Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04
Democrats Posing as the Enact
ors of Legislation Which the
IndisputabIe Facts Show
to Be of Republican
Origin.
AUTHORITY OH SOUND SOCIAL
LAW CITES II GLARBMG CASES

ton and Running True to Form Will
In November as at Many Previous
Elections Indignantly Snite Those
Who Without Justice Lay Claim TO
Its Gratitude-Even the Much Tout
+ ed Federal Reserve Law Is Based
Entirely on the Statistical Research
OF Republican Administration.
That mo 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, eX-commissiCner of labor,
| aD1CpCS OF certain false claims set
forth by Vance Mccormick, Democrat
ic national chairman, in behalf of his
party.
Chairman 1,IcCOrmick caused to be
published in the New York Times, on
July 81, an 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 will do well to exam
inc this list, for it contains a number
of items Of unusual interest
eve may we'll believe that it was
with a great deal Of pride that Mr.. Nc
C@rmicI contemplated the record OF
his party and that he drew a vivid
mental picture of Progressives focking
to the support Of Mr.. Wilson because
Of the things claimed on behalf Of this
administration.
"It 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
nlittee has fallen into a 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.
"Mr. 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 administra-
ton and were approved by eX-Presi-
dent Taft, and for others the Demo
cratic administration deserves no
credit
Lest any one think that this is a
groundless assertion, We herewith fur
nish the record, which can easily be
verified:
From among the twenty pieces of
legislation cited by Chairman McCor-
mick 1 select the following:
"O Eight hour law on government
work. In effect March /, 1913. Signed
by Mr.. Taft.
"(2) Eight hour provision for post
Office clerks. In effect generally Aug
"a, 1912.
"G) Eight hour provision applicable
to the manufacture of ordnance for the
government. In effect Jan. 1, 1918
Signed by Mr.. Taft.
40 Children's bureau In effect
April 9, 1912. Signed by Mr.. Taft
90 Industrial commission law to In
vestigate industrial relations. In effect
Aug. %, 1912. Signed by Mr.. Taft
go The PHOSPHORUS match law
Enacted in 1912, effective cs to the i'm
portation Of white PHOSPHORUS matches
July :, 1913, and as to the manufac
ture Of such matches July 1, 1913
Signed by Mr.. Taft.
"O The department of labor laW
creating department with secretary
who shall be a member Of the presi
dents cabinet. In effect March 4, 1913
Signed by Mr.. Taft
"(S The parcel post law. In effect
Jan. 1, 1913. Signed by Mr. Taft
"(9 The federal reserve law, which
while passed during this administra
ton, is based entirely on the vast work
Of investigation and compilation done
by the monetary commission during
the Taft administration and closely
follows, except in certain details, the
legislation recommended by that com
mission.
900 The eight hour law for the Dis
trict Of Columbia was fathered an(
put through by Republican, Senator
La Toilette.
"The antitrust law antedates thu
Cleveland administration, although
President Cleveland never enforced it
From time to time, as with all grea
legislative acts, it has been necessar!
to amend or add to 1t, and the anti
trust law of the Wilson administrator
was merely such an amendment, log
zeal development Of the original act
"QD The Commerce Court was actu
ally abolished during the Taft Admin
istration, although it has not beer
demonstrated that its abolition was
wise step.
"Any statement hereafter emanatinl