The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-15
THE DEMOCRATIC TEXT BOOK.

! God for Wilson!" 1t is record o.
pledges to the people fulfilled, a won.
derful summary of the unprecedented
performances of a democratic presi.
ldent and a democratic congress. II
lcontains editorial commentator Of
Woodrow Wilson, practically all from
republican or independent newspapers
Every accomplishment to date, every
phase of the political situation is
covered in this compact, well written
little volume of 1852 pages. 1t was
complied under the supervision of a
committee composed of Robert Wick
life of Virginia, Chairman and editor,
Senator Benjamin F. Shively of Indi-
ana, Congressman E. T. Taylor of
Colorado, and E. e. Reed of New
Hampshire, and former Governor of
the Panama Canal Zone, Richard L.
Metcalf, of Nebraska.
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 69rd
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 chap
ter, unique in the history of textbook
making which recites in paragraphs,
crisply written and boldly numbered,
fifty two of the big feats of the Wilson
63rd congress. The uniqueness and
possibility of this chapter is due to
the fact that not since the administra-
ton of George Washington has so
much legislation of large moment to
all the people been enacted by sin
gle congress, and the final session of
this congress has not yet convened.
These first two chapters constitute
powerful foreword and epitome of
what follows in the book.
First of the chapters dealing with
individual achievements is that en-
titled 1.-THE Wonderful Story of Watch
full Waiting" 1t tells authoritively of
the handling Mexican situation from
its incipiency down to the recent is
suance of President Wilson's order
Withdrawing the American troops from
Vera Cruz. 1t contains much inter-
esting data, hitherto unpublished,
showing that from the moment Presi-
dent Wilson entered Office until he had
finished the job he adhered to a fixed
policy, the dominant note of which
was morality in 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 a hitherto I'M
published and highly Informative |
statement 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
he United States engage in war with
my of the signatory powers, which in
dude three of the belligerents in the
present gigantic struggle in the old
world, until careful investigation of
alleged grievances is made-in other
words, until the parties concerned
ave had time ito think it over"
Following this chapter are quota
ions from speeches of Senator PEN
ose of Pennsylvania and other repub-
lean leaders condemning in unmeas-
lred terms the policy of "watchful
and excerpts from letter
nd speech of Col. Roosevelt in which
e brands the foreign policy of Wood
ow Wilson as cowardly and says he ,
cells it his bounden duty to resign
rom the Outlook in order that he may
y - " " ASAI LAO III CoCll
for the manner. in
hitch it has handled our International
fairs.
Trust legislation, the federal re- \
erve act and the Underwood Sim v
IONS tariff law are dealt with from v
very viewpoint in more than one
hapter, each of which should be read g
Y all who are earnestly in search of
formation on these important sub =
,cts.
A powerful appeal to reason is the !,
lapter setting forth what the demo-
ATTIC congress has done toward con-
ibuting to the success of the Wilson !
The president and y
,ngress are described as the big :
cam" Mr.. Wilson himself has said F
me and again that without the sup
'rt of congress he could have accom- CT
ished little. This chapter shows fl
at not only was the support given, G.
1t that there was cooperation of a
nd practically unprecedented in the
story of this country. Il
2EING THE EARTH