New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
WILSON SPEAKS
TN PHILADELPHIA
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a way that does not attract very much
attention.
THE members of the House and
Senate who stay in hot Washington
to maintain a quorr-l of the houses
and transact public business are per
forming an act Of patriotism. honor
them for il, and | am mighty glad TO
stay there and stick by them until 1t
is over. 1t is patriotic also TO know
what the facts are and TO face them
with candor. have heard a great
many facts stated about the present
business conditions in this country,
for example. a great many allegations
of facts, at any rate and it is strange
that these facts as stated do not tally
with each other.
Those Who Talk Depression.
"Now, the truth always matches the
truth, and when | find gentlemen IN
ssting that everything is going
wrong, when it is demOnstrable that
most things are going right, | wonder
what they are trying to do. Are they
trying to serve the country, or are
they trying to serve something small
or than the country? Are they trying
who work and toll every day. or rather
are they putting Encouragement and
despair into these hearts? If they
it is their duty to put their hands 10
the task of setting it right. And when
the facts are known and acknowledged,
the duty Of all patriotic men is to ac-
cept-tnem in candor and address them
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in harmony and universal concert.
Il have had some experiences in the
last fourteen months which have not
been entirely refreshing. II was uni
versally admitted that the banking sys-
TEN of this country needed reorganiza-
ton. We set the best minds we could
find to the task of discovering the best
method of reorganization. We met
with hardly anything but criticism
from the bankers of this country. We
met with hardly anything but resist
ance from the bankers of this country,
or at least from the majority Of those
who said anything. And 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, if 1t was wrong the day before
II was passed. why was it right the day
after IT was passed? Where had been
the candor Of criticism by the concert
of counsel which makes a great nation
successful? 1t is not patriotic to con-
cert measures against one another; il
IS patriotic TO concert measures for one
another
Future Of the Nation.
"The independence is a fact so stu
perdous that il can be measured only
b. the size, energy, ability, wealth and
power of one of the greatest nations Of
the world. But it is one thing to be
Independent, and it is another thing to
know what TO do with your indepen-
dence. 1t is one thing to come TO your
majority, and another thing to know
what you are going TO do with your
life and your energies. One Of the
most serious questions for sober mind
ed men TO address themselves to in
these United States is: What are we
going to do with the influence and
power of this great nation?
Are we going 70 play the old role of
using that power for our own aggran-
dizement and material benefit?
"Ihe Department of State is con-
stantly called upon 20 back up com
mercial enterprises and the industrial
enterprises Of the United States in
foreign countries, and it at ore time
went so far in that direction that all
its diplomacy was designated az dollar
diplomacy II was for supporting
every man who wanted to earn any