Weekly journal-miner., 1915-06-09
TARIFF WILL BE REAL
 ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN
(From Fridav,s DaiIvN

N-NoAiINO1 ON, June ,. NopSCld4 correspondence).-Although the peo- pie of the United States, regardless of political affiliations, manifest a willingness to stand by the president in any aggressive action for protec- ton of American interests and for maintenance of national honor in foreign affairs, there is everywhere evident determination not to let matters of this kind cloud or per manently displace the discussion of economic problems
 Democratic leaders realize that the people will not abandon domestic is- sues because of temporary foreign problems. Secretary of Commerce Redheld recognized this when he de c1ared at Indianapolis that the Dem ocratic party had brought the coun- try through the most terrible com mercial shock in its history and land ed her safe and strong upon the peaceful shores of prosperity and in fiuence."
 His declaration is taken as a throwing down of the gauntlet to the Republican party and challenge up on that issue. His remark necessar- lily directs attention to the great com mercial shock which this country suffered immediately after the cleo ton of Grover Cleveland in 1892 He practically declared that the com mercial shock which this country sui fered immediately after the election of Woodrow Wilson is more ter rible shock than that which was sui fered after the election of Grover Cleveland While this comparison is one which 1t is, needless to discuss so far as the intensity of the shock is concerned. most business men realize that there is such close similarity that even Democrat could not avoid discussing the two -catastrophes in connection with each other.
 But issue will be taken with Secre- tary Redhe1d's assumption that the democratic party "has landed the. country safe and strong upon the peaceful shores of prosperity" Busi- ness men know that whatever degree of prosperity has been regained sub seuuent to the terrible commercial aIE has been due to the enormous de mands for American products creat- ed by the war in Europe. Every American farmer who sold his wheat last fall and winter for anywhere from SIPS to $1.50 per bushel knows exactly why he got the increased price There is no American farmer stupid enough to be misled into the belief that it was the democratic party that brought him this portion of prosperity. Every country mer- chant who sells goods to the farmer knows that when the farmer pays his bill he is paying it largely with mon ey received from the purchasers of wheat in the warning nations of Eu- rope. Every manufacturer who is selling goods to the merchant knows that the merchants small portion of regained prosperity comes indirectly through the farmer who sold his wheat at an abnormally high price because of the great demand from Europe where war had made produc- ton entirely inadequate to the needs for immediate consumption. Every producer of raw material who sup plies the manufacturer has sense enough to know that the manufactur- CTS renewed activity is due to de mands for his products for export to Europe, or is due to that increased price which the farmer got for his wheat.
 When Secretary Red6eld asserted that his party had brought the coun- try safe and strong through the most terrible commercial shock" which that party had brought upon this. country. he not only threw down the gauntlet to the republican party but challenged the intelligence of every American citizen and invited a dis cussion of the accuracy of his state ment While some democrats would now like to avoid the discussion of economic problems, this statement by Secretary Redhe1d, who has gone out over the country as defender of the political acts of the present admin istration, makes it impossible to shut off discussion of such questions as the tariff, democratic extravaganza, and governmental 'inehiciency.
 The terrible nature of the com mercial shock is admitted but there will be few so rash as to contend that the democratic party has to any extent restored industrial activity.
 The national treasury balance de- creased a million dollars during the