The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-09-28
WASTE AND
BROKEN PLEDGES
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4Ip their prediction promises, the
democrats solomenly pledged that
&hpy would do away with useless Of
$ces. that they would protect on ev-
I'm side the 'wanton waste of their
#pponents After such definite prom
|kes, which caught the fancy of many
koters. we have had much to expect.
Ana we got much-only in differ
|kt direction. Instead of abolishing
LIN the useless offices they charged
3he Republicans with having, they
nave increased the offices by 10000!
How Civil Service Fared.
"And now we come to civil service.
there were glittering promises of the
5rOtection of this institution. And
hhat has followed? Not extension of
0iril service, but trampling of it in
be dust in manner so barbarous as
cause bitterness everywhere. In
sead of extending it, they have re
nced it at every point Republican
in congress have Wig
rOusly protested this violation of
*efnite pledge, as they have similar
ctOns, but to little avail.
n Democracy assumed a superior in
egrity. The party orators took these
latfOrm pledges and hurled them at
hey were not simply promises to
bare voters, but that they would be
Nnlflled if Mr.. Wilson were elevated
Ro office, They dared, for the first
pme in history, to insinuate that the
Republican party has no intention of
Rrying out its promises. Such as
lmption of higher righteousness
'nd the implication of absolute dis
ROnesty for their opponents certainly
not borne out by records.
No Mistake; Wilful.
They have absolutely defaulted on
er promises. 1t has not been a
falcation by mistake, but a wilful,
lentional one in the performance of
omises in the face of one of the
iOngest obligations ever written.
IL You remember, the greater part
the Democratic text book of four
ears ago was given over to a dis
aSlon of the tariff. The Democratic
rlH was going to reduce the cost of
wing and increase our exports and
ar imports so that our revenue re-
eipts would be greater.
In the first 10 months of the oper-
lOn OF that law, the imports of this
puatry were increased 100000, 900.
nat Is, we went abroad to buy that
noullt OF goods that we formerly
rcnased at home. In the same 10
Outns our export decreased $780,
uV' making total difference in
Trade to our disadvantage of S261.
10000.
-, Winter of Soup Kitchens.
Inc revenues we received
we're $3O,000,000 less than we had
under the Republican law for the
Sane period of time. But they
y that the war broke out in
Europe. But we know that be-
,Ore war broke out we saw as
many as 100000 people thrown
vul OF work in a single city, bat
son,lhlg soup kitchens where
lVOu was furnished them just to
S Sesp them living. This same con-
s.ua existed throughout all the
s,eat cities. The winters of 1913
anu i9l4, you all remember,
wo uSsht great unrest, with loss of
cOlA, shops and factories were
Ioseu because of the disorgan-
u conditions before the war
Iona out. This was due to the
lover low tariff.
le,n. ae democrats claim that this Un
trosnos. Dill has been the cause Of
em r"perlty that has resulted from thi,
But r.ary war trade from Europe
I'M ny w know that the Underwood bill
zzior ~, create war demand In Europt
5 horod ilc autos, motor trucks, ar.
prOv,a, vehicles, horses, and food tt
81 on the vast armies.
@rh keprOach to Voters.
Ina ne democratic printing presse,
hal an have been busy c1aimin,
ue 70 'his war prosperity has beer
eproo.t .ne Underwood tariff. What
eOnIa,n 70 the intelligence of tn,
:acy And yet this same Democ
Owerl iurtner extension o
we 49,
aho'. nave heard great ado
mo- preparedness. But we are
prsn prepared, haven't begun to
inc pare are for the war we are GO
"a - have. Yes, we are going
the ave ave war; and it's going to be
eve, seatest war the world has
Ahown. 1t is not going to be