The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-02

publican in the house.
Opposed to Wilson.
Congressman Willis never let an op.
portunity pass to oppose the policies
Of President Wilson, and he has be-
Titled. villihed and abused the presi.
dent upon every occasion. When
President Wilson was redeeming his
pledges to the people to reform the
tariff, Willis became the greatest cal
amity howler in congress He begal
TO bewail the fate of the farmer and
the low prices he would get and the
number of men who would be out of
employment, if the tariff bill passed.
When the currency bill, that was
to take back into the hands of the
people. the right to control their finan-
cial system and take 1t out Of the
hands OF Wall street, was up, Willis
was one OF the fjfty.eight Republicans
who voted against it and delivered
the most bitter partisan speech
against 1t, demonstrating it as the old
and worm wood to him to know that
practically every banker in the coul.
try now is back of this bill, and every.
body who knows anything about the
finances OF our country knows that
II was this bill and its administration
by the treasury department that
saved this country from panic.
Sneercd at Watchful Waiting.
When President Wilson and Secre-
tary Bryan were pursuing their policy
of watchful waiting and mediation
looking to settlement OF the Mexi-
can question without having a foreign
war, Willis was one of the most loud
mouthed in denunciation OF President
Wilson's policy as being weak and
pusillanimous, and said during his
primary campaign that this policy of
Wilson made an American hold his
head In shame. Yet, those who came
to scoff, remained to pray, and when
the late Republican state convention
was held, we found the chairman of
that convention, Mr. Fess, who is Will
lis colleague, praising Wilson's for
eign policy, and even recommended
to the com nittee on resolutions that
they indorse 1t in the resolutions.
President Wilson is the greatest
character in the world today He has
preserved the peace Of America,
which mems much to its people. II
lie had nothing else to his credit, this
would be his everlasting monument
After the convention at Columbus
Willis went back to Washington and,
even though he knew that the people
indorsed Mr. Wilson's policy almost
unanimously, he put himself in op-
position to the president as soon as
he got back to Washington.
On Aug. 20 the house OF represen.
tatives had before them the emerg.
ency bill, to provide marine insur-
ance FOR American ships, so that they
might carry our products to the
shores Of other lands. Ships had stop
ped and vessels could not sail, be-
cause they could not receive insur-
nnce. II was at this crisis that Pres
ldcnt Wilson rose to the occasion and
! recommended to congress an emerg-
"ncy insurance bill, which would per
nit the government to insure these
vessels to the end that we might reap
the benefit of the trade and commerce
/ OF the world that Is now to come to us
hy reason of the foreign war. When
The vote was taken more than hall
OF the Republicans along with all the
/ Democrats voted for il, but tifty-eight
Republicans voted against this bill,
and Willis was one of the number
He voted along with Mann. Payne,
Burke, Fordney and all the ultra
standpattets in the party, those who
put partisan advantage before pa
triotic duty. Could he have lodged
the question, no doubt he would have
aone So
I The people of Ohio will not be de-
toived by the progressive policies OF
Frank b. Willis, whose progress is al
ways backward