The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
WILSON'S GiHPAIGN LETTER,
The President Warmly Praises the
Achievements OF Congress and
the Democratic Party-House
Leader UnderWood,s Response.

A press despatch from Washington
| D. c., dated October s, says:
President Wilson mailed today q
letter to Majority # Leader Under
wood Of the house on the achieve.
ments of his administration. outlined
the program for the next session OF
congress and declared the Democratic
party now is IN fact, the only III
strument really by which anything
can be accomplished. y
The president wrote the letter as
an endorsement OF all Democratic
members of congress in lieu OF
speeches he said he would like to
make In every congressional district.
lie predicted victory for his party In
the elections, because every thought
ful man sees that a change OF par
ties Just now WGlld get the clock
back, not forward, and because a
practical nation is not likely to re-
Ject such a team, full OF the spirit
OF public service, and substitute, in
the midst of great tasks, either a
party upon which a deep demoraltza-
tion has fallen, or Il party which has
not grown to a stature that would
burdens ~ state s-Ao : e As1 04o
- -
1he 1esisasa1ion soaiinenced curing
.ne present sessioA OF congress was
ueeiaIed u3as s1 Dy ffeslosht wilson to have
already begun to destroy private con-
troll and set business free. He said
the people OF the country had been
eeiseu Wy enis consress as they new
er hao peen serVea before.
outl.nlhg Tue VOTE already accom-
plisAeu' MT. wilson mentioned the
reform OF the tafaH, the passage OF
tne new currency 8pll, the antitrust
pllls ana me hanol1ng OF foreign
proOlems. he sad he doubted #
there mas ever Daen g. finer exhfbi-
elon OF team work or of unhesitating
oeVotlon to the falfillment of party
pleuges:
raislng the new tariff Dill, the
pFssloent asserted that private con-
trol mad SHOWN sts sinister face on
every mana II America, had shown 1t
Tor TOT, a long time and #sometimesevery
pIazenly, SIz'y, II the trusts and in the
virtual dominatton#of credit by small
groups OF men men, - He said that high
prices dld not slTing directly from
tne tarltf, put our OF the suppression
OF competition, com Nzs1ch flourished more
easlIy under tie protection Of q
n1gh tar1if. he declared that the
pane winch. opponents OF the new
plli pred1eted had#not come, and de-
spite the european war there has
oeen. .sufIlelenesSfJae to prove the sue
cess OF tIe &C.
5ssalassfon bill and the
's1as Gaayton anti-lr1lse Dill We're spoken
=oI as destined 70 make men In a.
.shiall way OF business as free to sue
.ceed as men IN agreat business way
and 20 Kill monopoly in the seed. 80
he ADDED =Ihat Monopolies are
.oulit up Dy unfair methods of com
pesltlon, Wn1ch would be eliminated
py the new legislation. Monopoly Is
70 ..1e De cut OFF at the roots.
= our party were 20 De called up
VI 70 name the. particular point OF
pIlnc1ple IN Whlcnt It differs from its
opponehts most Sharply and IN which
lt lseis leself most deflnitely sustain
ca " the country, continued the
!, pieslueht, we would no doubt say
'ha1 al II was 1hls. ms
Ihat We would nave no dealings
Win monopoly. bnt reject 1t altogeth-
~ Wn1le our opponents would De
ready TO adopI IL into the realm OF
"a ana seek l1 merely 70 regulate ft
aAa d a. moderate It ID It's operation
It Is our purpose TO destroy mo-
nopoly ana MAINTAIN competition as
1he only eIlectuaI instrument 1'L OF bus1-
uess IS staoliley.
oustlce mas Deen done the labor
s lug man, declared the president,
anu MS iapoI ~ no longer 70 De
~ eateu as II ~ were mereiy an IN
ooJeel " commerce, ulscon-
ileceeu from ene fortunes ana happl-
aess aess OF iislng human Delng, TO De
ue WIN =, as an oDtect OF sale ana
pal .el:
~ ~ env l.7 oullehsy piii' Mr. wilson
So 80 we nssse oieaeeu q ueliioelsacy
- Is01. auen hasaa,, 90 las neYei eAisseu
- 1l1is eoulisty -. ps.oi <
ne ueclared tnat credit Is now at
80 ~ osal - eseiy nah "io sah
''n snasLng s1i 81 "a snu ~ assses sraa.a - 49,
now 5 sassion - 80 aalsas US am loi aa. III
dant rnantiaaaa 1eo.s,ats @ tas, .n p.,iaa - 10.
Inc IN Az 49, sss,on ,araban. ipa Da ma
rina apa IN - esaa,nn1a4;an ,ol @ ssn raaat .elss
nroorar, ,. ~ 81, ~ ~ aanse,,la+sa n -, e,,s su
nat,7ra1 rasources 90 ~ 4ha aauaton w '
ment af tba Watar nonar w. .He - 4ha a,u oa,1p
try - = = w =
seWitho,1t . congress N close avn.
Dathv with tho adn,i4,istration 70 on ;, zrota
tho nresidenf % whole scheme 5 -
neaca and HANOI. a,,a dieint aros+ed