The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-20
Why Hughes Should
Be Elected President
BY Hon. o. NJ Harvey. Big
Conn

The consensus of intelligent opin
ion in the big eastern centers where
people are in close touch with the de.
velopments in the European conflict
is the the war will not last more
than year.
Whether this estimate is fairly ac-
curate or not we all realize that the
war cannot last many years and the
least sanguine can hardly expect to
see it prolonged far into 1918.
The sudden transition from peace
to war will have a tremendous effect
upin this country. The millions of
European money now pouring into
this country will suddenly be cut off.
The activities of our factories, now
manufacturing munitions or goods
which 60 indirectly to supply the wars
demand, will cease. Many of these
plants will be dismantled and hum
dreds of thousands Of men will be
thrown out of employment.
Under the democratic regime in
Washington our laws have been am
ended so that the foreign manufact-
urer can make this the great dump
ing ground for his products. Just
now there are practically no foreign
manufacturers supplying goods to this
country. That is the reason we do
not feel the evils at present in our in
dustrial circles. But Immediately
following the war the European manu-
facturer will turn out goods as never
before and the American workmen,
now practically without competition,
will be placed on a par with the cheap
foreigner, whom the adversely produc
ed by the war will make still cheaper.
IT we do not put up reasonable
tariff wall between now and the end
OF the war, we will have period Of
depression in this country that will
last until we do protect ourselves.
TO the thoughtful voter this is, per-
haps, the most important question to
be settled at the coming election
There is no argument to defend the
democratic attitude. Even child
can see the results. We will be at
the mercy of Europe, hungry and in
dustrlous. AS our factories close,
the demand for the raw material de-
creases. Every product that Mon
tana sends east will be marked down
and for many of our products there
will be no market.
Wool, grain, mutton, beef, lumber.
flax, beets, fruit and garden produce
Will all feel the effect of the depres-
sion. 1t makes no difference what
our personal opinion of the candi-
dates may be, or whether we agree
with President Wilson's course in
Mexico or not. we must first consider
how the election is going to effect
Montana. We may not feel the evil
results Immediately following the cleo
ton. The probability is we will not,
but we are going to feel them and
when the crash comes every man and
woman in Montana will know it.
1T will not be sufficient to elect Mr.
Hughes and have republican in the
Whlte House. We must sustain his
policies by electing republican con-
gress, or at least by electing a ma
Jority in the House of Representa-
tlNes so as to prevent the democrats
from dong more damage than thew
have done and squandering the public
funds in the disgraceful manner thev
have been doing for the PAST four
years.
There is no state in the union that
Will be more directly affected by the
results of the coming election than
Montana. The dangerous overmental
theories projected by the democrats
can DO us irreparable harm. With
the exception of our mining industry
and that is bound to reflect the gen.
eral depression in other fields of ac-
tlvlty-every enterprise in Montana
IS concerned in the coming election.
TO degree it will determine whether
many of our communities shall eniov
prosperity or suffer from business
blight, whether we shall have a mar
ct for our products, or whether we
shall have none.
We have an opportunity to record
our dissatisfaction with democratic