The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-05
set free to move as they never moved
before.
What Democrats Have Done.

before.
What Democrats Have Done.
The tariff has been revised. not on
tht principle of repe,ling foreign
trade but upon the principle Of en-
couragfng Ii. upon something like n
Footing of equality with our own In
respect OF the terms OF competition,
ana a tariff board has been created
whose function II will be to keep the
relations of American with foreign
business and industry under constant
observation, for the guidance Of our
business men and Of our congress.
American energies are now directed
towards the markets OF the world.
The laws against trusts have been
CARRIED by definition. with view
10 making 1t plain that they were not
directed against big business but only
against unfair business and the pre-
tense OF competition where there wns
none; and trade commission has
oeen created with powers of guidance
and accommodation which have re-
lieTed business men Of unfounded
ie''rs ana set them upon the road Of
hopetui and confident enterprise.
By the federal reserve act the sup
ply OF currency at the disposal of nc
tive business has been rendered eIns.
tic, taking its volume, not from fixed
bcdy of investment securities but
from the liquid assets OF daily trade.
Effective measures have been taken
tof the recreation OF an American
merchant marine and the revival of
the American carrying trade.
Inc Interstate commerce commits
sion has been reorganized to enable
IL TO perform Its great and important
functions more promptly and more ef-
nciently. We have created, extended
and Improved the service Of the par-
GELS post
For the farmers of the country we
nave virtually created commercial
credit by means OF the federal reserve
act and the rural credits act. They
now have the standing OF other tusi-
ness men In the money market. We
nave successfully regulated speculn-
ton in futures" and established
standards In the marketing of grains.
By an Intelligent warehouse net we
nave assisted to make the standard
crops available as never before both
for systematic marketing and as n
security Tor loans from the banks.
For Labor and Children.
The workingmen OF America have
eeen given n weritable emancipation.
by the legal recognition OF n mans
labor rs part of his life. and not u
mere marketable commodity: by ey
enpting labor organizations from proc
esseS OF the courts which treated their
members like fractional parts of mobs
ana not like accessible and RESPONSE
bl" individuals; by releasing our sea-
men from involuntary servitude: by
making adequate provision for com
pensation for industrial accidents; by
providing suitable machinery for me-
dlation and concilintion In Industrial
disputes; and by putting the federal
department OF Labor at the disposal OF
the workingman when in search of
work
We have effected the emancipation
OF the children OF the country by re-
leasing them from hurtfal labor We
nave Instituted system of national
aid in the building OF highroads such
as the country has been feeling after
for a century. We have sought to
eQualize taxation by means of an
equitable income tax. We have taken
the steps that ought to have been
taken at the outset to open up the re-
sources Of Alaska. We have pro
v'ded for national defense upon
scale never before seriously proposed
upon the responsibility of an entire
political party. We have driven the
tariff lobby from cover and Obliged II
to substitute solid argument for pri-
vate Influence.
Foreign Policy Stated.
In foreign affairs we have been
guided by principles clearly con-
ceived and consistently lived up TO.
Perhaps they have not been fully com
pretended because they have hitherto
governed international affairs only in
theory, not In practice. They are sim
pie, obvious, easily stated and funda-
mental to American ideals.
We have been neutral not only be-
cause 1t was the fixed and traditional
policy of the United States to stand
aloof from the politics OF Europe and
because we had no part either Of ac-
tion or OF policy in the influences which
brought on the present war; but also
because Ii was manifestly our duty to
prevent, If 1t were possible. the indefi-
mite extension of the fires of hate and
desolntion kindled by that terrible con
ilict and seek TO serve mankind by re-
serving our strength and our resources
for the anxious and difficult DAYS of
restoration and healing which must