Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07

skowhegan. Me-. Sept. 6.-(speciaD.-
Congressman Nicholas Longworth of
Ohio. son-in-law Of Col Theodore Roose.
welt, has Just completed speaking tour
of two days in Somerset county in which
he has addressed large and enthusiastic
audiences. The congressman addressed
himself to the several issues Of the cam
paign. emphasizing however the tariff on
which as a member Of the committee on
ways and means Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives he is an expert. But he said
little in the way of Republican revision
of the tariff can be expected unless with
the election of a Republican president
and a Republican House Of Representa-
tives, also Republican Senate be elected
and that most essential to effect this re-
suit was the election to the Senate OF Col.
Frederick Hale. If he is not elected
practically all hope for the election OF a
Senate that shall be Republican will
vanish The duty of the people Of Maine,
he declared, on this score could not very
well be more emphasized. So he pleaded
very hard for the election of Col. Hale
indeed starting his speech by at once
mentioning Col. Hale and the necessity
of his election and the heart 1t would
give the whole country to hear Maine
had made him its senator. SUCH VIC
tory. he also said would mean clean
sweep for the Republican ticket IN the
State, inclusive of an unanimous Hepuo-
lican delegation in Congress as it used
to DC for so many years. ON natlonai
issues Representative Longworth said;
."The tremendous march Of events in
the past three years, the cataclysms
through which the civilized world have
been passing. have brought about conol-
tons never anticipated or even dreamt
of, and which affect us all. The noVeity
of the situation, stimulated by clever
campaign Of misrepresentation on the
part of the party in power. reinforced by
the graceful, though meaningless, eiocu'
ton on the part of Its chief spokesman,
has served to blur the public mind to the
true Significance Of existing conditions.
1.-THE Democracy has been and is max
ing a determined effort to steer away
from the real bedrock issue OF this cam
paign. Their prime object has been to avoid
the real question that divides the two
great political parties. The real issue be-
tween us, the principle for which every
Republican stands, and which every DEM
ocrat opposes, can be expressed In one
word. -"Americanism." We stand. with our
candidate. for America first and EN-
Gent" We believe it to be the first and
most important duty Of the Government
to stand rigidly and unflinchingly for the
defense and protection at all time Of
every American citizen. both In his life
and property abroad. and in his Industry
at home.
"In the meantime. the industries OF
those at homo were being dealt with IN
somewhat similar fashion. A tariff law
was passed which put practically every
American industry, save few located
in q certain favored section Of the coun-
try, q section-I will say-decidedly re-
mote from Maine. on a competitive basis
with the industries Of the world. tariff
law which, II normal conditions had con-
tinued to exist, would have speedily
spelled mot America first" but "Ameri-
ca last"
"Now q word about the prosperity OF
which our opponents boast. Admitting
for the sake OK argument (WHICH ~ uot
adnit) that It is universal or generally
diffused throughout the country, is it
prosperity due in any respect to the in
cunbency in ONCE Of the Democratic
party? The answer to both questions is
a,nnhaticalIv mo" This prosperity,
such an II is. enormous In some localities,
one upon which numerous mushroom
fortunes have been founded. is purely
sporadic. entirely abnormal. and depend
emit for its existence sole upon one thing,
and that the most stupendous calamity OF
tho ages. War, and war alone. tho
greatest war in tho history OF Christen-
dom, is responsible for the reopening OF
closed factories. the reworking OF aband-
oned mines, and the rehabilitation OF pro-
fitless farms.
IT think I need not detail to you the
general Industrial conditions which pre-
vailed throughout the country during the
few months before August 1, 1914. don't
know how Democratic prosperity was
effecting you here In those days. but