The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-09-17

est in humanity, and the greatest IN
comprehension of all Americans that
we have yet produced, Abraham Lin
coin.
Southern Supremacy on Committees.
If there is any legislation to be had
on the immigration question who di-
rects it upon the floor? Mr.. Under
wood of Alabama. If there is any
legislation upon the interstate COM
merce matters, who will direct 1t
upon the floor? Carter Glass of Vir-
ginia. Keep your eye on the geog.
raphy. II there is to be any legisla-
tion upon naval matters, who will di-
rect it upon the floor? Mr.. Padgett
of Tennessee. II there is to be any
legislation upon the military equip
ment, the war department, who will
direct it upon the floor? Mr.. James
Hay of Virginia.
How many of the seventeen great
committees are headed by members
from Ohio? Not one. How many
from Pennsylvania, with her seven
and half million people? Not one.
How many from New York, with
nine million? One; that is Fitzgerald,
the Tammany chairman of the appro-
priations committee.
How many from all New England?
Not a single one. How many from
the states west of the Rocky Noun
tains? Not one. How many north
of Ohio and east of the Mississippi?
Not a single one except Fitzgerald.
Where are they? Down South.
You say to me, can that be true?
Yes, sir, reply, it is true. What
are the Ohio Democrats in Congress
doing while this is going on? The
southern Democrats are taking snuff
and the northern Democrats are
sneezing.
Depression Not Psychological.
This law has been upon the statute
books less than a year. 1t has oper-
ated in the interest of the foreign
producer as was declared it would do.
The figures placed in paralleled COL
umns tell the story. At first the
actual depression was denied by the
Democrats. When it became so ap-
palling the President, admitting the
situation, declared it was but psyche
logical. Later he assured the editors
of his native state that a great busi-
ness revival was soon to set in! In
parallel columns with this assurance
was the startling news of the failure
of the largest dry goods establish
ment in the country carrying the loss
of something like forty millions OF
dollars. In the same paper was the
announcement of the passing of the
Panhandle dividend, one of the most
substantial properties of the country.
When the depression of the stee'
business was mentioned, 1t was la d
on the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion's refusal to give the five per cent
increase Then it was laid to world
wide depression over which we could
have small control. When attention
was called to the danger of the loss
of balance of trade and the frightful
loss of gold to settle the balance, the
Democratic leaders jubilantly pointed
to the largest crop in our history and
hopefully expected it to turn the bal
ance of trade. yet in spite of all that
abundant crops could do over one
hundred million dollars of our gold
went to Europe. Now we learn that
all the woes of Democratic ascend
ancy are due to an European war
But, gentlemen of the convention, let
me give you a comparison of the first
six months preceding July 1st, 1912,
with the first six months preceding
July lst, 1914, before any American
dreamed of a possibility of war.
Some Actual Figures in Parallel
Columns.
1912. 1914
Democrats coming The Democratic
into power foundparty has just left
the following record hehind it the follow
for the first half of ing record for the
1912 first six months of
Excellent bust 1914:
ness conditions. Business stagna-
General prosper tion.
ity If the neople. Idle freight cars
Fun employment More than million
for labor out OF employment
Commercial Failures.
1912. Jan. to July l. 1914.
SloS.O12.22S S1S5,OO9,773
Increase $685. $50 or Il per ct.
Banking Failures.
1Sl2. Jan. to July l. 1914.
Increase $1O.7SS,OS7. or 60 per ct.
Gross Railroad Earnings,
First five months of First five months of
1872 1914
! Sl,OS7 ,O21.7S4 s997, ,55S. .UIS
Decrease $S9,51S.716 or 8 per cent. This
would have kept employed many thou
sands OF now idle railroad men and would
have paid substantial dividends.
idle Freight Cars July I.
1912 1914
T.7Sl 22O.S75
Increase Of I50, I44, or PIP per ct
Imports For First Nine Months of the
Underwood Law and For the Core.
spending Period Of the Old Law
Two Years Before.
lNl-ls12 191s-19i4.
N,2SS.OSS.70l $i446.127, ,49l
ieose StVS'VSo''VVb VI ~ per CT
These additional imports were moved
into this country by forfign ships, Had
similar quantity been moved from one
part Of the country to another. they
would have called into activity onA-half
OF these idle freight cars.
Idle Labor.
Isl2 1914,
Practically none. One million men
Counting one wage Garner to each four
persons. this would AFFECT 1900. 900 people.
30 that President Wilson by his "New