South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-05

important speech he has made so
publicly since he took office and the
throng realized it.
Those At Speakers Table.
At the speakers table with the
president were William F. McCombs.
Victor J. Bowling. sec'y Of War Garri-
son. the Rev. DR.. w. T. Mantig. Nor
gan J. O'Brien, Philip J. Britt. presi-
dent Of the Manhattan club; Sen.
O'Gorman. Mayor Mitchell. Frank r.
Lawrence. Patrick Francis Murphy.
Joseph Tumulty, the presidents secre-
tary. and Dr. Cary T. Grayson.
other speakers were Mr.. Britt,
Morgan ] O'Brien. Patrick Francis
Murphy and Frank r. Lawrence. They
ably paved the way for the presi-
dents address
To the great disappointment Of
many. Col Henry WattersOn was not
present. But he sent a letter in which
he characterized Pres't Wilson thus:
who both as statesman and his
tOrian viii know how to hold high and
firm the banners Of democracy un-
terrified and indebted; to steer the
ship OF state safely between the scylla
Of Capitalization and the chary
OF anarchy"
In conclusion Pres't Wilson spoke
as follows:
I'm tie fulfllment Of the program
/ propose shall ask for the hearty
support Of the country, Of the rank
and file OF America, OF men of all
shades OF political opinion. For my
I position in this important matter is
different from that Of the private in
dividual who is free TO speak his own
thoughts and 10 risk his own opinions
\ in this matter We are here dealing
Y with things that are vital 10 the life
/ of America itself In doing this l have
/ tried to purge my heart OF all personal
and selfish motives For the lime be-
+ ing ] speak as the trustee and guar
dian Of a nations rights, charged with
/ the duty of speaking for that nation
/ in matters involving her sovereignty,
Ia nation too biz and generous TO be
| exacting and yet courageous enough
/ TO defend its rights and the liberties
/ Of its people wherever assailed or in
vaded. l would not feel that I was
discharging the solemn obligation /
/ owe the country were | not TO speak
IN terms of the deepest solemnity of
the urgency and necessity Of prepar-
/ ing ourselves to guard and protect
1 the rights and privileges of our peO-
pie. our sacred heritage of the fathers
| who struggled to make US an indie
/ pendent nation.
THE only thing within our borders
/ that has given us grave concern in
I recent months has been that voices
I have been raised i'm America profess
ing to be the voices of Americans
which were not indeed and in truth
/ American, but which spoke alien SYM
/ pathieS which came from men who
] loved other countries better than they
! loved America, men who were parts
| ans of other causes than that of
/ America and had forgotten that their
| chief and only allegiance was TO the
1 great gOvernm ent under which they
/ live. These voices have not been many,
but they have been very loud and very
clamorous. They have proceeded from
| a few who were bitter and who were
/ grievously misled. America has not
opened it's doors in vain TO men and
| women out of other nations. The vast
majority OF those who have come to
take advantage Of her hospitality have
united their spirits with hers as well
as their fortunes These men who
/ speak alien sympathies are not their
/ Spokesman but are the spokesman of
/ small groups whom IL is high time
/ chat the nation should call to a reck-
oning The chief thing necessary in
America in order that she should LET
all the world know that she is pre-
pared to maintain her own great posi-
ton is that the real voice OF the ma
ton should sound forth Enthusiastically
and in majestic volume, in the deep
unison of a common, unhesitating ma
tional feeling | do not doubt that
upon the first occasion. upon the first
opportunity, upon the first definite
challenge. that voice will speak forth
in tones which no man can doubt and