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THEWANAMAKER PROSPERITY PLEA Fallacies ol His Argument Dis sected In Counter Ap- ^ ___________ | FREE TRADE NOT PROPOSED. Panic* Occur Without Regard to Tariff Revision— Business Men Directing \ the Wilson Campaign. To the Merchants and Business Men of the United States: Mr. John Wanamnker has issued a ^ ... . “ note of warning against the d etra e- tlon o f industries which lie says wl. follow the election o f \\ oodrow \\ ilson To hark back twenty years tu Aiuer- lean industry Is to deal with ancient history. During this score o f years American Industries have advanced so far in comi»etiiiK power that a com- parison even with 1800 Is ridiculous, In that year our exports o f manufac- tures were less than two hundred mil- lions in annual value: today they are at the rate o f twelve hundred millions, a gain o f <JOO per cent. How is disaster to come from the competition on our ground o f those manufacturers with whom, we are sue- eessfully competing on their ground? It is a |>oor time to cry distress when we are ex(K>rting steel manufactures at the rate o f a million dollars daily. During Mr. Cleveland's first admin- Istratior. 1SS5 to 1S89, there was no panic—there was only prosperity. Bnt Mr. Wanamaker forgets this. Mr. H:ir- risou, a Republican, succeeded in 1899. nerving till 1803. During this time Mr. Wanamaker himself was iu Presl dent Harrison's cabinet, and it was then the conditions matured which re- aulted in the panic o f lSOii, four mouilia after Mr. Cleveland took office the sec- oud time. Mr. Wanamaker quotes from various sources certain records o f distress, but neglects to say that every one o f them bears a date not less than six months before the tariff bill o f 1894 became a law and. ns a matter o f fact, befors Its terms were known. The truth is that neither a Repub lican administration nor a high tariff is any protection against [«mies, and they occur, as everylmdy knows, ex cept Mr. W w a M k s r , quite without regard to tariff changes. Our very worst panics have occurred under It»- publican administrations. In 190$ the Republican party in Ita platform declared "unequivocally for the revision o f (he tariff, but this promise, soon so recklessly broken, had no deterrent effect upon improve ment in business condition». It can not therefore lie said that the m ert threat o f tariff revision causes dis- tress, for there was no doubt in 130b not only that the tariff was to be re- vised, but that It was to be revise# downward. Ignoring the Present. Most Important, however, in Mr. Wanamaker" letter is his failure to refer to existing conditions. He prom ises all sorts o f disaster In a very general way. bnt has nothing to say atout current facts o f industry. For example. It has been well known sine* 1910 that the public demanded th* downward revision o f the tariff whlck Mr. Taft promised and later denied. A D em ocrats house o f r-.u-esentA- lives was elected In 1910 on that spe- cial issue. Hull ! a sc-rle. o f tariff measures s..: ... o f them over H,e pres,dent s veto. On each o f t h e * measures a number o f Progre -Ive Re publicans voted with the Democrat». One o f these Dill» reduced the duty oa steel. Yet, althongh n revision o f th» steel schedule was and is pending, th» steel industry has revived, prices ar® advancing and. strangest o f nil, from Mr. Wanamaker's point o f view, larg« investments are now being mad» la new steel plants. If the danger that Mr. Waii.i-naka# foresees is real hu\v is It that f e ii> vestments proceed? How Is t tlial manufacturers all over the country arq| Increasing their plants? Mr. Wanamaker seems lgnor-i.it ala» ¡ ¡ ¡ jj U of the actual labor conditions wages are not new ¡rily a • n o f prosperity. As Professor Fisher point» out. a I » half . r® In Rhode Island received a w :ge o f $10 dally, but it took four .bit s' work to buy a pair o f shoes Nor a. • high wages a result o f the protect!v. t iriff. The Lawrence strike brought c nt thl» fact vividly. There the textile manu- fa.Hirers have a very high pm ,-Uva ._ . , . tariff to favor them, hut the w • ■* o f their employees were shown to be In defensibly low. A fair com pm in i* that I k *tween England and fie mny, bot i thickly populat« I. one having no protection and the other high protec- tlon. H ow do wages stand In these — countries today? Those In () are 17 p-r cent lower than K gllsh wages, and liot only so. but tut* cost o f living In Germany Is 17 |>er cent higher, so that the protected (j.-rniaB . „ T workman earns the smaller wage an# pays the higher cost. _ _ . — F r*. Trade Bogy. Is it not truly ridiculous for Mr. Wanamaker to raise the bogy of fre» . . . . . , if. trade? No party advocates that Mr. Wanamt.ker must know that the Dem- oer ¡tic cotton and woolen bills are not free trade measures In tiny sense. The fact U that tba Republican plat- rortn o f 100 $ ns noil ns the De moors tic platform o f 100 $ d.vlared for a revi sion o f the tariff. It seem* to me that the only question before the American |ieoplc now Is. Who will give them the downward revision for which they made a new demand lu 1910, when a IV ni ocra tic congress was overwhelm- Ingly elw ted? It Is clear that the only man In the raee who will stand for au intolltirent revision downward Is Woodrow Wilson and the only (»ar ty which wUl glvo It is the Democratic party. Now, If Mr. Wanatuaker Is correct in his assertion that prosiwrlty de- l«ends wholly upon Republican rule and the maintenance o f a high tariff policy, how does he explain the In ctmtrovertihle fact that with every body demanding tariff revision down ward the whole business o f the conn try today Is. in anticipation o f this very revision and the certainty o f IVmocratio success, in better concll *»«*«» '«»»re stimulated aud more ag- sresslve than It has been In many ' l,H* u " M,>'v 1 1" ° u^ shrewd ben-lmnt*. business men und infallibly sense Im provenient in business conditions or. as ^Pey say in the vernacular, “ dls- oount it?" 1 K-nun-nitlc suceecss Is on ail sides conceded |» rs|0t to Destroy. Finally, it t ears strongly on Mr. Wauaiuiiker's statement to note that the IVuioeratlo cauumign is largely In the hands o f business men. 1 enu- not claim the distinction o f being a merchant, yet 1 hope I can qualify as a business man. Certainly I should hesitate to advocate the adoptlou o f any policy or to ask my friends to follow the leadership o f any man or party likely in any way to br^ng harm to the people o f this country. It would l*> easy to add the names of distin- guisbed manufacturers all over the land who are in active co-operation with the Democratic national conunlt- tee in this campaign. These men. hav- Ing gre;tt business Interests at stake, are not likely to lie deceived Into pro- moling their own destruction. They feel, as do many others o f our leading -manufacturers, that the Democratic party in promising a gradual revision o f the tariff Is helping and not hinder- ing our Industries. Governor Wilson has frankly said: “ I am not interested In disturbing the great course o f business in this country, but I am Interested in on- rlcbing it.” W. G. M'ADOO. Xew York. Oct. 12. ------------------------- IT'S YOUR CAMPAIGN; IT NEEOS YOUR HELP KISH TARIFF VS. DAHGER AHEAD! FALL and WINTER GOODS YOUR POCKETBOOK S IB N AITA FAKE Our stock is always in season, because we take paina to clear our shelves ot the older (foods at rp(rul*r inter “ Prolsctlon" That Increases Republican Circular Wamlii Price ol Everythin! Railroad Men Is Palpable You Purchase. Falsa Alina TAXES YOU HAVE TO PAY. EASY TO MAKE FIGURES LIE His shoes suspender*, shirt and socks. the buttons on his coat, Ifki har.-iken f. h •» necktie and the col Jar round his throat All cerno from factories that trusts per mit to operate; ■ to have coal to pile upon the grate. _ . 7 co!Tf.e , WPCt; By bowing to th- (>eef trust he may have * steak to eat: Tr,e cra-k-r trust the hour trust, the _ . ~ ^ c .tpu; t . . „ Take trlbut- from the man who dwells wh„ re freedom'« banner file*, Re rise* from the table which a trust , leave* in u. And on the tru t made hall tree finds a trust mad tint to wear Now see the freborn citlaen upon th.» trust o - -d . .r: By paying tri e he may ride to where his duties are Ite stts h»fore a trust made desk— a trust And tu it • fr <■ and equal, he tolls for the trust all day; night a trust provide» his light, and when his prayers are said Th* uncrowned king devoutly kneel* be- , M„ „ , njKf ^ b#d_ Thu* nl1 h!,< *' st'. bound up in trusts that treat m ns they plena*, He ,lv„ thr() ), f..vor ,,f , he truwtw; to them h h, ’ his kne.-s Ah. let is ■ , thnt wh-n he dies end leave* this world of care vaft him to th* skies and m give him flory the.* ting the b e s t ariji most timely articles at this store. LADIES’ AND MEN’S SUITINGS MADE TO *\ ORDER W e can give you a wide choice o f material, pattern and style, No Escaps From Extortion of Ropub- lican Tariff Law In Any Corner of the Household or tho Form. T r(e|, »f Sotting Rod Lights on a Cloar Trook— Facto Prooontod Bo nollrood Mon May Judg«. q ij Here «re some o f the rates o f tariff taxation In force as a result o f the Re- publican party's violation In 1900 of Its pledge to revise the tariff downward and o f President Taft'# vetoes when Democrats d.d reduce these duties. I\ h '8 tho consumer wonder why th® cost o f living Is high! Tbe ({¿publican national commute« (a distributing circulars among railroad uien predicting a panic and hard times In the event of Democratic victory, Among their statements Intended to r*"lr” ni' “ “ ta 8T01*! LOOKl LllTBNt LEST YOU £X>KOET TAX ON THE PARIOR. sum of money. Isn't It? Nevertheless It's n e e d y that much more paid to the railroad employees of tho United States under th* admin- 1st ration of 1‘resident Taft in IMO than waa paid In HOT. the year befors Mr. Taft became president Rats of duly. Carpet, wool ................................................. <* Carpet, cotton or flax................................ 10 Carpet, ingrain ........................................... M Carpet, tapestry .................... M Furniture, plush ................................... « reliable house that knows how. W e can please you. CHAS. GEHLEN The BUREAU Bar Tw# H „ , anipl0 0f tho old tin»« Re- window curtain*........................................ TAX ON THE BteDROOM. Coiaynon wooden bed ............................. Commonest blankets ............................. Feather beds ........................................ Wooden chairs...................................... Cast Iron bed ........................................... 6he*ts ............................................................ Mattresses ............................................. t a x ON THE w a r d r o b e . publican habit o f claiming c m u for 1# all natural progress—credit oven for S'**' cro|<* » •• t w that In 1010 th . wages o f M railroad employees amounted to soma to $7i,(ioo,000 more than in 1007. * But tbat represented three years’ » 4J progress. » In 199« th«» amount paid to railroad employe«»» waa $0U0.801.tVW. In 1007 « « " a s $1.072^1.427. Thl» w a. an In- «6 crease o f $171.584.774 in a «Ingle year and the garments are made to your order by a R O Y M U LLIN IX , Proprietor L-^AHig ki .*»».*'common :::::::::::::::::: * Flannel underwear .................................. Ready made clothing ............................ Hats of wool .............................................. « preceding the T a ft CELEBRATED SALEM BEER KEPT CONSTANTLY ON TAP administration. amounting to more than double the ln- crease during threa years o f the Taft Cloaks'1 KOods ............................................. * S h » Ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . - . . 96 Jackets .......................................................... 66 Suspender» ................................................... »7 T A X ON THE TABLE. Beef ............................. £ ............................... a administration. |n ‘{ (t obvious that they are pre- Sugar ..................................................... a ....................................................... ^ Cheese . ! . . . . ! ........ !............. 3* Balt ..........................................................KB Lemon» .................................................. 79 8Urch ................................. ......... ......... 1 T A X ON THE KITCHEN. Commonest glassware ............................... *0 sumlng you won't have the statistics at hand to inform yourself and that therefore they will fool yon Into be» lievl-jg that the Taft administration made rallnuid men's prosperity? Then stop, look, listen again! four years preceding TafFa ad- ministration 1.193 miles o f railroad were sold under foreclosure. The gtœiM and bonds of these roads Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars. ^ ^ ' 7 w,r* « Matches ......................................................... FARMER'S taxed from PLOW HORSE 13 His e a r s t o H is t a il . •ST “ Bridle .................................................. Harness Backhand Hamea ...... .............!.... ......................................... Plow ..................................................... «>. involving $3H4.434.6«2. Th* Tariff Humbug Again. U more palpable preaumptlon by Republican» that railroad men «re fool» 1» the following statement In' their circular: A 36 J5 35 36 Tha total number of railway am- ployees In 1885 was 7®.a*4. Th* total number of railway *m- ployee* In 1911 waa 1.6MJ09. 16 Under Republican admlnlatration tha 17 to 60 number of railway employe«* haa In- 46 creaaed from 796.094—during a Demo- 46 eratlc administration—to LM9.909, on In- 45 ereaae of 944.776. nearly 1.00.000 men 6 to 10 Do you want a Democratic president 46 and return to conditions and number 46 Of employees of 1996? Woolen Woolen Woolen Woolen cloak ................................... HR to Jacket .................................. « to shawl ..................................... 92 to plushes ............................. 60 to 90 80 ins From this year on. so long as the 110 Democratic administration was In pow- Flannela ....................................... er, conditions Improved steadily. Dré »» good*' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!',!!*.!!!! !!!!!!! m to It9 ,n ,si>s tlle total number of railroad Glove», leather ....'..’.'.’.!!!!!!!!!!! «0 men at work was Increased to 788.034. Glove», »chm.iachen ..................... 39 to HO In 180« it was 826,620. oioves! k i .T ^ ;::::::;;:;::;:!::::::: 5 \°n £ » ■ 18,(7 ” r ^ ,nley ,nto the ^ stocking», knit ............................. »> Idency, and the Republicans set about Stocking», aelvedged ................... 60 to 65 to "rod ^ m the country” with high Neckwear ..................................... «> tariff. AND IN 1897 TH E TOT A I* jewe’ ry .!!!!!!.'.'.!!!'.'!'.!'.'.!!'.'.'.!!'.!!. * n u m b e r o f r a il r o a d e m p i / jy - Dre»» facing» .................................... 62 to 79 EE 8 FELL OFF TO 823,476. rl,,u'n ................................... * Republican Panio of 1907. Fur hat» ......................... !.......!... n to 9« Then In the fall o f 1907 there waa straw hats ......!!!.’!.'!!!!!!!.’.’ !.’ !!!! x> another panic under the Roosevelt ad- Wooi hat» .....................................36 to loo ministration and under a Republican Waterproof cloth ......................... M {arj(f Were the railroad men protected from loss o f Jobs? Scarce- rri. _ _ 0 _ i * i . . _ n_«___ Tho next ^e,ir' th# number o f railroad employee* fell off by 15 285,790, a darreaa© o f 112 per 100 *> miles against 71 per 100 miles In 1804. CLOTH » NY» ARE 1 AXEF) AS HE IS — • j and o*v t h e i r rx>Li*8 35 f e r '* • CENT. Jumping Jack* ............................. Marbles .................. ?.................... : ct T pi I ™ « Jo m ,b * ye*r wh*n th® m ,aits ° f th# p*n,e Chewing cum ............................... 29 to 69 Faire f iron ...................................................................... r, ot 1893 were felt most severely. r w r T ü n ....................................... «» . « r ° " .................................... 35 *o »« Ol th? ®ab,y' , . , ,, Should there l«> n bnhy in the family he or *he I» not forgotten, bnt pays 2 per cent under the gtilae of “ Infant's ['! \ n .coffin pays 35 per <-ent nu.1 tho horn-.« flower, or the grave, 25 p»-r i-'-nt. u hlle the BRiIr snd the hymn ....... nt the hur1fll *r* ta**d ' * roo,n of ritllroad men or ot any other Fo whnt Is the use o f trying to make Americans by distorting figures? Tha tr,,th •* *h« l these fluctuations were not rtue t0 h|(fh tarlff or ,ow 8 __________________ •_ Thc proarnni of the new ^ , zeH monopolies and systematically M h ortlM tal workingmen to them and to plnI1* mad* h , the government both with regard to employment and with regard to labor.—Woourow Wllaqa. Stayton, Oregon Phone 2142 Average cutlery ........................................... « amounted to $4(.031.000. Commonest stoves ..................................... 46 Fader three years o f the Taft ad- Commonest tinware .................................. 46 miffistration miles were forecloe- means to finance the campaign. The Bolts TYace chains ..................................... sinews o f war in n contest between Clips ..................................................... Clevls ............... the victims and the beneficiaries o f Washers ........................... '................ tariff extortion and trust monopoly, Rivets .................. however, must be furnished - In the Rings ................................................. inalu by persons o f comparatively Buckle* ........................................ 45 The Taft people take 1805 becaua* small means, and the contributors to ®iu ............................................... * the last Democratic low tariff bill, tUp Democratic campaign fund must Hee**piri 46 known »» the Wilson bill, went lnt« make up by strength o f nutnliers what Plow lines hemp . . . . . . . . 1 9 to a force in 1894, and they would like to they individually lack in length o f Plow lines flax ............................ 22 to 90 «bave railroad men believe that a Dem- purse. S ° w line* C leather i0,,.hn ......................... x ocra tic tariff revtoioa mad« tha hard Plow ................... t.. . 35 The recent statement o f the chair Horseshoes .................................... 6 to 23 time®. man o f the Democratic general finance Horseshoe nails ..................................11 to 38 W hat tha F sots Prava. .sll(„ vo., that 17,n 6 m.livicl THE d r i v e r OF THE PLOW is TAX- Now, what are the facta? uals have contributed In the aggregate ED f r o m HAT TO s o x . The “ hard tlmea" began back In abont $300y0fA and that about $750,000 Hat of fur ..........................................47 to 19» 1800 rifgiit after the Republican high f,„. ...» ,,T. more Is needed for the legitimate ex î i a l ô î w ^ 7 .:: :: :: :: :: ::: :: :: :: :: ::: »s to i " known n* the ^ K m ie y tan s. penses o f the campaign That would Leather glove» ............................. «0 went Into effect. Grover Cleveland, be a small sum to a candidate who Sheep gloves ..................................... 33 to 91 the Inst Democratic president, waa conla pn,s around the hat among four elected In 1892. The panic came on In M m(e„ and Ket lt back wlth *!;’ k|ove!' ..................................... ** *° ^ 8llm to the Drawcrs cotton ............................60 to «4 T^*3- “ ot a" ■ result o f Cleveland a 30 election, but ns a result o f conditions „ rters , , f „o o d r o w Wilson's can- Stocking*, cotton ......................... Stocking*, aelvedged ..................... 60 to «6 {(,„{ bn(j been growing steadily worse „ verybodjr ahould cUlp Co»1, w o o l ® îo l\ Republican nu«. The panic wa« according to Ids means without wait Ready made coat ......................... 6o to w over before the Democratic tariff bill ing to see what his neighbor is going Ready made clothing ..................... 4S to S3 was passed in 1894, and after that to do about it a ” !!?/ huttons ............................. ÜÜ prosperity began to return. N e c k t i e " ! ! ' . W Now let ®* m*ke a fair comparison Diamonds ........... Free o f these railroad figures. IT IS UP TO YOU! p»arl* ........................................... Free ( „ 1883 , under the Republican high The fret-born citizen gets up when dew Bona*buttons 60 to V f i ,flr,ff' n n , i Wl,h ,h e P "nl° ° n’ , ,b * ” is on the grass Horn buttons ................................ « to S3 " « r e |873,<>02 railroad men employed, And sees reflected In a trust Ivory buttons .............................. 60 or 515 per 100 mile*. made looking glass. ( „ ifly 4 , part high tariff and part low A trust control* the soap he finds at Pearl button« ................................ 57 to 111 HIS W IFE IS TAXED a s f o l l o w s tariff, tlie number fell to 779,608, or length upon the stand. And through the favor of some trust he Woolen knit underwear ............... 60 to » 444 for 100 miles—decrease 71 per 100 takes his comb In hand For this reason you may always be sure of iret- are amonir the specialties we are able to offer you. THE Tf the Democratic campaign fund were being drawn from multlmlilion aire contributors anxious to purchase legislative favors at the expense of tbe people there would be no need to appea| to tl|e voters at |arKO for tbe vals. THE “Bee” * “Bee” BAILEY & BERG, Proprietors WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS SALEM BEERONTAP Your Trade Solicited— W e ’ll Treat Y ou Right WE DON’T WANT TO FLOOR YOU but we would like to have you floor your new house o r re-floor your old one with mill. flooring from our It i s real quality flooring, unexcelled on the Pacific coast. If you have tried it, y o u know that this is not an exaggeration If you have not, a trial will convince you. JOSEPH PETZEL Pastime Pool Parlor GEO. W A R F O R D , Proprietor Everything in the line o f Tobacco, Soft Drinks, Candy, Gum, Sand wiches and Canned Goods A A Good Place for a Social Gam: