The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-12

and into all those questions of for
eign combinations which affect inter
national trade between Europe and
the United States. 1t has the full DOW
ers which will guide congress in the
scientific treatment Of questions OF in
lernational trade.
Democrats Are Acting.
eat every turn the things that the
progressive Republicans have propos-
ed that were practicable. the Demo-
Gratis either have done or are inmed-
lately proposing to do. II that is not
our bill of particulars to satisfy the
independent voters Of the country,
would like to have one produced.
There are things that the progressive
program contained which we, being
constitutional lawyers. happened to
know can not be done by the congress
of the United State. . But so
far as they cancan be done by State
legislatures. for one. speaking for
one Democrat, am heartily In favor of
their being done. -
The president said that just before
he left Washington he went over the
figures from the last election and that
while these figures are as yet incom-
plete, they show that the Democrats
reckoning State by State, would. II 1t
had been presidential year. have had
4 majority Of so In the electoral COL
lege.
Fortunately or unfortunately, this
is not presidential year: but the
thing Is significant to me for this rea-
son."
Independent Voter the Boss.
"A great many people have been
speaking Of the Democratic party as
minority party. Well, If it is. it is
not SO much OF minority party as
the Republican. and as between the
minorities think we can claim to
belong to the larger minority. The
moral Of that Is merely what I have
already been pointing out to you, that
neither party in its regular member
ship has majority. lido not want to
make the Independent voter too proud
of himself. but have got to admit
that he Is our boss; and I am bound
to admit that the things that he wants
are, SO far as I lave seen them men
toned. things that I want.
Il am not an independent voter, but
hope l can claim to be an independ-
ent person. and want to say this dis
tinctly. | do not love any party any
longer than 1t continues to serve the
immediate and pressing needs Of
Il want to make every independent
voter In this country q Democrat. II
Is little cold and lonely out where he
is. because though he hold the bal
ance Of power. he is not the majority,
and / want him to come IN where It
Is warm. -.
The. Mexican Situation.
"Now there Is one thing 1 have got
great enthusiasm about, 1 might say
reckless enthusiasm, and that is huS
man liberty. The governor has Just
now spoken about watchful waiting in
Mexico. want to say word about
Mexico, or not so much about Mexico
as about our attitude towards Next
co. ! hold 1t as q fundamental prin-
ciple, and 80 do you, that every peo-
pie has the right to determine its
own form OF government; and until
this recent revolution in Mexico, un-
til the end of the Diaz regime, eighty
per cent. Of the people in Mexico
never iad look in in determining
who should be their governors or
what their government should be. Now
[ am for the eighty per cent 1t is
none OF my business and it Is none Of
your business how long they take in
determining 1t. 1t Is none Of my bus
mess, and 1t is none Of yours how
they so about the business. The coun.
Try Is theirs. The government is
theirs. The liberty, IL they can get 1t,
and Good speed them in getting 1t, is
theirs. And so far as my influence
goes while am president, nobody
shall interfere with them.
THAT Is what mean by q great
emotion, the great emotion of SYM
pathy. Do you suppose that the Amer
lean people are ever going to count
o small amount OF material benefit nnd
advantage to people doing business In
Mexico against the liberties and the
permanent happiness of the Mexican
people? HAZE not European nations
taken as long as they wanted and split
as much blood as they pleased In set
Ting their affairs, and shall w6 deny
that to Mexico because she Is weak?
No. / say! lam 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
proportion to my strength Is my
pride in Withholding that strongti
from the oppression OF another peo;
pie.
"And know when speak these
things mot merely from the generous
response with which they have Just
met, from you. mt3from my long time
knowledge OF the American people1
that that is the sentiment Of Inc Amer
lean people. (gs 4, s 3.
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