The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-10
Disast,Ous Always

Disastrous Always
1t Is no new thing for the tarin
ideas and. theories Of the Democratic
party when applied to prove fall,
ure. They have always failed. Tney
have invariably produced insufficient
revenues and industrial ruin ana
business depression. After the pas
sage of Democratic tariff bill It has
always and Invariably happened
that Democratic President appeal
that a Democratic president appealed
to his Congress. for more taxes
Van Buren, was the first OF this
DISTINGUISHED quartet and woodrow
Wilson the last Buchanan and CleXe-
land come In between completing
this close harmony" by four all
singing the same old song set to the
same old doleful tune. Let us turn
back the pages of recorded history
and see the proof of this and. also,
how in Democratic times. history
never fails to repeat.
In his message to Congress IN
September. 1897, after the scaling
down act'' had failed to properly
finance the government, President
At deeply regret that events
have occurred which require me TO
ask your consideration of such SER
ious topics. 1 could have wished
that, In making my first communica-
ton to the assembled representa-
tivas Of my country. had nothing
to dwell upon but the history of her
unalloyed prosperity. Since 1t IS
otherwise. we can only feel more
deeply the responsibility of the re-
spectiye trusts that have been con
fided to US. and under the pressure
of difhculties unite In invoking the
guidance and aim of the supreme
Ruler of nations and in laoorlns
with jealous resolutions to over
come the difficulties by which we
are environed." i
President Buchanan, in his mes
sage to Congress nine months after
the passage of the progressive Tree
trade act" said:
1.-The earth has yielded her fruits
abundantly and has bountifuliy re-
warded the toll of the husbandman;
Our great staples have COMMANDED
high prices. and up till WITHIN
brief period our manufacturing ma
terial and mechanical occupatlons
have largely partaken of the gener-
al prosperity. We have possessed
all the elements of material wealth
in rich abundance. and yet, notwftn-
standing all these advantages. OUT
country in it's monetary interests Is
at the present moment in 9. depAor-
able condition"
IN calling Congress together IN
special session, four months from
the tine of his inauguration. .s ene
tariff for revenue only having 1ai.-
ed to maintain the government
President Cleveland said:
The distrust and Apprehension
concerning the financial situation
which pervade all business circles
have already caused great loss anu
damage to our people and threaten
to cripple our merchants, stop the
wheels Of manufacture. bring ols-
tress and privation to our 1arme ~.
and withhold our work1ngmen .ne
wage OF labor"
President Wilson, in his message
September A.. 1914, said:
Gentlemen of Congress, come 70
YOU today to discharge duty wn1cn
I wish with all my heart had been
spared, but it is. duty which Is
very clear. therefore perform II
without hesitation or apology,
come to ask you very uTgenIy i an
an additional revenue. be provldteu
for the government. During the
month Of August, there was, as COM
pared with the corresponding month
of last year, a falling off of SlO,62S,-
538 in revenue collected from Gus
toms. A combination of this de-.
crease IN the same proportlon
throughout the current fiscal year
would probably mean a loss or Gus
toms revenues OF IRON Sixty u oAe
hundred millions. $50
"And we ought not to borrow.
we ought to resort to taxation, how
ever we may regret the necessity Oh
putting additional temporary bur
dens on our peoeple. respectfully
urge that an additional revenue OF
S100, Geo. 900 be raised through m
ternal taxes devised in your WISDOM
to meet the emergency
1t will thus be seen that IL mas
never failed to happen that when
a Democratic president has had 70
appeal TO Congress for relief. IT 40
Significant that it is always a DEM
ocratic president and never HS-
publican president.
The last appeal, that by, President'
Wilson, Is based solely and alone on
the slump in customs revenue ~
Aueust-the first month. OF g. war
that nobody in the world .anncls
nated. 1t is important to note that
he does not mention the slump In the
ten months preceding August last
each of which showed a steady de-
cline. amounting to a total sum OF
s3O.77O,OTO, according to the ng-
ares furnished by the bureau OF Tor
eign and domestic commerce TINS
is compared to a corresponding per
fod. under a protective tariff law.
ending july "a, 1914-our imports
Increased S1O2. 47S.6S2 while. as
stated. 9our customs revenues DE-
creased. In the same ten months
$3O,z7O.OL0 or more. than .S9.Eper