Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-09-08
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 CLEARING CASES

| Its Gratitude-GVen the Much Tout.
ed Federal Reserve Law Is Based
Entirely on the Statistical Research
| Of Republican Administration.
That NO class is more instant than
labor to condemn and punish those
who without foundation lay claim to
| its gratitude" is the assertion of John
| Williams cX-cUmmssiuner of labor.
| apropoS of certain false claims set
forth by Vance Mccormick. Democrat
ic nationni chairman. In behalf of his
| party
Chairman Mccormick caused to BE-
| published I'm the New York Times, on
July 81, IN appeal for Progressive and
Labor support based on twenty
measures enacted by congress while
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 win do well to exam
Inc this list, for 1t contains number
of items of unusual interest.
I'VE may well believe that 1t was
with Il great deal of pride that Mr.. Ne
Cormlck contemplated the record Of
his party and that he drew vivid
mental picture of PrOgressives Hooking
To the support of Mr.. Wilson because
Of the things claimed on behalf OF this
administration.
at Is II Pity that In the interest of
truth. which knows neither Democrat.
Progressive nor Republican. We must
mar this remarkable statement. New
crthclcss It is our duty TO call attcn-
tion To the fact that In his effort tn IN
ducc support for Mr.. Wilson the chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittcc has fallen into glaring error.
We have no desire to disparage the
achievements of the Wilson admins
tratlOn. hut we must enter emphatic
protest against any attempt Ia pad the
record
Mr. Mccormick claims twenty
measures enacted by congress while
President Wilson has been in the
White House This claim We dispute
More than onchalf are measures en-
acted under Republican administra-
tiun and We're approved by ex-Presi-
dent Taft, ana for others the Demo
cratic administration deserves no
credit
Lest any one think that this Is II
grOundlcSs assertion. we herewith fur
nish the record which can easily be
verified:
From among the twenty pieces of
legislation cited by Chairman McCor-
mick | select the following:
"1) Eight hour law on government
work. In effect March |. 1913. Signed
by Mr.. Taft
80 Eight hour provision for post
office clerks. In cfc, generally Aug
-. 1912.
"C3) Eight horr provision applicable
to the manufacture of ordnance for the
govemmcr' In effect Jan. /. 1913
Signed by Mr.. Taft
"a Chldrcns bureau. In effect
April o. 1912. Signed by Mr.. Taft.
"(5) Industrial commission law to in
vcStiGatc industrial relations. In effect
Aug. %. 1912. Signed 10y Mr.. Taft.
go The PHOSPHORUS match law
Enacted in 1912, effective as to the i'm,
portatlon of white phoSphorOus matches
July !, 1913. and as t. the manufac-
turc Of such matches July /. 1912
Signed by Mr.. Taft.
90 The Department of labor law
creating II department with "A secretary
who shall be- II member Of the prcsi-
dents cabinet. In effect March !, 1913
Signed by Mr.. Taft.
49, The parcel post law. In ellec
Jan l. 1913 Signed 10y Mr.. Taft.
")0D The federal reserve law. which
while passed during this adm!nistr@-
tion, is based entirely on the vast work
Of investigation and compilation done
by the monetary commission during
the Taft administration AM closely
follows. except in certain details, the
legislation recommended hy that com
mission.
"um The eight hour law for the Dis
trlct If Columbia was fathcred and
put through 10y Republican, Senator
La Toilette.
THE antitrust law antedates the
Cleveland administration, although
President Cleveland never enforced IT,
From time to time. as with all great
legislative acts, II has been necessary
To amend or add To II, and the anti,
trust law of the Wilson administration
was merely such an amendment, a log
Zeal DEVELOPMENT Of the original act.
"OD The Commerce Court was actu-
ally abolished during the Taft Admin
istratlon, although II has not been
demonstrated that Its abolition was q
wise step.
SAW statoment hsrea fter anna m tfns