South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-21
WILSON POLICIES
GIVEN APPROVAL
Indianapolis News Puts Its In
dOrSement on Record of
the President in Our Nation
al Affairs.

INDIANAPOLIS. oct. 21.-The In
dianapolis News. which has been
making a vigorous campaign against
the democratic ticket in Indiana. has
come to the front with an enthusiast
TIC endorsement of the administra-
ton Of Pres't Woodrow Wilson. The
News has printed a strong editorial
under the head OF The President on
Record.
The editorial deals with the letter
the president wrote TO Rep. oscar
Underwood regarding the accomplish
ments Of his administration. The let.
ter is one OF the most important
documents OF the campaign as IT was
given out by the president TO take the
place Of speeches he was asked TO
deliver
In the letter the president deals
with the various important features
OF the legislative program of his adj
ministrtaion has carried out. the
Indianapolis News in commenting on
the letter OF the president speaks as
follows:
But two things are clear. The first
IS that there was an honest and
courageous handling of these great
and difficult problems. and the second
j. that the statutes are in the main
based on sound principles The tariff
law IS assuredly one Of the hest that
we have ever had and more honestly
built than most That we shall suf-
fer less under IL on account of the
war than we should have suffered
n .nder she Dingley tariff is perfectly
Siear. That it will under normal
conditions, yield sufficient revenue
can hardly be doubted.
Whether the new trust legisla-
ton viii accomplish all that is hoped
for without undUly disturbing bust
ness Is yet TO be proved But here
again the underlying principle is cor
rect"
FavOrs Antitrust Program.
The News speaks very emphatically
in favor Of the antitrust program
which the president and his admins
tration have carried out. Comparing
the anti-t trust program Of the presi-
dent with the performance that was
outlined two years ago by Roosevelt
the News says:
THE alternative was between the
ROOsevelt-Perkins plan If legalizing
and licensing monopoly and that of
uprooting it, The latter plan has,
very wisely been adopted. The
president is wholly right when speak
ing OF the old system. he SAYS: No
body took effective steps to change
it until the present congress address
ed itself 20 the task with genuine
resolution and an intelligence which
expressed itself in definite action.
such is the record of the last year
and half, and it is most creditable
The achievement would have been
noteworthy had II been extended over
a period OF four years,-the lifetime
OF an administration. 1t has been
brought 10 pass in IS months. The
presidents appeal is effective because
fl Is based on facts. Mr Wilson is
right, too, when ne gives a large por-
tion Of the credit to congress. For
without intelligent and effective
leadership I'm both houses the record
could not have been made The will
ingness Of the democratic party to
accept enlightened leadership. and
its ability TO act together have great
~ surprised those who looked for.
and freely predicted, a disastrous
hrea kdOwn."
The democratic leaders in Indiana
are very much gratihed with the
praise that has been heaped upon the
national administration by the News
and by other opponents of the party
i'm this state, as they maintain that il
shows very Conclusively that there is
very little opposition 20 the demo-
cratic national administration out
side Of the republican and progressive
parties and that even they are not
able TO make much Roadway against
the president.
The democratic organization lis ap-
ealing for the reelection of Sen. b.
~ Shively and all the members Of
congress on the record that has been
made by the Wilson administration
and are confident that they will be
elected by large pluralities