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I'AfiE .SIX. THlt GASTOXIA GAZETTE. TUESDAY, SEPTEMEpB 12, 1916. PRESIDENT WILSON AND PROSPERITY It the Latter Due to the War or the AdmihUtration? The Political Significance of the Answer. By Theodore H. Price Reprinted from The Outlook by Special Permission. NOT long ago I was talking with the superintendent of a large manu facturing establishment in New Eng land. He had about six thousand employees under him. I asked him now they were going to vote. He re plied that, though they lived in a State that was nominally Republi can, and most of them usually voted the Republican ticket, as he did. ;ie thought they would nearly all vote for Wilson next election. I inquired why. "Well." he said, "there are . two reasons: first. Wilson has kepi us out of war, and these people fee! they would have had to take the bul lets, though New York might have had to raise the money; second, they have had more work at better wages than ever before in my recol lection." I reminded him., that the Republi cans claimed that our remarkable prosperity was not due to the Demo cratic Administration, but existed ;n spite of it; that they urged that the advantage of a protective tariff had been demonstrated by a war whlcn shot out all foreign competition; and that they insisted that the loss of our National honor was the price we bad to pay for peace. "That's all very well." he retort ed, "but Wilsyn has given us pros perity he hasnt asked us to ne content with promises; and as to our honor, time enough to consider that when the rights of some of thos who live here and are willing to stay here are attacked. Most of those who are here, or their fathers, lert Europe to escape the enforced mili tary service that would be their lot if we went to war, and Wilson ts right in leaving a lot of bloated aris tocrats to fry in their own grease, while they hide behind the poor dev ils that they put on the firing line. "These fellows here are brave enough," he said, "but they care a Jot more about their wives and chil dren than they do about all the Icings and princes that ever lived." I report this conversation because it expresses what I am convinced is the attitude of a large majority or tne wage-earners of the I'nited States. ' Their political conclusions are ad mittedly subjective. They have no use for economic theories. Most of them are spending the larger portion of what they make. The first duty of government, as they conceive it, la to provide them with an opportu nity to earn a living and to live in compartive happiness and comfort. The party or administration that does this will get their votes and re tain their support until employment is not to be had. or the purchasing power of the wages paid is seriouslv diminished. I do not mean to in dorse this view. From the stana Doint of the nolitical nr the natrlnfc idealist there is much to be said against It; but there is also much ;o be said In favor of it. if it be tru that the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the chief end o." government. Since it is the view that will largely control in the ap proaching Presidential campaign. It is in order to review the politico-economic development of the I'nited States under the Wilson Administra tion, and to contrast the conditions that prevailed in 1912 and 1913, which were the last years of Repub lican ascendency, with those wnicn exist in 1916, after only 4 0 months of Wilson. It would not be difficult to present pages of figures that would show the marvelous economic progress of the I'nited States since 1912-13. but they would be tiresome in the mo notony of expansion that they would disclose, and the following brief com parison between the more Important indicia of business activity and prog ress under Wilson and his Republi can predecessors will suffice. Wher ever possible this comparison is made between the figures for trie fiscal year ending Junp :m. inn;, and that ending June :iO. 1912. but in many cases the statistics for these dates have not been available, ami others covering an interval nearly as significant have been used. There are other facts equally ;:n- ivri.uDi mat cannot be subjected to the telling comparison of the paral lel column. In all parts of the coun try transportation lines, rail and wa ter, are taxed beyond their capacity. Freight embargoes have been resort ed to in many instances. Shipbuild ing is progressing on a scale un known since the Civi! War. So far as labor is concerned, we have the word of Samuel Compers that never before in the history of the world were so many people em ployed at such high wages and un der such excellent conditions as is the case in the I'nited States today. No capable man need be idle. Throughout the West farm-hands are offered $3 a day and board, and farmers themselves have rarelv ex perienced such prosperity. According to an analysis made bv the Bureau of Statistics and Infor mation of the State Industrial Con mission of New York, the number o' employees was twenty-one per cent greater and wages paid were thin seven per cent higher for factory employees in New York State ;n April. 1916, than In April, 191.".. Th same thing is approximately true of most other industrial communities. Another interesting sidelight op present business conditions is Tur nished by a comparative summary of the numbers of aeate lines of adver tising published during the month of June this year and hist in the news papers of the large cities. Here it is- SUMMARY OF TOTAL ADVERTISING FOR JUNE Paper, 1916 1915 Gain 17 New York 9.434.322 8.510.585 924.237 7 Philadelphia 3.268.200 2.599.800 668.400 7 Chicago - 4.967.650 4.344.872 623.289 6 Lot Angeles 3.364.000 3.666.700 297.300 6 Baltimore 3.240.867 2.490.698 750.174 5 St. Louis ----- 3.148.301 2.566.642 581.659 4 Cleveland 3.082.475 2.612.325 271.150 4 Minneapolis -2.580.988 2.308.937 272.051 4 San Francisco 2.181.252 2.070.932 110.320 4 Detroit 3.770.914 3.000.816 770.098 4 Washington 2.337.210 2.126.173 211.037 4 Cincinnati -1.877.160 1.673.700 203.400 2 St. Paul 267.084 f234.464 32.620 I Total 44.021,863 38.106.1395,915,724 Commenting upon this showing. The New York "Evening Post" says: Business conditions throughout the country have an excellent gener al barometer in the cpunting-rooms of the leading daily newspapers in the large cities. When the advertis ing columns of such newspapers show substantial gains in all cities, there is but one conclusion to be drawn the public has money to spend and is spending it. The b:g manufacturers, who constitute the National advertisers, and the stores and shops are enjoying increased prosperity. Facing this summarized record of thfi Nation's growth since thpv wer removed from power, the Repubi cans, tnrough tbeir candidate, en deavor to belittle the showing by saying: No Intelligent man Is de celved by the temporary prosperity due to abnormal conditions." The implication intended is that the Eu ropean war is entirely responsible for a prosperity that we would not otherwise have enjoyed, It us analyze the facts. It will be admit ted that whatever profit the I'nited States has derived from the war in Europe is measured exclusively by the Increase in the balance of trade in our favor. As our imports have varied but siignuy since imz. tne increase in our exports must include everything that we have gained from the expan sion in our foreign trade This increase in exports is abou equal to the increase in our trade balance, and while it cannot aii be profit for the cost of producing the things exported should be deducted from it we will, for the purposes of this argument, assume that our war gains equal the entire amount by which our balance of trade has exceeded the normal average before the war. r or the four fiscal years ending Juno ::o. 1914. our favorable bal ance averaged $.".."0.0no,oofi a year ror ine last two years it nas been a follows: For the year ending June ;:o, 191.". . . . $ l .09 i.tidO.nnn r or t he year ending .(une r.u ; . . . 2.l.'!t;."ii'i.onn Total J: Normal for two years. $.".", o , n o o . fio o.impii unn each f 1 . 1 1 o.ihio.oiio Increase for two years of war . . . This increase of $ manifestly in excess gain from the war. . $ 2. 1 nn.rinn.onn 2.1 :;o,nfMi.(HM) is of our entire It is equal in our nrohts n us the cost of nrnrliw- tion. and it is only through the In crease in our foreign trade that the war can have profited us at all Our maximum possible gain from the war is therefore $21.. 'in per capita. This. then, is the measure of our abnormal prosperity. Against It we find that our National wealth has in creased by $ i 1 .ooo. nun. onn, or $4 in per capita. Our debt to Europe Has been reduced by $::.:',4n.ooo.0oo. or :: per capita: our total bank 7e posits have increased by $6..".7n.- ' .". or $6.". per capita, am, tne value of manufactured products by $9.400.(MiO,iiini. or $94 per capita. ii me war in Mirope has been the CALOMEL WHEN BILIOUS? NO! STOP! MAKES YOU SICK AND SALIVATES only reason for our prosperity'. o what alchemy has the sain of only 13,110,000.009 from our foreign trade been multiplied nearly twenty times in the growth of our National wealth? The Republicans must sup ply the answer if they can. Until they do, the non-partisan economist will believe that, while the war has undoubtedly stimulated the foreign demand for some thins, our prosperity has been mainly due to the encouragement that has been given to business and enterprise oy the Democratic party under the lead ership of President Wilson. The work of the administration in this respect is unparalleled. Never be fore have so many sound and neces sary economic reforms been enacted into law in so short a time, lac list is a long one. Our political n cuiory is short. Let us refresh it. Since Woodrow Wilson ojca ue President tongress has passe J. 1. The Federal Reserve Aci, which stands out as the most super latively benencial legislation that any party has ever given to the peo ple. Through it business has bee.i unfettered and panics have become almost impossible. The strength and mobility that has been given to our financial resources through the Fed eral Reserve system have enabled us to withstand the shock of the great est war in history and have convert ed what might have been a period of utter prostration into one of extreme prosperity. 2. The Rural Credit Bill, whicn gives the farmer the same access to credit that has hitherto been reserv ed to tho business man. 3. The Income Tax Uw, under which the inordinately rich are con tributing a larger share toward tne maintenance of a Government which protects them in the possession of their large and unnecessary fortunes. 4. The Federal Trade Commis sion Act, which seeks to remedy in dustrial injustice, prevent unfair competition, and protect both the business man and the public. It pro vides for a continuing and careful investigation into business condi tions. In the words of the President, it "substitutes the gentle processes of counsel for the harshness of crim inal law," and attempts to correct abuses without injuring the inno cent. o. The Clayton Bill, which de fines the indefinite negations of the Sherman Law, prohibits interlock ing directorates, delegalizes the mo nopolistic control of one corporation by another, and declares "that tne labor of a human being Is not a commodity or article of commerce." 6. The Good Roads Law, which extends Federal aid to the States in road building and promises greatly to facilitate human intercourse in tne country districts, reverse the city ward tendency of our population, and enormously increase the value of our agricultural land by making it more accessible. 7. The Smith-Lever Agricultural Education Act, which provides for Federal co-operation with the i-tates in extending a knowledge of progres sive farming, and responds to tne demand that "the last load of illit eracy shall be luted troni American youth." To these should be added the Child labor Bill, now advocated by the President, and numerous other less important measures which evi dence the wise solicitude of the Ad ministration for the business of a Nation that consists chielly nt' busi ness men. This solicitude has been manifest. not only in constructive legislation. but in the manifold activities of Uie various great departments of tiie Government. The Agricultural Department nas extended its work aggressively and variously. The Secretary of the Treasury has taken the lead in organizing many movements for relief and extension of commerce. The Postoffice Department has been conducted at a profit Instead of a loss, as under Taft and Roosevelt. The rural free delivery service nas been greatly extended. The panel post has been popularized and tne depositors in the postal savings banks have increased from IO.'.jmjo n r.u :; to .. .o,ono in 19 1 ... The Department of Justice, while pursuing real criminals relentlessly, has inaugurated no political prosecu tions for the glory of trust-busting and hai preferred to caution ratner than persecute those who were guilt- ess of any intent to transgress our complex laws. The State Department, under the personal direction of the President, has secured for us the benefits of ieace without the loss of honor, and the candid-minded man must admit that we have benefitted humanity more by our diplomacy than we could have done by a resort to arms that would have cost millions of lives and billions of treasure It is true that mistakes have been made, but they have been quickly corrected. "A wise man changes his opinion, a fool never." and consider ing the difficulties of his position and divided public opinion of the ry. the President has shown . Hoard on tho 3tfoot& MiscriauMlo Ofoonaboat SIMesUthMvdUr ThprttiB Random ow -iiToiTti - "I don't know who wrote that ar ticle iu your last is3ue asking for night service at the local posio.rice,' remarked f. citizen Sunday, "but 1 heartily agree with it and I think something ought to .be done at once by the local postoffice authorities with the view of securing this night service." This man no doubt voiced the sen timent of a great many Gastonia bus iness men. Whether or not the Gas tonia postollice authorities cin se cure anojther clerk at this time is un known, but inasmuch as the patrons want a service at night it is very likely that an effort would prove suc cessful. It is true that Gastonia has fewer clerks than several other towns its size and even smaller. The majority of the local mail is brought into Gastonia on the night trains and therefore a night clerk is needed in order to handle this mail as well as to dispatch the out-going mail. tznnnnnnnnnonsonninnnaiizznnnsHnnnp' . U a tr a u n a a g Which g President Said: a a a a a a a a a a a son, To be prepared for war is g one of the most effective g means of preserving peace"? ca "No vmi'rA urmn& f n-oan' Paacai'i,!. t ... n-,. . - - w a . . v nuout, i .cii. &v w a. a li l ii- either. You're simply guessing, now." An alligator was killed by a resi dent of McAdenville one day last week on the banks of the South Fork river, it was brought to Gastonia and put on display in one of the win dows at Torrence's drug store. It was kept in the window for several hours and attracted considerable at tention. There were some who thought that the gator had paddled up stream from some southern river away down in the heart of Florida. Others knew that such a thing was impracticable and stated that the an imal was the last of several that Mr. Ben McAden bought and placed in the river at McAdenville as a means of keeping the boys from bathlnj? near the mill. This explanation w'ould not suffice: there were still others who clung to the migration theory, saying that the aquatic crea ture had been washed down stream from some point north of here dur ing the recent high waters. When all had been said that might clear up the mystery only one settled fact remained, that being that the gator was found and shot on the banks of the river at McAdenville. Other than this explanation nothing definite could be decided upon. D D a Well, maybe you can name offhand the 12 states in which women will be allowed to vote for President this year? No" My. but you're getting rusty. Better brush up your Historical knowledge right now by reading "The Presidency of the United States" This is a 4 8-page, vest pocket size manual, chock-full of reliable, authentic facts, dates, incidents, statistics, etc., about all past and present elections. It's the biggest little election ar gument settler you ever saw. You can obtain a copy at this office for the small sum or 10 cents. Out-of-town parties can get It at same price. Send 10 cents silver or stamps. To possess information is always desirable. Even a fence should be "well posted." You'll certainly need this book dur ing the coming election. Get your copy today. Just fits the vest pocket. GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO. GASTONIA, N. C. D a a a a a a n u a a a a a a a unnnoonnnonnonnnnnonnonnnnononnn. "There is more hustle and bustle on the streets of Gastonia than In any other city in North Carolina," asserted a merchant Saturday. "Considering Charlotte's size there may be more activity noted, but I challenge any town in any part o." the tate to show more life than is witnessed every day in the week in Gastonia." he concluded. When Gastonia is mentioned by anyone in another section of North Carolina or even in another i-tate you will see the folks prick up their ears and try to hear more about the town. Recently a Gastonian was visiting in Waynesville and when he told a straneer that his home was in Gastonia the gentleman replied, "Oh yes. I've heard about your town but have never been there. You folks down there are evidently doing great things from what I have heard late ly. You 1-now. everybody I have talked to who has ever been to Gas tonia seems to be struck with the way your folks do things. I thinK I'll stop there the next opportunity I have." And the best partabout all, this ad vertisement the town Is getting is that it's every bit the tiuth. Gasto nia has made wonderful progress In the last few years and her fastest erowth will be seen in the next ten years. ( FI.KISItATK THK1K WKMMXG ANMVKItSiltV. The following from Friday's Statesville landmark will be of in ter to many Gastonians. Rev. Dr. Ware having at one time been pas tor of Main Street Methodist church here: August L'.'th Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Ware, of Statesville. celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of their marriage. There was no formal cel ebration but Dr. and Mrs. Ware were remembered by their children, wno sent them a handsome gift of silver ware, and their first knowledge of the gift was when it was placed on the table for the anniversary dinner. It was a pleasant surprise. Their daughter. Mrs. Kriechbaum. of Lit tleon, and son. Mr. W. R Ware, Jr.. of Greensboro, were with them on this occasion. The pleasure of Dr. and Mrs. Ware was increased a week later, Septem ber J. by the arrival of a grand daughter. Sara Ware, born to Mr and Mrs. C. A. Kriechbaum. of War ren county. Mrs. Kriechbaum is the oldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs are and tne baby was born In Statesville. the d! I count r "DidSM's Liter Tom" Is Hamfess T t h Wen Toor SlDgglsli Lher Bonis. Tghl Calomel makes you sick. If horrible! Take a dose of the dangerous drug tonight and tomorrow you amy lose day's work. Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes into contact with sour bile crashes into it, bregcuig it OB. This is when von fwl th .i nausea and cramping. If 'you are shyr risk and "all knocked out," If your liver 1st torpid and bowels constipated or you nave headache, dizziness, coated tongue, if breath is bad or stomach soar, just tr a spoonful of harmless Dodson's liver Too tonight on my guarantee. Here s my guarantee Oo to anv drug store and get a 50 cent bottle of IKxi sons Liver Tone. Take a spoonful and if it doesn't straighten you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel because it is real liver medicine; entirely vege table, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick. gurntee that one spoonful of Dod sons Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of " sour bile and constipated waste which is clogging your system snd mak ing you feel miserable, f guarantee that s bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your entire familr feelimr fin fnr months. Civs it to your children. It is I harmless; doesn't gripe and they like iU pleasant taste. J j marvelous skill in guiding the Ship I Of State through the mnut trnnhlnua period of the world's history. The hindsight of the critic is nat urally more accurate, though less necessary, than the foresight of tne statesman, but the fact that his de tractors can find nothing except the idealism of the President's Mexican policy to attack shows how remarka bly correct most of his judgments have been. Through it all he has never lost sight of our sympathy with American business Industry and labor. To ward them his policy has been one of constant solicitude. It has found expression in the halls of Congress, in the White House, and in all his public utterances. If there Is any relation whatever between constructive legislation and business progress, between conserva tion and prosperity, and between the statutory enactment of economic law and material advancement, tben we must conclude that the marvel- ous business development in Ameri ca during the past two years Is du to the policies of the President rath er than to the war in Europe. Can there be any .doubt as to the l UK liAZETTE FOR $1 for the school year. If you have a boy or girl away at college, send them their home paper. The pleasure and prof it they will derive from it twice a week while away from home will be worth many times the small cost to you. Send cash with order to The Gazette Publishing Co. tf disposition of the people toward a public servant who can give such an account of his stewardship? In one of his essays upon the I'nited states John Stucrt Mill said that "the American people, when confronted with grave economic questions, orten seemed upon the point of doing the w rong thing, but in the end the com mon sense of the people has prevail ed and they have done the right thing." Since the, time of Mill the com mon sense and economic sanity of the American people have not dimin ished. Thanks to the conservatism, tact, and statesmanship of President Wilson, we have become the most powerful Nation in the world, both morally and economically. That the majority of the American people recognize this and will Insist upon retaining the services of a man who has served them so well Is a conclusion of both logic and observation. AIHHT THK ALLIGATOK. To the Editor of The Gazette: As the alligator which has lain in state and has been viewed by many wondering admirersi?) seems to be under a cloud of mystery. I thought it only just to the wandering saurian to account lor its appearance in this vicinit . 1 want you to know that this is no common gator from the lowlands, but an aristocrat ono of a proud family of Hot Springs, Ark. It was hatched in an incubator and "han dled with care," about ten years ago. I bought it as a curio and souvenir. Ever since it tool, up its dignified residence with us a stream ,of men. women and children have respectful ly called upon it 1 use respectfully advisedly some would stand in awe' 20 feet away while others more bold would dare to lean upon the fence or his pen. He was nerfectlv harmless at all times. His blowing and thrashing around was like some can didates, all noise. But alas, for hit; wandering dispo sitlon shown at an early age. The first year he crawled from the warm winter quarters prepared for him and went tinder the house and re malned there until April. Through the Intervening years he took many little strolls, sometimes going out tv the front gato and sedately keeping to the sidewalk until he was brought back, but more often he made visits to the barn and while en route would take a meal of tender chicken ny way or diversion. This spring his prison seemed more irksome than ever before. After he was brought back from one of the cotton mills, where he was making strenuous ef forts to get into a pen of fine chick ens, he seemed to understand that he was shut out from his rights and climbed over the new four post wire fence to freedom. After his long trip to McAdenville he was no doubt home-sick and re pentea oi ins raithless behavior and was looking with sad eyes and "wet tears" for some one to svmpathl.e with him and take him home. O wayward son of Saurian What thou hast missed. Six hundred years from now Thou mlghtest have kissed A reptile brought from Mars. Thou mightst have seen A game of ball played in the a;r. r.acn player with electric wings af fixed with care. aiiu tne tans would sit on tho stars. Thou might st have lived in days When women ruled the world; When universal peace prevailed. Tho domestic flag by man un f urled When babies cried for Pa. The Girl the Captain Loved wat Lltatr Bertia. Tks Ifsskaa sea of her fataer'a partaar lovaa scr tea- Th rivalry betwcrn tbea U mm f tat noft beautiful lert (tone ever aid os the acrcca. Yaa caa fallow M through 20 epiaadea of Tho Serial Glorious witn MARIE WALCAMP . JACK HOLT-EDDIE POLO Th noat talked of aerial ever presented. Scenes bid along the Mexican Border here Uncle Sam a boyi went ready for what over happened. Youll tee a truthful por trayal of Mexican bandit raids; thrilling re cnea by American troop er, and you will en joy the love storr to tho limit Don't fail to ace every one of tho 20 glorious episodes. SEE IT AT BEGINS SEPTEMBER 6th AT Broadway Theatre Annual September Kxrursion to Washington, l. ('., Via Southern Kaihvay, Weitnesclay Setember 20, MM (I. Had'st thou been good Thou mlght'st have seen a sight To stir thy cold blood a world Pet free from pain and blight MRS. FRANK ROBIXSO.V. Lowell. X. . Children No Exception In astonia as Hlsewliere Youth and Age Suffer Alike From Kidney Weakness. Is your child weak, frail and pale? No control over the kidneys' ac tion? Kidney weakness is a serious thing- Far too serious to overlook. It may mean a life of sickliness. Profit by Jastomla experiences. I so I loan's Kidney Pills. Kndorsedby Gastonia parents. Read this Gastonia mother's en dorsement: Mrs. J. II. Walters. 31. S. Oak land St., Gastonia, says: "Some years ago one of my children had weak kidneys. I tried different med icines, but nothing seemed to do him any good until Doan's Kidney Pills were used. Since taking one box, his kidneys have been normal and he has enjoyed good health. . I certain ly can't 8 peak too highly of Doan's Kidney Pills." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Walters recommends. Fos-ter-Milbnrn Co., Props.. Buffalo, N. V. (AdT.) ' The Southern Railway will oper ate low round trio fare excursion from North Carolina points to Wash ington. D. C. Wednesday, Septem ber 20, 1916. Special train con sisting of Standard Pullman sleeping cars and high-class day coaches to leave Charlotte at 7 p. m., arriving Washington 6:15 a. m., Thursday, September 21st. The following round trip fares will apply from stations named below: From : CHARLOTTE $7.50 Concord 7.50 Salisbury 7.00 High Point 7.00 Greensboro :'. 7.00 GASTONIA 8.00 Morganton 8.00 Statesville 7.60 Fares from all intermediate points on same basis. Tickets good going only on special train. Good return ing on all regular trains except train No. 37. Passengers on branch line points will use regular train to June- . tion point connecting with special train. Tickets good for four days In Washington. This will be the last excursion to : Washington this season and Is a good opportunity to visit the Nation's Capitol at a nominal expense. Pull man reservations should be made in advance. ' - R. H. DeBUTTS. D. P. A., - ' Charlotte, N. C. .'' . .' . '
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