, 1916-11-02
Before the
War and Since

Before the war broke out in Eur
ope under the Underwood bill the
nations business was slipping to
kingdom come at a speed never be-
fore equalled. Over night came the
terrible var that has surpassed any
thing in history. Before that war
conditions were getting at breaking
point but on came the war that not
only put us on our feet again and
gave us a prosperity such as no nor
NAL business has ever seen.
Yet those who are now supporting
Wilson for the present good times
should stop and ponder.
Have you SO quickly forgotten, that
over one-third of the nations labor
ing class were nj of work just be-
fore the war.
That over 100000 freight cars sat
idle on our side-tracks.
Have you forgotten the plea that
came from the South asking us to
buy "a bale of cotton to keep the
southern planter and farmer from
going to the wall.
Even at the high prices of the pre-
ent war cost of living, can you re-
member "A single thug Of commodity
or food lowered to you and l, before
the war.
We had eighteen months of the
present Mexican trouble under Taft.
Do you remember any such disres-
pect under the flag under Taft that
came to pass under Wilson.
Compare Taft's Mexican policy
with that of Wilson's and see the
difference. Under Taft. respect of
American lives, under Wilson a
100000, 900 war tax, hundreds of
Americans killed and our boys ON
the border right today, suffering for
the misguided administration at
Washington.
Remember the Tampico Incident
when American war ships went out
of the harbor, and foreign war ships
took off 1900 American men aud wo-
men and children and saved their
lives. lis that any honor to you.
When the battle of Vera Cruz was
over, We had nearly 125 men slain
and wounded, with heavy loss to
Mexico, and did we get that salutei
How about the Columbus incident
when nearly 400 Americans were
slain on American soil, by Mexican
soldiers.
Was it any honor to you to have
American soldiers stripped of their
uniforms and SEM back across the
line, after nearly half a company had
been massacred.
Wilson refuses to protect Ameri-
cans from extending American trade,
yet he is now protesting because En-
gland has black listed a lot of Amer
lean business firma. He is just pro-
testing, and that will be the end Of it.
Has he tried to put an embargo ON
American food stuffs, so that Ameri-
can people can live instead of starve,
No, he is working hand and glove
with the great corporations to supply
the foreign demands and let us at
home pay outrageous prices for our
food and other necessities.
On November 7th vote for the in
terests OF America, and drop this
watchful wabbling waiter Wilson,
and again give us a nation with hon
or at home and abroad, and rectify
the present conditions to misrule,
and put America again on the map.
We must have protection for Am
erlcan labor and industry after the
war or we will become the dumping
ground OF the world, for not only for
eign products, but the cripples OF the
present war will become charitable
cares on our hands, and without pro-
lection We would be in a condition
that would be nothing short of de-
Plorable. We must have protection
such as we never had before, or suf-
Ter the most humiliating conditions
lmaginal, and 10 get this protection,
We must look TO Hughes, backed with
efficient cabinet officers, and to the
Republican plans OF projections. Be