Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-27

try to take advantage Of the war that
has come. come without any fault on the
part of the Democratic party OF of the
nation, and while the President is trying
country, and instead OF Withdrawing tho
money from the banks and thus COM
pelling the banks TO withdraw money
from business and cripple business, he has
the courage to ask the American people
to take this burden upon themselves Tor
the protection of the country.
The President and Intern ational
Problems.
And while he has been solving the prob
lens at home, he has had to bear load
in the nature of international problems
heavier than often falls to the lot OF a
President. These troubles are not Of his
making. Some of them were inherited
from a previous administration. The Mex
lean situation developed before the Pres
ident took the oath OF office. In February
prior to the Attn of March. Huerta turned
against the President under whom he
served and by an act of high treason that
would have justified his execution in any
civilized country of the world made
prisoner of his President and then allow
ed him to be assassinated while he was
his captive. And you will find in the rec
| ords of the State Department "A telegram
which Huerta sent to President Taft II
have overthrown the government
/ And then this man had the impudence
! to ask President Wilson to recognize him
as President of Mexico. But President
| Wilson said NO" He couldn't overlook
the methods employed and he could not
ignore the fact that this man had by
force of arms extended hateful des-
potism over an unwilling people. He be-
gan his policy Of WatChtul waiting, and
announced that, instead Of using force.
he would use moral pressure, and then
the Republicans began to laugh at watch
full waiting and Jeer al moral pressure.
The Republican leaders demanded that
he recognize Huerta and the lingo Re-
publican press wanted to know why he
didn't send an army TO Mexico TO restore
But he stood firm, and finally. by push
ing and pushing and pushing, he pushed
lIuerta out Of Mexico and across the At
lanuc, giving an oppressed people chance
10 secure economical reforms. And just
about that time war broke out I'm Europe,
and then the people had a chance to see
pOyed here and there; and the mothers
Of this country, whose hearts are sad as
they sympathiZe with the sUrrOwing
mothers of Europe, from whose homes
the breadWiuncrs have been drawn to the
battle frOnt-these mothers whose sons,
II the President had allowed himself 10
be cOerced by the Republican leaders.
might now be periShing upon foreign soil
in an unnecessary war-these mothers
ought to thank God for a President who
kept peace in the western world.
Where | ask YOU, would this nation be
to-day If, when an opportunity such as
never has come before and may never
come again, ii We're not in position 10
improve that opportunity? And how
could we be the peacemaker Of the world
If We We're busy trying TO Kill our BROTH
ers in the republic across the Rio Grande?
Here stands a nation the diplomatic clear
ing house of all the world. Go into the
countries that are at war. and every
where you will find all the business be-
ing done by the American Embassy and
the American Legation, and while these
things have been accomplished the Pres
ident has put his powerful influence back
of "A peace plan that has spread moro
rapidly that any other peace plan ever
spread. II has been only year and a
half oil mr. aaI md 10 haa
been Endorsed in principle by almost ev-
cry important nation in the world Thir-
ty-four nations. altogether and We have
twenty treaties signed.
"They used TO talk of these little treat
les, but they talk of little treaties no
more, for FIVE Of them signed on Septem-
Der Is, included Great Britain. France.
Spain, China and Russia, five govern
ments that exercise authority over mora
than one billion human beings and we
not only have these treaties that link US
TO something like three-quarters OF all
the people on Gods fuOtstOol but in addi-
ton 70 this We have the principle in
believe that before we celebrate again the
birthday Of the Prince OF Peace We shall
be united by those treaties 10 every i'm
Sortant nation In the world and these
treaties provide that whenever any dis
pute arises, no matter what kind OF al
dispute IL Is, II IL detes diplomatic set
tlement, II must be submitted for invest
tigatlon 10 permanent International tri-l
bunal and a years time must be gvenl
for investigation and for passions 70 SUBJ
side and for reason TO resume its sway
and the. contracting parties agree that
they Will not declare war or begip hos-I
Titles until the cessation OF that tms.
Americans Are Proud Of Wilson
These, my friends, are part OF the
record OF Woodrow Wilson and OF the
Senate and the House that have stood
back OF him. Would you rebuke a mani
who has made such a record as thatd
No. you would not rebuke him. not I'll
you could take him OF In some quiet
place and whisper his condemnation inI
his ears, but YOU can not find a quiet
place. There Is no obscure place toI
which you can take your President andl
visit your condemnation on him II you,
would. lie stands before the world Het
stands where all the world looks on. and
N you humiliate him YOU must humlliate
him in the eyes of all mankind But, INV |
friends, YOU VIII not DO H. You are proud
OF this President. You glory in a chief
executive who has lifted the American
flag until II Is seen the world around.
What Will you doY win YOU haul down
that hagg No. believe when election
comes not only win all the Democrats
march side by side and express their
approved by their ballots but believe
w.