The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17

ADM Illustration for so years even Az,
proximates the great benents ms
cultural classes by the present sd-
ADMINISTRATION.
n would be impossible within the
\ limits OF one speech 20, detail all tne
great constructive and Ietos " .s.srs
4 The system OF Cannonism IN the
i house OF representatives, which mace
| one man the practical dictator OF All
i msking the house OF representatives.
1 once more a deliberatiNe body re-
| sponslve 10 the viii or the people.
| A federal trade com mission mas pT.n
| tribunal for the business Interests OF
| the country. The physical valuation
| Of railroads as a basis for rate max
| ing has been authorized and IL now
In progress government owned
railroad Is being built IN Alaska and
the untold resources OF that territory
will be developed IN the interests
OF all the people.
their inning This record TO which
/ have briefly referred forms the
greatest chapter OF legislative
achievement in our history. ~ u
record that causes the American
citizen TO hold his head tribe high
err. quicken his ster. increase hts
confidence In republics. and pledge
anew his faith in .spr ,s IniUr, sS S.
fore us and on the threshold OF a
question. What viii Il profit the
y sV 20 power ~ We look around Us and
behold a Nation OF 100 .Ooo, 600 happy
and contented people. What could
We ask for ourselves that we are
rhe American workinxrans pay
envelope Is fatter than II ever was
before. The hrst day OF the present
month marked an Increase In wages
world. This wage increase affected
70s 500 employees. who will receive
increased wages agSre satinE the
Carrying his full dinner pail in
one hand and the American nag In
the other. and shouting the slogan.
Peace prosperity ilson. the AM
the polls in November 20 indorse the
program Of social justice enacted into
law by the national Democracy:
We assemble today amid conditions
two years every great nation in
Europe has been shedding the blood
of her sons In a titanic struggle for
national existence.
In time like :his the continued
Observance OF the we'll established
rights OF neutral nations makes for
peace. The continued violation OF
those rights leads TO war This be-
sists upon a strict adherence 10 the
principles OF International law seeks
10 avoid the causes OF war and be-
comes the true. friend Of peace.
Wilson. who for nearly two years,
through the shifting winds Of cir
cumstances and the cross currents Of
vituperative criticism has sought 20
keep our ship OF state with its 100
600 BOO passengers or the cruel rocks
OF war.
True. there has been more or less
mutiny on board. but much OF this
who. through political misfortune.
were not captains themselves or
metlbers of the crew.
With war disturbing commercial
relations and affecting the revenues
they want another lob OF tariff tink-
ering, superintended by Boss Pen
rose of Pennsylvania, who would he
chairman OF the senate finance com.
mittee. and Joseph W. Fordney OF
Michigan. who would be chairman
OF the house ways and means COM
mittee7
discredited panic-breeding banking
memory
DO they want the 'aeome tax
apGllknFO
Do they want to turn the govern
ment over In time like this tu men
who. fred by political ambition, have
viciously assailed Woodrow Wilson
for a course Of conduct that has
kept his country out Of the European
war;
DO they want action" In Europe
as many OF them have demanded?
Do they want 10 trust the destiny
OF this republic 20 the meU whose
utteranees FOR n year and hah viii
bear no Interpretation but the in
depreciation or war?
Do they want to exchange pros
perity and peace FOR industrial I'M
certainty and the dangers OF war?
In the coming election the people
viii again stand by the president.
Forgetting their political differences
and moved by the patriotic sentiment.
America nrst and party Afterwards.
they viii indorse by an ovcrwhelm-
ing majority the man who with i'm
unite patience. quiet courage. and
mastery ability, and without the
sacrifice OF national honor has sue
cessfully guided his country through
storm and stress and danger