The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-07-02
ARCHAEOLOGICAL Conditions.

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rspeech of the Hon. W. S. Humphrey OF WASH
;noton before the New York County Com.
mittee. Murray Hill J.yceum, New York
City, Thursday night June 10. 1914
The Democratic party went into power
upon the general promise that tney "ou!o
better conditions that had exlsted IN tnls
country under Republican rule. we nave
had now little more than Six months eA.
perience under Democratic tarln law
and the "New Freedom, ana what Is
the result? Here are some OF tne re.
suits of Democratic Administration
that was to bless the nation with uhe&'
ampled prosperity: a
| compare 1918 and 1912. although our
ing 1918 we had but three months OF .ne
Democratic tariff law, and ten monIns
of Democratic Administration, put even
that much Democracy is strikingiy oiI'
ferent in the results. a.
The bank clearances IN l9lz was d.
l75,OOO, greater than in 1913.
The number of corporations RECORDED
in 1912, was S713, 1000, 600 more that tnose
recorded in 1918. ,o,o ~
On the last day of January, 1913, the
United States Steel Corporation hao or
ders for 1850, 600 tons OF Steel IN m > an
uary l, 1914, it had orders TOR 4,zoV, w? "
tons. On the first day OF this month y
had orders for 1898, 600. What could
tell more distressing story!
Steel is one of the great business
barometers of the nation. Today, more
than one third of the steel mills IN the
entire country are closed, 49,.
Today, the steel production IN this
country is 40 per cent below normal
Today, there are $3.50, OO0.OO0 invested
in idle steel mills. ~
Today, there are million IDLE men IN
the iron and steel associated industries,
representing daily payroll OF more IMAM
S2,O00,O00 +h;s
country out of work that IN RepuollTTal'
times were earning $3.50. 900, O00 ahnuany:
Today, there are 238,0OO idle 1relgn.
cars, the largest number in the history
of this nation. When the Repupllcan
party went out of power there was sn no noo
Today, there are more theh oov.uot
railroad men out of employment. .,d .,
were receiving more than mllhoh M nGi-
lars day in wages when Woodro" Z" IL
son went into the White House:
Today, the wage-earners OF tnl oo n noo
ton are losing more than So,Voo'ooo
every twenty-four hours.
In six months, the Democratic admin
istration has wiped out an annual pay
roll of more than $500, 900, 900.
This $1,000 900 each day. has peer
taken from the ordinary channels OF
trade. This has brought depression and
financial ruin to every business ana ~ 70
every section of the country. Inls 99''
OOO, 900 in wages daily taken from tne
working people of this nation means ina
the workmen of this country are speno,
ing $4,000, 900 less each day for oreao
and clothes and the other necessarles Oh
life than they did year ago.
There are 100000 idle plen IN New ent
York; 200, 900 idle men in Chicago; oo, w,
idle men in Pittsburgh; 25,oOo IDLE men
in San Francisco. We are facing the
awful problem of unemployed every
where. There are more idle men IN this
nation today than ever before.
Every day that the Democratic party
has been in power we have bought more
from the foreigner and sold him less.
Every day we have lost in our foreign
trade more than half million ooilars.
Every day the nation has gone IN oeot
half million dollars. Every day tne
number of unemployed has increased
Every day mills and factories have Closed
Every day since this Democratic admin
istration went into power more man III,
600 men have been forced into ldleness.
Every day the wage earners OF onls ma
ton are losing more than So' QUO,ooo'
Every dav that Woodrow Wilson has
been in the White House the business OF
TWENTY million dollars. This is the
nrice of Democracy. This is the price
that the people pay to have the affairs
of this nation controlled by academic
doctors and efficiency experts, by goWned
theorists and scholarly dreamers, by
pedantic pundits and Chautauqua per,
formers. by learned allusionlsts and
grape Juice statesmen.
Rnt we are told that all this is merely
PSYCHOLOGICAL The President has as
sured the country that what it needs
is more legislation. He has assured the
country that there is nothing wrong with
Democratic administration, or with Dem
ocratic laws. The only difficulty Is that
the business men of the nation are TOO
stupid to appreciate the blessings that
have been bestowed upon them. The
only remedy proposed is to give them
more of what they nave already re-
ceived. The president has served not'ee
on the country that Congress is TO De
kept in session all summer to enact
further legislation that will practlcaiiy
destroy what little business Is lett.
1t may be psychological. but 1t IS
truth that no candid man can deny that
every day that Congress stays In session
that business grows less. The greatest
blessing that this Congress could posi-
bly bestow upon the country would be to
adjourn and never meet again. Ihere Is
this slight consolation, however. that
while Congress is in session destroying
the business of the country they are also
DESTROYING what remains of the now dis
credited Democratic party. The busl-
ness men of the nation have appealed IN
vain to the President to stop further
legislation, but his reply has been that
thew simply imagine that they are being
injured.
CAPTURING THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD
Under the Underwood Tariff law that
brought to us the benign blessings OF
the NEW freedom" We are to go forth
and capture the markets of the world.
We have had our wits sharpened by com
petition with the rest of mankind. 1t
would appear to be the part OF wisdom
to stop and see how the Democratic tariff
law has worked.
In my own State the new Democratic
tariff law Immediately closed more than
en- nor cent of our single mills, threw