New Britain herald., 1916-06-19
WHY INDEPENDENTS
 SUPPORT WILSON
Prominent Americans Give Req.
 sons for FaVoring Wilson

1lOHI GIGFSn pIOIllleHL uI0u SellluS
 forth their reasons for supporting the ] president for reelection. Most of the statements lay stress upon his ] domestic legislation-the tariff law
 and the Federal Reserve act, with | references also to recommendations yet to be enacted, including his Ship l Purchase bill. Most of the state 1 ments praise for the president for his l handling of the foreign situation and 1 his success in keeping the country l out of war.
 The statements are from Jacob H. | Schiff, President Kuhn, Loeb S5 Co.,, New York, banker; Isador Jacobs, president California Canneries Com pany, San Francisco, and president Napa Canning company, Napa, Can.; ] Richard Lloyd Jones, editor Wiscon- l sin State Journal, Madison, Wis: 1 Rathbone Gardner, lawyer, provi- dence, R. l.; Charles H. Jones, presi- dent Comm Shoe and Leath- CT company, Boston; Norman Hap good, editor, New York city; Paul Fuller IT., member of Coudert 1 Brothers, New York; Joseph M. Price, manufacturer, New York; B. N. Baker, president Atlantic Transport company, Baltimore; John J. Murphy,
 
 l York and Ray Stannard Baker, pub licist, Amherst, Mass.
 MT. Schiff's statement follows: Hurtfu1 Antagonisms AIIaycd. President Wilson's administration has been almost throughout a con- servative one. The enactment of a new and just tariff law, based mainly upon revenue requirements, and the establishing of the Federal Reserve Bank systems are mOmentous achieve m ents from the benefits from which should the country profit after the European war is over even more than at present. But what I consider President Wilson's greatest accom- plishment is that he has in a great measure succeeded in bringing about a rapprochement between the pro- ducing and the consuming classes, so that the great and hurtful antagon- ism which before the present admin istration came into power had made itself felt almost in every substantial interest, has now almOs ceased.
 The presidents foreign policy has l been prudent and safe, has vouch- { safed the countrys dignity and has prevented the great harm which 1 might have come to it through q more | brilliant policy"
 Charles H. Jones said in part:
 ''The Federal Reserve act was, so far as I can now judge, one of the 1 greatest acts of constructive states manship passed during this genera tion. It has given stability and con- | fidence in the financial and commer- l cial world and encouraged the new enterprises and fresh undertakings which are the basis of our present l national prosperity.
 "President Wilson has preserved his poise during a period of most seri- ous international mplications. He | has not been misled by Bryan and the peace at any price faction; neither has he been bullied by the jingoes, but has held the policy of our country true to the highest ideals of interna- tional comity. If he Is willing to as- sume again the burden which he has so patienty borne, it seems to me right minded citizens, regardless of party affiliations should be glad to support him."
 Norman Hapgood said in part:
 Republicans Lack an Issue.
 Pleading the republican platform, I can recall. in the entire American
  party was more obviously bankrupt for an issue. What document is more fiat timid, and conventional?
 Facing the presidents triumphs in securing neutral rights at sea, with out involving us in war, the republi- can platform is compelled to say some thing, but as it can think of no single weakness in our masterly foreign rec Or6 fS about being respected abroad.
 Ut makes no mention of compui- sory service or of any other prepared ness measure differing in any way from the democratic program. It's most superb courage is shown when it puts forth @ Jewish anti-Russian plank, as an offset to the desperate at tempt of the senate to republicans to prevent the best fitted of all Jews from taking his seat on the highest judicial tribunal in the world.
 "Cowardice and emptiness are equally marked in it's treatment of do- nestic economic questions"
 Paul Fuller, Jr., said in part:
 "All unbiased judges, of whatever political faith, must recognize the great forward stride of the present tariff law and the federal reserve act. While the machinery of the federal reserve act was still new and untried the banking centres of the country were forced to meet a crisis almost unprecedented in our history, and the results speak most eloquently for the wisdom of the federal reserve legisla- ton.
 | "The racial prejudices and sectional | hatred which must of necessity exist l in a country made up of such hetero-