Evening journal., 1914-10-31
Mr.. MILLER QUOTES "A
DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL
TO PROVE HARD TIMES
In Speech at Laurel Republican Candidate for Con-
gFeSs Declares in favor of Protective Tariff
TO Be Regulated by Tariff
Commission
Commission
NR. VALE TELLS HOW UNDERWOOD
TARIFF LAW HIT THE FARMERS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LAUREL, Del, Oct. 3l.-Thomas W..
Miller, Republican candidate for Con
gress, and Ruby r. Vale, addressed a
large meeting of Republicans in Wal
ler's Theatre last night. Mr. Miller, IN
the course Of his speech, declared in
favor of a tariff for protection regu-
lated by tariff commission.
Mr.. Vale discussed the tariff at length
as it relates TO the farmer. He stated
that the Underwood bill placed twenty
seven articles on the free list which the
farmer produced. With reference to the
European war as it affects the farmer,
Mr.. Vale stated that it would uphold
the famer's prices as long as the peasant
in Europe was prevented from going
back to his plow, because the products
of the soil are needed to supply the Eu-
ropean armies. The European war,
therefore, was a godsend TO the Ameri-
can farmer, as It kept him from feeling
the full effect Of the depression which
is growing upon the country daily. Mr..
Vale then went on to references con-
cerning the various State candidates
and the members of the county ticket.
Mr.. Miller in the course Of his
speech said:
'The tariff is the greatest issue be-
fore the country today, as it was in
the campaign of 1912, when a Demo-
cratic administration was put in pow
er by a minority vote of the country.
One of the first pieces of legislation
attempted by the Congress elected
was a change in the Tariff Law, and
the Underwood Bill was the result.
Before this bill had been in effect a
year the revenues Of the country had
been reduced and a deficit of about
one hundred million dollars was
shown to exist on July 1st The rev
enues of the government having fallen
off 1t was necessary for the admins
tration to devise a method of raising
revenue, and bill, having as its prime
= purpose the raising of revenue, was
passed, in order to make up the de-
dcit This was called by our Oppo-
nents a War Revenue Bill, although
The need of a revenue bill to make
mp this deficit was apparent before
The war ever started in Europe. To
attribute the necessity Of this bill to
European war is one of the most CO.
lossal legislative frauds ever perpe-
irated on the American people. Tn
quickness with which our opponents
seized upon this war to excuse theii
mistakes and failures shows us the
dire straits into which they have
fallen.
"As a result Of the Democratic
iariff measure we are saddled by q
lirect tax Of over a Hundred Million
Dollars, and the cost Of living has
not been reduced as we we're assured
Il would be by our opponents, when
certain products we're placed on the
Tree list by the Underwood Bill In
stead of reducing the cost of living
they have taken away the means Of
earning a living from many thous'
ands, not only in Wilmington but al
over the country. In explaining oul
local condition In Wilmington but al
over the country. In explaining oul
local condition in Wilmington th'
junior senator from our State made
the announcement on the floor of th'
O. S. Senate that many were out o
employment on account of a conspir
lcy on the part Of the heads of thu
establishments to injure the admins
lration at Washington. In his open
ing speech in Wilmington our Demo
cratic opponent stated that the indus
trial conditions and the lack of EN-
plOyment were to be blamed on tn
European War mention these tw