Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-23

in public press and from the platform
1t seems to me that one of the most
cogent is the fact that the Democratic
party by tradition and sympathy Is a
sectional party.
The last thing that we ought to do Is
to raise sectional prejudices, but. where
a party in power becomes sectional in
it's administration, where it demands
revenues from one section Of the coun-
try to the advantage Of the other with
out any equivalent therefor, and when II
comes before the people asking for a
vote of confidence. 1T becomes our duty
to point out the narrow policies and Sec
tional tendencies Of such a party.
The Southern states are in the control
Of the nation. If with this power the
representatives of the old Confederacy
were playing fair with the great North
ern Industrial states then there could be
no criticism of this situation. But let
us glance for a moment at just what is
being done. Senator Lodge some time
ago up at Lynn. Mass, pointed out that
in eleven states Of the old Confederacy
there are 104 representatives in Con-
gress, ninety-nine Of these are Demo-
Gratis They have twenty-five Senators.
all Democrats. Under this administra-
ton the Northern Senator votes with the
Southern majority without regard to the
constituency he represents. President
Wilson has enforced the party caucus by
means Of which individual liberty and
independence Of action are strangled.
The total direct taxation, including
corporation income and individual In
come tax for the last year was $209.215
600. Massachusetts,, New York. Penn
sylvania and Illinois paid $119,000,000.
While ten Southern states, exclusive OF
Texas, paid in the aggregate but $S.00o.-
900.
What did these old Confederate states
do when the call came from the Presi-
dent to defend our country upon the
border? Eight states Of the old Con-
federacy did not furnish a soldier, while
Massachusetts,, New York, Pennsylvania
and Illinois furnished $4,000 Of the 100.-
600 men. Virginia gave 1000, Louisiana
500 and Texas 5000. With the sectional
control Of the Government, we Of the
North can never expect any fair or logi-
cal treatment Of protective tariff legis-
lation under which we have prospered
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pie.
Traditionally the Southerner Is free
trader. He sent his cotton to England
on the same ships that brought back his
necessities Of life Therefore, he was
bred free trader during that formula
tive period when the Northern capita
lists. with the courage Of their convic-
lions. were creating the mills and dig
ging the mines Of the great Northern
states. The feeling in Washington
among these representatives is to get
as much from the North as they posi-.
bly, can and legislate 1t into the South.
They have little appreciation and no
sympathy with the basic financial truths
that have created the great wealth Of
the North.
We are against the present incumbent
Of the Presidential chair because the
American people admire man OF cour-
ageous convictions who does not change
front on every public question as 1t
seems politically expedient at tho time.
We are all familiar with the many chan
ges Of the President.
We have recently seen him posing as