Barton County democrat., 1914-01-09

/ am sorry the administration has
not had the support Of my colleague.
This demonstrates the need Of send
ing someone to the senate with whom
] can work IN harmony Senator Bris
tow has seen fit to pursue the course
Of an obstructionist and reactiouary
by acting and voting with Senators
Gallinger, Penrose and Smoot. No
man can Keep such company and ever
hope to be regarded as progressive.
He is a standpatter Of the worst type
The national administration has sur
passed the fondest hopes Of its best
friends and has confounded the wits
Of its worst enemies. It has accom-.
pfshed more the first ten months Of
its life than the man with the big
stick accomplished In all the seven
years of his administration.
President Wilson is the most cub
tured and intellectual president since
Jefferson, the most courageous since
Jackson, and the most honest since
Lincoln. He is the most serious and
most in earnest Of any president we
have ever had. President Wilson
may be said to be the serious and
Mr.. Bryan the happiest member Of
the administration. Mr.. Bryan IS
highest ambition has never been to
become president of the United
States, although It is still the high
est ambition Of most of his friends.
He has always considered that office
Is only means to an end and that
no one Is worthy to occupy the high
office who is not more interested in
the things that can be accomplished
than In the fame 1t brings. Mr.. Bryan
Is the happiest man in the world be.
cause he sees those things so near
his heart being done by another and
knows that an entire nation of peo.
pie have changed their point Of view
and have adopted those things which
have always been dear to him.
By the strength of his character
President Wilson has written into the
law, tariff legislation in five months
that the Republican party failed to do
dn five years. BY the force of his
own efforts he has written into the
law, currency reform In thnee months
that the Republican party was unable
to do in so years. The Republicans
predicted that the currency legisla-
tion would be a failure because they
said the bankers of the country
would not go into the system. No
sooner had the bill passed than tel
eguams approving the measure poured
into the secretary OF the treasury
from all parts Of the country and
banks ran a race literally tumbhng
over one another in order to get in
first. So we will not hear any more
Of the Republican dying vail that the
Democratic party lacks the power of
constructive legislation. Poor old
helpless Republican party. All the
hope the Republicans can see or Of
fer for the peopl is poverty and star
walton. All the hope they can see or
offer the business world is panic. In
their CONSERVATION they cry out,
Panic! Panic! everywhere. Their on.
iy prayers seem ito be: o, Lord,
send us a panic, throw the people out
OF employment, bring US a drouth,
peStfIence, or any old thing to pro-
duce poverty and want or the G. o.
P. will forever be doomed
rfN1
The national administration gave to
the people of the country a righteous
tariff law for a Thanksgiving gift. 1t
then Immediately followed up its
fight iu behalf of the people and made
them a Christmas present of the cur
rency law. Trust legislation is now
to follow, so that by the Fourth Of
July we can celebrate a day Of free
dom never before experienced in the
history Of this country. Indeed the
trusts are now voluntarily asking the
administration What can We do to
be saved?' When before have we
ever seen such spectacle! Hereto
for they have asked the Republican
administrations What can we do to
evade the law?' Now they are ask
ing a Democratic administration,
What can we do to obey the law?'
The president has done his part.
The cabinet officers have performed
their duties. The congress has re-
sponded quickly to the voice Of the
people. The people are united In