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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28
he Western hemisphere

the Western hemisphere
South American republics have pat
termed after US. Shall we meet this
test as we have in the past? We
have the means and the ability; it
only depends on whether we. shall
realize our task in time and dedicate
ourselves to its solution.
"There is upon US a crisis equal TO-
if not greater, than that of 1860, and
the issues of this election may be
as momentous as those of 1864. How
can this crisis best be met? Can it
be met'Nvith a conflict of government,
business and labor? Shall we be
aided toward a solution of the ques-
tions by a barring to view of the old
Mason and Dixon's line which was
finally buried by McKinley's aid, and
by stirring the prejudices of long
ago? Or shall it be by dedicating
ourselves to the service of the nation
as the people of Europe have dedi-
Gated themselves in the hour of peril.
We can not hope to weather the
storm except as a united, harmonious
people.
'The foundation upon which must
rest all the superstructure of gov
ernmental achievement, of permanent
success at home and abroad, is a
sound economic policy. A bankrupt
nation, no more than a bankrupt man
can accomplish anything. This ad-
ministratiOn changed as two other
Democratic administrations have
changed, our national policy of pro-
tective tariff. This change was
fraught with the same dire results to
the country under this administration
as similar Democratic revisiOns of
the tariff have worked in other years,
when the phantom of free trade and
tariff for revenue only led legislators
astray... The nation has suffered and
its prOsperity.is now in peril because
a purely. economic question has been
made a political one.
"Under the tariff, which lets more
than 1919 of our imports come in
free, the business of the country was
far on the way to disaster when the
war come to reverse the currents of
commerce. In the nine months that
the Underwood tariff was in effect,
before the beginning of the war, our
favorable balance of trade fell from
more than half a billion dollars to a
little more than fifty million dollars,
and for the last four months of that
period the balance of trade was run
ming steadily and increasingly against
US. Imports mounted rapidly; ex-
ports were $127, 100000 less than in
the same seven months of 1913 un-
der a Republican tariff law. I'm
employment and distress among the
working people of every industrial
center existed as they had not done
since Cleveland's time. Factories
were closing or going on half time,
The old familiar soup-kitchen and
bread-line of 1887 and 1898 were
again beginning to appear.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28
MAKES PLEA FOR
PREP PAREDNESS
HGrTiGk'S Speech at Opening Of
Republican Campaign
SOUND. POLICY A NECESSITY

Candidate For United States Senator
Claims Issues at Present Are Amer.
lean Questions and That Representa-
tive Government Is at Stake-As-
serts Prosperity of the Country De-
pends Upon Repeal of Underwood
Tariff Act.
DAYTON, o., Sept. 25.-At the
Republican campaign opening today,
Myron T. Eerrick's address was a
plea for preparedness against the
coming of peace with its resultant
commercial struggle in this country.
Che issues in the present campaign
lie declared, are not party questions,
put American questions far above
party politics.
Representative government is now
on trial, the speaker asserted, liken-
ing the situation in tHo United States
at present to the crisis of 1860. Be-
cause of this crisis which Mr.. Her.
rick declared to be as grave if not
more serious than the situation at
the beginning Of the Civil War, he
pointed out that a sound economic
policy is an absolute necessity.
"The prosperity of the country IS
in peril because a purely economic
question has been made a party one"
Mr.. Herrick said.
He pointed out that the changing
OF our national policy Of protective
tariff had been fraught with dire re-
suits and described conditions just
prior to the beginning OF the Europ-
can war to support this contention
Under the present tariff the speaker
said, business was on the way to dis
aster when the war reversed the
trend of commerce, bringing a tre-
mendous stimulus to manufacturing
and exporting lines. !
The Underwood tariff, Mr.. Herrick
branded as a confessed failure. Our
imports are exceeding our exports
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28

"Then came the war with its ire
mendous stimulus to the manufactur-
ing and exporting business of this
country.
Except that unprecedented and
temporary activity in European eX-
port business overbalances the i'm
ports we would now be experiencing
those unprosperous conditions of bus
mess depression that preceded the
war. Other Democratic administra-
tions have shown that such condi-
tons are the invariable result when
more goods are imported into this
country than are exported from it,
and the products of cheap foreign
labor displace American products in
our markets. Before November 7,
every workilgman, every farmer,
every man, every voter, should un-
derstand that this condition is a
direct blow at him and at his coun-
try; this no intelligent man can
deny.
"Wages were never higher m this
country than now, but they cannot
be maintained at their present level
after the war unless steps are taken
before that time comes to forestall
the flood of imported goods which
we are even now receiving, and may
expect in greater volume st the end
of the war in the absence of an ade.
quate tariff.
"Yet Congress has adjourned and
the Underwood tariff stands, a con.
fessed failure. 1t stands because the
pride of policy of its friends, how
ever disastrous to the country, is not
surpassed by patriotism.
"The war is drawing toward its
close. True, some feeble attempts
have been made to meet the inevit4
able conditions that will follow the
war. The sugar interests of the
United States have been given an
other respite by the reversal of the
sugar duty repeal. Some recogni-
tiOn has been given to the popular
demand for protective duty on dye
stuffs. The tariff commission which
the Republicans set up and the Dem
Ocrats knocked down, has been put
upon it's feet again.
Reluctantly and half-heartedIy,
with the election in view, the Demo-
cratic party has seemed to be parting
company with the idea of tariff for
revenue only.
"But the peril that an inadequate
tariff threatens to our whole indus.
trial fabric still stares the country in
the face. Every man who thinks
Knows what will halpe4 70 business
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28
CRISP PARAGRAPHS FROM MYRON T. HER
RICK'S SPEECH.

These partisan American question:
placed by the eXgnCs of these times far above party politics.
The which all the superstructure Of
achievement of at home and abroad
sound economic policy.
The Underwood tariff stands = confessed failure.
Reluctantly half hearedy with the election in the
Democratic seemed be parting with the idea
of tariff for only.
Every who Thinks knows what will happen to business
labor have the end of the should
with this tariff still in force.
recognition of the tremendous industrial change
which has wrought in Europe
peril patriotism should rise higher than pride
opinion party policy the administration has left the
country like without before
a trained army with deadly machine guns.
for the Republican ticket vote for scientific tariff
for and protection.
We unprepared for the coming Of
unprepared for
that America first does the
tinuance of a strictly partisan administration.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28

y @ 9 q q p 9 @ 9 @ Q . . 9 q q y g
villa says he bears us no grudge.
Well, why should he? Haven't we al
ways treated him as a perfect gentle
man?
What has become of the old fashion
ed man who used to say Of President
Wilson, "Ye-es, he does make mistakes,
but I believe he's sincere"
And we haven't yet got either Fran
cisco Villa or that salute.
Next stop for the political express
New. Z.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28

Irwin 8. Cob is to make campaign
speeches for the Democratic party in
the west. Try, you all recall, Of course.
is humorist and is peculiarly eouip.
ped to 90 full justice to his subject
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-28

e The least that may be sail Of pres,
dent Wilson Is that he has been rlgbt
half the time, for he has been on both
sides OF almost all important questions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Marguerite. daughter of Mr. aud
Mrs. Leon Walker of Western avenno
is i'll.
The Near and Farther Lights soei.
ETY. VIII meet Friday at $50 with Miss
Susie and Miss Ellen Miner.
Harry LeRay, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis in the Mel.
rose hospital, is making a good recov-
cry.
The Home Study club met Tuesday
evening with Mrs Frank L. Martin
lhe next meeting has been postponed
one week
Mrs. Miller of Fitchburg, Mass
came yesterday to see her mother Mrs
Hannah Bullock, who lives in the home
of Mrs. c. l. Stafford.
Mrs. H. NJ Adams returned vester-
day afternoon from Putney, West hill
Where she had spent six weeks in the
family of +. c. Wilder.
The Ladies Benevolent society Of
the Baptist church are holding their
annual meeting today with Mrs D r
Perry Dinner was served at ! O clock.
Hayden squires has been in Boston
TINS week to consult again with DR..
Palne, eye specialist, in regard to his
eye, which was injured several months
ago.
Rev. James Clark and daughter. Es.
Their, of Bennington, who had been
guests few days of his father. DR..
=. :. Clark, returned to their home
yesterday.
Miss Rachael Fisher of Guilford is
staying with Mrs. Alice Richmond
Mr.. Fisher, who had been i'll with
pneumonia, is able to be about the
premises again.
Philbert Bean of Hinsdale under
went an operation for gall stones in
the Melrose hospital, Tuesday morning.
DR.. +. K. Lynch was assisted by DR..
Lachaine of Hinsdale.
John S. Wood is recovering from a
serious illness with pneumonia. Miss
Rochon, nurse, who had been caring
for him has returned to her home Mr..
Cooper, nurse, is still with him.
Baptist church, West Brattleboro.
Rev. |. NJ. Compton pastor. Morning
worship at 1880 with sermon by the
pastor. Sunday school at noon. Even
ing service at Z. Midweek PRAYER
meeting Wednesday evening at 80.
News has been received here of the
death of James A. Bailey of East Cliff
ton, T. Q. Mrs. Bailey, who formerly
hved IN the village and worked in the
Hooker, Corser & Mitchell factory, will
be remembered as Miss Maggie Low
rey. She survives with two children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17

"Of all the evils which are supposed
to be cure for all evils the direct
primary is the worst Big Bill can
hardly be blamed for feeling that wav
Ia 1917 In practically every state where
there was primary and the voters had
a chance to express themselves the,
showed beyond doubt that they didn t
want Taft for candidate yet the poll
t1elans were able to inf1ict him on the
party No wonder the ex-president
harbors a little grudge. His opposition
tells the whole story of those who op-
pose direct primaries The primary
puts the selection of candidates into
the hands of the voters themselves
Inc Old system leaves it largely in the
hands OF the politicians. The politi-
clans are usually good citizens, but
sometimes put over a deal with those
who have selfish reason for wishing
to control nominations The million,
ARES, the newspapers owned by million
aires, the big corporations, and the
corporation lawyers are practically all
opposed to direct primaries. Do the
plain rank and file of the voters need
any further reason to vote for the di-
rect primary on March II
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17
r WINS

TWINS are soul-satisfying form of
epidemic which causes envy to spripo
up IN the minds of the neighbors and
music to spring up in the home. They
consist of two children who look SO
much alike that nobody can tell them
apart unless they are branded with
red and blue ribbons One of the most
narrowing experiences in life is for q
husband to be presented with a pair of
twins and, after seeing that thew are
properly labeled, discover that his
wlfe is color blind in both ewes.
1T IS much easier to raise pair of
twins than single twin, according to
those who have tried both methods
One reason for this is that dual twins
learn at an early age to sing each other
TO sleep. When two enthusiastic twin
Voeaiists begin to engage in a duet,
starting with low, andante movement
and working up to a thrilling climax
on high B-fiat, they will appear to be
IN a sieepless mood for the time being
II not interrupted by rude and
ealioused hand, viii fall peacefully ia
steep along toward sunrise. Most own
ers OF twins grow impatient. however.
anu prefer to carry twin on each arm
Protected by The ADJ
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17
The Menace of the Anarchist.
(Springfeld Tninn-l

The story from Chicago of an anar-
chistic plot to murder clergy, bankers
and others and destroy churches and
public and private buildings through
out the country sounds incredible. but
1t must be remembered that the eredi-
bic things are not what the anarchists
ordinarily strive to do. In fact. the
whole scheme of anarchy is incredible
from normal point of view; it is a
torn OF insanity, and its victims should
be treated as dangerous lunatics and
put under restraint before thew have
an opportunity to do any harm. Tt is
not safe to wait until they actually
commit or attempt to commit outrages;
that would be exposing lives and
property to possible destruction. The
time to deal with the anarchist is the
moment he is identified as an anarchist
lie is an avowed enemy of law and
order, creature without conscience ar
moral scruples and an advocate Of
destruction, and it is not safe to ner-
mt him to be at large. His place Is
either in prison or in an insane asv-
lum.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17

-
Citron melon is far moro da,;oo.o
ana enjoyable if grated than cut in
ulce as 1t is usually preserved. A
spoonful OF the grated citron on a
dish of plain ice cream makes a sim.
pie dish quite elegant.
rake nap everyday if it is no long.
er than five minutes. Learn to relax.
let go of every muscle and rise re.
freshed and ready for more work.
For variety, when using cream
pufrs, make them smaller than COM
mon; fill with ice cream and put into
sherbet glasses. then pour over a ma
pie sauce when about to serve. This
sauce may be accompanied with
chopped nuts if desired, making a
most delicious dessert.
The following is one grandmother's
cure-an. Take one tablespoonful each
OF the bark of sassafras, sarsaparilla.
and cascara; add one tablespoonful
OF SIENNA leaves and pour over it a quart
or cold water, simmer slowly until re-
duced to one-half, bottle and keep in a
cool place. For an adult a table
spoonful night and morning when the
liver needs jogging or the appetite
fails.
piece of sandpaper is as valuable
help in the kitchen as it is at the
desk in sharpening lead pencils. Keen
piece to sandpaper off the rough
place on the broom handle or to scrape
dish that has had food burned on, to
polish the fiat irons in fact q hundred
uses will be found for emery and sand.
paper
IL In a hurry for baked potatoes
Don them few minutes then put
then INTO the oven to bake They will
COOK IN much shorter time.
oaooage is of much better flavor il
. cooked uncovered and contradictory
as 1t may sound neither does it scent
the house as much.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17
Are You Ready to Vote?
(Nortbield News

Only three weeks more until Narcb
ana now many voters are ready to vote
ln!tellgently upon the important cues.
IONS that are to be decided at the
meeting! How many can tell the diff
ference between the Direct Primarv
ana the Preferential Primary? How
many voters know that if the Direct
Urinary becomes a law, that in Wash.
lhgton County, where there are twentl,
towns, Barre and Montpelier. can cor.
troll the entire county? How manv
voters understand the preferential
primary gives him an opportunity to
vote vote Tor delegate, who will vote for
the man he is instructed to vote for
while the direct primary gives the man
IN "a the small towns no chance to select
tne man he wishes to see successfnll,.
elected, for the large towns viii con
5foi the vote. If YOU do not understand
the bill as submitted in the session NJ
LIP IN the Vermont legislature YOU
snll have time to inform yourself
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17
DICE BRING RUIN TO JEwET,ER
philadelphia Man to Face Court as
Debtor-Lost Money by Gambling

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l6-When
the case of Charles Cox, a prominent
JeWeler, is called in Judge Vessel =
court today, it is expected that some Of
the gamblers who are alleged to have
ruined him viii be on hand. The lure
o. OF tne gambling table brought Charles
Cox to court, penitent bankrpn+ and
he told the full story of his career
chasing tickle fortune, in an effort r.
escape going to jail under the fraudu.
lent debtor s act.
According to his story, he was intro
dueed to the dice game one night and
lost the money he had with him. He
returned to recuperate his losses. but
lost more In the succeeding five
months he claims he lost all his money
and became bankrupt. The iudoa no.
ordered the sheriff to find the gamblors
and bring them in, by force if neces
sary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17

over the surface of a hardwood floor
with cold, protruding feet.
When twins grow to duplicate man
hood, they are real blessing in the
home, as they can wear each other s
clothes and go with the same girl with
out danger of detection. The parents
OF twin daughters can buy foulard
gowns and silk stockings in carload
lots, and thus effect material saving
If there were more twins in this world
there would be fewer proud fathers
trying to elude the baleful overdraft.
The most successful set of twins
ever recorded in history was til
Slamese twins. Neither of these twins
could be persuaded to 60 to the pic
ture show or anywhere without the
other. Nobody ever saw q Siamese twin
60 off by himself without being fol
lowed at a respectful distance by his
brother, 1t must be depressing to be
the brother of a Siamese twin. who Is
forever tagging one around and wear
ing the same colored necktie, and vet
these twins earned a great deal of
money and escaped matrimonv.
Twins come to rich and poor alike
but It sometimes seems as If the poor
had better luck in the draw.
IS Newspaper Seryice7
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17

1t Is good plan to approach the
question of local option or statewide
prohibition in a spirit of tolerance.
Just because the other man does not
agree with you is no sign that he is a
hypoerite or that he is lacking in intel
ligence. The argument applies to men
on both sides, but the prize for ASST
ninity in this direction goes to the rev.
erend gentleman who insisted that men
who voted for local option were unfit
to approach the throne of grace and
were doomed to the suIphurous regions.
This kind of temperance talk is intem-
perate. Many devout ministerial pro
fessional and business men who are at
all times advocates and believers in
temperance, support local option wholly
as matter of principle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17
vermont's Estimated Population.
(Barre Times.

Barre TImes.)
In making estimates of population Of
the several states, the Z. S. census bu
reau credits Vermont with a prosnec-
tive gain of 1,247 people from july i.
1918, to July l, 1916. The estimates are
based on the change in population as
revealed in 1000 and 1910 censuses ana
are, OF course, not considered entirely
rehable. 1t seems to The Times rs If
the estimate of the gain in Vermont is
TOO moderate inasmuch as there has
been considerable influx of ponula-
ton through the increased impetus 70
nearly all the industries in various
parts of the state during the last few
months. Reports from many of the in.
dustrlal centers of Vermont indicate
thriving industrial conditions. which IL
turn, must mean greater employment
ana consequent acquisitions of popuIa-
tion. There is some cause of satisfac-
ton, however, in the report of the cen.
sus bureau inasmuch as the neigbbor-
ing state of New Hampshire is credit,5
with a gain of only 1922, while Iowa
actually retrogressed in population ac.
cordlng to the same tabulation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17

Bryan S announcement that he win
oppose Wilson 5 denomination on the
ground that the anti-second term of the
Baltimore convention is binding is not
Of much Importance. Bryan sacrificed
his prestige when he broke with the
administration over the Lusitania prob
lem, and his position on the second
term proposition falls flat by his ad-
dendum that he will support Wilson If
he is renominated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17
DouBLY PROVEN.
Brattleboro Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the Evidence.

Ionnt the Evidence.
This Brattleboro citizen testified
long ago.
Told of quick relief-of undoubted
benefit
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is eomplete-the evi.
dence conclusive
1t forms convincing proof of merit.
Mrs. d. A. Wilder. UIiery Bldg. An.
mex, Brattleboro, SAYS: ..For several
months | had attacks of baekaehe that
We're particularly severe when
brought n strain on the muscles of nv
back was subject to headaches and
was unable 70 sleep well. If l caugbt
cold, it always made the trouble worse
During a severe spell / learned of
Doan S Kidney Pills and procured a
box at the Brattleboro Drug Co. They
soon cured me of the aches and
pains
Trouble Never Returned.
More Than Five Years Later. Mrs
Wilder said: kidney trouble never
returned after l used Doan's kidney
Pills.
Price soc, at all dealers. Don I sim.
ply ask for kidney remedv-get
Doan S Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Wilder has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, y. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17

In New York the other day a woman
pleaded guilty to the charge of de-
frauding the government of more than
$500 in duties on goods brought from
abroad and was sentenced to ten days
IN Jail The judge said he regretted to
impose ''harsh' sentence, but it was
necessary to put stop to smuggling
merchandise in this manner Very few
aside from the judge and the defendant
will consider ten days harsh for such
an offense. If some poor cuss had
swiped ham at the corner market and
been caught he would have been given
a sitter sentence without an apology.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17
STOP CETARRH! OPEN
N0STRILS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in NostriLs
Relieves Head-Colds at Once.

If your nostriis are clogged and your
head IS stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because of a cold or catarrb
Just get bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. Apply little of
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into
your nostrils and let it penetrate
through every air passage of your
head, soothing and healing the milan
ed, swollen mucous membrane and
you can get instant relief.
All how good it feels. Your nos
trils are open, your head is clear. no
more hawking, snufiing, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or strugglin .
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is lust
what sufferers from head colds and ca
tarrh need. It's delight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-17

The United States has been profting
by the war, but it can t hold a candle
to Holland. The canny Dutchmen have
been making such a good thing out of
their neutrality and their proximity to
Germany that since the war began
their national wealth has increased 500
per capita. A similar increase in the
United States would have marked a
gain of $6,o0o,O0oOO0. Holland and
Belgium represent the two extremes of
results from the war.