The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-18
PROSPERITY TEXT
OF THE GOVERNOR
Declares That Woodrow Wilson
Is True JeffGrSOEian
SOUND PRl'' OF C"Nth
MENT B1:.G G Gn,,. mis-.
Democratic DOctrin, Ex7Ounded h,
Governor Alexander at Jefferson
Club Smoker.


Declaring that the prip ciples OF |
Thomas Jefferson are for the first time |
beginning to receive their full applica-
ton under the administration of Wood |
row Wilson; that the present perio1 OF
prosperity is the result of the currency
bill enacted by a Democratic house and
senate, prompted by the president;
that this prosperity, unlike the Occa-
sional rays of sunshine penetrating the
gloom of Republican depression and
panic, will be lasting; that peace and
good will among all men, nationally
and internationally. will eventually re-
suit from Wilson's policies, and that
rural credits and other similar legis-
lation will still further enhance the
beneficent results of Democratic rule,
Gov. Moses Alexander predicted the
extension of government railroads, the
building of merchant marine and the
vast increase of international trade. in
a speech at the Jefferson club smoker
Thursday night.
Governor Alexander began his ad-
dress by paying a high tribute to the
father of Democracy, whom he declar-
ed to have been the instigator of an
! international movement toward better
things and toward the doctrine of
equality before the law, which he ad-
vocated. "When many of the things
that we believe now are past and for
gotten" he said, ''the words of the
Declaration of Independence that all
men are created equal will be an in
spiration to the people of the world
and Will remind men that their bro
theirs, however humble, are entitled to
equal consideration before the law.
Therefore, It is not merely as Demo-
Gratis, proud of being members of the
party founded by Thomas Jefferson,
but as American citizens, that we do
honor to this statesman. Woodrow
Wilson is the product of Thomas JEFF
ferson Under the administration of
Woodrow Wilson, the principles of the
founder of the Democratic party have
for the first time been applied in their
fulness to our affairs. And because
of this fact, we are now enjoying in
this country an era of prosperity such
as we have never had before. Two
years ago l told a meeting of bankers
here that the passage of the currency
bill would bring about this very result
Some of them laughed at me and most
of them did not believe me, but what ]
predicted then has come to pass. The
Republicans had long recognized the
need of some such currency legislation
and had promised it in their platforms
but had failed to keep their promises
The results of this great act of the
Wilson administration are just begin
ming to be realized, but they have al
ready assumed vast proportions. Land
values, always an index of prosperity
: already arrived, are going up rapidly
as you on the Twin Falls tract fully
realize, and as you will realize still
: more in the near future The nation
is rolling in wealth. Mills are every.
where open in the east and the grea'
| lumber mills of the coast country ar,
now opening up to supply the demand
for lumber with which to build home.
and business houses. Labor is com
ing into its own. The volumne of bus
mess is vastly greater than at an,
previous time in our country's history
t Last week business clearings reache,
2 the enormous sum of 81 500, ,000, ,0OO
while the largest clearing for an.
week in any previous prosperous err
was $3,000,000,000 an increase of 5
per cent. Why these great results
{ Because under the elastic currenc
!, system established under the admins
f tration of Woodrow Wilson, our cur
S rency has expanded from S35 per capi
y ia where it was when Wilson took OF
S flee, to SAB per capita, to meet tn
(, needs of business, and because me
= tdn COullutnlly cAidlu tuelI DuStnCc
" under this system without the fear {
a a stringency at a time when money
# most needed. Some Republicans wi
= tell you that all the prosperity ha
S come about as q consequence of th
,, war. This is untrue Look at th
II long lines Of loaded freight cars ths
r are coming into your city and to Oh
l- neighboring town of Kimberly and [
an the other towns and cities alon
o this tract The production of thes
S things is employing capital and labo
e but these products are not war mum
ti0ns. They are not things that l1i
anybody. They come here to suppl
you with comforts and necessitie
I. They are the things chat are maxim
k this country prosperous. The trcub'
e has been heretofore that after yov
g crop was raised you found that thei
d was no money to move it until Ne
+ York had been consulted to find on
n whether there required currency ws
# forthcoming. Now you know and Il
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