Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-10-06
me CAMPAIGN IN run BLAST.

THE CAMPAIGN IN FULL BLAST.
The national political campaign has
been going on all over the country
for the last month and from now on
the l,cal campaign in this district will
b. IN full blast.
0ne month longer remains f,r the
r speetiye political parties TO dive
home to the people the great issres
Of the campaign. This is perhaps
the most Important campaign since
the civil war because OF the war in
Europe; the deplorable situation in
Mexico and because Of many grave
problems TO be handled here at home
during the next four years, there !
lore, the people owe it to the country
rs citizens and IS true Americans to
fully inform themselves as t. the is
sues and p.oblems facing our country
at home aud abroad and then to vote
for the best interests Of the country
which they love.
1t is .he lemh duty Of the voters
as American citizens not to look a.
lone at the political complexion Of the
candidates for the Presidency but TO
study the issues OF the campaign, to
study the record Of the last admins
traIion as compared with former re-
publican administrations and to OBJ
serve and study carefully the utter
ances of the candidates for President,
SIessrs. Hughes and Wilson, in order
70 vote intelligenty and for the great
good Of the country.
When the ssues are studied We
find that M Hughes has taken a.
straightforward and uncompromising
position on all the great issues of the
present campaign, for instance the
tariff, the Mexlc4a situation and the
Adamson Eight hour labor law not
to mention many others. His views
on thest propositions show that De
believes in firmness and consistency
ia dealing with these and all prob
lens that may arise, while the posi-
ton of his opponent on these propo-
sitions has been weak, vacciilati ig |
and timiT, and the sane with other
problems be has dealt with, during
his ncun beney in office. Therefore,
which do the An erican people want
as Chief Executive of this nation,
man Of frmnes Of conviction d &C
ton or one who is weak, timid and
changeable ?
When one comes to study the record
of the respective parties there is found
an easy problem to solve. When the
records of the republican and democra-
it's parties are placed side by side no
one would honestly and sincerely say
aught than that of the republican party
has showed conelusiYely that under its
regime the people Of the country have
Jared best. Further it is well recog
nized that under republican admins
tration there haze been more content
ment. peace, happiness and prosperity
than that under the democratic party
Uuder the past republican administra-
tions we have had a protective tariff
under which protection was maintained
by American Industries. the American
laboriug man and the American farmer
and the people as a whole enjoyed
peace and prosperity. We are enjoying
prosperity and peace in way today it
is true but is the Democratic party to
be credited for it The Democratic
party told the people four years ago
that il would reduce the high cost Of
living and Immediately after it obtained
control of the government they passed
the Underwood tariff law with, we pre-
sumo, this purpose in mind but their
intentions misc arried. The result was
that factories were closed down and
thousands Of laboring men thrown out
Of employment and our markets thrown
into competition with those of Europe
where the cost Of productions so much
lower than ia the United States. just
as this condition was reaching its worst
stage the war in Europe broke out and
changed conditions The prosperity
the people are enjoying, therefore, are
not the result Of the work of the Dem-
oeratic party but due solely to the war
in Europe
The utterances Of ths respective can
didates speaks for themselves. Hughes
position on every question is stroug
aud consistent and without eqivoeation
and deals with them in a manner that
ought to satisfy the peope, that he is
the man of the hour to place in the
White House. The President has made
few ntierances on political questions
but all Of which are mere attempts cast
in rhetorical language ID urholds his
policies during the last four years.
With all these facts the voter must
fully aequaint himself and then vote as
a citizen regardless of party. We be-
lieye the voters will study every propo-
iision carefully, the resutof which will
mean the ELECTION of Hughes.