Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-21
With That Declaration Governor
Wilson Is Prepared to Go
Before the Country.
HIS POSITION KNOWN TO ALL
Monopolistic Interests Fear Him as
They Fear No Other Man In Pub
lie Life, Therefore Mud Throw
ers Have Been Busy.
BY w. T. LA TOILETTE.

president every four years, can be
easily seen by the average reader.
This year Governor Woodrow Will
son is the Democrat selected for de-
feat by the Money trust, the Railroad
trust the Steel trust the Beef trust,
the Standard OIL trust, the Tobacco
trust, the Harvester trust, the Wall
Street Stock Gambling trust, and all
other trusts, including the Associated
News trust, which furnishes the
telegraphic news to big newspapers.
Why? Because these monopollstic
interests were unable to move or
swerve Governor Wilson OF New Jer-
sey one inch from the platform
pledges made when elected two years
ago by the progressive people who be-
lieved that Woodrow Wilson's promise
meant performance.
BY his splendid executive ability
and his plain statement of logic, that
enacted or he would go back to the
people with them he was able to
convince the members OF the legisla
ture they had better carry out their
pledges and not listen to all machine
bosses who for years had carried out
the wishes Of big business interests In
New Jersey
His record OF performance as COVER
nor attracted the attention Of the
reading public over the entire coun-
try and his availability as the leading
Progressive Democrat for presidential
candidate was favorably considered
everywhere. Early In 1911 he began
to receive invitations to make public
addresses from all sections of the
country, and wherever he went he
was well received and his clear,
pointed arguments made him hosts Of
friends among Democrats and Repub-
licans alike
Some time early In June last year
In public address at Harrisburg, Pa,
in which he was discussing the
monopolistic trusts of the country, he
made the following statement about
the Money trust: The plain fact is
that the control of credit Is dangerous
SobCChllutCu III lilib CVuAlLys hC
money resources OF the country are
not at the command of those who will
not submit to the direction and domi-
nation Of small groups OF capitalists.
who wish to keep the economic devel-
opment Of the country under their
own eye and guidance. The great
monopoly In this country 10 the money
monopoly.
$50 long as that exists our old va
riety and freedom and individual en-
ergy OF development are out of the
question. The industrial nation Is
controlled by system of credit Our
system OF credit Is concentrated The
growth of the nation, therefore, and
all our activities are in the hands Of
few men who. even II their action
be honest and intended for the public
interest, are necessarily concentrated
upon the great undertakings in which
their own money is involved and who
necessarily by every reason Of their
limitations chill and check and de
stroy genuine economic freedom. This
Is the greatest question of all and to
this statement the people must ad-
dress themselves with all earnest de-
termination to serve the long future
and the true liberties of men,"
immediately after Governor Wilson
had made the above statement as part
of his address some Of the big newspa.
pers OF New York and other large
money ceuters severely criticized him,
among which was the New York
/ Times
The New York World, however,
made favorable comment on Cover
nor Wilson's statement, In which It
stated: Compared with the profits
of the money trusts, the earnings OF
industrial trusts on their invested cap
ital appear paltry. II Is not from oil,
steel and tobacco that the greatest
gains come, but from money chang
ing and the explorations OF the pro-
ceeds OF industry, The great monop-
oily In this country is the money
monopoly"
The statement, however. made by
Governor Wilson a. Harrisburg con
from New York to California that the
New Jersey governor was a very OBJ
serving statesman and had the moral
courage to advocate that the congress
men at Washington should turn their
attention to the father OF trusts (the
Money trust and not waste all their
time with the mother OF trusts (the
tarif).
The progressive thinking people all
over the country were not the only
ones whose attentions were especial.
ly directed to Governor Wilson by this
plain statement of fact-"the money
monopoly" but the Money trust mag.
mates. through their newspaper sys.
tem and political manipulators, began
to speak disparagingly of him. and