The state herald., 1916-10-27

Mr.. Wilson recently. said that the
supporters Of Mr.. Hughes included IN
party, with Mr., Wilson At its head, Is
Itself composed of utterly conflicting
elements with no sincere bond. "
union except the desire to secure fed
eral office. III consequence the Inter-
nal legislation MI. Wilson has obtained
has had to be obtained by the exchange
OF offices for congressional support:
and. as a result. the federal civil sery-
fore. ana Wa.hinxton has wttae~sed
the worst administration Of the exec
nna thlriy years. II specifications are a I,
OF dispassionate, non-partisan experts
In administration, such men as Clifford
Pinchot, Lucius Swift and William
Dudley Foulke.
DaplIcity Of Action.
There are certain things for which
Mr. Wilson and his party claim credit
;hea BY espls.i.i.s' x. Supiicisy Of
their action. The banking law In
good law In certain Of Its provisions,
but these provisions are those Of the
Democrats so fraaticaiiy denounced.
They denounced In similar fashion,
Tariff C1msaission and au Industrial
ConimissiOn, aud they arc NOW In
SotL. They have p"s.sd i. cniii inscr
law which In sO drnwn, however, thnt
u may he utterly Ineffective after MIR.
Wilson hnd emphatlcnily declared
viii make the seeded resi,si Of our
shipping by private enterPrise more
difficult thss ever. Their tariff law
was working ruin to our Industry un-
more protective than s.y we have ever
previously had.
Mr.. Wilson has endeavored to satisfy
both the professional pacifists and the
:uadins eaes SIDE Pe'h"fSs' that hs stood s for
something the other did not want. lie
u making similar effort rs regards
labor and business. The President is
ment OF politicians FOR party ana per-
sonal ends. lie believes that the solid
South Will vote fot anything with the
Democratic label wholly without regarl
to the principle involved. The solid
much ss is the south the negro ana
the poor white lsborer are both Of them
un0rxanined. a. appeal 10 the class
.".sS doe. not sss. Ss.,.rs ''sI. r Wilson'S me
power In the South. In consequence
the Democratic party under Mr.. VIII
sons leadership seeks to develop as
radical labor party In the North, SO as
there to capitalize the labor vote. while
remaining reactionary In the South,
and endeavoring to reassure the big
money interests because of what the
South can do In national matters The
result Of such efforts cannot be for
the ultimate good of the nation; but
II IL naturally attractive to politicians
who think only of the moments sue
cess.
Class AntaKonlnin.
On the other hand, we who are op-
posed to MIR. Wilson have u more difn-
cult task. because we In good faith
seek real solutions for our economic
and social problems. We believe In
organization. We understand the greai
value OF corporate activities. We be-
iieve In enterprise aid leadership. We
do not appeal to envy and class antag-
unism, as the Democrats unGer sir
wilson's leadership have done-for al
though MIR, Wilson WAS first schooied
for the political race as a conservative
who wag to take advantage OF the
reaction against a wise raifca;fsm, he
promptly abandoned his former friends
when he got Into politics, and now
stnnds a. the champion Of an Snwfsr
rndi,aiisn In those localities where he
does not staRd for mere h0urhon; .m.
The absolute lack OF any eons,ruc-
tive policy In Mr.. wilson's Leadership
ward business. His platform pledges,
of course, amount to nothing on tnis
point, or for that matter on snNSsther
point, hut no far US they went tney
committed him, as did his promises, to
tho breaking up of all corporations.
and the reIntroduction OF :d-fash :
ioued. ruthless competitive methods In
business. methods s.sn as obtained IL
the middle OF the last century We
were promised explicitly four years
ago In the Democratic platform, nnG
by the Democratic orators on tvs
stump. that they would destroy al
man law. and u tariff for revenue only
and would thereby lower prices aud
the cost Of living. Hat prices ssd the
cost OF listag have steadily gone M
and Mr.. Wilson las not Invoked th.
Censtrsrtive Regulation,
We believe In constructive regulation
TO free legitimate business from CON
fusion. uncertainty and fruitless litiga-
tion: while by means OF . strong led
eral administrative commission we pre-
vent false capitalization. special privi-
iege and unfair competition, including
ali unfair trade practices, such M
agreements to limit output. refusing TO
sell to customers who buy from busi-
ness rivals. using the power OF trans
portation to aid or lnJure special busi.
ness concerns. and the like. We do
not fear commercial power. hut we de-
sire that II be exercased opeaiy u1der
efficient publicity. swperSisiOn ant reg
ulation. Toxether WITH such ressIs-
tton nu1 management Of hWAln~ss We
believe II effective leGlslaliOn iosklns
u The preventtsa 81 Industrial acct
dents, OrrwpatlOanl diseases, OsrrWOr.
swd Involuntary uness plsy mest, 10 the
enforcing Of slatnsUm safety SUD
healthy standards BY means Sf the fed
erai control over Interstate romnse cree
and the tsxtsg pewePJ secugisE So ef-
f-ctiyr prshibttl0s Of chile labor lin
ny JudKmest. preferably by the use
of the taHtsg p0wer)i serusiax . tiv-
tnE wRRe aud a. elkht-kowr day for
working wonses. eae days rest In aeves
and - elght-hour day In ronifnuous
fndustry. asd other sack measures.
wiIsos's I.assItuae.
President Wilson hns made no effort
whatever to enforce the Sherman law.
Neither has he made any effort 10
change II. IN one Of his speeches he
used n sentence which seemed to indi-
cate that he regards the Federal Trade
Commission AZ having the power to
modify the sherman law. II this ir
what he meant, II In certainly not In
accordance with the facts. Mr. WILL
son ts. however. a master OF subtle
indircction In speech, and this sentence,
Hike so many OF his other sentences.
" perhaps susceptible Of several dir
fcrert Interpretations. In any event,
neither he nor anyone else can point
out wherein the Federal Trade Com
mission has the power to modify 1.-THE
sherman law, o. wherein the sherman
law has been IN nny way changed BY
any legislation since he has been IN
Office. lie has not enforced II, but
neither hns ne secured any modifica-
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