Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-10-16
DRURY TALKS
ON SITUATION
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tically eliminating the possibility of
war with those countries throughout
perpetuity. Do the men and women
of this district who have the ballot
want to repudiate these treaties?
THE Wilson administration has Civ
en- Mexico diplomatic assurances that
it would levy no indemnity, that it
would acquire no territory in that I'M
fortunate country because of the
army and the navy we are maintain.
ing there. If we elect a republican
congress this fall will not the people
of Mexico naturally feel that Presi-
dent Wilson does not represent the
sentiment of this country on this ques-
ton? They will feel the American
people are opposed to the Wilson
promises and to his pacific attitude
towards them.
I'm the Mobile speech of the pres.
fdent he gave out that this country
would never again willingly acquire
another foot Of territory in the West
eern hemisphere. This speech had
profoundly favorable effect upon the
Latin Republics of both North and
South America. 1t had an even great
.er and more happy effect upon Can
ada. It wiped out forever a linger.
ing doubt and uncertainty in those
countries as to the possibility of ag-
gression by this country It remov-
ed jealousies manifest in those coun-
tries against this country. 1t placed
us on plane where we could ask
for and get their trade.
Does any man or woman who en-.
. joys the vote in this district want
to wipe out this most fraternal I'M
derstanding by electing men who have
been out in the open at Washington
as our congressman has, fighting this
same president who extended to those
nations the right hand of good fellow
ship?"
Mr.. Drury went ahead to enumer-
ate specifically legislation enacted by
the Wilson regime, emphasizing, as
he did SO, its constructive and rene.
dial points. He referred to Congress
man Albert Johnson's failure to Sc
cure appropriations for river and
harbor work in this district declar-
ing that of the twenty million-dollar
appropriation set aside for river and
harbor purposes by the government to
be used under the supervision of the
government engineering department,
johnson would have no more success
In securing anything from the rivers
and harbors committee than he had
been in securing appropriations from
congress.
Commenting on the Progressive par
ny and it's issues he declared there
were no great issues between the
parties at this time. All the bills
practically that have been put through
congress, he said, had been handled
by the democrats and republicans.
Every issue the Progressives have
now" said he, "are issues that Will
liam j. Bryan has made popular The
issues that Roosevelt had been ad-
vocating are the same that Mr.. Bryan
placed before the people for their
support long before Roosevelt ever
thought of a Bull Moose party or a
progressive propaganda Roosevelt
mas been committing petty, political
larceny for years.
"But it has remained for our friend,
Stanton Warburton Progressive NOM
1nee, to commit political grand lar
'ceny by attempting to steal our presi-
dent. He is ready to ride the ele-
phant, the bull moose or the donkey,
anything so long as he is able to get
his head into the political crib