The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-16

caused BY the Republican tariff. They
ploniseo IRON every platform that they
coS1 eut the tariff. reduce the high
cost OF living and not inJure trade
They told you that the Renublic.r
party was extravagant. and yet they
pra pre-. the same things. Now In brier
made. They claimed that the cons,,r, ~
paid the enhanced prices due 10 ne
tariff, and they would break up The
puSts OF the country.
Extravagant Expenditures
The most reckless expendIfure Of
money IN the history OF this country
was made BY the Congress now in SEES
o 49,, out winch the American people are
appropriated over a million doliars me-
money than there Is any excuse for an
propriatinR" ny
The speaker referred 70 the pork bar-
rel methods OF the Democrats IN handi-
lns the rivers and harbors bill and d.
Jared that Senator Burton, OF ohio
Iehnered a great service to the nate,
by preventing its passage in its oriS,nsi
IL Ihere was a time" said the
speaker, when the rivers and harbo+e
ny M ~aS me means for every Congress-
dafn or river Improvement thar amourt
ca 70 nothing constructed IN bfs a.
t ti But under the leadership OF a..
tepublican party. the rivers ana bor-
DORIS Dill WAS made legitimate r,cas,,,
ana u had become a most importanf hiif
.ut no sooner did the Demotrata gain
~ 49, ~ CONGRESS than they went back
20 the old loE-rolling DAYS which We bsf
lnoueht and hoped had gone foreyer
Their actions have become the b,,S,o,.,
81 .eproaeh and the shame OF the people
River worn Set Baoh.
Ihey charged Us with cOrrurtior
sS Vt Vpsh,y OF directly. perhaps. but by
Gratis got into power without an,, bn,.
70 improve the situation nv tb.,-
im Ia ,,Hs 5aey have set back the
slssippi rivers for years Our al
Ifict Il suffering for the lack Of thei-
The speaker read from the coner...
elonai record the remarks Of Conrree.-
man ~ ). fiizgerald. chairman Of the
eharEed the Democrats' vim its'V mst,,. We
nerflbis mess 81 the appropriafi.n
ni,t ana a. warned them that II they per.
slr.tu ~ lheir present efforts he wonfd
DC tempted 90 quit the service.
me l'emocrats may be good peopIe
Nthen OUT OF the party. but In the party
thcy make a horrible mess of fhinrs.
averred Mr.. Gaines There A. r",i,t,.-
Constructive IN their prircinies. the
eny criticize what anybody else does.
90 single thing that ne D.wolrst..
ever 90 that was worth anything. Thes
n li.,. become the lauEhinE stock OF the
country The Republican party g.
party n aggrcssiveness profrcasive.
ness and constructiVenesa hut thew r4fn
t. ~ aoing anything. but BY critics-
Always win Us.
should 7 attempt 90 illustrate the
WORKINGS ~ the Democratic unrfV hv
past history they would say I was s0fnn
BACK. ana not Swing credit FOR present
conditions. I was once told hy n verv
Food Democratic friend 81 mine that D
either talked hirh tariff or Derorrete
calamity. and replied that We had
either one or the other with ua a. an
times
No one can point 20 one useful thine
dgne ~ the Democratic party rIfrrar.
aid GAYS that they charge the RrptfhIf
ceu party with being cNtravnEanf Tha
principles 81 the party should b. urhrrf
~ eNerN person On THIS house We haer
voted against che RECOMMENDATION 81
NC pcmocralic party and have BRANDED
try. ~ their acts e"-
IL q much easier Tor the Demorr.,.