The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-05
DEMOCRATIC RECORD
ATTACKED BY MOSS

audience OF members and well-filled
galleries. He was applauded ire.
quently OF the speeches he has de-
l!vered in Congress, the one yesterday
was pronounced by all as his best.
He received many congratulations.
Judge Moss argued that the Re-
publican party would come back"
1t was on the way. he said, and that
due to the failure OF the party in
power. would sweep the country in
the congressional elections this year.
He said that neither the help nor the
hindrance of any men could keep
the Republican party vote below sui
ticient size TO win. The people of the
country are thoroughly disappointed
and nothing can prevent them turn
ing again to the Republican party
whose principles had been success
fully applied for over forty years,
and had never been found 10 be want
ing. He told of the business depres-
sion existing in the country. and
and by a tariff which have thrown
open the gates o. our markets to
toreign-maeu products. Every
month of Democratic administration,
he said, lis now showing an increase
in imports from foreign countries,
and therefore showing a decrease in
American production. The latest
statistics OF the Department of Com
merce show that April imports ag-
Sregated SIZE, 640,724 against $780,
l4i,461 in April of last year-an IN
crease OF imports for one month OF
S26, i46, 1853 good. hard dollars or
American money, which, insteal or
being paid to and used among our
people has been sent abroad. Europe
Is having a picnic with US but what
becomes of the American?
we were told. however, that this
new tariff law would increase our eX-
ports; that the American BUSINESS
would be free from its shackles,
and, While losing its grasp upon the
rich American market. would easily
make up the ~ lGIerc3 ~ capturing
large share of foreign markets.
What has been the result? Compar-
ing April of this year with April OF
last year, the Department Of Com
merce reports that there has been
falling off in foreign sales amounting
10 $4,000, 900. Taking the imports
and exports together they snow
total loss to our commerce of SO IL
million dollars in one month, or at
the rate of $500. 000,000 annually"
Judge Moss showed that the far
mer class had suffered from the new
tariff law along with the manufac-
turer5 ana the men in the employ OF
the latter. Then he showed the gal-
lacy of tae one promise made for a
tar fl without protective features.
namely, that such tariff would re-
duce the cost of living. Easily he
showed where that theory has failed,
and he ridiculed that campaign
promise as the quitessane Of alb
surdity.
Space will not permit liberal
quoting from Judge MOSS speech.
II was lengthy, it was interesting
and it bristled with facts and with
figures tthe latter from the latest
governmental recordl, all OF which
were adroitly assembled and attract
lively expressed. The speech shoSeu
stu1ious thought and careful prepa-
ration. II was listened to with rapt
"-NNS'tNtNAAs ll1ihS4lLiS tpUlduQNu ny
the Republican SIDE and was pro-
nounced by the minority members at
least. a thorough and convincing pre-
sentation Of the issues IN tho cam
paign that is soon to begin in earn
ct netween the w. great parties for
control of the next House OF Repre-
sentatives.
Among the large number of.compli-
ments pad Judge Moss. none OF them
Is finer than the request OF Caairan
Frank Woods. OF the Republican Ma
tioaal Committee. to be allowed to
print the speech Cor general distri-
button throughout the country. which
means that hundreds of thousands of
the speech of the brilliant young
Fourth districts congressman will be
distributed throughout the various
states in the coming campaign.
Most Of the people who viii find