The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-08-14
Democratic Candidate
For Governor Here
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student, Woodrow Wilson, who
has given the people of The United
States a government endorsed by
all the Independent voters of the
country. He has made Demo-
cracy a really live organizalio
He has taken the Democratic
Platform, adopted in Baltimore |
in 1912, and made it the living
personiiication of true Democracy |
and he is carrying it out to the
letter.
1.-THE tariff has been reduced, /
the Income Tax upon wealth es-
tablished, the peaceful policy with |
Mexico fully carried out and by |
that peaceful policy he has shown |
to the world the true spirit of |
American ideas in dealing with |
our neighbOrs. Mexico is about |
to receive the benefit of his wise |
policy of watchful waiting He is
watching over the affairs of that |
unfortunate republic and waiting
for that golden opportunity TO
give them a government republic
in form and beneficial i'm its WORK
and Mexico from now on will
march on to the road of high civ
ilization Of which our republic is
a fair example and by that wise
policy the whole world will be ac-
quainted with our peaceful mis-
sion and the kind Offices Of the
Government of the United STATES
Will no doubt shortly be offered 80
The warning nations of Europe Tor
peace and good will And this
republic of ours, with its one hun
dred millions of people through
its president, Woodrow Wilson,
will again be the direct messenger
of peace to the nations of the
world.
His craftsmanship in enforc-
ing conditions in the commercial
and financial world at the begin
ming of his term of Office, i'm in
sisting upon the passing of the
Currency bill has saved us from
the greatest calamity that a ma
ton can be brought in contact
with, financial crisis, a com
mercial panic and the wrecks ny
the cause of these things.
when the European war start
ed about two weeks ago, and gold
ceased to be a medium of eXchang
when the Bank of England's rate
Of discount was advanced to ten
per cent, and our securities we're
thrown upon the New York ma.
ket for gold at any price they
would bring, there caI1e G. i-is
in our aairs that has never be-
fore been Witnessed. The Stock
Exchange in New York suspended
operations for the first time in its
history and the open markets for
gold were suspended throughout
The world and are suspended yet
today. Money began to hide anc
there was but one hope and that
was the prompt and energetic ac-
tiun of the Government of the
Unlted States by virtue of he tulh
GRITTY of the new Currency Bill and
that was put in operation and five
hundred millions of money back
ed by the Government Of the Unit
ed States was offered to the banks,
who are now using it to loan to
their customers. This has es-
tablished confidence, allowed
business to go on undisturbed,
saved us from the greatest flnan-
cial crisis that the world would
have ever seen. And that money
will continue to operate in the
channels of trade, so that with
the greatest war in the history
of the world, with all nations of
the earth stricken with the para
lysis of trade and commerce, we
in this country are enjoying the
blessings of peace, the blessings
Of good Government and the
blessings of money in sufficient
quantities to do business. BY
the process of the Currency Bill
we are alsOenabled to assist for
eign nations to get on their feet
again and re-establish at some
future date their relations with
rs as customers of ours, 10 buy
or usprlus grain and meats ana
other commodies that we pro-
duce in abundance and which we
Nant to sell abroad and which
tnsv need for their people.
1T is no wonder then, when
all these things are taken into
consideration that there is a
democratic victory in sight this