The Delta independent., 1916-10-27
The man who put snfety first, abe
duty md country.

The man whO put snfety first, ahd
duty and country.
air " iison recently said that the
supporters of Mr.. Hughes included IN
congruous elements The Democratic
Itself composed OF utterly conflicting
elements WIKI nc sincere bond o.
eral Off e. n. consequence the in. er,
nal legislation MIR. Wilson has obtained
has had to be obtained by the exehanss
of offices for congressional suppor..
and. as result. the federal civil serV-
Ice Inns sen debauched never he.
fore. nnd Washington has witnessed
the worst adninfst rn tiOn of the exec
thirty yenr.. If specificatlons are
of dispassionate. non-partisan experts
In administration such men as Gifford
Pinchot, Lueius Swift and william
Dudley Foulke.
Duplicity OF Action.
There certain things for which
Mr.. Wilson and hi- party cintm credit
where credit can only he awarded
them by emphasizing the duplicity of
their action. The banking law is n
good law in certain of its pEoSisions'
but these provisions are those of the
Democrats so fr:intieni,s denounced.
They denounced in similar fashion
Tariff commission and nn indnstrini
Commissions: and they are now in
rather impotcnt fashion feeling after
both. They hnNe passed chiid inbor
law which is 30 drawn. however, fhnt
Ii mny lie utterly ineffective after Mr.
Wilson had emphaticany declared
will make the needed revival of our
shipping by private enterprise more
aiIirult thnn ever. Iheir tnrili ,.,M
ill the war created an outside tariff
more protective than any have ever
previously had.
Mr. Wilson has endeavored to satisfy
both the professional pacifists ana tn'
men desiring preparedness. by per
EHHH a tHr4 n
something the other did not want He
Is making a similar effort as regafcs
labor and business. The President Is
astute and farsighted in his manage
ment OF politicians for party and per
sonal ends. He believes that the solid
South will vote for anything with the
Democratic label wholly without regard
to the principle invoived- The solid
South Is ultrn-couscr,ntive; hut inas-
much in the south the negro and
the poor white taborer are both of them
unorpanized, nm appeal To the cIns>
North does not disturb Mr.. Wilson's
power in the South. In conse equence
the Democratic party under Mr. VIII
sons leadership seeks to develop as
radical labor party in the Nortn, so as
there to capitalize the labor vote, whFe
remaining reactionarv in the South.
and endeaVorinE to reassure the big
money interests because Of what the
south can do in national matters. The
1T is naturally attractive to politicians
who think only OF the moments sue
cess.
Class Anta=oniSm.
on the other hand. we who are op-
posed 10 Mr.. Wilson have more difn-
cult task because we lu good faiIh
seek real solutions Tor our economic
and social problems. We believe In
organization. We understand the great
value OF corporate activities We be-
lieve in enterprise and leadership. We
do not appeal To envy and class antaS-
onism, as the Democrats uhcer air
WILSON'S leadership have done-tor al
though Mr.. Wilson was first schooled
for the political race conservative
who was to take advantage of the
reaction against a wise raG;ca;fsm, he
promptly abandoned his former friends
when he got into politics, and NOW
stands ns the champion OF nn unw.sc
does not stand for mere bour-,onism.
The absolute lack of any construe-
tive policy in Mr.. Wilson's leadership
comes out strikingly in his attitude to-
ward business. His platform pledges, !.
of course. amount to nothing on tais
point, or for that matter on any other
point. but SO FAR as they went tney
committed him. as did his promises. to
the breaking up of all corporations.
ioued. ruthless competitive methods in
business-method such as obtained IN
We're promised explicitly four years
ago in the Democratic platform. and
by the Democratic orators on tnc
stump. that they would destroy ali
trusts by the utilization OF the Sner-
man law. and a tariff for revenue only
mud would thereby lower prices and
cost OF living have stendily goue up
and MIR. Wilson has not invoked thu
sherman law against ANY bir trust.
Constructive Regulation.
We believe in constructive regulation
to free legitimate business from con
iusion. uncertainty and frutticSs itlE4-
uon. while by means of strong fed
eral administrative commission we pre-
ganlta lgat ion. SGlH,iu1 nTiNl-
lege and unfair competition. iEciuGin-
all unfair trade practices, such as
agreements to limit output. refusing TO-
sell to customers who buy from busl-
ness rivals. using the power Of trans
portation to aid or inJure special busl
ness concerns, and the like. We do
not fear commercial power. nut we de-
sire that IL he exercised opcnl. under
efficient publicity. supervision and reg
uintion. Together with such rcguIn-
tion aud management of business We
believe in effective Legislation IookinE
dents. occupntionnI diseases, ovcrvor5,
md invoiuntnry unemployment; to the
enforcing OF minimum safety aEd
healthy standards by means of the fed
ernI control over Interstate commerce
and the taxing power; securing an cf
fectivc prohibition Of child labor d.
my Judgment. prcfcrnhiy by the use
OF the taxing powcrli securing u IiN
ing wnge and nm eight-hour dny for
working women. one days rest la seven
and the cirht-hour day in continuous
industry. aud other such measures.
Wilson's Iassitudc.
President Wilson has made no effort
whatever TO enforce the sherman law.
Neither has he made any essort to
change it. In one Of his speeches h.
used a sentence which seemed TO iudl-
cate that he regards the Federal Trade
Commission as having the power tv
modify the sherman law II this fs
what he meant il is certainly not in
accordance with the facts. MIR vii
son Is. however. master cf subtl,
indirection in speech. and this sentence,
Ike 50 many of his other sentences.
is perhaps susceptible OF several dif-
ferent interpretations. In any event,
neither he nor anNone else can point