The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-12
Declares That There May Come Time When the
People Will Have to Judge If He is Right.
Calls Republican Party Back Nunber-De-
featds Administrations Mexican Policy.
Warns Democrats Not to Break Solidarity of
The Party-Expresses Hope That Time May
Come When the United States Can Be Instru-
mental in Restoring Peace.
By Associated pres..)

Dy Associated Press.)
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. 8.-Pres-
ident Wilson in q jackson Day speech
here today. voiced what his hearers in.
terpHeted as mint that he might be
caRdidate for tae presidency again in
1919. The audience OF more than 400
ptppIe rose to their feet and cheered
until fhe President called for quiet.
Tha president had been discussing
tho Mexican Question. Referring to
his belief that he knew the tempera-
.mspt and principles OF the American
people, he added that he would not be
ati 10 stay where he was II he did not
understand them.
"ThHfe may come q time, he declar-
ed, t"whan the American people will
hate 10 Judge whether know what
am talking about or not"
There was q slight pause and then
tho AsGs6wd began cheering. Realizing
the 6pnstfuction which had been nut
onchsa words. the president held up
his inShh for silence and said:
a.ItMH not mean to atir up anything.
That IThs merely preparatory to say
Ing that faf least two more. years l am
fraA TO think know the American peo-
pld,""
stcss "a. Democratic Year.
previously the president had at
tesFse the Republican phfty. defend
ed the record Of hisiadminiBtration on
the Mexican policy. the tariff, and cur
r91ey, and declared that careful
ekaMjtatfon Of the returns from the
eleGttptB last November showed that II
IL a6d 6een presidential year DEM
6sfat would have had majority OF
abpls; eighty in the electoral college.
u q VIZ People Want Shin Bill ii7
The pfahident criticised Republican
sshRtnrs opposing the government ship
purchase bill, whom he characterized
asel yied friends Of business" He
eaidiths .Republ party has not tad
Z a nsw idea in 80 yeara, and that "the
HepHblfcahs do not know how to do
ahythinE but!sit. on the Ill.," He add
ed that the country wants the. ship
ftifShasu bill enacted into law and
Wiiipiava ii"
th'y s, 6, Ylas Safs g::s s,:stssa Of ths Team.
!, . 6 af = wilson gslls sravaly rnnka warning
70 Dett tueeats not to break up the sol.
idAfitx OF the party. He declared
tnose who did would gain an unan-
d fstSAtAOtPuutNou kQI,,tu6ulH6lvEH.
II a man won't play on team he
muEt Get on the team" he said, and
fesef stoke OF himself as the captain
OF the Democratic team for the pres
The president spoke briefly of Mex.
ic9. Ha said the people there are en-
ttled 70 liberty. mo matter how long
thkys teke In determining it." Speak
int Sai1wly and carefully. he declared
eaat so tar aB my Influence goes. while
am president. nobody shall interfere
With Ehem."s% i,S9,.1
atfAye not European nations taken
assl9ng AZ they wanted. and spilled as
mach blood as they pleased to settle
eneir own atairs,"t'e Q continued, "and
.anaM We deny the .ame right to Mex.
ie5f.No..L say" 2. S,ss
DeMoeratie Party Progressive.
Aituk Of Mr.. Wilson's address was
devoted to the independent ana nro-
Efesatve voters. He said about one
third of the Republican party is pro
Eresssye and about two-thirds OF the
Dethbcratle party ia (. progressive,
lherefore,n he added 1.-THE Democrat
tt party ID more prcgresstye Than the
KtspuhlIean," He, declared that most
of:the Yotert pf the country are inds.
fshaeht. But. that Il was his nmh,tinn @
tSSlavS tksm Vote WITH ths Demosrats
as agSss a 9itssls a " an animated
81 Is presidsrt said the people Of the
uhltgd States should y not nav tor
& HfGHh att&h tfoiii To the European war
has 2foutd keep thsstt own affaifs n
g99d Sf1eaa. iis CLOSED i mis- nddreas
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