The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-04
WILSON'S ADMINISTRATION
ENDED

Exit Democracy, Re-enters PlutOcracy
From the administration of Abra-
ham Lincoln, not excluding Grover
Cleveland, up to the administration OF
Woodrow Wilson, Wall Street, a syn
onym OF the money power, plutocracy
ruled the United States, by having
their servant appointed United States
Treasurer.
Some decry Andrew johnson who
succeeded Abraham Lincoln. The
storm raised by the political blood
hounds was inspired and supported by
Wall Street because johnson vetoed
the credit Strengthening act, to make
money dearer, and labor and goods
cheaper. He favored Lincoln's policy.
The same thing is happening by forces
of ~plutocracy to discredlt WOODROW
Wilson's administration. AS contrac-
ton of the currency continues those
who have minds to observe, read and
think, will see the same financial
policy continue as has been brought
about by legislation and the servants
of plutocracy after every great war.
The only safe way is for each to
live within his means and keep out OF
debt of plutocracy will get n~lnety-tlve
out of every hundred.
For forty years the cry of Wall
Street was: "The Government should
get out of the banking business"
meaning the remainder of the green
backs should be burned up as mos
were. William J. Bryan's crusade was,
"The banks should go out of the gov
erning business"
When Woodrow Wilson became
President in 1913, he made William
G. McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury,
and John Shelton Williams, of Rich
mond, Va, Comptroller of the Cur
rencv. They administered their offices
independently from the control OF the
central money power IN New YORK.
called Wall Street. That IS the a
son Woodrow Wilson's administration
has been a storm center. These nave
been administered of, for and by rep
resentatives of the people and not by
Representatives of Wall Street as was
done under the holloed Lincoln and
the angelic Gabriel, Roosevelt.
More reform legislation has been
enacted under eight years of Wood
row Wilson's administration than dur
ing any previous fifty years of the Ma
tion's history. Let us enumerate.
Parcel Post.
Postal Savings.
Tariff reform law.
Federal Farm Loan.
Tariff Commission to prescribe
tariff on merits and not politically
bought for profit.
Federal Reserve Law, which HIN
ders control of the currency by Wall
Street.
Clayton Antitrust Law.
Creation of Federal Trade Commits
sion.
End of Dollar Diplomacy.
Negotiation of a treaty (never
ratifed) with Colombia to satisfy the
Colombia claim in Panama which
Roosevelt stole.
Settlement of the Mexican rule of
medieval foreign clericalism without
a wal of conquest to satisfy outside
spectators.
Constitutional amendment to make
legal an income tax on the wealth OF
the nation and not to restrict taxes to
consumption.
Constitutional amendment to allow
women to vote.
Constitutional amendment to pro-
hibit the sale of alcoholic liquors as a
beverage.
Reelected as a Peace President of
Germany took US to be
m%ollycoddle passivetists, a nation too
proud to fight" but when Germany's
Kaiser proclaimed himself master OF
the high seas and determined to starve
the Allies and then to conquer Amer
lea and make US pay for the war,
President Wilson accepted the chal-
lenge. The people rallied to the de-
tense of the rule of Democracy of the
war. His speeches and messages sur
pass all others in history and resulted
in the overthrow of dynastles OF a
thousand years standing, and the ere
ating of republics after the example
of the United States.
More democratic legislation a
been made since Woodrow wilson's
administration than in any other ten.
It has effected everybody. To be
moved out of old ruts and be given
mental lars creates disturbances and
makes enemies. The best apple tree
has the most clubs under it. The man
who SAYS most dlu uOCo hiVoO AhNS "
most opponents.
The question is, was it best for the
interests of the people in general as a
mass. not as a class? Does it mean
progress in the worlds history, in the
evolution of man to govern h1msel1
without the rule of monarchs, kings
and feudal lords.
Woodrow Wilson stands in history
as the greatest leader of Democracy
the world has ever had, in contrast to
money and monarchical rule.
He drove the money changers from
the United States treasury.
He drove the lobbyists from Con-
gress.
He drove kings from their thrones.
He established international democ-
racy BY arbitration and not by war.
A Sympathetic Tribute
Hamilton Holt, head of a delegation
that visited the White House on Octo-
Or 1nan . 1o-a04Hon xuTfh tho