The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-28
some HISTORY OF
PRESIDENT WILSON
From His Birth to the
Present Day.
HIS RECORD IN PUBLIC LIFE
Is One 0i Splendid Achieve.
ments In All Positions
lie Has Held.
HIS GREAT POLITICAL CAREER

born in Staunton, Va, December 2S
1856. of Scotch-Irish parentage. He
was educated in private schools and
at Princeton, Va, and Johns Hop
kins Universities. Early In life he
practiced law in Atlanta, Ca, but
finding study more congenial, gave
it up to enter academic life. He
was professor of history and politi.
cal economy at Bryn Mawr from
1885 to 1888; Wesleyan University
1SSS-1S9O; professor of jurispru-
dence and politics, Princeton Univer-
sity, 1S90-1910, and president OF
the university during the latter eight
years of this period.
He was Governor of New Jersey
from 1911 to 1913, when he became
President OF the United States. He
is the author of many books on his
tory az politics, among his most
fen,nua works being Congressional!
Government" George Washington .
and A History of the American
PEOPLE"
He married Ellen Louise Arson.
OF Savannah, Ga, in 1885. She died
in 1914. His second wife was Mrs.
Edith Gait, of Washington.
Immediately after his Inaugural
ton in 1913, President Wilson set
about the task of giving the coun-
try remedial legislation in pursu-
ance of the promises made in the
Democratic platform OF 1912.
One of the first great enactments
was the Underwood tariff measure.
Another among the first great
landmarks set up by the Wilson adj
ministratiOn is the Federal Reserve
Act, which frees business men and
farmers from domination by the
money kings. Five times during
thirty years, when crops We're plen-
tiful and business was fourishing,
the moneyed interests have brought
about panics, but such periods of
forced depression are considered by
many political economists to be i'm
possible under the Federal Reserve
Act. Some economists have said it
is impossible for any kind of finan-
cial stringency to break bank
while this act remains on the statute
books. 1t is generally conceded that
this act alone represents far more
constructiveness in legislation than
all the enactments of any of scores
of preceding administrations.
The Administration has constant
ly devoted itself to the stimulation
of industry and agriculture.
1t has given a new meaning, an
honest Interpretation, 10 laws re-
straining trusts from illegally stiff
ling competition.
1t has created a Federal trade
commission to afford more direst
and equitable enforcement of the
laws regulating big business.
1t has established American rep
resentatives throughout the world |
charged solely with the duty of fos-
tering the expansion of American
trade
1t has created closer economic, |
commercial and financial union and |
cooperation between this country
and the republics of South America.
1t has established as a Magma .
Charter for labor the doctrine that
the labor of human being is not |
a commodity or article of COM
merce" and that no employer can
force man against his will to work
for him.
1t has emancipated the farmer
from the thraldom of a financial
system devised for capitalists and
not for the farmer.
The Administration repealed the
Panama Tolls Exemption Act, noti-
fyiag the world anew that America
could be trusted TO keep her solemn
faith pledged in treaty form.
1t established the Bureau of In
dustrial Relations, which investigat-
ed many of the questions arising be-
tween laborer and employer, be-
tween producer and consumer, man
ufacturer and purchaser.
President Wilson has steadfastly
maintained neutrality as a national
creed, his motto being ITO maintain
our national honor by peace If we
can, by war il We must" Believing
in peace, and believing in efficiency
of armament to preserve peace and
honor. President Wilson took a
stand in favor of proper military
and naval preparedness and made
addresses over the country TO dis
cover the desires Of the people in
this regard. The whole nation re- ,
sponded to his appeals aad 1t was ,