The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-01-12

your business, how long they take
in determining il. Ii is none OF my
business and II is none Of yours now
they 20 about the business. The
country is theirs. The government
- theirs. The liberly. II they can
get u, and sodspeed them ,n'getti,,g
II. is theifs. Aud 81 FAR as M ,I-.i,-
ence goes while / am President, nc
Lody shall Interfere with them.
That is what ! mean by great
emotion, the great emotion of sym
pathy. Do you suppose that the
American people are ever going to
count a small amount of material
benefits and advantages TO people
doing business in Mexico against
the liberties and the permanent hap
piness OF the Mexican people? Have
not European nations taken AS long
as they wanted and split az lnuch
blood as they pleased in settling
their affairs, and shall we deny that
to Mexico because she is weak? No.
l say! / am proud to belong 10 a
strong nation that says: This coun-
try, which we could crush, shall have
just as much freedom in her own af-
fairs as we have II am strong,
am ashamed to bully the weak. In
pride in Withholding that strength
from the oppression OF another peo-
pie.
And l know when / speak these
things mot merely from the generous
response with which they have Just
met from you, but from my long
time knowledge of the American
people, :hat Is the sentiment CO the
american people.
With all due respect to editors
OF great newspapers, l have TO say to
them that never take my opinion
ss stha, "a n,sri4sr ,,asplss from their
editorials So that when some dailies
not very far from where ! am tenn
porarily residing Numbered with ris-
.ng scorn at watchfuI waiting. Wood
row sat back in his chair and
chuckied, knowing that he laughs
best who laughs last. knowing in
short. what were the temper and
principles of the American people.
III 1 did not think ! knew, i would
emigrate, because I would not be
satisfied TO stay where / am. There
may come a time when the American
people will have to judge whether
/ know what I am talking about or
not. But for at least two years more
l am going to think that do.
1t is by the way, a very comfort
ing thought that the next Conxress
OF the United States is going to be
very safely Democratic and there
fore, We can altogether feel as much
confidence as Jackson did that we
know what We are about.
so l feel. my friends. in a very
confident mood today. / feel conf
dent that We do know the spirit of
the American people, that we do
know the program OF betterment
which II will be necessary for us to
undertake, that we do have a very
reasonable confidence in the support
OF the American people.
L have been talking witb busi-
ness men recently about the present
state of mind OF American business
Ihere Is nothing the matter with
American business except a state of
mind.
commenting upon the motto OF the
indianapolis Chamber OF Commerce
Ii you are going to buy it buy II
now" the President said it is tust
as safe to buy now as it ever will be
and that If the buying is started
there will be no end to il. The
President said he was sure of that
because he had taken counsel with
the men who know and that all that
is needed in America now is to be-
heve in that future. He said that
he could secure his hearers as one
OF those who spoke for the Demo-
cratic party that 1t is perfectly safe
to believe in the future.
I'VE are so much the friends Of
business sthatesws wsss for a ilttie
time the enemies OF those who were
trying to control business. I say for a
little time because we are now recon-
ciled to them. They have graciously
admitted that We had right to do
what we did do, and they have very
handsomely said that they were 60
ing to play the game.
Il believe. l always believed. that
American business men were abso-