▁were ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Government ▁Print ing ▁Office ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁report ▁containing ▁proposed ▁recommend ations ▁and ▁draft ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁national ▁reserve ▁association ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Effect s ▁The ▁plan ▁submitted ▁by ▁the ▁commission ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁non part isan , ▁and ▁the ▁report ▁was ▁un anim ous ▁and ▁signed ▁by ▁Republican ▁and ▁Democratic ▁members ▁al ike . ▁It ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁strong ▁public ▁support ▁partly ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁apparent ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁a ▁central ▁bank ▁and ▁of ▁popular ▁susp icion ▁of ▁its ▁main ▁author , ▁Senator ▁Nelson ▁Ald rich . ▁Most ▁susp icion ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁not ▁being ▁thoroughly ▁informed ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁the ▁proposed ▁plan ▁tried ▁to ▁accomplish . ▁ ▁The ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁Mon et ary ▁Commission ' s ▁report ▁stim ulated ▁w ides p read ▁interest ▁and ▁discussion ▁of ▁bank ing ▁reform . ▁In ▁the ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁their ▁national ▁platforms ▁condem ned ▁the ▁plan ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Mon et ary ▁Commission , ▁and ▁the ▁successful ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁led ▁by ▁Wood row ▁Wilson , ▁specifically ▁opposed ▁any ▁plan ▁involving ▁a ▁central ▁bank . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁features ▁of ▁that ▁plan , ▁however , ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁the ▁bank ing ▁bill , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Act . ▁The ▁bill , ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁central ▁bank ing ▁system