Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-19
DISGRACE IS
PROM|SEOF0R
PANIC MAKERS
Woodrow Wilson at Dinner
Of Southern Society Said
He Would Provide Gibbet
High as Haman's.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Gov. Wilson
was up early this morning In order to
hold conferences with number OF
prominent democratic leaders who are
in the city and who heard his speech
at the southern society dinner last
night in which the president-elect
promised to provide % gibbet Of public
Disgrace for .any man who should at
tempt to start q panic In the United
States.
Chief among those whom the COVER
nor expected to see We're Will
liam McCombs, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee. Vice chair
man McAdoo, Col. M. House Of Hous-
ton, Tex, A., Mitchell Palmer, demo-
cratic national committeeman from
Pennsylvania.
/ Having been out Of touch with con-
ditions here during his vacation IN
Bermuda, the governor Will go over
matters with these leaders In order to
get a perspective Of affairs political
and otherwise.
The governor planned to be In the
city until late in the afternoon.
After Panic Makers.
President-elect Wilson held up a
warning finger last night to any man
who deliberately starts panic In the
United States in order to show that in
tended legislative policies were wrong.
In a speech at the banquet OF the
Southern society Of New York, he de-
.clared that he had heard sinister pre-
dictions of what would follow II the
democratic party put into effect
changes in economic policy.
Natural and Unnatural PanIcs.
The president-elect first distinguish
ed in his speech between natural
and "unnatural' panics. He said that
in many cases panic had come natural
ly because of mental disturbance OF
people with reference to loans and
money generally. !.
"But the machinery is in existence"
he said, "by which the thing can be
deliberately done. Frankly, don't
think there is man living who dares
use the machinery for that purpose.
If he does, promise him, not for my
self but for my fellow countrymen, q
gibbet as high as Haman's."
The governor added that he meant
no literal gibbet," for that is not
painful" but he said 1t would be q
gibbet OF public disgrace which would
live "as long as the members OF that
mans family survive"
america, with her eyes open Isn't
going to let a panic happen" con-
tinued the governor, "but speak as
II expect it-as IL feared 1t. l do
not. am afraid Of nothing.
The president-elect's speech, covered
variety OF subjects. He treated first
OF sectionalism, declaring that 1t ought
not to exist.
There is vast deal to do" he said,
"and it can best be done by forget
ting that we are partisans of anything
except the prosperity Of the nation It.
self"
Mr.. Wilson then referred briefly to
provincialism and said that some peo-.
ple had an idea that all the thinking
of the country was done in New York
city. He said the southern society repre-
sented an importation of thought from
the south into the great metropolis.
He rejoiced that there is no longer any
sectional influences In the United
states. He made brief reference to
AFFAIRS in New Jersey and cautioned
certain politicians that, though he
would live In Washington, he would
keep watch on affairs In New Jersey.
God knows the poor suffer enough.
Man would hesitate to take a single
step that would involve any further
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