The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-05-07


the Republican party when it again
comes into power, Congressman
Crowther declared that the first duty
before the party was the enactment
of a protective tariff. Germany and
Japan, he said, with the cheapest la
Dor in the world are preparing to
dump into this country their output
of cheaply made merchandise, while
England desires greatly a balance of
trade in her favor. High wages in
this country, he said, have come to
stay, and high prices will remain as
long as high wages stay, and for these
reasons, tariff wall must be built to
protect American labor from the
pauperized labor of other countries.
He declared that the man to draw this
new tariff was Congressman Fordney,
now chairman of the ways and means
committee, and an expert on tariffs.
The speaker raped the administra-
ton numerically for it's war time
extravaganza, citing the expenditure
of one billion dollars for munition
plants, and asserting that none of the
power made in these plants was ever
fired overseas. He spoke of the whole
erection of the city of Nitro at cost
of $70,000,000 and its sale for 49,
100000, including stock worth S1l,-
100000 besides the property itself, as
just one of the great eXtravagances of
the administration.
The grain corporation, brought into
being by the Democratic administra-
ton during the war, was attacked az
a betrayal of farmers interests and
the speaker declared that it would be
investigated. He also hit the presi-
dent for his failure to buy the Cuban
sugar crop when advised to. This
failure, the speaker said, has resulted
in the American people paying %
cents a pound for sugar when they
ought to buy it for IL. He predicted
80 cent sugar very soon.
The speaker then launched into
criticisms of present government Off
Gals. He attacked Attorney General
Palmer as man whose backbone eff
cut into sections would make good
rubber HEELS" asserting that after a
bomb had been left on Palmer's door
step, his backbone slid around where
his wishbone ought to be-" He at
tackled him for his failure to punish
profiteers, radicals and seditionists.
Congressman Fordney delivered a
most forceful and interesting address,
and was repeatedly cheered by the
large audience. At the request of
POSTMASTER Pulver, he explained the
soldiers relief bill, now pending in
the house. He said that financial aid
for former service men was prompted
by the fact that while those who
stayed at home, made big money, the
service men were serving for one dol
lar per day. The bill as now pend
ing, provides three forms of compen-
sation for the men. The first is
cash bonus of $1.25 per day for every
day the men were in service up To
January 1, 1920, excepting the first
60 days. The men have already re-
ceived bonus for that time. Men up
to and including the rank of captain
are eligible to participate in the ben
efits of the bill. The bonus would be
paid in four payments.
The second plan is to give the men
financial aid, on the same basis in
taking up homesteads in the west, the
government loaning each man who
desires to take up homestead, 1000
at five per cent interest for four
years, and with 40 years in which to
pay for the land. Or if the men desire
to purchase homes, they will be paid
$1.75 per day for each day of service.
Or they may go to school and draw
this amount per day.
The best proposition of all, how
ever, Mr.. Fordney believes, is an in
surance bond, which the government
will issue, running 20 years. After it
has run five years, it has loan value
of 80 per cent of it's face, and in 20
years, it would amount to 1920 in
cash.
He declared that the United States
is on easy street financially compared
with other nations. Ell yland, he says,
has public debt amounting to 40 per
cent Of her total valuation; Frances
public debt is as per cent of her val
uation, and Germany's is 55 per cent
of her valuation, while Americas Is
only five per cent of her valuation.
He predicted that this would be paid
off in fifteen years.
Milo d. Campbell and Horatio S.
Earle, both candidates for the Repuu-
lican nomination for governor, spoke
briefly. Campbell declared that a
cementing of all classes into one great
union was the salvation of this coun-
try. Earle promised if elected gov
ernor he would give the people more
good roads and would harness the wa
ter power of the state for the people
and not for the corporations.
At the election of officers of the
Republican club, the following were
chosen: President, B. P. Hicks, Owos-
so; vice president, j. A. Richardson,