St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-08-19

antee. as from the hogrors Of wal
Lust OF blood and Of conquest ha
NO place in our scheme Of govern
ment. Today we can truthfully sa
We hate NO people; We want to be 8
prepared that we can truthfully I'D
we fear NO foe. With our far-reach
ing coast line, our surest means .
preparedness against possible attacl
consists in our navy, As statet
in this city ON July the Fourth.
believe that our flag should fly from
the masthead Of the most powerful
fleet that sails the sea. - g.
II ann asking for your support q,
q Democrat, standing on the Demo
cratic platform. and pledging yos
that IL l go to Washington viii
/ work for the best interests of thi,
people as see it, and give unto YOU
the best that Is In me.
II am proud OF our country, and
proud Of our President, and il the
gifted man who now presides over
the destinies of our country is re.
elected in November. as l sincerely
hope and believe he will be, 1t viii
be my purpose to assist, in my
humble way, the splendid program
for the relief Of the masses that he
has SO signally inaugurated during
this administration. There. are two
laws today upon our statute books
that were made. possible by his In
ttiative-made realities by his c0ur-
age:
1 You and I have seen panics In
the past when there was not . cloud
upon the financial horizon panics
that came without apparent cause;
panics that made the masses suffer.
When the great war was declared
in Europe those who knew not Of
the fundamental changes in our
financial system looked for business
disturbances In; america. We wealth
cred the storm of that awful cata-
clyam, and did SO because through
the Federal Reserve Act our Presi-
dent had wrested the control Of the
peoples money from the hands OF the
few in Wall Street. and placed 1t
where 1T properly .belonged-in the
hands of the representatives Of the
people. II It had not been for this
law, within twenty-four hours after
the declaration of war in Europe we
would have been in the grip Of the
most awful panic that America had
ever seen. Other presidents con-
coded the necessity for such !legislA-
ton. but it was left for Woodrow
Wilson and q Democratic Congress
to enact it.
And, when, Just the other. day,
he signed the farmers loan bill;
known as the Farm Credit Act. he
shattered the bonds OF financial de-
pendence that has fettered the farm
ers of America, and opened wide un-
to them the door of economic free
dom.
Had naugth been done during
this administration save the enact
ment Of these two laws, the people
Of America would owe an everlast-
ing debt of gratitude to Woodrow
Wilson.
II wish that l might take up my
entire time in discussing with you
questions in which We are interest
ed-in discussing the many acts Of
legislation that make towards the
common good enacted by this, our
Democratic administration, but other
issues, that, in my opinion have no
place In this campaign, have been
injected by my opponent, and ! must
turn aside to discuss them.
'Mr. Ponder has laun he'd three
separate and distinct attacks against
me. i. 49,
I'm his opening speech At Ham
mond, as quoted in the FLORIDA Par
ishes' of June a, 1916, Mr.. Ponder
attacked my administration while
Governor in the following language:
My life has been one of the
study Of law. political economy
and economics. My opponents
whole life has been devoted to the
study of the intrigue. Of practical
politics. Now what great
act has he ever performed for the
peoples good? Can you point to
any with pride. Name one If you
can. The burdens of taxation con-
tinue to increase. The ineffici-
ency and perfect lack of business
government ran rampant during
his regime. Instead Of business
methods he gave you political
methods
This was Mr.. Ponder's characteri-
cation of an administration OF which
he had been q component part.
His second attack was an inter-
view given in the New Orleans Item.
of July IL, 1916, in which he severe
ly condemned the appointment Of Mr.
Euqua ~ manager Of the Penftenti-
airy System, and stated that Mr.. Flu
qua was the least fitted man that
could have been selected for that
important position; and he further
stated:
within the next ten days,
propose to speak at Baton Rouge,
and l propose to- show that the
present administration has abs0-
lutely prostituted itself in every
respect for political advantage,
both to itself and to its friends
This was the language in which
Mr.. Ponder, q candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Congress. as
sailed and assaulted the newly elect
ed and installed Democratic State
again ON July -. 1916, Mr.. Pom
der gave out an interview to the
daily press of New Orleans, IN which
referring to the fact that Governor
Pleasant had stated that he did not
consult Mr.. Sanders about the APP
pointment of Mr.. Fuqua. and referr-
ing to the fact that both Mr.. Fuqua
and Mr.. Sanders had substantiated
Nnwo.~o~ DJonoanf Mr. Pnr6Qr then