Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-09-13
PRESIDENT WILSON'S RE-ELEC-
TON.

The corpOratiOn-OWned newspapers
and periodicals are working overtime
to discredit President Wilson. All
the vast influences welded by Big
Business" are at work to defeat him
a. any cost. Will they succeed by
their appeals to old prejudices, Sec
tionausm, etc., to blind the people to
the real service that President VIII
son has been to them?
Many people are not being fooled,
altho their statements seldom are per-
mitted space in the big dailies. The
following statement from Roger w.
Babson of Boston, lifelong Repub-
ican and Americas foremost statisti-
clan, voices the opinion of major
ity OF the people Of the United States,
We verify believe:
II am for Woodrow Wilson not be.
cause he is a Democrat, for ! am not
q member OF the Democratic party.
l am for Woodrow Wilson not because
Of business reasons, for Mr.. Hughes
policies would temporarily bring me
greater profits. am for Mr., Wilson
because l believe that he has tried to
apply the golden rule to solving
greater national and International
problems. Any man, whether Repub-
Ncan or Democrat, who will attempt
this will have my hearty support.
Moreover, believe that II this moral
issue, involved in the election, were
clearly put forth by his campaign
managers, he would be sure of re.
election. In most things President
Wilson has already succeeded; In
some things his work Is incomplete !;
but In all cases believe he has stood
for the kindly, the humane and the
Christian principles; should he be de-
feated It would be great blow to
the cause Of righteousness.
"Of course my associates say the
Golden Rule Is all right in theory
but it is not good business. Mr. VIII
sons ideas may be humane but they
are not practical. My answer simply
10 that this remains to be seen. Ger
tainly the old line methods OF diplom
acy and government have not work
ed out very we'll where they have
been in operation the longest time
namely in Europe. The so-called me
first patriotism and the national hon
or policy, for which some Of Mr.. Viii
sons opponents appear to stand, are
among the fundamental causes of the
present European conflict. Person
ally, l believe that the more Christian
policy for which Mr. Wilson stands
will be found to be much more salts
factory. Certainly, l would like tC
see it tried for four years longer
Moreover, I believe that a majority
of the people of this country In their
hearts feel likewise.
1.-THE Federal banking law, divid
ing the country into twelve equal dis
tricts, the establishment Of the par
eel post, the enactment Of the Philip
pine law, the farm loan law, the ship
ping law, the child labor law and var
ious other measures are distinctly hui
man measures, or measures in the in
terests of the weak rather than o.
the strong. On the basis of immediate
results, recognize that some Of the
bills do not appear TO be good bust
ness" but cannot help feeling In thu
depth of my soul that they are in thu
interests Of the greater majority.
so, they will ultimately be Of benefi
to US all. History shows that rad
ical measures have been needed tt
save the children and property o
even the rich.
During the past four years m!
business has taken me to many for
eign countries. While travelling
have been especially impressed will
the ambassadors, ministers and othe
foreign eppointees Of President vii
son whom l have met. l grant tina
these men mey be repugnant to tn
old school and conservative dtplC
mats, and In their eyes may be 'un
it, but no one can criticize the char
acter of these men. Every one o
them whom l have met is overfowini
with desire to be of service; no
to a few friends, but to all people
whether rich or poor. Furthermore
/ have found these men full of tn,
vision that the only way the Unite'
States can permanently establish