The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-03

wasted before the people de-
mand action: Must we stay in
doors: Are we a nation of rab-
bits that are to be chased back
in the bushes by Divine
Rights ;"
Mr.. Hetherington. YOU have
talked so much about the great
demand for our products on ac-
count OF the war and that the
war was really blessing to us.
Please tell us how the European
markets can help us unless we
have access to them.
Why are the people of the
South opposed to maintaining
our rights among the nations !!
Have they lost their manhood
and become towards? No.
they are not towards. Should
the call come, they will prove
themselves worthy OF their an
cestors. You honor the heroes
of so years ago and we'll you
NAV: for they fought like men.
Grant and Lee. Grant the vic
tor and Lee the defeated rebel
Yet their names have gone
down side by side in Northern
history and literature. because
Robert f. Lee proved himself a
hero. The world admires a man
of action and courage.
In spite of the great war, the
eyes of the world are turned to-
wards America as never before.
And never befor has American
lives been held so cheap nor our
flag stood for so little. Never
befor have other nations been
permitted to murder our people
without being called to account.
Our flag stands for peace, good
ness, charity and weakness and
nothing else. And it all comes
from electing a college profes-
sor instead of statesman for
President.
! We will admit that with
William the Second on one
hand and William the Bryan on
the other. President Wilson. has
had a hard time of it. No won-
der the rest of his cabinet
threatened. a few days ago, to
resign in body, if Secretary
Bryan didn't shut up. Bryan
nominated Wilson at the Balti-
more Convention for his own
benefit; and when President
Wilson refused to be bossed,
Bryan sncaked out.
Did you read Secretary Dan
iels' expression few weeks
ago? "Our Goodness will not
protect us from other nations"
Did you read Secretary Garri-
sons splendid appeal for pro-
tectivc army? Probably not.
All that you could hear was the
howlings of William J. Bryan.
Bryan the Christ like Prince Of
Peace" Bryan the political Saw
ior of the world. Bryan the
greatest of modern humbugs.
President Wilson notified the
German government he would
hold it responsible for any loss
| of American life or property.
"History" records the results.
"Thc torpedoeing will con-
tinue." is the reply. And the
/ blood of the Lusitania victims
continue to cry out.
We unite in honoring Presi-
dent Wilson for his singularly
pure life, his scholarly attain
ments and for his many good
qualities; but as long as he per
sists in violating his oath to up
hold the Constitution, we can
not respect him as President.
Unless he changes. his admins
tration will be recorded as the
weakest since 1856.
AS teacher, we doubt not he
vas success. AS President, he
comes near being a failure. His
course in Mexico is even worse
than with Germany. Over $50
Americans have been murdered
in Mexico and their property
conhscated. Instead of protec-
ton, they have been told they
had no business there. Fifty
people have ben shot by
l"Greasers" on American soil
and no attention has been paid
to it.
| If President Wilson had OF
done his duty, Mexico could be
self-supporting now instead OF
asking for food. He wants a
strong man to pacify the Mexi,
cans. Why on earth doesn't he
send William Bryan?
i No, we don't want war if i,
can be avoided honorably, and
1--WE ask God to guide US as ma.
:. ton. How horrible it would be
lif a million of our brave boys
should be sent to the slaughter
Yet we stand quietly by and
i. calmly watch the cigarette ven
ders send our boys to worse