Little Falls herald., 1914-10-16
rHE nEMouRArIu TEXT BOOK

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THE DEMOCRATIC TEXT BOOK
Achievement is the keynote Of the
Democratic Textbook for 1914 just
out. and the biggest Of things done is
heralded on the front cover War
in the East! Peace in the West! Thank
Cod FOR Wilson! 8 IT is a record Of
pledges to the people fulfilled, won-
derful summary Of the unprecedented
performances OF democratic presi-
dent and a democratic congress. It
contains editorial eommendation Of
Woodrow Wilson, practically all from
republican or independent newspapers.
The book opens with a two page
challenge in the form Of twenty -four
questions asking the republican party
which Of the laws enacted by the 63d
congress it proposes to repeal. if re-
stored to power, and recited the fact
that every one Of these laws was sup
ported by republican members Of con-
gress. Next comes remarkable
chapter, which recites in paragraphs
ffty-two Of the big feats Of the Will
son administration and the democratic
63d congress. The uniqueness and pos
sibility of this chapter is due to the
fact that not since the administration
of George Washington has SO much
legislation Of large moment to all the
people been enacted by single con-
gress-and the final session Of this
congress has not yet convened.
First Of the chapters dealing with
individual achievements is that entitl-
ed 'sThe Powerful Story Of Watchful
Waiting.'' It tells authoritively Of
the handling Mexican situation from
it's incipiency down to the recent issu-
ance of President Wilson s order with
drawing the American troops from
Vera Cruz. It cor tains much interest
ing data, hitherto unpublished, show
ing that from the moment President
Wilson entered office until he had fin
ished the job he adhered to fixed
policy, the dominant note of which
was morality and diplomacy and
the results Of which, peace with honor
in the Western world, all the peoples
of the earth are now applauding. No
less interesting and Of equal import
ance is chapter further along in the
book which contains hitherto unpub
lished and highly informative state
ment by Secretary Of State Bryan
telling of the negotiations leading up
to and the signing of peace with 26
nations, whose population totals in.
round numbers billion people. These
treaties mean that never again can the
United States engage in war with any
of the signatory powers, which include
three Of the belligerents in the pres
ent gigantic struggle in the old world,
until a careful investigation Of alleged
grievances is made-in other words
until the parties concerned have had
time "to think it over"
Following this chapter are quota
tions from speeches of Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania and other republican
leaders condemning in unmeasured
terms the policy Of Fwatchful wait
ing' and excerpts from letter and
speech Of Col. Theodore Roosevelt in
which he brands the foreign policy Of
Woodrow Wilson as cowardly and says
he feels it his bounden duty to resign
from the Outlook in order that he may
be free to fight the present democratic
administration for the manner in
which it has handled our information
al affairs.
Trust legislation, the Federal Re
serve Act and the Underwood Simmons
tariff law are dealt with from every.
viewpoint in more than one chapter,
each of which should be read by all
who are earnestly in search of infor-
nation on these important subjects.
A powerful appeal to reason is the
chapter setting forth what the demo-
cratic congress has done toward con-
tributing to the success Of the Wilson
administration. The president and
congress are described as the 'Big
Team" Mr.. Wilson himself has said
time and again that without the sup.
port Of congress he could have accom-
plished little. This chapter shows
that not only was the support given,
but that there was cooperation Of a
kind practically unprecedented in the
history of this country.