Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-24
Great Audience Applauds as
Achievements Of Admins
tratiOn Are Named
EIGHT HOUR LAW DUE TO
PRESIDENTS INITIATIVE
Defense Of Presidents S Course
with Mexico Brings
Tremendous Applause

"This campaign is in many respects
more important than that of 1860. Then
the question was Of saving the Union
intact. Now it is a question of saving
it for our people rather than for the
interests.
'This administration has kept every
promise it made to the people. and be-
sides has fulfilled the pledges made by
the progressive party, as well as the
constructive measures long promised by
the republicans but never fulfilled.o
"Congress has performed more con.
structive legislation in three and a half
years than all congresses before it in
30 years.
"The federal reserve bill took the
control of the people s money out of the
hands of the New York money kngt
and placed it under the control of the
people IS representatives. In doing so it
pulled the teeth of the gang and made
their bite harmless for it took from
them the power to create panics.
"It took little children out of the
grasp of the bloodless corporations, out
Of the grind and gloom of the sweat
shops and gave them sight of Gods
cd o;r t. nut bHn,on;t,, anu hn,'nn Eso
children % Eyes ahoya tba Jollar 80
1,Tn nass,no tbe ea,bt bonr low +ho
corntrv ryos savad fron, annali;na 5;s.
ostor ana In +bo orl,, v,o,, ,,h?oh /.
cou1J baye hson On soyod y
uTba ruroi cre5its law ;s tbo oroo+os.
niece of constructive Iooislotjon nassed
since tha country become a nation onJ
Cor tbe f;rst t;n,a ,IoooJ +bo forn,ar ~,
n level with other business in tbe mat.
tor of borrow;ng money for bis needs -
"The seaman,s bin and tbe initial
stons toward secrr;no a merobon+ mo,
r;ne will in n few veors mako tba Am.
erican FLAG visible IN every mort of thc
world and tbe SHINING trnst tbe wors
mononolv tbe conntrv is cursed With
viii he iroken. -
UTbe bniIdino NJ tba Alosto railroad
olono nrovortoT tbo orohhinrs of that
vast tarr;torv with its untol5 n;narai
woal+h hv ti,o cnoronba a;n,S ond that
cIoss Wo hnilt ro;lrood r,;Ih ,he
noonIa,s mono,, o,,or tba noo,,Ia, 20 1on1
to save anJ o1on nm tbe neonle 20 nron.
ortv ),
nn,s nss r,,o
"uo rioioui'i iihpi'S'io"'
These are some of the main points
brought out by the senator in his clear
and forceful way. The senator has been
part OF these things. He has helped pass
these laws and knows even the minutest
details of them. AS he elucidated these
details, and showed the why and where
fore of the measures passed by congress
the big audience as point after point
was driven home and achievement aft.
or achievement piled on top of one am
other until great pyramid of benefic.
ial legislation was built up, sat breath.
less only when appreciation broke into
expression in tumults of applause
And through it all the senator held up
President Wilson as the great central
figure, the moving cause Of much of this
great work of congress.
He asserted that the charge that con.
press had surrendered to force in pass.
ing the eight hour day law was abso-
lutely false. The railroad employees had
met the railroad managers in New York
CITY for the purpose of settling their
grievances between themselves. Meth.
er asked congress or the administration
TO interfere in any way. They could not
agree. and the mems representatives
were ready to start for home and call