South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-12
PALMER DEFENDS
DEMOCRAT s WORK
Led Nations Through Most
MomentOuS Period in His
tory of Nation or World

The last six years have been the
most momentous in the life Of the
American people and in the history
% Christian civilization, declared
Atty Gen. A Mitchell Palmer in "A
recent address in Chicago. And not
the least significant and important
achievement OF the years has been
the manner in which the old SLAM
dcrs against the democratic party
have been refuted said Mr.. Palmer.
So long and so often had these SLAM
ders been repeated by those who
sought political proht 10y their cir
cIlation that they became almost a
tradition Of our political life. Mr..
Palmer continued:
Ia the great court Of public opin-
iou with the republican party on
trial for SANDER, the defendant can
not now plead the truth in justihca-
ton. for the achievements Of the
democratic party during it's six years
Of power, both in the domestic held
and in the larger field OF the world s
affairs. have shown that every
charge made against it was without
foundation.
They said the democratic party
lacked the experience and training
in statesmanship which made for
constructive leadership in solving
complicated problems on the far
flung line Of our governmental ac-
tivities We produced the acknowl-
edged leader Of the liberal thought
Of the world, under whose standard
gather the tried statesmen Of every
civilized nation. holding up his
hands, as with clear vision and SUI
perb courage ne leads the peoples
OF the world in their victorious
charge against the arch enemy Of
civilization.
Tariff Law Won Trade.
They said we were a free trade
party willing 10 sacrifice the pros
perity Of the country 10 an eco
-iomic theory. We answered with a
tariff law built upon the principle Of
faIr competition, which American in
dustry, respecting and courage
Gus. is willing and able 10 meet and
Onder which, as never before, the
American producer has successfully
entered the markets Of the world
and established a great balance Of
trade in his favor.
They said were were incapable Of
providing for the revenue needs Of
the government. We forced the in
come tax amendment TO the cOnsti-
tuition and under it levied taxes up
on the income OF idle wealth and
the excess profits of corporations
and individuals who without such a
check, would have Scandalzed the
nation with the enormous profits
made in the unusual conditions of
war time.
They called us insincere in our
profession OF interest in labor IL
was not till a democratic majority
appeared i'm the house of represen-
tatives that the appeal OF labor for a
special department Of the govern
ment TO guard it's interests was
heard and answered. = We passed
wOrkmen's compensation law and
extended the eight-hour day we
created a children's bureau and
stopped the exploitation of children
IA labor
Farmer Gets Legislation.
They said we were inimical to the
interests of the farmer A farmers
Gree list bill. though vetoed by Pres't
Taft. afterwards found its way into
the Underwood tariff law. We per
fected the system OF countrywide rur-
NJ delivery OF mails. put the farmer
AT the citys gate by the parcels post
inauKUrated the system OF fedora
aid for building highways gave him
SAVINGS bank in every pOstoffice
ssta bushed a rural credit system
with the federal banks as "a guar
amy or proper financial support &c
agriculture in the future
They said we We're the friend OF
unsound money and the enemy OF
legitimate business We RELOCATED
90 tho scraa heap OF political and
economic blunders. that archaic and
inadequate system OF finance whose
iniquities and failures the repubi
IAN party had cOndoned for AZ
ysarA and built upon its ruins the