The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-09

THE RICHMOND v
talk about the scientific way I'm which
Ito handle a tariff, though the Repub-
llicans have never given an exhibition
tof n knowledge of how to handle IL
scientifically. II 1t IL scientific TO put
additional profits into the hands OF
those who are already getting the
greater part OF the profits then they
have been exceedingly scientific.
"A great many people have been
speaking of the Dmocratic party as
a minority party. Well, II II Is. it IL
not so much "A minority party as the
Republican party, and as between
minorities, 1 think we can claim to
belong to the larger minority.
independents In saddle.
Now don't want to make
the independent voter too proud
of himself but have to ad-
nit that he Is our boss. and / am
bound to admit that the things he
wants are, so far as have seen them
mentioned, things that / want. am
not an independent voter, but hope
! ! can claim to be an independent per-
son. and / want to say this distinctly:
l do not love any party any longer
than Il continues to serve the i'm
mediate and present needs OF Amer
lea. | have been bred in the Demo-
cratic party. | love the Democratic
party, hut | love America a great deal
more than / love the Democratic
party
3 When q party thinks that II III an
end in Itself, then I rise up and dis
sent. Il Is a means TO the end and lite
power depends and ought to depend
on its showing that 1t knows what
America needs and liz ready to give II
what if needs
voter of this country a Democrat
want him to come in where there is a
lot OF good society, good companion
ship, where there are great emotions.
THAT is what ! miss in the Repub-
lican party. They. don't seem to have
any great ernot.cns
Now there is one thing that have
almost 81 reckless enthusiasm for and
that is human liberty.
Our Attitude NJ to Mexico.
Much has been said about watchful
waiting in Mexico. want to say a
word about Mexico--not so much about
Mexico rs about our attitude toward
Mexico | hold IL as fundamental
principle, and so do you, that every
people has the -fieAt-te determine IT'S
own form of government and until this
recent revolution in Mexico, until the
end of the Diax reign, eighty per cent
of the people of Mexico never had
lookin in determining who should be
their governors or what their govern
ment should be.
Il am now for the eighty per cent
1t is none Of your business and none
of our business how long they take
In forming 1t While ] am president
nobody shall interiors with II. That is
what ! mean BY a great emotion of
sympathy. DO you suppose that the
American people are ever going to
count small amount of material
benefit and advantage to people doing
business in Mexico. against the liber-
ties, and the permanent happiness of
the Mexican people?
with all due respect to editors of
great newspapers, have to say to them
that never take my opinions OF the
American people from their editorials
So that when some great daily. not
very far removed from where 1 am
temporarily residing, Numbered with
rising scorn against watohfui waiting,
Woodrow sat back in his chair and
chuckled. knowing that he laughs best
who laughs last; knowing In short,
what were the temper and the princi-
pies OF the American people.
, Differs n Little From jackson,
Jackson used to think that every
man who disagreed with him was an
enemy of the country. / have never
gone quite that far in my thoughts.
i have been talking with business
men recently about the present state of
mind Of American business. There liz
nothing the matter with American bus
mess except state OF mind.
We are SO much the friends of bus
mess that we were, for a little time.
the enemies Of those who were trying
TO control business. I say for a little
Time because we are now reconciIed
| Il believe and nave always believed
tnat American business men are sound
at heart. but the men immersed in busi-
ness do lot of things that oppor-
tunfty offers TO do. which in other cir
cumstances they would not do. and I
have thought all along that all that
was necessary to do was to call their
attention sharply to the kind of reforms
In business that were necessary and
that they would acquiesce and believe
that they have heartily acquiesced, and
there Ia all the more reason therefore
why we should be confident of the fu-
ture.
4 Looking to Grand Future.
And what future It is, my friends.
look abroad upon the troubled world.
cniy America at peace. Among all the
great powers of the world only America
Is saving her power for her own people:
only America is using her great char
aeter and her great strength in the
interest of peace and Of prosperity.
DO you not think II likely that the
world VIII some time turn to America
and say. you were right and we were
wrong. You kept your heads when We
lost ours Now, in your self posses
sion. In your GOODNESS. In your strength
may We not utrn to you for counsel
and for assistanceT
May we not look forward to the tina
4 when we shall be called blessed among
the nations. because we succored the
nations of the world in their time OF
distress and OF diSmayl
i Il FOR one. pray God that that
solemn hour may come, and l know
the solidity OF character, know the
high principle with which the Ameri.
can people will respond to the call Of