The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-11-06

This satisfied all Republicans and
would have been good had it carried,
no matter what the consequence might
have been.
Mr.. Republican, you have this ad-
vocacy Of Mr.. Taft's now, and have
it in its fullness. Then why are you
kicking?
This, like all other of your policies
which tend toward better govern
mcnt for our nation as a whole, is not
original with you, but has been Dor
rowed from the thoughts Of those
who yet possess that true patriotism
Of old.
1t is well that we now consider
what we have by the hand of modern
Democracy.
What have we? What has it done
for US?
Modern Democracy has at last de
feated our onc-man House Of Rep
resentativcs, namely: Uucle Joe Can
non, and has given us stronger
voice, as "A whole, in our national af
fairs.
1t has given us the Income Tax, in
which the rich must help bear the
financial burdens of our nation.
Modern Democracy has also uncov-
cred the long hidden conditions under
which our factory girls have had to
labor. and has in many cases bettered
these conditions.
do not blame the Republican par
ty for these conditions, but ask you
this question: "lf you give so great
a protection to American labor, why
have you not made these conditions
better?
You had sixteen years in which
to show your loyalty to the laboring
man and woman.
President Wilson's plan of dealing |
with the Mexican situation was strong
ly denounced by you in the beginning
What do you think Of il now? DO
you not think it far better than plung-
ing headlong into war? Thus sac
rifcinR the lives of many of our
American citizens. Is il not better to
spend few million dollars for peace
knowing that it can be replaced, than
to sacrifice the lives of many in war
knowing that they cannot be restored
You are at present denouncirg Mr..
Wilson's War Tax, hut with The
same guiding hand with which he has
led us through the Mexican situation,
he is thus leading us to a higher plan
of peace with the world.
If by his War Tax, Mr.. Wilson can
thus have us ready to pay the price
OF peace in cash. he will serve us more
nobly than to sacrifice lives in war
and afterwards float n war debt.
The Democratic administration is
being assailed on the account Of ra'g-
ing this so-called war tax, as being
unnecessary, and it is further stated
that under the Republican high tariff
that we would have surplus in our
treasury.
Is it not better to levy tax on
those who can afford to pay it, and
that only for the amount actually
needed, than to raise the costs on the
necessities OF life beyond reason that
we may have a surplus in our treas
ury, thus giving large per cent to
the controlling trusts?
By the tax levy of Republican high
tariff, we can and do put small sur
plus in our treasury and also great
overplus in the treasury Of the trusts.
By the Democratic direct tax sys-
tenn we also raise the amount of funds
necessary to run our government
without any extra tips TO anyone.
1t is true that in early days of our
government, our manufactures need |
ed protection, as an encouragement
to business, but do they need slch
now?
Any sound thinking man would alb
hor the thought that we yet stand in
the same position in which our fore
fathers stood in 1889 and 1900 4. d.
What we need now is not more pro-
lection for manufactures, but more
protection for the producers and con-
sumcrs Of our country's products.
While our nation is one of the most
highly developed nations on the globe,
there is little more than one-fourth |
of its rich productive area in actual
use Of production.
The most productive resource of our
nation is its agricultural area, yet
only about one-fourth Of this area is
producing anything.
Why?
Because the high prices of the ne
ccssities of life have crowded down