Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-09-17

GRANGEVlIl4E IDAHO, THURSDAY, SEPT. II, 1914.
IT HAD TO COME.
In recent issue made prophesy that could
expect Republican editorial writer's to a line OF
logical ) reasoning and explanation the effect that
in Europe saved the Democratic administration and
country from ruin 1t just had to for in these days
close grazing the Republicans grab sraws in their despera
ton The last issue of the Republican, published in
Salt Lake City, contains the following under the head Of
"War Has It's Uses'
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although hey Unemployed many @ons see the fase @
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pointing income tax pged such ened
waiting va" that Wilson, np,r 'ss
their th property digest
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Wouldn't that stun you In fairness the sincere Repub-
can who has honest opinions it is well to state that such
effort not found in all of the Republican papers, and the
specimen cited only sample of of the other stuff
can find the editorial Of the Herald Republican and
journals of its rabd type The Herald been guilty
OF dealing in facts and gurethey such decevng things
and it cings to bald assertions unbacked by authority
Comment the above is scarcely necessary Ordinary
intelligence revos from such rank msstaements
the quoted lines contain brief analysis will not be amss
the writer of the editorial had made mistake to one
statement could the matter up but truth is absent
thererom and the reader led believe that millions of men
idle and starving and before the war; That mills
and workshops closed industry angushng and
paralyzed That decreased revenues and disappointing
tax returns the result of the tariff Of
you have already noted the last assertion other Republican
papers.
Now for the millions of starving idle men, Where is the
authority for this blank msstatemen' Two years have
passed of that alleged knees empty cond
ton harder individual the American workman wonlJ
surely have starved to death before this Time could
find susenance hot air diet such emnates from
OF the Republican editorial writer's dens
Again who has recently heard of closed mills and Ian
gushing industries from except such the Her
aldRepubican Do not the reports show that the mills in
England France and Germany have closed down
OF the war; and that South America and other parts of
world wildly camor to the United States the only
OF supply for all kinds of manufactured goods IF % ,,
closed IN the Ouited States which is untrue why
are ey The highest tariff the face of the could
not offer such opportunities American manufacturers as
the present condition does The only complaint manufacture
ers make now IS inability to supply the demand get
products formerly obtained from Germany in the
manufacture OF certain goods and American mer
chant marine to transport the goods ordered The field
clear at home Tariff walls high sky could not have
done better in that respect Why ask are the mills now
closed as alleged and millions out of employment Just be
cause republicans are out of power and office'
"Parayzed Commerce' The socalled para1ytical con
don II such exists heritage devoving from more than
~ years of Republican administration and control to Pres
gent wilson When we at last have merchant marne which
we Will soon have thanks to the administrations
efforts Republicans cannot claim any credit for that Fur
thermore tariff legislation did not either facilitate or inhb
As for the proposition that our present tariff laws have
reduced revenueshat statement of the ranng writer of the
eaofla eed falsehood unsupported by any sembance
truth Exports which the warning nations camor for have
almost entirely ceased Naturally imports which would give
revenue would also be wanting Thus have the decrease in
rvenues The tariff the imported goods the American
sumer must pay addition to the purchase price as an
hdrect tax The deficit must be made up ineranl rev
enues The present has been effective than the
republican tariff in performing the task set for the latter in
keeping out much possible The greatest onnornnv
american manufacturer could hope for knocked at his
door we have to buy at home do without
Inc Watchfu Waiting speaks for itself. Show us the
American citizen who would have substituted for it. the