The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-30
WHAT WILL SOMERSET COUNTY
VOTERS DO NEXT TUESDAY
Continued from Page u

these Pennsylvania manufacturers
have been largely built up by the high
tariff laws enacted by the Republican
party and now they are expected to
recognize their benefactors and
come down" literally with the cash
In the meantime the farmers OF
this country, because of these high
tariff laws, are paying as much for
most things which they have to buy
and for some things more, than dur
ing the closing year of the war, while
the prices of their farm products are
largely down to the pre-war level.
1t lis literally true, and can be demon
strated by many illustrations, that the
government of this country under Re
publican rule has been largely con-
trollcd by the big money powers in
their own interests. If the truth
we're all told the disgraceful oil scan
dals represent but a small item in the
debauchery of politics. The space at
my command will allow me but one
illustration in support of this state
ment. Many others might be given
but this one Is sufficient.
Under the Fordney- McCumber tar
in act the duty on the finest quality
of wool, such as Is used in the manu-"
facture OF the highest priced cloth,
Is Is per cent ad valorum, while the
tax on wool of the lower grades, such
as Is used in the manufacture OF the
cheaper kinds of clothing worn by
people with small or moderate in
comes. is l9t per cent In other
words. $1,000 worth of wool used in
the manufacture of such cloth as is
a.orn nv neonle who can afford the
hogt a. taxed SISo while wool of the
samo value of the cheaper kind made
into IN. sortsof cloth largely worn by
naonle With small Incomes is taxed
stqtn and nI4t1sd notice that these
ta,,roo do not c6mef ftbfrf aEfy Egbre-
sfntative of tbe lDamotfatic (uatfy 6but
Srn,, Rcnnbliean wo6len rtIariufac-
tnro, In - letter RECENTLY written to
To-, E.roder,ck II Gillett Republican
'..,did.,a for II & senator from Mas
sanbnsetts of course. If You Repub-
,,nan vatore If Somerset Co. wish to
,aN" n,alirg contributions of this
',,., ,a,,,ard naving for the clothing
20 a., ,,,aaIthv fbat 10 vour affair hut
yan Yhould at least have the grace
md aood sonse moi In po on complain
49, ,,,o,,, tho bigb nrices which YOU
~, ,,',,, ao hayn ~ nav for your own
'5a.tino ohocn arc mot the only
,.,'t,,os TINT craftv mon know how
-. IT,
W n,,,,,sdov oveninp Oct gard.
,,.'td,,t coni;doo made sneech
,' 1o,'o ,,,, t,naad,'aotod NV radio from
M ~, 10 california Great claims
malno ~, L. hot s,oecb for econ
10 - 'naat,vad dnring the Republican
o of the last four years.
49, aaainot those claims I call YOUR
gaa,,,ion a. tho followinp facts
"'. mn. aanr,aiat;an IN the value of
e.r,,' NV rodueta from tho closing wear
'S' ~ p' so,,,nd wilson COMMUNICATION
Va ~ ,1nsn or tho fret year of The
~ , .hh 1Coo1idco administration was
o. a0e aeo nm rbere arc in round
p%,oJ",po''o ohnn, ooo ooo farms In the
~ 6 rho ,hoyc Gpnres therefore.
ranroeent an average loss per farm
80 eeeAA7 from the Wilson to the
Jardine-C nolidqe administration. The
donrociation In the value of livestock
a,,ni,,a ,bo game neriod is also in
about tbt. same proportion as the gen.
oraI loss In farm products and this
Ioao n,n.t he added tn the above esti-
n.to Tbesn losses are reflected IN
th e hank fajlnrcs in the great agrioul-
t ,"r Id" distrirts If the West During
Tho iast three voars of the Wilson adj
,ni min ration from 1917 to 1920, there
wero only 1So bank failures in the en-
fire country DURING THE FIRST
six MONTHS OF 1924 UNDER THE
CoOIIDGE ADMIN TION
THERE WE'RE 342 BANK FAILURES
IN THE STATES WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI
II is perfectlv we'll known that there
urn hut fow farms in New England
which can be sold today for what
Il would cost to replace the farm
huildirps II they should be destroy
ed Hero is an astounding fact to
which but little attention Is being
given and while this condition con-
Times TO exist 1t Is folly, 1t is worse
Than folly. il il in the nature of an
insuIt for politicians to talk about
what Republican administration is.
doing for New England farmers.
Tho Rnral New-Yorker. one of the
imnortant agricultural papers. indie
nen6ent in politics. has for number
6f wears heen claiming that the farm
prs, dollar Is worth Only 49, cents.
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