The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-10-06

mally opened in Maysville and Mason
county last evening by Hon. Edwin p.
Morrow of Somerset, KY, G. o. p. can
didate for governor at the last election.
Mr. Morrow was greeted by crowd OF
about 500 people. A fair sprinkling of
ladies were throughout the Audience.
A large delegation came in from var
icus parts of the, county.
Hon James NJ. Collins of this city,
former schoolmate of Mr.. Morrow.
introduced the speaker, in a short ad-
dress. He said in his talk that Mr..
Morrow's previous trip to Mason
county had cut down a Democratic
majority of five or six hundred to one
of about 25 and this trip would make
the majority jump to the other side
OF the ledger. He also spoke of the
importance of the coming election
and duty of every American voter in
this election.
Mr.. Morrow opened his speech as
follows: 81 come here tonight as an
American citizen. | believe | am OF
my country. | come in the next place
as Republican and am proud of the
fact that | am a Republican. | am
proud of it because you can not hon
estly and fairly write the history OF
this country for the last so years with
out the history showing the glorious
record of achievement made by Re-
publicans. | am not here to contend
that the Republican party has all the
sense or all of the patriotism but | am
here to contend that the principles and
policies of the Republicans when they
have control are policies when IN the
past have and in the future will bring
to the people the highest amount OF
good" He then spoke of the split-up
of the Republican party in 1912 when
the Democrats ran off with the bacon
Regarding this he said that the two
warning members were now together
warming their shins before the same
fire and preparing to go forth and gel
the bacon back.
Mr.. Morrow then enumerated tho
pledges of the Democratic party In
1912 that had either been broken Oh
completely ignored, those being, to re
duce the high cost of living by reduc'
ing the tariff, to give saving ad
ministration, to not disturb the in
dustries and commerce of the country
protection for Americans wherever
they should go and a single presi
Dental term. In speaking regarding
the latter Mr.. Morrow said that they
would fulfill this and he was by hi!
vote going to help them fulfill it,
Discussing the tariff Mr.. Morrow
talked to some length. He stated tina
during the last 33 months of Demo
cratic administration in spite of the
war in Europe, so low has been the
tariff that $64O,OOO,OOO more of for.
eign made goods have been dumped
uto American markets than during
the preceding 80 months of Republican
administration and that they have col
lected $23S 100000 less than the Re
publicans. Every home in the country
is feeling the lack of protective tariff
The Republican party has and always
will stand for protection. He then
graphically pictured the great Repub'
lican wall of protection against tht
commerce OF other nations and told
how the Democrats had in some places
completely torn away the wall, in 9th.
err places made great breaches unit
il was now so low that the foreign
made goods. made under far different
conditions and a much lower wag;
scale than the American laborer could
compete with, were thrown on tho
markets of this country. lie said tha
the European War had saved thi'
country instead of the Democratic
party. With the beginning of the wal
a niagara of gold came from across tho
ocean and bought Amerlcan-mad'
goods until the factories Of the United
States almost clothed, armed and fec
the battling armies of Europe Thos'
countries could not supply themselves
as their men were fighting and Amer
lea was the only salvation, This pros
perity he stated rs being claimed b!
the Democrats.
In speaking OF the war tax he sai'
It was made necessary TO fll the emptl
golfers OF the treasury of this country
He said that free-trade policy mean
more goods from the old countrI
dumped ON the shores OF America ans
this In turn meant idIenees here. n
told OF the army OF tho unemployo'
before the war broke out In on