Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Political Straws.

MT. Editor: There are some who can recall the state elections, in a presidential year, and some of them, no doubt all, regret their postpone ments. They were in a way. a pretty clean indication of the result in No yember. Let us scrutinize the ate Maine election which ended after very thorough canvass by both par ties. MT. Hughes. let it be said, took a very active part. It came to pass that the record made by MT Wilson's administration in American and for eIgn difficulties happened to be the theme of the oration on both sides,
 It is said that there were whisper Wh1sper1ngs were so loud that it was kept to the front. The adninistra- ton in power made their appeal. to the bogus prosperity America enjoys through the sale of food and rnuni- tions of war to the French and Great that democratic tariff is not always followed by depression and panic.
 Then the republicans flashed the records of the present tariff before the European war.
 As a warning indicating the effects when peace is proclaimed, they argued and showed that the surplus of inn portations of textiles was some mil lions in ten months. that mills had to run on short time and wages had to he reduced in this line of industry be- cause the American government gave away to the foreigner most of the American market and we got nothing in return. It seems that the voters of Maine responded very much to this argument. It is a known fact that one-third of our exports is the result of this blood lust war. Every kind and sort of material has been export ed for the use of the entente and food is sent abroad to feed the vast armies In ether words, here we have the secret, the reason, of the exploiting the high price of living, the cause of the most of the unrest, and discontent in our land. It was ever so. The greed of human kind has no limits
 It seems the issues of the campaign were placed before the voters ot Maine and they rendered the verdict seem to interpret no i'll omen. There are some inside facts which they seem to overlook. Do they think that Maine is lax in political intelligence? It would not do to say. What the oth- CTS will do. but. certainly, what Maine has done the rest of the country Is likely to do. MT. Hughes seems to have chosen a fine line of attack.
 If we go back to the time of Mr. Cleveland, we find he had as many claims to the confidence of the voters as MT. Wilson.
 ne 1ldHdISu tIl6 V N6IeZueld DOuHCdTS dispute as an American should and he impressed on Great Britain the fact that the United States was too big to be tri1ed with. MT. WiISen has failed to show any of this true Amer ican spirit. Had he shown a little of this spirit in his dealings with the British blockade we would not now be sitting tight while she detains oul ships bound to neutral ports and they would not dare insult us with their in- solent search Of our mails to find if said mails contain inforpation disad- vantageous to British interests. MT Wilson would have discovered, had he the true American spirit, that we have a navy, and that navies are used to prevent the interruption of commerce.
 If MT. Wilson is defeated the weak nes of his foreign policy will be the anchor that will weigh him down.
 There is an element who while they sympathize with England are dis guested with his failure to assert neu- tra4 rights in the matter of trade with other neutral nations While MT. Cleveland had many claims to the confidence of the voters, they turned him down because he failed to be true to the country's commercial and in dustrial interests. MT. Wilson can not claim as much confidence due to his spineless foreign policy. Can he blast away the obstacles that beat Mir Cleveland? Will phrased notes to London will not win in November.
 J. M. CUMMINGS.
 Norwich. Sept. 27, 1916. -