Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-01-14
WILSON HINTS
AT CANDIDACY,
AUDIENCE CHEERS
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Matters Touched Upon.
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tarpreted as hint that he might
be candidate for the Presidency
again in 1916. The audience OF
more than 1000 people rose to
their feet and cheered until the
President called for quiet.
The President had been discuss
ing the Mexican question. Refer
ing to his belief that he knew the
temperament and principles OF
the American people, he added
that he would not be fit to stay
where he was if he did not under
stand them.
"There may come time," he
said. "When American people
s will have to judge whether /
know what 1 am talking Of or not"
There was slight pause and
the crowd began cheering. Real
izing the construction which had
been put on his word, the Presi-
dent held his hand for silence and
said:
Il did not mean to stir up any
thing. That was merely prepara-
tory to saying that for at least
two more years 1 am free to think
7 know the American people"
Previously the President had
attacked the Republican party,
defending the record of his
Administration on the Mexican
policy, the tariff and currency
and declared that a careful exami-
nation of the returns from the
elections last November showed
that If it had been a Presidential
year Democrat would have had
"a majority Of about so in the elect
oral college.
3 The President criticisedRe
nrsr Senators opposing the
Government ship purchase bill,
whom he characterized "self-
styled friends of business.
He said the Republican party has
not had new idea in 80 years,
and that "the Republican sdo not
know how to do anything, but on
the lid" He added that the
country wants the ship purchase
bill enacted into law and "will
have it."
Mr.. Wilson gravely spoke
warming to. Democrats not to
break up the solidarity of the
party. He declared those who
did would gain an unenvable
position for themselves.
eff a man won't play on team
he must get off the team" he said
and later spoke of himself as the
captain of the Democratic team
for the present" "
The President spoke briefly OF
Mexico. He.said the people there
are entitled to liberty, "no matter
no matter how long they take in
determinining it, Speaking
slowly and carefully, he declared
that $50 far as my influence goes,
while | am President, nobody
shall interfere with them.
"Have not European Nations
taken as long as they wanted, and
spilled as much blood as they
pleased to settle their own affairs,
he continued, "and shall we deny
the same right to Mexico? No, ]
say"
Much o. Nr. Wilson'S address
was devoted to the independent
and progressive voters. He said
about Onc-third of the Repubh-
can party is progressive and about
two-thirdS of the Democratic
party is progressive. "the
Democratic party is more progress
i've than the Republican" Fe
declared that most of the voters
of The country are Independent,
hut that was his ambition to
have them vote with the Demo,
crafts. He sppoke of him self as
an "animatc conservative, an;
added:
"The people of the United
States should not pay too much
attention to the European war
but should keep their own affair:
in gIod order He closed his
addrcS with IL fervcnt expression
of the hope that the time NIGH
come when the United State:
be instrumental III restoring
peace.
Business conditions were taker
up briefly. He characterized tall
of business depression "as stat'
of mind. He said the De
mocratic party already had done
much TO free business and tina
its program was not yet complete
Whenever the country reall!
wants something besides talk, HI