Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-10
PRESIDENTS RECORD CLEAN,
HONEST AND PATRIOTIC
President Wilson Does His Duty AS He
Sees It. Was Right in Keeping Con-
gress in Session During Trouble

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and as the President said on the 4th
of July, in his address in Philadel-
pEia. when he spoke Of the elements
and comments, touching this part
OF the legislation, he said, that the
d ay b efo t he passage,
! (these would be disturbers, said the
currenct bill was all wrong, but the
day after its passage, it was all right,
which were the expressions Of the
banking interests Of the country.
The banking system, displaced by
the new currency law, was an anti
quated law, and long passed in its
days of usefulness and the demands
for more modern banking system
were in general demand, and in the
new law, we have one that will meet
and ,better the interest of the bust
ness of.sthe country, and put the
means of securing assistance, in
more accessible way, by means O.
which the county districts have an
equal show with the city eenters, in
securing money with which to do
bu siness.
Then the third chapter was writ
ten, in the form of the repeal of
Free Tolls TO Americans engaged in
Cost-wise trade, through the Panama
Canal, and brought forth condemna-
ton, even from members Of the
Democratic party, but again the
President was right because the
Democratic party, has always been
opposed to "ship-subsidy,' and
this law, as long as it remains law,
afforded to the owners of Cost. wise
vessels, special rights and the fact
developed, which it only took Sec
ond thought to developed, which it
only took second thought to dew
elope, that the Uuited States Gov
ernmeut, did not own a single ship,
in the Cost-wise business, and it
was simply a favorite to those en-
engaged, just as the tariff, for pro-
lection was to those who fifty
years ago, asked protection to their
business, IN its infancy, and so from
this point of view it was not right,
but from ali international standpoint
under the treaty agreement it was
all wrong, and the President, broad
minded, and clothed with desire
to do right, because it was right, and |
not by the might, because we had
the power to retain the law on our
statute books, but seeing, the wrong,
he sought to rightit, and now it is
acknowledged by all, from all
standpoints, that the President was
right, and his act in taking hold of
the matter, UNDER the existing cir
cumstances, showed the bravery of
the men, to do the right. because it
was his duty to do it.
The Free Tolls, was not fair to the
nations, aud the President saw it,
and in the language of President
Cleveland, he acted the part of pre-
fering to doing the right, than being
President, but this with the first two
chapter, written by the Democratic
party into the laws of the land, has
strengthened President Wilson, as
the right man in the right place, at
this time as will be seen by the
fourth chapter recorded:
The Mexican situation, relic of
the Taft administration, was one of
the most important things, that
could have been handed down, in
the way of embarrassing the peace
Of the incoming administration, but
while his "Watchful- waiting" has
caused criticism, even by men Of the
Presidents own party, yet all fair
minded men now confess, that the
President has caused to cease intern
al bloc lshed in Mexico, and the Gov
eminent 10 ue place III lie hands Of
the Constitutionalist, and that Gen
eral Carranza, has taken peaceable
possession OF Mexico City and that
murderous out-lswism, that has