Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-26
ceeded by millions OF dollars, any
Ponu 1,nouo of D1r,,h1;oou ID hi; two

ceeded by millions Of dollars, any
four years of Republican administra.
ton. Even if you deduct the amount
that the last congress voted for pre-
paredness, which vas about, $3000,-
100000, it is sim {70o,0o0,00O more
than was ever appropriated under any
Republican administration. Why is
this? Because they have been engag.
ed in creating SO many new Offices,
at enormous salaries, and they have
also created q larger body Of federal
employees, with an increased salary of
from $4,000 to $4,000, which makes
q total increased expense OF from thir.
ty to forty million dollars q year.
Wilson also claimed that he was a
great friend Of the civil service, be.
fore bis election. What has this ad.
ministration done? All these employees
were placed outside Of the civil serv.
ice. Some Of the officers were put
outside. Why? Because there we're
so many hungry, Democrats who want.
ed places and did not feel like taking
the examination. (Under wild ap-
plause Mr.. Nelson read a letter to
Mr.. Wick and also b letter In regard
to the appointment Of Mr.. Pindle as
ambassador to Russia. Mr.. Pindle
was appointed but was not accepted
by the Russian government.)
Nov In regard to the countries Of
Europe wanting to fight Us. They had
no desire TO make war upon the Unit
cd States. No one can declare war
IN the United States except congress.
When neither side wants to fight
there can be no war and no one can
receive credit for keeping them apart.
What would our little 10000 men be
but z drop in the bucket over there,
where they are using millions Of men,
not thousands. How silly 1t would be
for anyone to make war on a country
in Europe. I am sure no one in this
country unless 1t be in the bosom Of
Mr.. Wilson, has any desire to 20 to
war. Mr.. Bryan quit the cabinet be.
cause he was afraid Mr.. Wilson would
10 to war with Europe"
The speaker reminded his audience
that the Democratic party is a free
trade party, and he characterized the
Underwood tariff law as the most
wicked Of all Democratic legislation
and but for the European war we
would have had worse times here
than under Cleveland. when we got
new institution in this country,
namely, the soup kitchens. We saw
the effects of the Underwood tariff
in the first ten months of the pres
ent administration. He urged strong.
ly the farmers to vote for the Re.
publican ticket in order to secure
protection for farm products, and he
also made clear that it is necessary
to protect our industries 50 American
working men have plenty of work
and thereby secure good home mar
ket for farm produces and the home
market is the best market He gave
three reasons why American products
should be protected against foreign
competition. First, to secure a good
home market for our products; second,
to increase the wages Of our working
men; third, to make America self-sup-
porting.
Mr.. Nelson stated that he had no
doubt but that Hughes would be elect.
ed. The fight is now for the seats in
the senate. But in order to put him
in position to serve the country ef-
ficiently. it would be necessary that
Republican senators and congressman
be elected.
Mr.. Nelson sail, II have known Mr..
McCumber since he came to the Unit.
cd States senate. He is one Of the
best debaters in the United States
senate today and hard worker. He
Is member of two of the most i'm
portant committees, viz: The com.
mittee Of finance. and foreign affairs.
No state In the Union has been bet
ter served than North Dakota In the
person Of Porter ]. McCumber. He
Is an exceptionally good, thorough
debater, and he Is an honest, con-
scientious man and he has always vot-
Cd to the best interest Of North Da-
kots. was given some Democratic