The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
PRESIDENT DEFENDS
POLICY IN SPEECH
Wilson Bids Pessimists of Coun-
try Be Patriots.
DEFENDS HIS OWN POLICY
II Anything Is Wrong, He Tells Busl'
ness and other interests, Aid
In Fighting lt-speaks
at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, July president VIII
son thrilled huge crowd assembled
in Independence square within re"
feet of where the original declaration
was signed by advocating the modern
king of the Declaration Of lndepend'
epce by applying It's principles to the
business, the politics and the Foreign
policies of the United States.
Following is the address OF Presl-
dent Wilson in part;
'Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
THE Declaration OF Independence
was written In Philadelphia. 1t was
adopted In this historic building.
But have you ever read the Declar'
alton OF independence? When you
have heard 1t read, have you attended
to its sentences7
"The Declaration OF Independence
is not a Fourth of July grafton.
1.-THE Declaration Of Independence
was document preliminary TO war
1t involved a vital piece OF business
not a piece Of rhetoric
"If you will get further down IN
the reading than Its preliminary pas
sages, where It quotes about the rights
of men, you will see that it Is a very
specific body OF declarations concern
ing the business Of the day, not the
business of our day, for the matter
With which 1t deals is past-the busi-
ness of revolution, the business OF
1776
Il have heard a great many facts
stated about the present business con
ditions in this country, for example, n
great many allegations Of facts, at
any rate, and It is strange that these
facts as stated do not tally with each
other.
Now the truth always matches the
truth, and when | find gentlemen in.
sisting everything Is going wrong
when Il Is demonstrable that most
things are going right, | wonder what
they are trying to do. Are they try
Ing to serve the country, or are they
IT1lUe W SCI VIC 6bIHtlulib biiuiGl
than the country?
Are they trying to put hope into
the hearts of men who work and toll
every day, or rather are they putting
encouragement and despair into these
hearts?
'If they love America and anything
is wrong, It is their duty to put their
hands to the task Of setting 1t right.
when the facts are known and
acknowledged, the duty of all patriotic
men is to accept them in candor and
address themselves to common coun
sci and to work In harmony and uni
versal concert.
II have had some experiences In
not been entirely refreshing. 1t was
universally admitted that the banking
system of this country needed reor.
ganization.
I'VE met with hardly anything but
resistance from the bankers OF this
country, or at least from the majority
OF those who said anything
yet, Just so soon AS that act was
passed, on the very next day there
was universal chorus OF applause
from the bankers OF the United
States.
Now II II were wrong the day be-
fore II was passed, why was II right
the day after It was passed?
sNEhnra had hann hn 81
criticism by the concert OF counsel
which makes great nation SUCCESS
full? II Is not patriotic to concert
measures against one another: II Is
patriotic to concert measures for one
another.
80, say, 1t is patriotic sometimes
to regard the honor Of this country II
preference to its material interests.
Would you rather be desplsed by al
the nations Of tho world ms incapable
OF keeping your treaty obligations, OF
would you rather have free tolls fol
Americans ships? The treaty may
have been Il mistake, but its meaning
was unmIstakable
When ! have made promise as {
man try TO keep 1t.
The most honorable and distIn
guished nation In the world ia the ma
ton that can keep it's promises to it!
own hurt want to say, parenthot
ically, that don't think anybody wa
hurt
Il am not enthusiastic for subsidie
TO monopoly and nobody can get M
enthusiastic on that subject But, as
Stunning that was matter Of cnthusi
asm, ! am much mvre enthusiastic 70
keeping the integrity OF the Uniter
States absolutely unquestioned and IN
sullied