The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-07
SEEK PROGRESSIVE
and LABOR VOTES
ON FALSE CLAIMS
Democrats Posing as the Enact
orS Of Legislation Which the
lndiSputabIe Facts Show
TO Be of Republican
Origin.
AUTHORITY ON SOUND SOCIAL
LAW CITES II GLARING CASES

Organized labor Resents This Deeep-
tion and Running True 70 Form Will
In November as at Many Previous
Who Withou: Justice Lay Claim to
Its GratituGe-EVen the Huch Tout
ed Federal Reserve Law Is Based
Entirely on the Statistical Research
of a Republican Administration.
That NO class is more instant than
labor to condemn ana punish those
who without foundation lay claim to
its gratitude" is the assertion Of John
Williams, eX-commiSSioner of labor,
apropOs of certain false claims set
forth by Vance Mccormick, Democrat
ic national chairman. in behalf of his
party,
Chairman Mccormick caused to be
published in the New York Times, on
July 81, an appeal for Progressive and
Labor support, based on twenty
President Wilson has been in the
White House, and for which he
claims credit for the Wilson admins
tratiOn and asks Progressive approba-
ton. Commenting on this statement
the former commissioner of labor says:
students and promoters Of sound
social legislation will do well to exam
inc this list. for it contains a number
of items Of unusual interest.
I'VE may well believe that 1t was
with great deal Of pride that Mr.. Nc
COrmick contemplated the record of
his party and that he drew q vivid
mental picture Of progreSsivCs fiOcking
to the support Of Mr. Wilson because
of the things claimed on behalf Of this
administration.
at is a pity that in the interest of
truth, which knows neither Democrat,
Progressive nor Republican, we must
mar this remarkable statement New
ertheleSS it Is our duty to call atten-
ton to the fact that in his effort to in
duce support for Mr.. Wilson the chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee has fallen into glaring error.
We have no desire to disparage the
achievements of the Wilson admins
tration, but we must enter emphatic
protest against any attempt to pad the
record.
"AIr. Mccormick claims twenty
measures enacted by congress while
President Wilson has been in the
White House This claim we DISPUTE.
More than one-half are measures en-
acted under a Republican adninistra-
ton and were approved by ex-Prcsi-
dent Taft. and for others the Demo
cratic administration deserves no
credit
Lest any one think that this is a
grJundless assertion, we herewith fur
nish the record, which cun easily be
verified:
Prom among the twenty r,ieces of
LEGISLATION CifcI by Chairman McCor-
mick select the following:
"Cn Eight hour law on government
work. In effect March l. 1913. Signed
by Mr.. Taft.
80, Eight hour provision for post
office clerks. In effect generally Aug.
a. 1912.
"C3 EIGHT bour provision apnlicabIp
IN tba monnfoctura of ordnance for tho
government In effect Tan 1919
Signed hv Mr. Taft
"In t,hi}dren's h,,roou In ofPoc+
AnriE o 1912 Stoned Inv Mr. Taft
"(O Industrial commission law to in.
yestigate industrial relations In effect
Auc o3 1917 SirreJ hv Mr.. Taft
"0A The nhosuhorous match law
Enacted in 1912, effective rs 70 the i'm.
norIation of whiie phospborous matches
July 1919 and rs 70 the manufac-
ture of such matches July 1919
Signed bv Mr.. Taft.
"(7) The department of labor law
creating n dppartment with n secretary
who shall LIE member of tbe nresi-
dents cabinet In effect March a 1919
Signed hv Mr. Taft
"(S( The. narcel most law In object
IAN. I 1919, Signed Inv Mr. Taft,
"(W The federal reserve law which
while pa,sed during this administra-
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