Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-21

factures we're established. comms.'
stimulated.
Had the free-trader triupphed !, r.
many 40 years ago. she could not h."
maintained her position In the wv.
great conflict for six months agains, ~
rest OF the world, but ,fortunate,v
Germany. the wisdom Of Bismarc, N'
vailed and today. while barred fro,, :,
markets OF the world. she is se!t-sus,,-
Ing. There never has been a TINA n
man history when self-sufficiency q, -
part Of a nation was more vital th.,
the present ime.
The time may come when the mat.
may be barred from the commerce a, ~
world. At such a time our streng+,
stability will depend upon our abi,i,v
sustain ourselves. Therefore. II ia .,S
dent that the policy of protection
only as an agency of prosperity IN ~.
OF peace, but as an element of indus,r.,
preparedness and national sufticiencv :.
of the most vital consequence. The ,nn'
of protection will afford industrisl ~
paredness and at the same tims ,.,'
sufficient revenue to provide military ~.
paredness. Every dollar of money nso..
sary for our national defense can !.
raised through protective tariff no,cr
without resorting to single cen, a.
direct taxes. The present preparednsss
program of Democracy contemn,.ta.
raising $50, 100000 more revenue hv dis.
/ taxation and we will still be devoid -.
such industrial preparedness as will h,
demanded to meet foreign competitor
upon the close of the European war. tn,
Republican policy of industrial preparAd
ness will also provide for military pre
paredness. A Democratic tariff provaa,
for neither.
They promised to enforce strict ecoro
my in the appropriation of public funds
They exhausted invective in denouncn,
Republican extravaganza. They said
| I'VE denounce the profligate wasts a.
money wrung from the people by oppres
sive taxation through the lavish appro.
priations of recent Republican Congress-,
which have kept taxes high, and reduce,
the purchasing power of the people's ,o,l
We demand return to the simplicity ar,
economy which benefits Democratic gov
ernment and reduction of the number y,
useless offices. the salaries Of whit,
drain the substance of the people"
That was their promise. What has b..,
the performance? They expended s,s =.
goo more than any Congress in the h,s
tory of the Republic. They have pen4.
trated the widest raid on the National
treasury ever known. That is not all.
had it not been for the valiant bat,,s
Republicans in the Senate, this unprece.
dented extravaganza would have mounted
higher by many millions. The great hat.
tie against the Democratic pork barrel
was waged by the distinguished Senate,
from Ohio, Mr.. Burton. He spoke A
hours and saved the Treasury S33 OOGN
The services of Senator Burton wes
worth to the nation s1,000,oO0 per hour. I.
Mr.. Burton had remained In the Senate
and talked for 10 days, he would hav,
saved enough to overcome the enormous
deficiency resulting from the revenue
policy of Democracy.
This delirium of Democratic extravs.
gance does not include s2jO00.nN0 which
Mr.. Bryan tried to force Congress to paf
to the Republic of Colombia as an apoll
gy for building the Panama Canal Ths
pressure for appropriations was 50 grea.
that the Chairman of the Committee on
appropriations was forced to rebel He
made the following statement or the floor
of the House of Representatives: IN a
few months l shall be called upon in the
discharge of my official duties to review
the record that this Democratic Hous.
shall have made. In the authorization 0.
expenditure of the peoples money. when
I think of the horrible mess that shall
be called upon to present to the country
on behalf of the Democratic party. ! an
tempted to quit my place"
That Is the statement of a New York
Tammany Democrat. When extravagancs
becomes SO great that Tammany Dem
ocrat calls 1t a horrible mess, It must be
inconceivably bad. and this is emphasized
by the fact that he Is tempted TO resign
That is the first time in the history OF
Tammany politics that any member OF
that famous organization ever threatenei
to resign. They sometimes die ana af'
occasionally impeached, but they never
resign.
Military Preparedness.
One Of the most vital issues IN 'h's
campaign is military preparedness
The Democratic party has been on oil
sides of this issue. One year ago'
they were opposed to any manilesta'
ton of militancy. After the Lusl'af'a
disaster. President Wilson made tho
unfortunate remark that "A nation
may be too proud to fight OF a'
the glittering generalities to when IL.
has given utterance on the subJec[ u
Justice, right and humanity, only oho
maxim falling from his lips has 1ouh.
permanent lodgment in the memory u
mankind and that is: "A nation iiio'
be too proud to fight" When ne III,
piled that this Nation was too proua
to fight, he traduced the traditions I"
the Republic and maligned Amerca"
manhood. This Nation never ha'
been too proud to fight when ques
ton of national honor was lnVolEeu :.
the controversy. When he maze Una
declaration, he failed to interpret NV
conscience, or voice the true splFlt y.
the American people. The attitude y.
this nation on the subject OF peae'
and war is we'll established. we io''
peace and we hate war. we IN.