The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-24
WHY THE ADMINISTRATION
SHOULD CONTINUE.

ing the democratic campaign in
Maine on Saturday last, summed
up what democracy has done in
the past three and One.half years,
and thus showed to the nation
that to turn down democracy now
would be to "bite the hand that
fGdds it," More remedial laws
have been passed by the govern
ment since the party has been in
| power during the present admin
istratiOn than during the last
twenty years of the G.. q. p.
regime. The following are some
of the most important measures
passed which Mr.. Clark enumcr.
ates. and they speak for them.
selves:
ave passed a great tariff bill
with the income tax.
"The democrats, with the as
sistance of patriotic progressivcs.
and patriotic contingent Of re.
publicans, placed on the statutej
books the national reserve bank
act which II is believed will rem.
der panics impossible in the fu.
ture.
1--WE passed an antitrust law
which tends TO promote n legiti,I
mate business and 10 crush ille-
Ultimate business.
1--WE passed bill to open up
our amazingly rich Alaskan EN-.
pire for the benefit of all our peo.
pie and to prevent that marvel
Gus stOrehouse of wealth from be.
ing exploited by the few.
"The trades commission law is
intended TO regulate trade so that
it will be a fair trade-fair 10
all, big and little.
"The rural credits bill will I'M.
doubleday prove a great blessing
to the farmers.
"The Shackleford good roads
bill is n long step in the direction
of giving us a system Of wagon
roads which will he Of permanent
and vast utility to all the people.
"After many years of agitation
in favor Of electing United States
senators by popular vote, we Sc.
cured a constitutional amend.
ment authorizing it and passed
laws to put the amendment into
effect.
"What is known as the Rucker
corrupt practices act will 60 far
to lift our politics to a higher
plane. into a purer atmosphere.
Owe have passed grain grading
and cotton futures bills to prevent
swindles upon the public and to
aid honest trade in those neceS.
sary commodities.
owe have passed n carefully
prepared and thoroughly discuss.
ed water power bill which will
put an end to the attempted mo.
nopoly of water power sites and
the charging of exorbitant prices
for power,
1--WE passed amended AMI bet
ter bills for the government Of
Porto Rico and the Philippines,
giving more of self government to
the people of those islands.
"The house has passed the Al
eXander ship bill, intended to re.
suscitate the American merchant
marine, which all wise and patri
otto Americans favor.
"The house has passed a good,
conservative, over flow proven
ton bill which we hope will
prove valuable in preventing the
appalling loss of ife and proper
ty caused by the great foods.
That bill is now on the calendar
of the senate.
"NNe have passed such bills for
defense Of our country by land
and sea as public opinion de.
mands.
"The last three Ongresses--in. !
Guiding the present one--haye
done more to improve the condi.
tions under which the wage earn.
ers live and move and havn their
being, than all the preceding
congresses put together. ="
A vote for President Wilson
means a vote for the continued
peace and prosperity. Can we af.
ford not to return him and the
party to power, who have been so
faithful in the discharge of their
nartv pledges. and demonstrated
their ability TO manage the na-
tons affairs in the most critical
period since the civil var?