Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-07-10

lct 'ne west virginia oultorS pay Tor
their "nips" in cash instead of advcr-
Using, as many oftheir brethren have
had To do for along time.
The prospect at this time is for a
bumper cor crop in this county this
year, depending of course upon the
amount of rainfall during July and
August. Up to this time corn has
suffered little injury from the drought
Wilson Pr0claims New Patriotism.
Philadelphia, July advocating
the undermining of the Declaration of
independence by applying its prin-
ciples to the business, the politics and
the foreign policies of America, Pres
ident Wilson today thrilled huge
crowd assembled in independence
Square within few feet of where the
original Declaration was signed.
The President touched on Mexico
the Panama tolls repeal controversy.
his antitrust program, business con-
ditions and his ideas of modern pa
triotism. Pounding his fist on the
table on which the Declaration of In
dependence was signed, he declared
Americans today must manage their
affairs in Il way to do honor to the
founders of the nation There are men
in Washington today, he declared,
whose patriotism is not shown. but
who accomplish great patriotic things
They are staying in Washington, do
ing their duty, keeping quorum in
each house of Congress co do bust
ness.
"And am mighty glad to stay
there and stick by them," he added.
Touching on business conditions of
the country, President Wilson said Il
great many allegations of facts were
being made, but that great many of
these facts do not tally with each
other.
Serving Their Country
or Something Smaller.
Are these men trying to serve
their country or something smaller
than their country?" the President
asked. "lf they love America and
there is anything wrong, it is their
business to put their hands to the
task and set it right"
Eighty-iive per cent. of the Mex
lean people, the President said in
touching on Mexico, never have had ii
right to have "look in" on their
government, while the other Is per
cent were running it.
Nov the American people have n
heart that beats for them just as it
beats for other Millions" Mr.. Wilson
said. 81 hear Il great deal about the
property loss in Mexico, and regret
that with all my heart butback of
1t all is struggling people. Let us
not forget that struggle in watching
what is going on in front"
81 would be ashamed of the flag if
we did anything outside this country
which we would not do in it," the
President declared
Speaking on Panama tolls, the Pres
ident said the treaty with England
might be a mistake, but its meaning
cannot be mistaken, and he believed
in keeping the nations obligations He
believed in keeping the name of the
United States unquestioned and un-
sullied.
Before the President got his speech
well under way the crowd surged for
ward in such confusion that a panic
was threatened. Two companies of
marines and sailors stood before the
speakers stand and the President was
forced to stop several times, but fin
ally got the crowd under control.
"The Declaration of independence
said the President in the course of his
address, "does not mean anything to
us merely in its general statements.
unless we can append to it n SINH
larly specific body of particulars as
to what we consider our liberty to
consist Of"
Liberty, he declared, consists in the
translation of general declarations as
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