The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-28
LET THE REPUBLICANS ALSO
NOMINATE WILSON
New York World)


Were Woodrow Wilson Republic
an President, with record of achieve
ment identical with his record as a
Democratic President, the Republic
ans would renominate him by ACCLAIM
alton.
They would point to the revision OF
the tariff under his administration as
the fulfilment of McKinley's dying
pledge, which Roosevelt shirked and
in which Taft failed.
They would point to the banking and
currency law as the greatest piece Of
financial legislation yet enacted = a
law which has made 1t possible for the
United States not only to weather sue
cessfully the most devastating war in
human history, but to aspire to the fin
ancial mastery of the world
They would point to the income-tax
law as just and equitable means of
making wealth bear its due proportion
OF the cost of government, for which
the Republican Party was entitled to
a double share of credit because Re-
publican Congress had submitted the
amendment to the Constitution which
made the levying of an income tax pos
sible.
They would point to the corporation
tax as the extension OF an act which
the Republican Party originated and
which helped to transfer TO organized
capital some of the burdens OF govern
ment previously borne by poverty and
labor.
They would point to the repeal of
the coast-wise provision of the Pana.
ma Canal tolls act as proof that the
United States is faithful to its treaty
pledges, and cannot he swayed from
the ways of international honor and
justice by the mercenary greed of spe.
cial interests.
They would point to the Federal
Trade Board as progressive measure
of constructive legislation by which
honest and law-abiding business was
protected from indiscriminate prosecu
tion and enabled to work In harmony
with the Sherman antitrust act, In
fairness to competitors and in fairness
to the public.
They would point to the record oi
the Department of Justice as proof
that business had been emancipated
from political blackmail and that In
dustrial organizations we're no longer
prosecuted from motives of partisan
advantage or private revenge.
They would point to the Presidents
Mexican policy, Identical as II Is with
Lincoln's Mexican policy. as evidence
that the American people were no less
determined than ever to give the back
ward nations of this hemisphere tn,
fullest opportunity TO work out thei
destiny, and finally achieve that liber
ty under law which even the most en-
1ightened OF peoples have had to gail
tby struggle and sacrifice
They would point to our new rela
tions with Latin-America as the real
ization of James g. rilaine's dream o
Pan-Amercanism dream that be
came reality only through the fal
sighted statesnsanship OF Woodro,
Wilson.
They would point to the foreign pol
cy OF the President during the mos
difficult and critical period of histor
since the Ciyil War as a supreme er
deavor TO maintain the highest Amer
can ideal of peace with honor. An
they would say Of his ultimatum I
Germany as lie Matin OF Paris says q
-voicing the idealism which make
France and the United States foreve
kln-"one of the nohlest acts in tn
history Of mankind"
They would point 10 his leadershi
of Congress as the solution of prof.
lem that has so long vexed America
government, by which comprehensiy