The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-24
BUSINESS MEN FAVOR WILSON Why They Should Support Him "A League Of Businss
 Men
(By Fillmore W. Hurst, Chairman Bus mess Mems Bureau, Democratic
 NationaI Committee)

mess Mems Bureau, Democratic
 National Committee)
 Chicago, Sept. 24-The success of
 Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic
 party at the coming election is essen tiaI to the restoration and permanence Of business prosperity. This is d pro position which business men through out the country who are hot allied
 with the Interests are every day req liking to be fundamentally sound If
 there be any doubt about this I am
 prepared to prove it. As chairman of the business mems bureau of the Democratic national committee, I am
 daily receiving hundreds of letters from leading business men throughout the middle west strongly endorsing the organization of business men s clubs in every city and town in the country.
 The plan of organiza tion of busi-
 ness men is unique in this campaign. It enliets the membership of all bus mess men without regard to previous gin in a meeting of a group of Alsi- ness men in New York shortly after the Baltimore convention Many of these men have been staunch Repub-
 ncans and in 1908 had worked hard for the election of President Taft At that meeting it WAS agreed tfat~there is no hope for business stability in this country as long as the RepubIi- can party is in power. It was recalled that in the face of pronounced de- 1nand of the. people for tariff revision downward, the tariff was actually re- vised upward by the Republican con gress and signed by the Republican president, although he himself had de- clared that at least one of the sched- ules which he signed was indispensa- ble
 The business men at this meeting denounced the administration not only because of its failure to keep the Re- publican party's pledges in relation to the tariff, but because of it's ill., con- sidered and futile policy in relation to the trusts. There was unanilll us agreement that the record of the last two administrations held out no prom ise for the future of business prosper ity and stability in this country On the other hand. the gentlemen present were equally unanimous in the view that the splendid record of Woodrow and the platform adopted by the Bal timore convention combined to assure business men throughout the land that affairs at Washington during the next four years can only be re- stored to a sound basis by the election of Gov. Wilson and the whole Demo- cratic ticket.
 The news of this meeting was sent broadcast, through the press, and everywhere business men took up the idea It was in response to this cery pronounced demand that the Demo- cratic national committee decided to organize bureau to take charge of the work of organizing business mems clubs and provide central body might clear and exchange ideas. In the three weeks we havebeen at work we have been wonderfully successful. Here in Chicago, for example, the or thausand and Charles H. Wacker, who is probably Chicado's leading citizen, cabled from Europe his acceptance of an invitation to act as president
 The platform of the Democratic Business Mems League is brief but in spring: Recognizing that present our trust in the wisdom of men of high ideas whose past records give promise of action on lines that are sound and in a spirit of justice to the whole people,
 No test for membership is imposed save reputable standing and a desire to promote the public good Al though there are no membership fees It is a pleasure to say that nearly ev cry one who has Joined the league thus far has willingly, I might say
 The following extracts from a letter [ have received from that great Den1- ocrat governor, John Burke of North set forth the purposes and
 T think a. good way to get the bus mess men interested in Gov. Wilson would be to distribute among them ex tracts from his speech of acceptance, campaign and possibly some extracts from his messages to the legislative l ssemb1y in New Jersey. These all show that Gov Wilson is a man of -are judgment, not only in the princi- oles which he advocates but in the anguage in which he expresses him self. It clearly appears from his rec ord as governor, from his messages, rom his speech of acceptance and rom the speeches he is now making n the campaign. that he will not in inns Q nTIS q hat in reducing the tariff the action I will be so gradual as not to interfere | with any of the business interests of he country, except by bettering their i conditions and placing them again in | with one another. It night be well to recall that last bring Andrew Carnegie testified be- | ore a senate investigating committee 1 hat there was no longer any competi- ion in this country; that the prices were all fixed by the manufacturers ountry. This, of course, is not d 4ealthy condition, but it is the condi- ion which is the natural result of our ligh protective tariff system.
 Ut is also plain that neither Taft Tor Roosevelt would favor any re- Luction of the tariff. Roosevelt was he legacy he left us. Taft may talk bout reducing the tariff, but his ac- ions speak louder than his words nd on other occasions that the wool chedule was bad as it could be. but yhen the Democrats and progressive Republicans amended the wool sched- le by reduction, he twice vetoed he bill. There is really no difference etween Taft and Roosevelt on the arih question"
 Before the first of October we conf entIy expect to have 40, 900 members T this league. At the present rate f growth I am quite sure we shall ave even larger membership. There 5 no doubt that the wise and pro- ressive plat form adopted at Balt1- lore and the well settled views, the trong character. ripe experience and pIendid record of Gov. Wilson, ap- cal strongly to the good judgment Of usiness men everywhere. Everyone ; invited to join and enter into the atriotic work of electing Gov. Wilson