The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-15

dent Wilson during the last two years
OF his incumbency In office. With more
1 nan ns ian ne world Or N af%s
border, these difncult and complicated
International problems have confronted
him almost daily. and he has handled
them as becomes patriot and a
when the Lusitania was sunk the
militant voice OF Theodore Roosevelt
cried out for war, and II he had been
President Of -, the , United states at that
would be contending around the fort
Of Verdun In this mighty maelstrom Of
olood,thousands would have bean
statesman, handled this question with
america its greatest diplomatic VIC
tory"
Attacks Republican Platform.
lie attacked the kepublican platform,
and asserted that under Democracy the
United States has led the world. ne
claring:
"For the first time In the history Of
the world in exports. We are more
prosperous than ever. and mills which
have not turned spindle for years are
now busy. All the laborers of the
eoss WITT the are world s %se a 81 ne o
country 10 the only neutral one that In
not In distress and the only one that
has not declared a moratorium.
who would substitute for the clean,
Democratic party OF equal opportunity
and fair dealing for all. the partnership
Of corrupt politics and corrupt business
that existed under the Republican Ad-
Every demand OF the stress OF war
the Democratic party has met quickly
Private capital. unwilling TO under
take the hazard of insurance OF car
passed a bill which provided that the
Government should Issue tho Insurance.
Gloomy Prophecy Disproved.
"our Republican opponents prophe-
sled that there would he great loss to
tho Government by this undertaking,
II the Treasury itself was not bankrupt
However. the American products OF the
factory. the field. and the mime had
to have a market. and that market was
across the sea-
I'VE were not frightened by this
gloomy prophecy; there was no other
remedy. Private capital would net un-
thing by It. but upon the other hand
10000. 'a'a"'e o' moro Una"
, Democracy is the friend OF tho bust
ntsb anu OF the country DOtn
big and little. II recognizes that In a
great nation business should be along
a great scale. All we ask II that bust
ness. however large or small. shall not
be greater than the law.
Achievements of Wilson.
THE Democratic party Is proud of the
achievements OF Woodrow Wilson. Hc
has brought prosperity and plenty TO
lOO.OOO.O0 Americans. He has given
work to every willing hand IN the re-
public. Every toiler has the full dinner
pail-flll to overlooking.
He has by legislation taken labor
out of the brutal category Of innnlmate
things and treated the toilers ns men
with hearts that beat ana lips that prav
and they are no longer subjected to
manipulations: he has freed the rndus-
tries OF the republic; he has liberated
the business OF the nation; he has pro
| vided Federal Trade Commission
whose duty II Is to destroy favor't'sn.
weed out unfair ADVANTAGES. and give
| to Industry everywhere IN equal oppor-
tunity: he has given to indivdualisr
high hope and new life: he drove fror,
| the Treasury OF the nation ship mo-
nopoly that was enjoying Subsidies or
the canal tolls of millions Of dollars a
year. and at the same time proclaimed
to the world that a treaty. made with
America was more than a scrap Of
paper but was. indeed. a bond of honor
that should be faithfully kcpt:' 10 has
struggled amid the worlds war with the
great nations OF the earth for the free
dom of the seas and the riehts Of
Americans and OF neutrals everywhere;
he has stood for the law of neutrality
which was written before the war COM
menced and agreed TO by the nations OF
the earth and could not he changed dur
Ing the war to meet ths cNigencies OF
| some or the demands of others.
''With critics all about him with pa
thence and strength and great foresight.
he has kept a nation at peace with hon.
or"