Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-09-23
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discussed with Clear
ness and Vigor
Records Of Lea and Patterson
In his speech for the Democratic nomi.
nation for United States Senator, delivered
at Gallatin Saturday, Sept ", Mr. Nickel
lar said
Your selection of democratic candidate
for United States Senator at this time is of
the greatest Importance, not only to Ten
nessee but to the nation We believe we
are going to re-elect Woodrow Wilson Presi-
4 dent. 1t he is elected no doubt democratic
House will be elected with him. This is or
dinarily the rule But with the Senate it is
different. The democratic majority in the
Senate now is extremely close. There are
elections to be held in one-third of the States.
and 1T IS of vital Importance that every dem
acratic State should elect a democratic Sena-
tor In the coming national election. The
availability ~ your candidate is, therefore
y ct the highest Importance. fwant this nomi-
nation at your hands. | am intensely de-
sirous of receiving it. But | want to say
here and now, in all frankness and candor
ii you believe that my nomination will ere
ate bitterness and strife and prejudice and
that democrats will not support me if am
the nominee, then say to you it is your
duty not to vote for me. Your first duty is
to your party and not to me. | sincerely
trust and believe that if | am nominated, no
democrat, no matter what faction he belongs
to, will have any cause not to vote for me
as his party's candidate. But if in the pro-
gress Of this campaign you find that my
nomination may produce such a result, then
ask you not to vote for me, because the
interest OF the democracy of Tennessee and
the interests of the democracy of the nation
are more important than the ambition of any
man.
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS AND WOODROW
WILSON.
Before going into the consideration of the
three subjects | will discuss, wish brief
ly to call the attention of this audience to lit
tie general political history, When was first
elected to Congress we had republican
Senate and republican President. The
House alone was democratic. 1t was that
democratic House which passed the legisla-
ton that In my judgment put democrats in
power in 1912. We tackled democratic legis-
lation on republican appropriation bills, and
we would not let the appropriation bills pass
unless our democratic legislation was includ-
ed, and IN that way we passed our progress
slve legislation in the Sixty-second Congress
and made a great record Tor our party. In
1912 we elected democratic President and
democratic Senate and another democratic
House, and after the last election all branch
es Of the government were still democratic,
and today our party is in full control of every
department OF the government We have
had stirring times ever since we came in, but
up to date we have been exceedingly fortu-
nate. The tasks that have been set before
the present administration have indeed been
stupendous and difficult. We have unfortu-
nately had period of business depression,
which we trust is now about ended From
the very outset until now we have been on
the verge of war with Mexico. For the past
year we have been threatened with wars
with various other countries. During this
period our country, and especially the South,
has suffered from the great world war now
unhappily going on But in all of this
worldwide turmoil and strife we have not
been and still are not participants, and every
patriotic American citizen, democrat, republic
can, or whatever his party atiliatisn, should
thank God and Woodrow Wilson that our
country is still at peace, and still at peace
with honor. Our administration at Wash
ington has been face to face with all these
public dangers, and domestic complications
have come before it daily, almost hourly, but
in the White House today we have a man
capable of dealing with stupendous tasks;
we have a man better able to deal with gov
ernmental difficulties than anyone else who
ever held that exalted place. Woodrow Will
sol is the last word in chief executives,
statesman without a superior in this Coun-
try, and a world diplomat without a peer
AS long as we have him there, we need not
fear. He will guide our ship of state in safe
channels. He will keep us in honorable
peace, and if we should at any time in his
administration have to go to war, it will be
a war for the protection and defense of our
country, and for righteousness sake. If we
go to war, it will be a war that every pa a
tYiotic American citizen will approve. In the 6
meantime, it is absolutely certain that under a
this administration the United States will be e
accorded her every right, and due reparation a
will be made for every wrong. Whatever
doubt there may have existed about this has
been dispelled by the action of Germany in
yielding to the demands of President Wilson !,
as to her methods of submarine warfare. i
The success of President Wilson in bringing !
Germany to terms is the greatest diplomatic z
victory Of this or any other age, and every :,
true American in his or her heart applauds i
sur gifted President for his frmness, his sa-
gacity, and his patience in securing an ac- 1,
ceptance from this powerful foreign empire, h
Of the demand of the United States that she :
shall conduct her warfare on humane princi- +
PIES !,