The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-05
WHY The PEOPLE
DEMAND WILSON
FOR PRESIDENT

The out standing feature of the
1916 Presidential compaign is that
many thousands Of Progressivcs
and Republicans are openly sup
porting President Wilson and adj
~h"a+izis; 4 CONTINUANCE ef hie pol
icics.
An astonishing 1arge portion Of
these are the heads of our most
Important industries which do an
Interstate business. They are your
'illt! nf business men. They believe
!'i"t the marvellous business dcyel-
ormcnt Of this nation durlliy the
last two years is due to the poll
cics Of Mr.. Wilson and not to the
war in Europe.
| They feel that never before in
the history OF the nation have SO
many vitally necessary and sc
completely sotiha eeononiic re
forms been enacted into laws il
so short time.
In 2 years our national wealth
has increased $41, 100000. This
is approximately $40 per capita
an increase beyond parallel in any
other period ofAthe nation s his
tory:
Since 1919 otW bank deposits
increased y per ceiit; "ltl' trade
balance 227 per cent; agricultural
exports Al per cent; manufac
tured exports 155 per cent. Ou'
farm lands are 12.7 per cent NOR
valuable than ever before. On
, Industries have on their pay roll
23.2 per cent more employees ant
t the value Of their output has in
| creased over nine billions or II. ;:
per cent. Labor leaders state tha
: mover before ir the history Of tn
/ world have so many people heel
| given such steady employment IN
DER conditions so satisfactory a
: in this cot;ntry today.
This is not a sectional prosper
, ity. 1t is national. Neither is It
: cisis& prosperity benefiting som
E at the cxIit@9se Of others. FARMER;
/ working1men, manufacturers, mel
charts, ;r.ts.2snortatio11 lines, pu}
! lie service corporations, all hav
\ had their proportion-all hav
$ shared in the unprecedented pro:
perity.
Facts About War Profits.
The war has helped thc COM
4rv-hnt only in spots. Pew rea
i2o how snl;,ts these benefits AZ
compared with the mighty volum
Of trade increase.
Here are the figures. MunltlGs
export; ere $S4O,O00,0O0, or OIL
: nc~ cent Of the manufacture
S products. The manufactured pr'
t duets have increased So, ,4O0oM
IS eco. Deduct the munitions bus
It ness and there is still aa increa'
r. of Is ~ .n2O, 100000 in manufactu
|, cl products.
" It is +rrc that orr exports {
other cc11modities, foodStHHs. q
' ricultn~a machinery and the Ii!
! have been increased both to ccr1
> tries al ncacc and at war. 81
here ara;n our benefit is but
small percentage Of the trade l
crease. Our foreign trade balan
has increased $2,130, 1000, 600 du
/ no tho two years o. war. F
r tho sake of conservatism, let
r. aae1,mn that this entire forcl'
,c t~adc ha7anon is due to war co
f. Gi+ione. Still, onr national veal
ss has ;ncroased $41 900, 900 600 a.
Il, mo tho same neriod, or nearly
lc times orr foreign trade.
" Giving the war credit for
vo or,r increase Of exports. il IS st
~ evident that the star"erl
al amount of over $39, 900 100000
S., crease in rational wealth IN +
iss wears is due to interior conditi(
. domestic prosperity.
u And domestic prosperity can
te. onlv due to domestic causes, q
no nowerr,l indeed must b"
9t causes to produce SO unDrc
OF donted an increase in nrcsn"''
Sc in the unnreccdentedly sh
-. space Of two years.
~ Here are the causes: Mr.. W Is
III has from his first dav Of of
~ shown the keenest sol'cltude
the business Of the nation.
He early formulated the pol
of compelling big business to
, - rect it's own abuses where ab1
l'er existed. The Department OF :
on ticc has been coldly just and
eA- solltely relentless in the pr
cution of criminal interests
eas- individuals. But it has ia
Ih@, firm vet friendly counsel with
esh- terests whose practices were
innate. Not only has this
a direct benefit to the countr,
large, which has been protc
the from predatory short cuts by
,w' interests, but it has placed t
hca- interests themselves on the
aber safe foundation of justice, I