The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-06

party-Or a DemOCrallc congress un- der his leadership-has given to the country in three years more con structive legislation than the Grand Old Republican Party enacted in thir- ty years.
 There can be no doubt that Mir. Wilson Is really stalwart political leader. He possesses qualifications as a Chief Executive that seem to | especially fit the times. He Is great enough not only to direct and con trol the work of his cabinet, but also to modify and change the policies of his party, particularly when those policies are not sufficiently virile and progressive to suit him. or when they are not especially conducive to the welfare of the Nation. In other words, he stands today the real ex- ponent of up-to-date, progressive gov ernment whose ideals and aspira- tions stamp him the highest type of American citizen, greater far than any party.
 His openmindedness and readiness to learn from the experience of his first term will certainly qualify him for yet stronger, wiser, and better l. hot ,y, ro1 A 1 Foreign affairs, during the years of almost unparalleled opportunity ahead.
 Any fair-minded man or woman could conscientiously support Mir Will son, because if we are honest in our convictions. our very sincerity will lead us to emphatically endorse his constructive radicalism, his practical American idealsm and appropriate appointments as demonstrated, for in stance, in his sending Whitlock and Gerard on missions of foreign ser vice, and placing Brandeis upon the Supreme Court bench.
 He has been for the past four years laying a foundation of perma- nent prosperity for all the people all the time, and displaying most splen- did courage in resisting the influ- ence of reactionaries, and the impor- tuntes of predatory wealth.
 Let us summarize some specific reasons why We believe the Ameri- can people will re-elect Woodrow Wilson.
 CD Because his administration froh the very beginning has been constructive and progressive.
 question that he Is honest in every thought and act,
 (3) Because he has solved the gravest National and International problems that have ever been pre- sented to our Department of State as wisely as 1t was humanly possible to solve them in the circumstances. He has, in reality, been both Presi- dent and Secretary of State in a particularly dangerous crisis, and thus far he has steered the Ship of State safely.
 (4) Because he refused to wage war against a weak and decrepit na tion (Mexico) at the instance of a few jingo firebrands, who, If they were not purposely blind. could very clearly see that he now has the complicated border situation under perfect control, and this without an unjust and costly war.
 (5) Because of his warless victory | over Germany in the submarine is sue We have only to review mo- | dern history to learn that, while | the German war party squirmed and | wriggled and twisted under his firm | and just exactions, yet in the end | every important demand he made l was acceded to.
 (6) Because he placed a progres sive and fearles thinker, and rarely | able lawyer, upon the Supreme Court bench, in the person of Hon. Louis D. Brandeis.
 CD Because he removed the capi- tai of these United States from Wall Street to Washington, calmly, yet firmly, warning prominent members of both parties that he would not tolerate the corrupt and conscience less lobby that was being maintained in our Capital to defeat judicious legislation.
 (S) Because he carried through that most humane and excellent Child Labor bill, despite the strenu- ous and bitter opposition of num- Der of senators who quite evidently felt the touch of tainted coin.
 (9) Because his revenue policy rests upon direct, rather than indi- rect, taxation.
 (1O) Because he prevented an act of National dishonor in his stand re-