The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-15
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ture and intense Amerlcanism OF Abra.
ham Lincoln. He Ia the man who does
things, Knowing him as do and be-
lieying In him as do, predict that he
will 30 into American history as one
Of the greatest executives that has ever
sat IN the White House He Is not u
partisan president. He Is the president
of all the people. He believes in the
people and the people believe in him.
and they will stand by him In his eff
forts to correct government abuses and
write upon the statute books laws I'm
the interest of all instead Of the few
Notwithstanding tie fact that I am
a Democrat, have always been n Demo
crat aud always expect TO be n Demo
crat, say TO you that ever since Theo-
dore Roosevelt has been president |
have supported him honestly and 10y
ally in his efforts TO secure certain re-
forms and rights for the people.
81 intend 10 stand by the president
whenever | believe he is right in the
future as in the past. / believe in
Theodore Rooseyelts Americanlsm He
will live in history. and to paraphrase
stanza from Lowell's commemora-
tive ode on Lincoln, say
His traducers and detractors will depart.
And, standing like tower, our children's
win behold the glory OF his fame:
This kindly. brave, farseeing man,
New birth OF our new growth,
An intense American.
"Now few words about the senate.
The senate Of the United States Is to-
day an aristocratic. autocratic and plu-
tocratic body. II is the most un-Demo-
cratic, the most un-Republlcan. the
most un-American institution in our
political system. Some Of the senator's
are all right. but most of them are gem
orally wrong and try to stay wrong.
Today forty-five United States sen
ators, controlled by the trusts. con
trolled by the great corporations. con-
tfolled by plutocracy. have it in their
power TO prevent the repeal OF bad
law, no matter how anXiously the
American people may want 1t repealed,
and have it In their power to prevent
the enactment of good law. no matter
how determined S0,000.000 OF people
may be in favor of It, Just think of It,
my friends, forty-tive men in the Unit
ed States senate practically control and
run the government Of the United
States, spurn the executive. spit upon
the house Of representatives and bid
defiance TO the American people,
I'VE can never secure the reforms
the American people want and demand,
we can never change the plutocratic
system now enthroned and In power
throughout the country until we re-
form the senate Of the United States"
Amid loud cries of "El Jenl' and the
playing OF THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" Mr.. Braun proposed the presi-
dents health.
Il present" he said, the man who
gives everybody square deal, no more.
no less
The applause was deafening as the
president arose and faced the crowded
room.
When silence was obtained he said
Mr. President and you. my fellow
Americans. II is peculiar pleasure for
me 10 be with you this evening. and
with greeting my hosts OF the Hun
garian Republican club give utter
ance to the thought Of my fellow
guests, Congressman Sulzer and 9th
ers, when | say that whatever our diff
ferences before our election, when once
the election has taken place, all Of us
in public life or in private life-presi-
dent congressman, judges, legislators
alike-are American citizens and moth
ing else.
1T Is nearly ten years ago that |
first took dinner here in the immediate
neighborhood of where | am dining
now. and at that time remember per-
fectly when was first brought up
here 1t was by Mr.. Jacob Riis and Mr..
jim Reynolds, and | was told that |
would get an awfully good dinner and
hear some very good music, and both
prophecies proved true.
II say to you tonight that American
ism is not a matter Of birthplace, Of
ancestry, Of creed, of occupation.
Americanfsm is matter of the spirit
that is within mans soul. From the
time when we first became an indie
pendent nation to the present moment
there has never been a generation in~
which some of the most distinguished
and most useful men were not men
who had been born on the other side of
the Atlantic, and It is peculiarly appro-
pirate and to me peculiarly pleasant
that in addressing this club of the men
upon whose efforts so much of the fu-
ture welfare Of this city, Of this state
Of this nation, depends should be adj
dressing men who show by their ac-
tons that they know no difference be-
tween Jew and gentle, Catholic and
Protestant, native born and foreign
born, provided only the man, whatever
his creed, whatever his birthplace.
strives to live so as to do his full duty
by his neighbor and by the country as
a whole"
Italian Duel to the Death.
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