The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-09-17
Powerful and Mastery Arrangement by Congressman Simon e the Vu
iCan State Platform Convention.

voluntary service as Abraham lincoln
freed from involuntary servitude by mis-
Emancipation Proclamation.
Balance In General Fund Of the Treasury.
1912. Jan. to July /. 1914.
$2I, 600 sos, 200. 900
Increase $9S,OOO,OOO, or 40 per ct,
All This Before War Influence Was
Apparent.
This paralysis of enterprise can not
be attributed to war; The war came
too late. No observer can fall to note
the deadly parallel of today under the
free trade law and twenty years ago
under the first Wilson law, when the
Democrats superseded protective
tariff system by their revenue system.
Imports increased, exports decreased,
against us, gold was exported, capital
could not invest, labor lost employ
ment. In n word, business was par
alyzed. In the face of such distress,
the Democratic party sought a new
issue and q new leader and it found
the issue in &c to /" and the leader
in William Jennings Bryan. We were
told the tariff had nothing to do with
it and that the depression was world
wide. Now. Wilson says, it is merely
psychological"
imports outrun Exports.
Now, note the deadly parallel. For
the first time in twenty years imports
have outrun our exports. In the sim
gle month of April, 1914, the change
against us from the month of April q
year ago was $64,000.000. This ten
dency was continued in MAY, direct
result of the Underwood tariff act, the
second Wilson bill. Capital is hesi-
tating, labor is unemployed, gold is
leaving the country in frightful pro-
portion, business is paralyzed and the
nation is facing anC issue of bonds,
and a season of depression similar to
that of twenty years ago under the
last Democratic administration. Pres
ident Wilson declares it simply a
state of mind" Now the war in Eu-
rope gives them a new argument.
1t is an interesting study to note the
parallel, the similarity of the present
Democratic regime with that Of twen-
ty years ago. | can not believe that
the people will fail to connect results
with causes. and will not be clouded
by the presence of war. On the con-
trary, the war proves our case.
Wisdom CT Republican Contention.
No man familiar with the conten-
tion of the believers in the American
policy Of protection can fail to be i'm
pressed with the comment of the pres
ent European situation upon the wis
dom OF the Republican contention for
the past l. If century. 1t has been
with the believers of
American protection that this country
should produce every article we need
if it is within the range of possibility.
such policy will insure a great di,
Versity Of industry. Such a policy will
both the producer and the
consumer. 1t makes possible the ag
the manufacturer, the
miner, the commercial enterprises, as
well as the army of labor upon a basis
Of American wage, with steady en-
ployment.
Mckinley RidicuIed.
Most of us remember that Major
Mckinley w2S ridiculed when he con-
tended this country had the ability
not only to supply our own market
with tin. manufactured in American
mills, where American capital EN-.
ployS American labor, but could fur
nish much OF the worlds market. All
of us remember eX.Secretary Wilson's
statement when at the head of the de-
partment CT agriculture that this coun-
try has % .G0O,"00 acres of land that
can produce the sugar beet That land
II cultivated would produce double
the entire needs of this people, which
would enable us to become the chief
sugar exporting nation. The same
can be said of many products of
mines, such as fertilizers, potash. nj
trogen and phosphorus, most of which
we now depend upon foreign coun-
tries, but all OF which we could pro-
duce ourselves. We are familiar with
the contention that we are able on
our mountainsides, along the hills and
valleys, we'll watered, to grow suffi-
cient sheep not only to supply our
own needs for such clothing, but also
to increase the much needed supply
of meat, rapidly becoming a luxury for
many people in this country 1t is not
only our ability to do this that ap-
peals to us, but it is our duty to do so,
Sellers, Not Buyers.
One of the most striking arguments
that can he deduced in support of a
policy of developing our own re.
sources, to become an Independent
country capable, If necessary, to build
q wall about us and feed clothe, as
we'll as house ourselves without any
assistance from the outside world, is
the present European situation. The
war has suddenly disturbed the ave-
nqes Of trade What effect will 1t
have upon the price Of what Mr.. I'm
derwood calls competitive articles?
Sugar. for example, is one of them,
Had we been wise, we would have
taken no backward step on the arti,
Gle, but we would have fostered Its
production. We are capable of doing
1t. We would now be the seller in.
stead of the buyer. We already have