn't it, They have
operated under a policy that has per-
mitted them to thrive. They are not
free traders. And when the man con
Quoting a business is thrifty he can
afford to pay his labor fair wages.
That's plain enough. And when he
is doing badly he cannot pay what he
should, and poorly paid labor is
generally the most inefficient.
Mr.. Ferris treated this peninsula |
well in handling the copper country |
strike. He stood for law and order,
and lived up TO his oath of Office. |
But for that he isn't entitled to any
particular credit.
1t was his duty, and he is an honest
man. All governors should be honest
men, and they are entitled TO no
prominence for being honest.
Michigan is a mighty expensive state
70 maintain in it's public institutions
rs now conducted We believe it's
too expensive, and we be-
ieve Mr.. Osborn can greatly reduce
mis- cost The state needs a thorough
;leasing in its public affairs, not that
Il is purposely extravagant, but that
extravaganza has grown by big leaps,
until now taxation Is heavy burden
IN it's people
Iron Ore wishes 10 offer the advice
hat splitting up the Republican vote
sn' { going to bring rs any relief from
present ills The Progressive party is
claiming much in certain precincts,
)ut the fact is well known that 10 has
allen of greatly and hat IFS vote
lext November will be only a shadow
i the one polled last fall This is well
Known 60 Progressive leaders who are
tickets in the hope of
leeping their organization together,
nut who well know they have no
chance of winning for any nominee un
he state ticket and in very rare
Instances any of electing any man on
he county tickets As ia Michigan,
70 the Progressives are in other states.
They have shot their bolt and are
now disintegrating Col. Roosevelt
vas all there was to the party, and the
colonel is now doing a lot of hedging.
Ie has done it in New York, where
lie came out few weeks ago strongly
or the Republican nominee for COVER
Tor, and has recently reversed how
hings are going IN New York and
Elsewhere, and he wanted the Republic
an to win, but his party beloved
principle and consistency at home
Until he changed front In this instance.
Of course Mr. Roosevelt will vote
or the Republican, and at heart he
ias hopes that the Republican call
nay some day be directed towards
i'm, and that he may again head the
'arty in its tight for prosperity and
,eace
Mr.. Osborn wisely said of Colonel
Roosevelt that IL would have been a
Whole lot better to have remained
within the Republican party and
adeavored 20 clean house from the
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