Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-01-16
Go Ahead Mr.. President

Weekly, signed by Senator LaFoette:
Any fair criticism Of the administration should take
temptations which beset it. The democratic
party promised among other things: Es
l. To reduce the tariff Ss I
To give the people protection from the domination of
the money trust. 81.
8 vigorously enforce the criminal law we'll theI
civil law against trusts and trust officials
4. make compromises with voators of the criminal
of the antitrust law such the republican admins
made with Standard Oil and the Tobacco trust
To enact such legislation be to make
impossible monopoly exist in the United States
To reduce the high of living by breaking criminal
commercial conspracies. @#<&&9 r.,
1t my President Wilson his great office
strong in the resolution to redeem these promises.
The closing paragraph of his inaugural addressgves ample
for this faith the clear PERCEPTION and eadast
pose of the Mark his words :r,. -.
This is not day of triumph is day of dedca-
ton Here muster not the forces of party but the forces
Of humanity Mems hearts wait upon US; mems lives
hang in the balance; mems hopes call upon US to
what will do. Who shall live to the great trust?
Who dares fail to try? I summon all honest men, all
patriotic, all forward-ooking my side God help
ing will not fail tem they will but counsel and
sustain me-" -
Fine sentiment strongly expressed do not know
that the president the in the perform
of the promises made the of the people
the election. j. >4
The great corporations the country grossly overcapi
taized Values fictitious Big business has had extended
period of financial inoxicaon trying ordeal up.
To reduce the tariff break the power enforce the
visions Of the antitrust law criminal well civil smash the
trusts and lower the high living would inevitably dis
urb business 1t would reduce the excessive profits Of
It would make many individuals of financial
ence resenul They might retaiate They might lower
throw Of employment and Justify it
during the period of readusment from the false ar
ca inflated basis sound honest stable basis Of actual values
The administration that took the contract of fulfilling the
promises of the Baltimore platform should
would be severely tested It could hope for weather
1t bound to encounter storm of criticism To
from seek for calm water smooth
passage, would be the inevitable temptation -. ~.
Would President Wilson weaken when he to face the
real trial? Would he have the will straight
and Keep faith with the people? Would the determination
break the hold the upon life
stand the strain when the interests began close down
preston Of hard times .@%a. -. -
These big questions which to men who had
grown gray in the long struggle with this mighty power
Every administration desires succeed administra
ons to succeed themselves The president who really
makes impossible for private monopoly exist the United
States be content to look the future if need be another
generation, for his full Of approval % 5~
Installed in office ten months President Wilson
to the performance Of his great task Congress
summoned The tariff reduced It long strug
gle The interests resisted They threatened strike back
wages to discharge employees. And wages Labo
many industries put half time Thousands
discharged The squeeze" has been months
whispered that the private the National
Association show that within ninety days two hundr
thousand have been thrown out of employment
The association did not publish this information Doubtless
imply action bringing such conditions about And til
ASSOCIATION loW Tor the present but two hundre
thousand idle loss of than half
million dollars day to- the aIoneffeen twenty Milo
wages every month great big fact like that iudousl
handled could poit
cal pressure. So permitted to leak through the prope
channels to reach those close to the president:
open that the administration and the
leaders the and house have been for
weeks They have heard the roW Of idle labor They fear til
effect business depression the approach
congressional elections Hence the haste for the passage
currency BILL hence the kind Of currency bill that would
acceptable big bankers hence all this talk about
missing with the great fixing thinge up
going Hence heard about 1he vigegol
the criminal law against trust officials
break criminal commercial conspracies
~ reduce the high cost of living.