Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-10-13
The Democratic Text Book.


Democratic Textbook for 1914, just is
sued, 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 a
record of pledges to the people fulfill
ed, wonderful summary of the I'M
precendented performances of Dem
ocratic President and Democratic
Congress. 1t contains editorial COM
mendation of Woodrow Wilson, prac.
tically all from Republican or indie
pendent newspapers.
Every accomplishment to date, ev-
cry phase of the political situation is
covered in this compact, we'll written
little volume of 352 pages. 1t was
compiled under the supervision Of a
committee composed of Robert Wick
life Woolley Of Virginia, chairman
and editor, Senator Benjamin F.
Shively of Indiana, Congressman E. T.
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 a two page
challenge in the form Of twenty.four
questions asking the Republican par
ty which of the laws enacted by the
card Congress it proposes to repeal,
if restored to power, and recited the
fact that every one Of these laws was
supported by Republican members of
Congress-. Next comes a remarkable
chapter unique in the history Of text
book making, which recites in para.
graphs, crisply written and boldly
numbered, fifty-two of the big feats
Of the Wilson administration and the
Democratic 63rd Congress. The
uniqueness 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 single Congressman the
final session of this Congress has not
yet convened. These first two chap
ters constitute a powerful foreword
and epitome of what follows in the
book.
First of the chapters dealing with
individual achievements is that en-
titled. "The Wonderful Story OF
Watchful Waiting" 1t tells authori-
lively of the handling of the Mexican
situation from its incipiency down to
the recent issuance of President Will
sons order withdrawing the American
troops from Vera Cruz. 1t contains
much interesting data, hitherto un'
published, showing that from the mo-
ment President Wilson entered office
until he had finished the job he ad
hered to a fix policy, the dominant
note of which was morality in di
plomacy' and the results OF which
peace with honor in the Western
world, all the peoples of the earth
are now applauding. No less interest
ing and of equal importance is a
chapter further along in the book
which contains hitherto unpublished
and highly informative statement by
Secretary Of State Bryan telling OF
he negotiations leading up to and the
signing of peace with &c nations
whose population totals in round num-
bers a billion people. These treaties
mean that never again can the United
States engage in war with any OF the
signatory powers, which include three
of the belligerents in the present gi-
gantic struggle in the old world, until
careful investigation Of alleged
grievances is made-in other words,
until the parties concerned have had
time ito think it over"
Following this chapter are quota
tons from speeches Of Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania and other Re-
publican leaders condemning in I'M
measured terms the policy Of watch
full waiting" and excerpts from letter
and speech Of Col. Theodore Roosevelt
in which he brands the foreign policy