Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-10-09
Eighteen Months Of Wilson.

Has anybody stopped to think what
type of man Woodrow Wilson is? Has
anybody seriously considered the
kind Of administrative work he has
done and the kind of legislative work
he has induced Congress to do?
Did anybody ever hear Of an Amer
lean President who, in 30 short q
time has done so much to elicit the
confidence, the admiration and the ap-
plause Of so many of his countrymen?
What he is to his country and what
his country is to him are evidenced
by the kind of legislation he has
brought forward. His currency law
has the unqualified approval Of all.
It is so excellent in it's provisions
that it received not only the support
of the Democrats in Congress; but
of many Republicans and Progress
sives. 1t solved problem that no
other statesman dared try to solve,
though Congress and committees Of
Congresses, and leaders and groups
of leaders dallied with it and lodged
it for generation.
His tariff superseded the most in
famous tariff in history. 1t received
the. Congressional support not only
of the Democratic members, but of La
Toilette and many other progressive
Republicans. 1t was fought at the
time and is fought now only by stand
patters, cheap politicians and unfair
newspapers for political purposes. The
vote of such statesman as La Fol-
lette for the present tariff shows the
country what kind of men its critics
are.
The antitrust legislation, the Cham
berlain railroad bill for Alaska, the
income tax measure are others of a
program to build up the country and
free business and industry from the
autocracy of the trusts. What Presi-
dent in American history has done
SO much in so brief a time to plan for
greater national prosperity, prosper
ity to come with unexampled abund-
ance as soon as there is time for ad-
justment and for the handicaps of
bloody European war to pass away?
1t is a kind Of legislation and
quantity of legislation never before
accomplished in so brief time. 1t
is legislative achievement carrying
more relief and protection for the
people than any American President
ever secured in a whole term. 1t is
legislation directed to human welfare
and to wise constructive adjustment
of the forces of national life and bust
ness out of which to bring the most
prosperity to the most people. 1t is
an earnest of the kind of things
Woodrow Wilson will try to secure
for his countrymen during the remain
ing two and one-half years of his
term.
What Woodrow Wilson brings to
his country is evidenced in the con-
trast between the tranquility and
peace at home and the frightful oc.
currences overseas. Only yesterday
there was clamor for President Will
son to lead the armies of the United
States into Mexico. He was scourged
and ridiculed and denounced and eX-
ortiated for his refusal to do so. His
policy was called grape juice poll
cy" 1t was jeered at as "spineless"
policy. They said it was a foreign
policy that made the United States
the Laughing stock of Europe"
While in blood-drenched Europe,
women weep and men die, while chill
dren call for sires who can never
come back, and mothers pray for the
safety of sons they will never more
see, there is time for the American
people to thank Almighty God for a
President of peace, who pleads with
the nations to sheath their swords
and be at war no more.-Portland
(Ore.) Journal.