The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-09-16
THE NATIONAL PARTY.

Thomas A. Edison, lifelong Republl-
can, has announced for Woodrow Wilson,
and this is the principal reason he gives:
"Not since 1860 has any campaign made such
direct call simon-pure Americansm. The
times are too rious to talk think in the terms
of Republicans Democracy. Real Ameri-
cans must drop parties and get down to funda-
mental principle S."
The most striking characteristic about
Wilson's work has been the elimination of
party. He put party behind him in the in
augural address, and has worked ever since
for the entire country Wilson's tariff
ideas are not the tariff ideas of the old-time
Democrats His tariff bill therefore was a
national measure-and the proof Of the
pudding is that business is better, and the
balance of trade is bigger than ever, and
getting better and better
The currency bill, the second Wilson re-
form, which corrected a temporary war
measure of the former generation, and has
rendered panic practically impossible, was
essentially national measure. And so on
all down the line-we have discussed the
various bills in their national significance,
from the tariff down to the child labor bill.
So much for the past, then, but what of
the future?. Will Wilson be national or
party worker during his second term Ono
il" about it, you will notice.? Let the fol-
lowing program answer for itself.
l. Tariff to be revised by the Non-Par-
tisan Tariff Commission, to meet new con-
ditions that may arise when the end of the
war will necessitate new commercial adj
justments That free trade would be dis
astrous to American business at this time
no one knows more thoroughly than Will
son. But his idea is to develop American
industries, not to favor special interests.
Therefore, the elimination of the tariff from
politics; and the creation of non-partisan
commission to ascertain what adjustments
must be made to meet foreign labor condi-
tons, in order that both labor and capital
here may benefit
z. Having secured the Federal Reserve
for this country, Wilson'S next step is to
extend the credit machinery of the United
States to foreign countries Overnight as
1t were we are become great lending ma
ton. Our loans during the past two years
to foreign countries have amounted to 81 :
469,00O,000; the trade balance in our favor
Tor the tlscal year ending June 80 amounted
to 100000. AS this is a great lend
ing and owning nation, Wilson is taking
national precaution against any danger that
might arise
3. A federal Incorporation in order that
our business may compete more success
fully abroad This policy will remove tht
Sherman antitrust ban on our foreign
trade
4. For developing our Transportation ia
cilities, $50,000,000 has been appropriated
for the purchase of ships Then there il
the federal aid to be extended to the rail
roads, to be determined by the committe,
recently created by Congress- If the pro
gram is carried out, railroad control vii
be conferred in the federal Interstate Com
merce Commission, and the roads will il
addition be refnanced, to avoid the peril O
trenzled finance, and at the same time pro
vide for improvements and extensions.
There are a number of other measure
contemplated-suc as the DEVELOPMENT o
uniform system of accounting and cos
keeping for the use Of private business
but our space is running out.
And every one is national in character
Every one is the concept of an American
for Americans.
Because Henry Ford criticized eth,