Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-15
THE DEMOCRATIC TEXT BOOK

Achievement is the keynote of the
Democratic Textbook for 1914, out today, and
the biggest Of things done is heralded on the
front cover-"War in the East Peace in the
West, Thank God for wilson" 1t is record
of pledges to the people fulfilled, wonderful
summary of the unprecedented performances of
a Democratic President and Democratic Con
gress. 1t contains editorial commentator Of
Woodrow Wilson, practically all from Re-
publican or independent newspapers.
Every accomplishment to date. every
phase Of the political situation is covered in this
compact, well written little volume Of 1852 pages
It was compiled under the supervision of u
committee composed Of Robert Wickliffe
Woolley of VirgiEia, Chairman and editor,
Senator Benjamin f. Shively of Indiana, Con-
gressmen f. r. Taylor Of Colorado. and f. E.
Reed Of New Hampshire, and former Governor
Of the Panama Canal Zone, Richard l.. Metcalfe
Of Nebraska.
The book opens with two page
challenge in tho form Of twenty. four questions
asking the Republican Party which of the laws
enacted by the B}rd Congress it proposes to re-
peal, if restored to power, and recited the fact
that every one Of these laws supported by
Republican members Of Congress. Next comes
a remarkable chapter, unique in the history of
textbook making, which rectes in paragraphs,
crsply written and boldly numbered, fifty two
Of the big feats OF the Wilson administration
and the Democratic Gird Congress- The unique
ness and possibility OF this chapter is due to
the fact that not since the administration of
George Washington has so much legislation of
large moment to all the people been enacted by
"A single Congressman the final session of this
Congress has not yet convened These first
two chapters constitute Il powerful foreword
and epitome of what follows in the book
First of the chapters dealing with
individual achievements is that entitled The
Wonderful Story of Watchful Waiting" 1t
tells authoritiyely of the handling Mexican
situation from its incipency down to the recent
issuance Of President Wilson'S order withdraw
ing the American troops from Vera Cruz. 1t
contains much interesting data, hitherto un
published, showing that from the moment
President Wilson entered Office until he had
finished the job he adhered to fixed policy, the
dominant note Of which was morality in
diplomacy" and the results of which peace with
with honor in the Western world, all the peo
pies of the earth are now applauding. No less
interesting and of equal Importance is II chap
ter further along in the book which contains
hitherto unpublished and highly informative
statement by Secretary of State Bryan telling
of the negotiations leading up to and the sign
irg of peace with % nations, whose pOpula-
ton tot lis in round numbers a billion
people. These treaties mean than never again
can the United States engage in war with any
of the signatOry powers, which include three of
the beligercnts in the present gigantic struggle
Nf,,1
of alleged grievances is made in other words
until the parties concerned have had time ito
think it over
Following this chapter are quotations from
speeches of Senator Penrose OF Pennsylvania
and other Republican leaders condemning in
unmeasured terms the policy of "watchful
waiting" and excerpts from IA letter and speech
of Col. Theodore Roosevelt in which he brands
the foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson as
cowardly and says he feels it his bounden duty
to resign from the Outlook in order that he may
be free to fight the present Democratic ad
ministration for the manner in which it has
handled our international affairs
Trust legislation, the Federal Reserve Act and
the Underwood Simmons tariff law dealt
with from every viewpoint in more than ono
chapter, each of which should he read by all
who are earnestly in search of information on
these important subjects.
powerful appeal to reason is the chapter
setting forth what the Democratic Congress has
done toward contributing to the success of the
Wilson administration The President and
Congress described the Big Team.
MIR. Wilson himself has said time and again
that without the support of Congress he could
have accomplished little. This chapter shows
that not only was the support given, but that
there was cooperation of kind practically un-
precodentrd in the history of this country.