The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-31

present Democratic congress-. in favor
OF southern products. This has been |
done by h southern Democratic
House n Senate, and by h Demo-
cratic National Administration
A price has been nxed ON wheat,
southern products. Wheat BY act OF the
Democratic congress In fixed at 1910. |
With no price fixed on wheat II Is the
Bring far more to the farmer than s2.io
The difference in the price of whoat a.
fixed by a Democratic congress and al
market. is the difference in hard cash
that the northern, mid-western and
western wheat farmer doesn't get. al
total that would amount TO hundreds Of
millions Of dollars. Prorated IL would
be a considerable sum In the pocket OF
ZACH wheat grower.
Prices Of cotton and rice are hxed by
thu law of supply and demand. un;
hampered by Democratic congressional
action. and consequently the southern
rice growers and cotton. planters are
enormously Increased war time prices
for rice and cotton. The southern
Democrats who control have
taken good care that the southern cot
prices Of his products controlled by
legislation. but this southern decoration
says what the wheat farmer shall get
for his crop. not what II should bring
in the worlds markets. as In the case
OF cotton. which prior to the war sold
at Z conts per pound. now sells for 90
cents. regulated by the law of supply
and demand. but an arbitrary price that
has taken millions out Of his pockets.
Similarly a price has been fixed on
wool. 1t would he hard to compute the
immense sum that the middla-western
and western wool grower has lost by
the arbitrary fixing OF the price of his
product. Hundreds of millions would
rot cover his loss. Hardly any wool is
produced in the south.
a price has been fixed on coal. Most
OF the coal is mined In the north and
But no price has been liked on lumber
another principal product Of the south
ern states.
How long does the wheat farmer. the
wool grower. and the coal producer in
tend to allow Democratic congressional
discrimination in favor of the cotton
and rice planters and the lumbermen OF
the southern states.
The discrimination against every
other section of the country In favor Of
the south is not the only way In which
the present Democratic congress has
worked for its favored section.
The present Democratic congress Is
collecting the bulk of the revenue to
carry on the war and the goyernmcnt
Democrats accomplish this by their
control Of the Ways and Means and
Finance Committees. In which they
have the majority memberships and the
chairmen. Not only do they collect
most Of the revenue from The north,
middle-wcst and west bu. they spend
most CT this revenue In the solid
SOUTH an unfair method Of distribu-
tion OF these immense sums.
Most or the great government plants
for war work, most OF tho army cantor
fields have been established in the
southern states.
Money collected from me tax layer
of the north. midwest and west is
spent by millions In the favored sputh.
Paying comparatively mall Of
taxes and with small populations the
southern staes not only dominate con-
gress and the administration but collect
immense sums from the ether SECTIONS
Of the country. which they spend IN
their own section, through a southern
cabinet m a southern president. who
directs the expenditures.
Discrimination in. favor of the south
ton of cantonments and other e, eat
war activities has been persiston.
practiced by Secretary Baker.
Despite the fact that the northern and
western states have supplied more
troops for fighting the war with
many Ga glance at the casualty list Of
any. day will tell the story.) and have
paid moro taxes to support the "
than the southern states. Secretary
Baker has located most of the army
activities In the south. where army ex-
penditures are pouring a steady stream
OF gold into the hands of the people of
that section.
II the people Of the United states de-
sire a fair administration of national
affairs they must elect a Republican
house and senate November g.
The south Is In control of the legisla-
ton OF the country. and also in control
Of the nation in practically all ~ its
administration In the war. Sc yenty-
eight per cent of the Washington en-
ployees are from those states where
cotton Is king.
Never in the history Of this Repuoiic
has the power of determining The
nationa policies been concentrated in
the hands of SO few men. or SO
~monopolised by a small number o..
OF the hfty-two Democrats In the
senate thirty. represent the SOLID
south" and e:gth others were born In
the south, so that In the senate there
are thirty -eight Democrats who are re-
sponsive to southern interests.
OF the s~eventy-hve committees In tho
senate about one:third practically do
m%anships assigned to Republicans all
belong to this list.
Nearly every important COMMITTEES in
the senate has q southern Democrat for
OF the sixty-one house committees
forty-two are Important. Every one Of
the forty-two a a southern Democrat
and Vest. reprsssHsins thirtyeon
states, have been allotted only twenty
one chairmanships and these are OF a
minor rsnrs.. character; Nos:hsrI Democrat, Is
the union. and q much greater proper
ton Of population. wealth, Industrial.
agricultural and business interests, are
limited to only one-third Of the chair
manships Of the house OF representa-
| tives.
win with Wilson" has been substi-
tuted for He kept up out of war;" and
with his and similar fake catchwords.
| planned to Influence the electorate No.
vember 6. the Democratic campaign
managers are again scheming to i'm
| pose on the voters.
Having put over the fake campaign
slogan OF "He kept up out Of war" In
unparalleled In American political
history, are attempting to again TOOL
the people with win with Wilson.
Meanwhile they are conducting the gov.
eminent In the interests Of the solid
South"