Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
KEEP PO|SE
WILSON DECLARES
President. In Brief Speech at
limo Ind, Outlines
View of Americas DUTY
at This Time.

Richmond. Ind. Jan. 9.-Prcsident
the duty of the United States To the
rest of the world here today. In Il
stop. EN- route to Indianapolis. he
declared to Il crowd of several thous-
and persons that if America Keeps it's
OWN poise it will be best able to bring
about peace in Europe. He WAS warm
ly cheered.
II haven't made Il speech for so long
that 1 fear j don't know how" he said.
You know j have been confined for a
couple OF years at hard labor and ann
out on parole for a day or two. L
nave to hurry back for fear ! will for
felt the parole. But | dc want to
say this. my fellow citizens. III it is
a very genuine pleasure TO me to get
Abroad again and stir among the peo-
pie i so dearly love. Because the one
thing We have to think about down i'm
Washington is the best thing to do for
you and the thing that you want us
to do for you. and tina is "A mighty
hard thing to find out, particularly
when YOU are not thinking about your
own affairs and are constantly think
ing about what is none of our bust
n~ess-namely what is going on on the
other side OF the water.
II say that i'm p~laN1ulness. but j mean
1t half in earnestneSs. 1t does not do.
my friends, to divert u attention from
the affairs of this great country. The
duty which this country has to perform
to tine rest of the world. largely de-
ponds upon the WAY i'm which ii per
forms its duty tn itself. =.
Duty to Mankind.
II Il always thought with regard
to individuals that if a man WAS true
to himself he would then be true to
other persons; and ! believe that that
applies to a great country like ours.
that a nation that is habitually true to
It's w exalted principles of action will
know how to serve the rest of man
kind when the opportunity offers. That
is a very deep philosophy of life which
1t is Very thoroughly worth While liv-
ing up to.
w have a great many things to do
in this country that we can do only il
we keep our equilibrium, only if we
think and speak justly about one an
otker. only if We try to do the just
thing from dan to day i'm the daily
task
w have been trying about Wash
lngton to move some of the shackles
that have been put upon American
business. but after YOU have removed
the shackles YOU must determine what
you are going To do with your lib
erty. And there are many tasks to per
form for mankind. There are many
things to he bettcrcd in this world
which we must set ourselves to make
better.
$50 what | want To say to you now
is merely this:
Let us seek sober. common colln-
sci about our own affairs and then
when the time comes. when we can
act upon Il larger field. there will be
no mistake as to what America will do
for. the npucc nf the world Ia, vim ~
found her own peace and having es-
tablished justice in her own mind.
II am sincerely glad TO sec you. /
did not expect to make II speech to
you. ann merely giving you in the
few words ] have uttered, what lies
deep in my heart"
Richmond. Ind, Jan. S.-A cheering
crowd of several thousand people
greeted President Wilson AS he passed
through here at noon today. He
shook hands until the train pulled out
and spoke informally. thanking the
crowd for it's welcome.
AT Bradford Junction. Ohio. the
schools We're closed and all the pupils
shook hands with Mr.. Wilson.
The fire department of G%recnville.
Ohio. was assembled AT the station at
that town and rang the engine bells
in honor of the president. Hc is an
honorary member of the Gulfport. Miss.
fire department, and waved his hat to
the iremen
Indianapolis. Ind. Jam. s.-President
Wilson arrived here at Las y. IN. and
went directly To the home of United
States Senator Kern. A large crowd
greeted him at the station.
indianapolis, Ind. Jan. ?.-Four busy
hours await President Wilson when
hA arriya9 hnra this 1ftn,pnnp ia a3
dress a public meeting arranged by
the indiana democratic club in cele-
bration of jackson day. He will speak
IN a hall which will seat more than
1000 persons.
The president is to he met by the
members of the democratic club in 60
automobiles and escorted to the home
Of United States Senator John w.
Kern. where luncheon Will be served.
The president then will he taken to
Tomlinson hall. where he is expected
to begin his speech about 3 o'clock.
Dick Miller. president of the Indiana
Democratic club. will call the meeting
o order and turn over the gavel to
Gov. Samuel NJ. Ralston, who will in
reduce the president.
The members Of the Indiana legis-
!ature, which convened here yester-
lay. including A. republicans and two
p~rogressives, arranged to attend the
meeting i'm a body.
After the speech a reception will be
held for the president at the Indiana
Democratic club rooms and it is the
Intention to have him meet as many
prominent indiana democrats as pos
sible. The reception probably will CON
tinue more than an hour. Mr.. Wilson
md his party will depart about 6
o'clock on their return trip to Wash
ington.
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