Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-27
CANDIDATE sHERMAN'S IDEA
nocIares Surest Guarantee for
Peace is Perfect Prepara-
ton for War.
Amy and Navy should he Large
Enough 10 Protect Americans and
American Rights Everywhere.

rtica, N. Y, Aug. 27.-At the annual
,athering of the onida Veterans as
',ciation today, James S. Sherman, Re
,rb,ican candidate for vice president
vas the principal speaker. He was
listened to by a large and enthusiastic
Guidance. His speech was as follows;
MIR. sHBRMAN's SPEECH.
1--WE are IN the midst of a campaign
70, supremacy in which contending
,artes strive to carry out certain gov
ernmental policies and principles put
whether we be Republicans or Demo-
rats we are first, last and always
americans proud of our country; PROUD
a. our position among the nations;
proud of our progress, of our exalted
Standards and splendid accomplish
ments. Although partisan, we all SIN
cerely desire the greatest good Tor the
greatest number. 1t is not In my opih-
IAN nf the ultimate goal desired to pc
reached in which we differ, but rather
IN the safe and sure way to attain tha'
goal ,,+,on ., nro-
uWp are TO-DAY III II NOliOAtioii
,,und peace with all the world Wouii
,,,t tbat condition might continue with =
ont end. but the most sanguine can
hardly have such expectation. II Is APP
mronriate and natural that in tune OF
,,,ace we give thought TO lhuuStlldl
pproblams we give thought mainly To
commercial progress and yet Gial1oe
at our annual appropriation ollls SHOWS
that wear after year we are placlils
our army and our navy on hrlilCi
foundation. for we are constantly pre-
,,aI,nc for that which we hope Will
never come. We believe that our sur
est Guaranty of peace is found in per-
fsct preparation for war. May | repeat
The words Of our comrade, President
Harrison, spoken before the chamber OF
commerce in san Francisco in lSs2
We viii pursue the paths OF peace.
We are not warlike nation. All on
instincts, all our history is in the mes
OF peace Only intoerable aggresslon'
only the peril of our institutions. of the
aag can thoroughly arouse us. win
e,pabilitv for war on land and sea uh-
eycelled by any nation in the Woilu We
are smitten with the love of peace. we
would promote the peace of TINS mems
phere by placing iudiciously some laIso
guns about the Golden 'iale, si'upiS
for saluting purposes ana .et 'he'
En1ulU DE OF Lue btSt ii'cNNN-'
ARMY AND NAVY.
And 80 let me. gentlemen, give eN-
rression TO my thought in words Ut
tered on another occasion, that we
Shopld at all times maintain such an
army and such navy as VIII DE the
sure guaranty of the protection Oh
American citizens and America
tights everywhere and at the same
time an omen of peace; that we shoulu
N every exposed point be so fully pro-
tected that no power on earth Wou'u
wish to modest us.
CT the uppermost thought of inc
day be of peace rather than OF WAT,
I et Ms glory In the campaign OF our
country and the happiness OF our peo-
ole Let us encourage strife Tor goou
Government and good citizenship. Let
us stimulate the effort, not alone 10
advance our welfare at home, put 10
give example of good government ana
good citizenship TO the peoples OF an
the earth. Let us continue to elevate
mankind in general by raising sun
higher our own standards,
Il believe we have today the best
government on earth. ! believe that
its greatest virtue is that 1t Is gov
eminent of the people. Aye even
more. a government as Lincoln said,
OF, by and for the people, and be
cause Of the result of the Civil war, be
cause Of your achievements. gentlemen
Of the Grand army 1t shall not perish
from the earth. We must ana WI,
keep II a government Of the people ana
safe guard of the rights and inter-
ess Of all Nothing shall persuade us
TO give one American citizen adVant-
age over another because of race, creed
or of position"