South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-26
A MEMORABLE CoNGREss.

MEMORABLE CONGRESS.
The congress which has just brought
20 an end the longest session we have
ever known has made a memorable
record. II Will take the perspective
of time to bring out in true proportion
the value Of its work; but the high
points already tower like mountains.
Just pass them in review. on the at
firmative side we have:
The ending OF subsidy tariffs
The enactment Of the income tax.
The establishment of a democracy
OF credit.
The specific banning Of dishonest
practices in business competition, with
the creation of vigilance commits
sion.
And the ordering of publicly own
ed railroad in Alaska.
On the negative side we hawke. part
Iy as the work of congress but mainly
owing 10 the wisdom. foresight and
moral leadership Of the president. the
refusal OF a great nation 10 use its SUI
perior power 10 crush "A weak neighbor
al the call of jingoes and exploiters.
Much more might have been done
that needs TO be done and that the
best opinion of the time is ready to
sanction.
But. recalling the difficulty with
which representatives of 10O,00),000
people compose their conflicts Of in
terests and opinions and comparing
o,t,for-ov,,ovt. Of r,raoa1i I'M y
congresses, this record commands en-
thusiasm and builds a powerful argu-
mcnt for the continuance of the party
in power
Supplemented by the good work of
the last democratic state legislature.
this work Of the national administra-
ton is a potent factor, very naturally,
in the Indiana campaign this year. and
the campaigners are realizing 1t. 1t
makes the work Of the democratic
orator comparatively easy.
They are not telling the people what
they would do if the party were in
power They are telling YOU what has
been done by the national and state
administrations, and they are proud
of II.
IL requires no intricate or mysteri-
GUS analysis and explanation for in
stance, to tell an audience that the new
tariff took the burden Of taxation
from those things which all the peo-
pie must buy and use. Republican
orators used TO take whole evenings
10 explain "A single item in their tariff
and IL the audience ever understood
why such laws should be. the speakers
seldom did.
IL is just as simple for democrats
now TO show that the income tax rests
most heavily upon those who have
been fattening for years upon what
khey were able 10 take away from the
producing and consuming masses
through special legislation. These
were they who carried on the cam
paign Of scarecrow fiction seeking the
defeat OF the income tax law.
Then the banking and currency re
form law. which the republicans de-
clared was. and which Sen. Borah
still declares is. going 10 crush all
business This bill simply took the
financial seat of the government from
New York 20 washington. The peo-
pie may now use their own money
without asking the permission OF Wall
street. or paying exorbitsnt interest
to the house OF Morgan for using the
money chat belongs 10 them.
We have also kept out OF wars with
Mexico. or any other country or Coun-
tries. because Woodrow Wilson and
the senate and congress would not he
driven 20 war by a lot Of loud de-
nands OF the interests that might have
made a few millions more through
war and the shooting down OF few
thousands OF soldiers.
Mr. Beveridge and Mr.. Miller tell
you in their party platforms that had
they been in power they should have
demanded war President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan tell you they believe
IT, they also believe that not only
Beverage and Miller but all other
senatorial and congressional caudi-
dates OF all parties save the democrats
would have opposed all the Wilson
policies and viii DO so now II elected
In state issues there was more con
structive legislation. more GOOD bust
ness laws and more laws directly ben