The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-05
DEMOCRATIC RECORD
ATTACKED BY MOSS

audience OF members and well-tilled
galleries. He was applauded tre-
quently. OF the speeches he has de-
llvered in Congress, the one yesterday
was pronounced by all as his best.
He received many congratulations.
Judge Moss argued that the Re-
publican party would come back"
I 1t was on the way. he said. and that
due to the failure Of the party in
power, would sweep the country in
the congressional elections this year
He said that neither the help nor the
hlndrance of any men could keep
the Republican party vote below SUI
ticient size to win. The people of the
country are thoroughly disappointed
and nothing can prevent them turn
ing again to the Republican party
whose principles had been success
fully applied for over forty years,
and had never been found to be want
I ing. He told OF the business depres-
sion existing in the country. and
charged 1t to lack Of confidence
and by tariff which have thrown
open the gates OF our markets to
| foreign-maGH products. Every
month of Democratic administration,
he said, is now showing an increase
in imports from foreign countries,
and therefore showing a decrease in
American production. The latest
statistics OF the Department Of Com
merce show that April imports ag-
! Sregated $172 .640,724 against S146.-
l44,451 in April of last year--an in
crease OF imports for one month oil
$26. 446, 1858 good, hard dollars or
American money, which, instead OF
being paid to and used among our
people has been sent abroad. Europe
is having a picnic with us. but what
becomes of the American?
4 We were told. however, that this
new tariff law would increase our ex-
ports; that the American business
would be free from its shackles,
and, while losing its grasp upon the
4 rich American market would easily
make up the difference ~ capturing
a large share of foreign markets.
What has been the result? Compar-
ing April of this year with April or
last year, the Department of Com
MERGE reports that there has been a
falling off in foreign sales amounting
to 1000, 900. Taking the imports
and exports together they show a
total loss to our commerce of Sc IL
million dollars in one month, or at
the rate of $700.000,000 annually"
4 Judge Moss showed that the far
mer class had suffered from the new
tariff law along with the manufac-
turers and the men in the employ OF
the latter Then he showed the fal-
lacy of the one promise made for a
tar # without protective features.
namely, that such tariff would re-
duce the cost Of living. Easily he
showed where that theory has failed,
ana he ridiculed that campaign
promise as the quitessane OF alb
surdty.
Space will not permit liberal
quoting from Judge NIoss's speech.
1t was lengthy, it was interesting
and it bristled with facts and with
figures tthe latter from the latest
governmental record, all of which
we're adroitly assembled and attract
lively expressed. The speech showed .
studious thought and careful prepa-
ration. 1t was listened to with rapt
attention. frequently applauded by
the Republican SIDE. and was pro-
nounced by the minority members at
least, a thorough and convincing pre-
sentation OF the issues IN the cam
paign that is soon to begin in earn
est between the LH.s great parties for
control OF the next House of Repre-
sentatives. 4
Among the large number of compli-
ments paid Judge Moss. none OF them
i finer than the request of Chairan
Frank Woods. of the Republican Ma
ttonal Committee. to be allowed to
print the speech Cor general distri-
button throughout the country, which .
means that hundreds of thousands of
the speech of the brilliant young
Fourth districts congressman will he
distributed throughout the various
states in the coming campaign.
Most of the people who will find
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