The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-22

| involved US in disaster that might
almost have been irreparabIe.
who saved the country from that
disaster? Was it the Republican
party? Was it any man in the Re.
publican party?
mot bit of it.
"The President of the United States
a Democratic President, saved this
country from disaster in 1914, to-
gether with Democratic administra-
ton in all branches of the Government
because we had Congress and the Sem
ate and all of the executive depart
ments under Democratic control, and
we did not ask the Republican party
for any advice either.
eve did it without any advice from
the Republican party, and We didn't
go to Wall Street for them to tell US
how to do it, but Wall Street came as
it ought to do, to Washington, and
asked Washington to save the country
and we saved it.
1--WE have protected the nation and
we have asserted every national right
and we have not had to go to war to
do it. This great achievement of the
President is the most remarkable achi-
evement in the annals of history.
with his luminous intelligence per-
feet poise and unparalleled sense of JUS
tice, he has asserted every American
right and sustained and maintained
them without having to resort to force
in any direction.
Gentlemen, L want again to allude
for moment to the matchless victory
achieved by the national administra-
ton at Washington in every line of en-
deavor since it took possession of the
Government on the 18th of March, 1913.
"The tariff has been reduced III those
things where it was possible, and
where reductions ought to have been
made.
eve have taken the subject of the
tariff out of discussion. /: is no long
er question for argument.
'The little business men of this
country as we'll as the big business
men Of this country shall now have
a show and the sentiment of the Demo-
cratic party has been this all along.
while we are willing that the big
business men shall have a square deal
we are not willing that they shall have
special privileges and we want the lit
tie business men to be on a fair basis
and have equal opportunities with the
big business men.
And so we have passed laws both
financial and economic, which we think
are going to bring about those re-
suits.
at takes time, no more matter how
beneficial law is, for its full effects
to diffuse themselves throughout this
great country Of ours. While these
laws, especially the financial laws, are
to some extent technical, it is not diff |
cult to understand them if you put |
them to the test of actual experience.
after a reasonable time, gentlemen,
you will find that the Federal Reserve
Act will confer every benefit upon you
that l have described, but it is your
business my friends, to study that law
for yourself.
'Familiarize yourselves with the |
charter of rights We have given to you
and stand up for it and assert it, and |
then you will get its benefits.
Gentlemen, l wish l could talk to
you about the President of the United
States.
Il knew of his great virtues and
powers before he was elected President
Of the United States, ard it was be-
cause l knew Of his virtues and pow
ers that l interested myself in doing
everything that could to bring about
his nomination at Baltimore.
81 was at one time perfectly free
% discuss the President and to tell you
everything that know of him. | can
Tot do that now, because l feel sense
If delicacy in expressing opinions.
when l formed those opinions andJ
ny estimate of his powers, l did not |
Expect or have the remoteSt hope that
he divine happiness that is now mine,
would ever come into my life.
"But l may say this with perfect
and with delicacy, that there
lever has been a President of the
United States who has discharged
hose grave duties, with more loyal
levotion to the real interests of the
,eople of this Country, than Woodrow
Wilson,"
Defends His i
ton at Big Rally