Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-09

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. cents ger horsepower on aut1nonlles
ara Internal explosion engines. ssae.ses
/. xr4n,u tax on bank checks. probably
IS 600 go. a tax Of 5 cents per ton On
pix iron. 81. 900 90. a TAX OF ~ cents Per
ton On fabricated iron and steel prooa-
hiv gjnNaasa. In a country OF great IN
Gustries Ike this il ought tn De easy %
Distribute the burdens OF raxatfcu VIII
out making them anywhere bear 20
heavily or too exclusively upon any one
set Of persons or undertakings WAL Is
clear Is. that the industry Of this ssrsr-
alton should pay ths bills Of this genera
ton
The Danger WIthln-
I hav. spoken To you today. gentlemen.
upon a single theme. the thorough prep
zration OF the nation to care Tor tn
own security and II maks sure OF entire
freedom to play IN. impartial role IN tnis
hemlspher. and IN the world which We
all believe TO have baen erovtdsntiaiy
assigned to IT, have had In mind no
thought OF any lnmsdiats sr particular
danger arising cut OF our relations with
other nationsL We are IT peace with al
the nations OF the world. and there Is
reason 70 hop. that no question In con-
troversy between this and other govern
nsnts will lead to any serious breach OF
arlcabis relations. grave a. some dinsr-
ences Of attitude and policy have been
and may ret turn cut to be. I am sorry
70 say that the Ersvsst threats against
our national Dezcs and safety have been
uttered within our own borders Tiers are
cirs.sns Of the United States. I blush TO
Admit born under other faxs but welcomed
under our generous naturalization laws
to the full freedom and opportunity %
America. who have poured the poison Of
disfoyaity into ths very arteries Of our
national Hfe. who have sought to bring
ths authority and good name Of eur Fov-
eminent into euutsmpt. 10 destroy cur IN
stlstrfes vher-vr they thought u ersc-
tive for their vtnasct.vs purposes to strfks
AZ them. and % deoass our politics to the
Uses Of foreign intrigue Their number
% not great as compared with ths vtois
number Of those sturdy hssts by which
our nation nas been enriched IN recent
generations cut Of strfls forstgn stockss
but Il 10 graf enough tn have nruuEht
teep dizsrzce UPON u and to have made
4 necessary that we should promptly
RATS use Of processes oc law BY which
ws may be purx.d Of their corrupt dis
tempersL America never witnessed any
thing uks this before. II newer dreamed
Il possible that men sworn into It's own
citizenship men drawn CUT Of great free
scoc<s such as supplied some Of the eest
and strongest elements Of tnzt HrfIe. but
how heroic. nation thar IN n high day Of old
staked rs very nfs 70 Cree itself from
every enlargement that had darxened
he fortunes Of the older nations and set
ID a new standard ner--thar men Of such
origins and such free choices Of aliexi-
1urs would ever turn In mallgn reaction
against t1e government and people who
had welcomed and nurtured them and
seek 70 make this proud country once
more a hos5ed OF European passion. A
little while axn such a thing would have
seemed Incredible. Because Il was In
Credible We made no preparation for t.
We would have been almost ashamed 70
7repars for II. a. Il Ne wers suspicious
Of ourselves. cur own comrades and
1eixnbors. But the axty and incredible
Has actually eurae ABOUT and Ne are with
CUT adequate c.<sraI laws 20 deal with
Il urge you 70 enact such avs &C
n. earliest possible moment and feel that
IN 50 doing I am urxtnx you % 30 moth
inx lez4 than save IN. hcn1r and sslf-
respect Of the nation
Must Re crashec CUT
Such creatures az passion. 1ixlny.Ity
and anarchy rrzxr Do Crashed cut rAsy
ars not many. but tnsY ar. izenIrsiy ma
Asnant- and the h4at Of se< 5a~er shaulG
eioss aver them az oncn Tn-y hav-
tsrned plots 70 destroy zruD~r-y. tAey
have enteress into cnnxparz<s=. Hxalnsr N.
neutrality Of the <o~-rzzerr rA~T hzr-
sought % ply into every euz6.enr.4l
transaction Of the xuv~run-nr n ars@r
% serve interests &4ien N cur eva. Il =
possible II deal VITA thes. -atn<s very
efferfiaaIly- I ned not Suggest ~ term.
IN which they may - 1ralr VITA
WISH that 4 could - said rnar my a
few men. uialsd ~ zrssra<sn s~rrs--~rSy
az allegiance ~ the <uxer-r~..s. .nrs-r
ssien they were boru. had ben guilty ss
dtsrlrotrg II. SELF passeszsuu ard rrssr-u-
r=serrin< the temper ant principles .,
the eounr-y during these lays az r-rrfhl-
war, w1eu II would ssera tsar sv~rv uzxu
VINO was truly IN American would IN
ar1neriveiT maze Il his duty and his ,rsde
% keep the scales 0f Judgment even and
prove himself partisan az no nation brt
ais own Bur Il cannot Tnsr- A.. snru-
men among u. and many resident ahruasl
VITO. though born and bred IN the Caif.
ed States a1t calling themselves Amer
leans. have 50 forgntteu cher.s-iv-. And
/ their honor as citizens a. N mt ,h~5-
passinnats sympathy with one ar ths orn.
e sice IN the great Eurupaan eunff.c,
ABOVE their regard for tns psaes and dig.
nifty oc the United Stan.z They aI.u
/ preach and practice disIoyalry No law.
suppose. can reach eur-upt1crz Of rhs
mind and heart. but should not sneak
OK oehsrs without also speaking Of These
II aEE0Er a
ton and scor1 which every self pussessed
and thou<hfcully patriotic American mus,
fesi when he thinks Of them and Of ms
discresiit they ara daily bringing uuou u
i Many conditions abour which We Raw,
repeatedly legisiated are being aIrrr,s
from decade to decade. Il Is .wfdaat m.
der our very eyes. and 1rs tx eiy IN ebaux.
even more rapidly and more radically n
me days Immediately ahead OF m xh.-
II INICr Ia IN -
Cons Of Europe once n,or- TAX. IN thrf,
tasks OF comrerc- and industry Win n.
energy Of those VINO must hesrfr tb.r,.
selves 70 build anew y1-r wnar rh.,-
changes viii be 10 one can cer-asrIv sor-.
see or eonrdsutiy predict Tier. a., No
| caicuiabie- because no stzbi. eIsrn.rsx n
the pruelen- The most ws can 10 - =
| maze certain that we have thu uee~xx. -
Observation-Disclosures OF Information rnn.r.,,,
| " n CUR servtes 50 thar ~. NAV - -.
mat We know exactly what ". A. a..
ns WITH Snsn We come % arr. Il 4
should De necessary 70 act Ar An w.
must nrsr certainly know What n /. rh.,
We ara seeking To adapt ours.Ev.. y, /
| may ASK the privileges az aasFfr~r.fnw -,
more At length On this important rxtr.,
| little later In your session
Transportation Problem.
Tns transportation problem. /, an I.
esedinxiy serious and pressing an. 4. ~,
country There has trur tim. "a ~.
OK lare been reason to csar thar au- nj
roads would not much longer - a.. !,