Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 9, 1914

since March 4th, 1918. They found up
on the Statute books the most pro-
gressive legislation ever had in any
country. 1t found the United States
enjoying the greatest prosperity 1t had
ever known. 1t has had charge of
the government something like eight
cen months, and in that time, 1t has
changed the physical policy of the
government, whereby, instead of bal
ance in the treasury, a deficit of some
thing like sixty million dollars has
been made, and even before a Euro
pean war was thought of, the admin
istration had prepared to repeat the
Cleveland idea of issuing bonds to
meet the expenses of the government
in times of peace.
THE European war has given them
an opportunity to furnish an excuse
for imposing greater taxes. 1t has
made it necessary to impose higher
railroad rates upon the people, caused
by the lack of business, properly be-
longing to the common carriers. IL
is proposing to raise five million DOL
lars as a gift to Columbia, who re-
pudiated her contract with the United
States in reference to the canaf-a
canal which the United states punt
and which contrary to the platform
of the Democratic party. President
Wilson gave to Great Britain.
This party has out-reached the CIV
il Service. repealed the provision for
a Tariff Commission; placing a sec
tional tariff bill upon the statutes,
which also protects the products of
the South and denies it to those OF
the North. 1t has thrown hundreds OF
thousands of workmen out of employ
ment, and now is busily engaged IN
encouraging the Third Party Progress
sizes to maintain their party organ
ization In order that the Democrats
may continue their work of destruc-
ton.
When the European war is over,
sooner or later, the conditions which
were maintained before 1t was heard
of, will again prevail.
II have stated that real Progressive
ism has been checked. Let me recite
briefly some of the laws enacted in
the eight years prior to March 4, 1913:
The railroad pass; the rebate; the
special privilege to privileged, were
abolished for the first time since its
law was enforced; a pure food bill
was enacted: meat inspection provid
ed: q bureau of labor created, anoth-
er on mines and mining; a constitu-
tional amendment for the direct cleo
ticn of United States senators, and
for an income tax-These were sub
mitted to the people. A commission to
investigate the relation of capital and
labor created; a federal Workman's
Compensation Act established: postal
savings banks created; also a par
GELS post provided, and a children's
bureau organized-these are a few of
the great constructive acts written in
to the Statutes by the two administra-
ions prior he present one.
The House rules were reformed,
but these reforms had been organized
by the present Congress. Never was
a one-man power 50 thoroughly exer-
cised in the history of our country as
at present, and that man a theorist,
without business experience. hTe cleo
ton on Monday means much as it
seems to me. to the people of the
country. A Republican House will re-
store confidence in a measure, and
business will hang on for another two
years. believing that the principles
of protection will be fully established
in 1916. --=..z -z,s,
"a continuance of a Democratic
House will bring no hope to the So
cial, civic or industry reformer"