The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-17
GREATEST STATESMAN OF IM0DERN TIMESS'' DECLARES
 ". 1. DOUGLASS OF WILSON

for all legitimate enterprises. The small man in business now has equal {; J rotection with the large and finan- cially more powerful competitors. This 1 Commission, in connection with the Clayton Act. gives all'business an open field. Hereafter no more 'trust- t-bust- ing because every manufacturer will know just what he can do in conduct ing a legitimate business He will not be afraid of f~being hauled into court /, beca use his business is large and prosperous. I believe the Federal Trade Commission act, with the Clay ton Act, is the keynote to and opened the way for permanent prosperity in this country.
 "The w. L. Douglas Shbe Company, with a business of over I$8,OO0,0OO a year. naturally comes into contact with every class in thefcountry. Whatever benefits the farmer benefits every business interest in the United States. The Farmers credit now is as good as the manufacturers, as it should be. The Federal Farm Loan act did the trick. That law enables farmers to borrow for long terms at a much lower rate of interest on their prop l erty than ever before. Whats good I
 "The Eight-Hour Law? It was the only thing that the President could have done. The law is founded on right principle when applied to indus tries as whole, doing an Interstate business. and Is bound to prevail. Not l all people realize the great service | President Wilson rendered the .coun- try by putting the eight-hour ques< | tion sQuarely up to Congress. Their action prevented a great railroad strike. If Congress had not settled the strike believe that most of. the industries throughout this country would have soon had to close down. |, Two days before the law was passed this factory could not ship goods ow- ing to the embargo placed on all freight. The necessities of life would have shot up in price and famine and mobs would have been rampant throughout the land.
 "The Eight-Hour Act is only part of the Presidents recommendations to be considered by Congress in De- cember. The President plans to har- monize the differences between capi- tai and labor and make strikes inn possible. For twenty-eight years the Massa- chusetts State Board of Arbitration has settled grievances relative to wages I and conditions in the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company's factory at Brockton | which for many years has worked on a nine-hour basis. "I Don't Complain" l s'"The Income Tax Law is based on sound business procedure-those who 1 can pay. should. After all it is not great in propoftion; I don't complain I get value received. It is only right It places the burden upon those whoJ are best able to>pay. The Inheritance Tax also, lis a good piece of legislation it imposes no hardships and is easy to collect.
 New Senatorial Courtesy
 "Electing United States Senators by the people helps overcome boss rule by permitting the people to select their own candidates for the United States Senate.
 Humanitarian is Economic Basis ''The Child Labor Law prevents the product of children working in mines under sixteen years of age and in fac tories under fourteen years of age from being ha9Aed in Interstate Com meFce, and is to be commended as a
 
 tai grounds but because ahy measure which protects humanitarian interests makes for improved economic ccndi- tions. Safety and preparedness are all ways, being looked after when we take care of the rising generation. Any | measure which increases the capacity of the children for enjoyment, broad ems their horizon and cultivates their mind and body, makes for the better ment of the Nation. No single Leg islative act better shows President Wilson's persistent quality, so neces- sary in a successful manager than his forcing this measure through Con- gress. No one could deny the .jus- tice Iof the bill or the soundness of | its economic basis, but it took man of the Presidents perseverance, to place it on the statute books.
 1 What a Record!
 What a record! It makes one proud to be an American. A real 1 statesman in the White Ho1se-repre- senting all interests, all the time Not a 'Progressive'-a DEMOCRAT, with i a vision. who sees progress and meets it more than halfway. A true Amer ican who has set a pace-who has interpreted the best American ideals and put them to work. A force let loose that has translated into deeds the views and principles of more than 100000 Progressives who voted for progress-and got it. under Wilson. Do they want to go on? If they do- ] Wilson is the Answer"
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