Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-05
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Under the caption, 1.-Two Years Of
Wilson," the Aberdeen World of last
evening devotes. a lengthy editorial in
tended to convey the impression that
in some way the Democratic admin
3stration Of the past two years has
been guilty of acts Of omission or
commission that in some mysterious
way are responsible for the depressed
times the entire civilized world is just
now subjected to. In this line of talk
the World but echoes the standpat
press and politicians the country over,
and like the original voices. the even.
ing paper fails to give any specific
oct or acts Of the 63rd congress to
which conditions may be traced.
In revising that tariff, which the
World says, "the great majority Of the
people believe to be responsible" the
Democratic congress but obeyed the
mandate Of a majority of the citizens
Of the nation. as expressed in the cleo
lions of 1910 and 1912 and the doing
OF which was endorsed in 1914, and It
10 noticeable that the standpatters
carefully avoid reference to any parti-
cular item in that law that has proved
detrimental to the country as a whole.
To be sure. every statement Of Gus.
toms duty brings a wall from the i'm.
mediate locality affected, proving the
statement of Hancock in 1880, that the
tariff was local issue.
The Herald feels perfectly secure In
saying that the 63rd session Of con.
gress and the first two years Of the
Wilson administration will 60 down in
history az having placed upon the stat
ute books more constructive legislation
for the benefit Of the nation in its
entirety than any previous session Of
that body.
The pie counter bunch Of politicians
that seeks to control the republican
party, and are known - standpatters,
do not represent the rank and file
OF the republican party in their cap
tious criticisms. They had tired Of .
Algh protective tariff that made .
dosen millionaires, . thousand tramps
ana five hundred socialists BY single
operation. The nation demanded an
income tax. which was denied BY the
republican leaders for more than 26
years. 1t demanded currency law
that would prevent = repetition Of the
republican panic Of 1907. when all one
could get from bank was q ware.
house receipt NO matter how much Of
his good money was on deposit, and
the Wilson administration gave 1t. not
withstanding the opposition Of those
same critics.
President Wilson adhered to his
policy Of "watchful waiting" despite
the Glamour Of the standpatters and
their landgrabbing allies. with the re-
suit that when the war broke out in
Europe the American slogan was:
"War in the East, Peace in the West,
Thank God for Wilson" BY his firm.
ness and tact with Mexico, the presi.
dent prevented an explosion Of popular
feeling that would have endangered
the country's commanding position in
the present world crisis as well as
Thousands OF lives Of the flower OF
American manhood.
To such criticisms as those Of the
World. the Herald would like to ask
that the injurious legislation Of the
past two years be itemized and that
the critics name the statutes they
would repeal II returned to power. We
would like to know II they would re
establish the old partnership between
corrupt politics and corrupt business;
II they would summon Mulhall and his
fellow lobbyists back to the halls Of
congress; would they repudiate Sena
tors Root, Lodge. Cummins, Kenyon
Brady. Jones, Clapp. LaFollette and a
host more Of republican leaders fol-
voting for Wilson measures?
Would they repeal the income tai
law. the federal reserve act, the Clay
ton anti-trust Law, the Alaska railway
act. the Seaman's bill, the Federal
Trade Commission act or the Agricul'
tural act! Honest criticism is = duty
owed BY . minority party. but the
critics now engaged in campaign Of
false statements or insinuations In q
hope Of regaining power place them.
sclves on = level with common scold
and insult the intelligence Of the pub
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