The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-28
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; ROoSEVELT'S RECORD VS..
DEMOCRATIC PROPHECY
Louisville Times.

Louisville Times

| The Johnstown Democrat after
reading Mr.. Roosevelt on the op-
! pressed and depressed condition in
! which business finds itself a the re-
| suit of a year and a half of Wilson
| policies. has been looking backward
| TO those good old days" when the
| Roosevelt policies came to their full
! fruitiOn near the close of his second
term. Here are a few of the facts
that the Democrat has managed to
! resurrect from the newspaper files Of
that period:
More than 1000 men march to the
City hall at Detroit and demand work.
Date, January IS, 1905.
Chicago Federation of Labor esti-
mates the total number Of unem-
ployed men in Chicago at 100000.
and issues a warning to all craftsmen
to keep away from the city.-Date,
February II, 1908
New York city government urged
by Central Federation Labor Union
to let subway contracts TO furnish
work for 100000 unemployed men,
Date, March 10. 19OS
One hundred thousand men march
through the streets of New York sing
ing the Marseillaise; speakers preach
revolution and demand work: a bomb
thrown at police by anarchists.-Date
March %, 908.
More than 200 Bulgarians petition
Governor of Colorado for employment
or for aid to return to Bulgaria.
Date, March 20. 1908.
One thousand foreigners march to-
ward Philadelphia city hall demand
ing work: a. riot: three policemen
shot; fourteen marCheTs arrested:
hundreds beaten by mounted police.
Date, February 20. 1908.
Labor unions report $4,000 idle
mon in the X ensington tPa) district
Unemployed in San Francisco form
a league and demanded the issue Of
S23.000,000 in bonds to aid uncm-
Ployed.--Date, March -. 1905
One thousand Huugarians march
through the rain TO receive a loaf uC
bread each at Toledo.-Date, March
%. 1908,
AT Camden. - T.. riot follows
application Of $500 men for 100 Jobs
advertised by the Joseph Campbell
Comrany.-Date, August 10, 1908.
Loan oc $9.ooo,ooo 70 provide
funds for public work asked by the
city Of Philadelphia for unemp Ioyed,
race riot followed demonstration of
italians attacked ny
other Northumberland March L. |
1905"
Mi Rooseyelts Indictment Of Mr.
Wilson'S admins tratjon Is made up /
of two counts-the failure Of its for !
perity. ON both topics the colonel /
is eloquent, speaking. not GG = former /
president Who would. supposedly.
bring TO the discussion of @Ich Gues- /
tons poise and 4 quality Of patriot |
ism Distinguish from partisan /
ship. but as q hell bent candidate for
re elections. intent only On tearing
down in order that ne naE advance
MS personal fortunes
The success or failure OF Mr.. Viii
sons foreign policies Is Het in the
balance He has attempted something
new under the sun-the application
" the principles of 4 professedlv
Thristian and avovedly constitutional
heoTy Of government to his dealings
With veal er peoples. no less than with
power such IS England The out
,cme Of the experiment IS vet to he
leCided
It may be that Mr.. Wilson has but
dreamed nobly r may b. that he
yiU achieve greatly. Rut wherever
he event. MIR Roosevelt is in record
s. having attempted +" capitalize the
for his own ends or the
wo figures Nh Wilson loses moth
nE by way Of comparison
There is. however no uncertainty
then comparison is made If "undi-
ions a. home as they were vheu Nv ,
ROOSEVELT was president and as they !