Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-25
REPUBLICAN FARMERS
OF NORTHWEST COME
OUT FOR Mr.. WILSON
Support Man in the White
House Because Of MANY
Things Done for Them

New York, Oct. 25.-Republican
farmers in the northwest continue to
come out for Wilson. Fred j. Cham
berlain, of Puyallup, Wasco, master of
the county grange and member of the
state grange legislative committee, in
a telegram to the national democratic
committee, says:
81 was formerly republican: am
now member of the progressive state
committee. l am supporting President
Wilson because he stands on the side
of humanity versus property and peace
versus war. He has been the emanci.
pator of the farmer.'
William Bouck, of Sedro. Woollcy,
Wash, master Of the county grange,
telegraphed the democratic national
committee:
In 1912 ! supported the progressive
party. l am now supporting Presi-
dent Wilson because he is carving
out the principles of the progressive
party.
Notable Legislative Achievements.
1.-The notable legislative achieve
ments of his administration, such as
the seamen's : bill, the Underwood tar
iff, the industrial commission, the
child labor law, rural credits and his
settlement of the railway strike threat.
appeal to me strongly. He has given
MS more constructive legislation in the
last four years than the republican
party did in so.
"And, greatest OF all, he has kept
us out of war. That IS why I'm sup
porting Wilson"
North Dakota farmers are almost
to man coming out in support of the
president. The surprising feature of
this is in the fact that four years ago
they supported either Taft or Roose-
velt with few exceptions.
Prosperity Appeals to Farmers.
Prosperity, which they recognize as
being due to the United States not be.
ing at war and that this may be placed
entirely to the credit of President
Wilson, is the cause of their change.
L. G. Mcdowell, prominent farmer
and stockman of Velva, N d., writes
to the national headquarters of the
Woodrow Wilson Independent league:
81 IN a republican, always have
been; but / IN for Wilson. / didn 4
'''' w hih ioul years ago, Dul Ill
for him now and for him strong. He
is the right man in the right place
and he ought to be kept there. Allsof
my neighbors feel as ! do and that Is
why, regardless of party, we are do.
ing all we can to re-elect the president
that has stood by us"
Agrees With Mr.. Edison.
/. T.. Gilligan, retired farmer of
Fargo, n. d., who is one of the most
active workers in the Wilson league in
that city, gives these reasons for sup
porting President Wilson:
eff 20 years ago any one would have
told me that the time would come
when / would be found supporting
with all the energy at my command
a democratic candidate for president,
would very much have doubted the
sanity of the prophet. L feel, how
ever that Edison has expressed it most
when he says, "Times are
too serious to talk in terms of repub-
licanism of democracy. When it's
America that 3 at stake. men have
got to vote as Americans.
Approves New Banking Law.
After the administration of Wood
row Wilson, ] wolld most certainly
hesitate to ask the people of this
country to go back to the Inefficient
and unsound conditions which pre-
vailed in our national life, prior to
1912. During all the years that my
party was in power - for / was re-
publican--we inaugurated and kept in
force the worst banking system that
any country has ever known; and in
spite of the fact that We knew the !
needs, we never supplied the remedy.
The republican party is still in the
hands of those who were the cause of |
the revolt of l912.v