The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-10-23

Try to take advantage c. the war that
has come, come without any fault on the
nation. and while the President is trying
to protect the business interests of this
country, and instead of Withdrawing the
money from the banks and thus COM
polling 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 for
the protection of the country.
The President and Intern atonai
Problems.
And while he has been solving the prob
lens at home. he has had to bear a 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 previous administration. The Mex
lean situation developed before the Pres
ident took the oath of office In February T
prior to the 4th 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 a
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 telegram
which Huerta sent to President Taft, Il
have Overthrown the government"
And then this man had the impudence-
to ask President Wilson to recognize him
Wilson said "No." He couldn't overloolc<
, the methods employed and he could not.
ignore the fact that this man had by
force of arms extended a hateful des--'
potiSm over an unwilling people He be-
gan his policy of watchful waiting, and-
ANNOUNCED that instead of using force
he would use moral pressure. and then
the Republicans began TO laugh az watch
full waiting and jeer at moral pressure.
The Republican leaders demanded that
ne recognize Huerta and the lingo Re-
publican press wanted to know why he
iGp.t send an army to Mexico to restore
But he stood firrn. and finally, by push
ing and pushing and pushing, he pushed
Huerta out of Mexico and across the At
lantic. giving an oppressed people chance
about that time war broke out in Europe.
and then the people had a chance to see-
ployed here and there: and the mothers
of this country. whose hearts are sad as
they synpathize with the sorrowing :
mothers OF Europe, from whose homes I.
the breadwnners have been drawn to the
battle front-these mothers whose sons,
if the President had allowed himself to-
be coerced by the Republican leaders.
might now be periShinS upon foreign soil
in an unnecessary war-these mothers
ought to thank God for PRESIDENT VINO
kept peace in the western world
! Where, L ask you. would this nation be
to-day if, when an opportunity such as
never has come before and may never
come again. it We're not in position to
improve that opportunity? And how
could we be the peacemaker Of the world
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 more
rapiGly tnat any otf4er peace pan ever
spread. 1t has been only d year and a
half since il was proposed, and yet it has
been ildOrsed in principle by almost ev-
cry important nation in the world Thir-
ty-four nations. altogether. and we have
twenty nine treaties signed.
They used to talk of these little treat
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 more
than one billion human beings and we
not only have these treaties that link US
to something like three-quarters ef all
the people on Gods fOOtstOOl but in a01i-
ton to this We have the principle In
dorsed by Germany and Austria and wa
believe that before we celebrate again the
birthday of the Prince Of Peace We shall
be united by those treaties to every I'M
pOrtant nation in the world and these
treaties provide that whenever any dis
pute arises, no matter what kind of q
dispute it is, if it defies diplomatic set.
Element, it must be submitted for ilxes-
sgnai an 10 PsE@snfat hfsfaaii Fl "
for investigation and for passions to sub-
side and for reason to resume its sway
and the contracting parties agree that
they will not declare war or begin l7os-
tlites until the cessation of that time
y Americans Are Proud Of Wilson.
These, my friends, are a part of the,
record of Woodrow Wilson and of the
Senate and the House that have stood
back of him. Would you rebuke a man
who has made such a record as that?
No, you would not rebuke him, not II
you could take him off in some quiet
place and whisper his condemnation in
his ears. but you can not find quiet
place. There is no obscure place to
which you can take your Presidents and
visit your condemnation on him il ypu
would He stands before the world He's
stands where all the world looks on ana
II you humiliate him you must humiliate
MIN in the eyes of all mankind. But. my
friends. you will not do it, You are proud
0f this President. You glory in chief
executive who has lifted the American
nag until 1T is seen the world around
What will you do? Will you haul down
that flag? No. I believe when election
comes not only will all the Democrats
march. side by side and express their
approved by their ballots, but believe
multitude of Republicans will say
Now is the time to forget differences
Of parties and stand by Wilson and bId
him Cod xr,o<sG ff.x.-e. x,or