Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1916 — FORD COMES OUT FOR WILSON [ARTICLE]

FORD COMES OUT FOR WILSON

Former Senator H. C. Hansbrough of North Dakota, who served eighteen years in the United States senate as a Republican, announced Tuesday that he intends to support President Wilson for re-election. He reached this decision after hearing one of Charles E. Hughes’ speeches. “I am going to support the President as a Wilson Republican,” the ex-senator told National Chairman Vance C. McCormick. Former Senator Hansbrough said that he intended to enter the campaign actively in behalf of the Democratic national ticket. “One oT the reasons that I cannot vote for Mr. Hughes is that I cannot conscientiously take orders from Theodore Roosevelt and George W. Perkins," continued the ejt-senator. “I know them of old.”

• With Republicans on the stump attempting to have it appear that American prosperity is due to sales of war munitions, the disclosures of Senator Penrose in the senate are interesting. The war revenue bill was pending August 24 last and Senator Penrose took the floor to oppose the tax on the profits of the war munitions business, which has since become law. “I think it is no exaggeration to say,” Penrose declared, “that a large majority of the manufacturers who went into the munitions business have not fared well; many have gone into bankruptcy; many more have made no money at all; some have made a fair profit, and, of course, a very few have made good profits."

The Republicans now believe that the amalgamation of the Progressives with their party is complete. They thought the same thing a year ago, six months ago, at Chicago in June. When they think they have secured a perfect weld, it seems, something turns up and then they try it over. The trouble seems to be that in the ■welding process thev have sheen using soft soap instead of borax.

Says to Oppose Him If You Are Against Peace. Detroit, Michigan, September 27. - —Henry Ford announced hs reasons for supporting President Wilson in a statement made public today: “I’m for Wilson," Ford said, "because he is on to the interests— the unseen hand? that seek to control the government—and is holding them off. "The Republicans are raising a great roar about the eight-hour law and how it will hamper business, I Say—and I say from experience, not from guesswork—that the eight-hour law will help business. Business men and employers who are hostile to the eight-hour day do not know their business. “I know Hughes. Teddy and Wall street are behind him. , “I’m a Republican for the same reason I have ears—l was born that way. But I’m for Wilson because I believe he can do more to enhance the prosperity and assure peace for this nation than any other candidate. Anyone who does not want peace and who wants to gamble with prosI perity should vote against him.”