South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-16
Shows How Wilson
Administration Has
Brought Prosperity

NEW YORK. oct 15.-Sincerity
OF purpose. directed toward the ad-
vancement OF the common veal, can
come out OF the blighting fires Of
Wall street, any skepticism TO the
contrary Notwithstanding A notable
case Of such rise from the sordid
maelstrom Of money 10 the realms
of altruistic democracy is that Of
c. VI. Bergstresser. founder Of the
Wall Street Journal, and, for many
years. editor of that publication.
A most interesting personality has
Mr. Bergstresser, and none is more
capable than he TO speak with truth
and full knowledge Of that republi-
can den of predatory privilege-Wall
street.
A republican all his life. until the
present campaign issues were raised,
Mr.. Bergstresser has become one
OF the staunchest supporters Of
Pres't Wilson. Why? Let him tell.
because, Mr.. Bergstresser said
yesterday in an interview, "Pres't
Wilson stands for an ideal democ-
racy; because he has the courage
of a true leader, TO work for the
benefit of all the people Of this coun-
try all the time, rather than to al
low the predatory special interests
to use the mechanism OF govern
ment for picking the pockets of the
nation"
AS he said this, Mr.. Bergstresser's
manner breathed the sincerity Of his
convictions. He is a calm, though
forceful. man Of middle life, who
has earned his spurs in the money
mart, and has retired from il. And
then he told an interesting story
about himself. 1t was that he had
just returned TO New York from a
three months automobile tour, en-
tirely at his own initiative. of the
six New England states and the
northern part of the Empire state,
carrying the Wilson doctrine of de-
mocracy TO the farmer at his pillow,
to the smith at his wayside forge,
to the mill worker at his shuttle
With Mrs Bergstresser and his
daughter, he has covered 1000
miles. And what ne says here is the
message of enlightenment that he
carried into the byways
A Great President.
why am /, a lifelong republican,
now devoting all of my efforts for
the reelection of Woodrow Wilson?
Because he is the greatest president
insofar as constructive legislation
for the benefit of the whole nation
goes, that ever has sat in the white
house. For every month OF his in
cumbency. at least one constructive
measure has been enacted by con-
gress Can one do better than that?
HE has defeated the aristocracy
of wealth and fashion-for which
Wall street, Of course, cannot for
give him. He has driven the trust
Hobbies out of washington. destroy
ed the profita bic business of mould
ing laws to make rich men richer,
has caused the enactment of meas
ures that gives to labOr-the bone
and sinew Of the country-the OPP
portunity to share in the unproce-
denied prosperity that his wise guild
ance has brought to all who have a
desire 10 wor'. The good old days
of high-handed robbery. at the eX-
pense Of the public. have gone-let
us hope for all time-and, OF course,
Wall street doesn't like the change.
"One measure enacted by the Will
son administration that appeals TO
me as so vital to the small bust
ness man throughout tie country.
and so has proved itself, IS the fed
eral reserve act. 1t has stimulated
small business enterprises in all
parts of the country, and has
| equalized the interest rate every
/ where.
Act Stimulated Business.
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