The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
PRESIDENT LIKES
APPLIED LIBERTY
Great Fourth of July Speech
By Nations Executive at
Philadelphia
SCORES "ANVIL CHORUS"
Asks Why All Men Cannot
Show True Patriotism and
Put Love of Country Before
Love of Other Things; Lauds
Those Who Stayed at Wash
ington To Keep Quorum
tBy the Associated Press

tBy the Associated Prcss)
Philadelphia, July 4.-Advocating
the undermining Of the Declaration OF
Independence by applying its princi-
pies to the business, the politics and
the foreign policies Of America, Presi-
dent Wilson today thrilled ii huge
crowd in independence
Square within a few feet of where the
original declaration was signed.
The President touched on Mexico,
Panama tolls repeal controversy his
antitrust program business cOn,-tiOES
and his ideas of modern patriotism.
Pounding his fist on the table on
which the Declaration of 1ndepen-
dence was signed. he declared Ameri-
cans today must manage their affairs
in a 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 ac-
complish great patriotic things. They
are staying in Washington, doing their
duty, keeping a quorum in each house
of Congress to do business. And l
am mighty glad to stay there and
stick Ivy them" he added.
Pleads For Patriotism.
Touching on business conditions Of
the country. President Wilson said a
great many allegations of facts were
being made, but that a great many of
these facts do not tally with each
other.
Are these men trying to serve their
country or something smaller thar
their country" the President asked
IF they love America and there is
anything wrong ii is their business to
put their hands TO the task and set il
right"
E.ghty-five per cent of the Mexican
people the President said. in touch
ing on Mexico, never have had q
right to have a look in on their gov.
eminent while the other fifteen Del
cent were running it.
NOW the American pople have Z
heart that beats for them Just as j
beats for other Millions" MIR. Wilson
continued. Il hear a great deal abou
the property loss In Mexico and ] re
greet that with all my heart. but bacl
of II ali is a struggling people. LIZ.
us not forget that struggle IN watch
AhS Is going on in front"
Flag Same Everywhere.
Il would be ashamed Of the flag i
we did anything outside his countr
which we would not do in it," tn
PRESIDENT declared. Speaking O
Panama tolls the President said tn
treaty with England migkt be a mis-
take, but it's meaning cannot be mis-
taken, n he believed in keepins III
nations obligations. He believed i
keeping the name of the Unite
otates unquestioned and unsullied.
n To Do With Power.
OF know the Declaration of In
dependence has, in one sense, lost il
slSnihCance. Nobody believed on
could be independent when that doc
ment was written. Now, nobody woul
dare 10 doubt we are independen
BUT ii is one thing TO be ndepender
II Is another thing to know WIZ
TO ao with your independence. Or
'he iuoSt serious questions for 81
ber-mInded men is what are we poin
to do with the influence and nov.
OF TINS great nation. Are we going
play the old role>of using that pow,
for our own benefit.
Rights On May B%edrockcd.
Ihe Department of State is co,
stantly called upon to back M con
mercial enterprises and the industri
enterprises of the United States
foreign countries and it at one tin
went so far in that direction that ?
ITS diplomacy was designated as dc
lar diplomacy 1t was for supper
ing every man who wanted to ga,
anything anywhere if he were !;
American. Now there is a limit
mat l have been preaching We
upon year for the United States
SHOW her wit, skill and enterprise
every country of the world. But the
Is a limit laid upon us more than a
Other nation i the world. We .
up this nation and we propose to .
II up on the rights of man. We
not name any differences between O
race and another: We did not set
any barriers against any particul
race or people, but opened our ga
to h world, and said all men w
wish to be free come to us and tn
vii be welcome. We said this in,
pendence is not merely for US
selfish thing for our own private u
but for everybody to whom we {