South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-16
WestcoH,s Speech Nominating Prest Woodrow Wilson

and comfort Men know that the
great problem Of peace and comfort
is not yet solved. They know that II
cannot be solved by the savagery Of
war They know that its solution IS
obtainable only in conditions Of
peace. reason and a practical moral
ity. This state OF knowledge is the
browning achievement Of progress
Has stood Test.
The American experiment of self
government has stood the test. The
achievements OF the American sys-
tenn are known OF all men and felt
throughout the world The United
states is the worlds asylum Here
all races. all conditions. all creeds
are assimilated. helped. elevated. and
men are made into self-governing
men In America justice has made
IT'S greatest progress, because II IS
progress in which all men have "a
part That form of government
which affords the fullest opportunity
for happiness and comfort is des-
tined 10 be the universal form. such
is the resistless syilogism of progress.
War cannot stop its inevitable march.
The opinion Of all men is more po-
tential than the opinion of one man.
The best opinion OF the best men. by
the force of example and mutually
Of interest. becomes the opinion of
ali men American opinion il en-
bodied i'm a man OF peace American
! opinion is marching through the
world.
When the Imperialism or Europe
cast the iron dice Of destiny. America
threw the mora dice of destiny
America staked the principles of her
justice. There they stand i'm untarnish-
ed integrity IN the gaze Of a stricken
world. The intelligence OF men
grasp the meaning of America Her
example will readjust the relations
of men everywhere. The aspirations
of men are for freedom. Men and
women can and should rule them
selves. The day when they rule
themselves war will disappear. The
hand Of Divinity has so written il i'm
the needs and necessities of humanity
made i'm It's image.
Civilization - SiNe0.
America. prosperous, peaceful,
blessed. Is so because the insCrutia-
bic purposes of God intended il. The
contrast between Europe in flames
and suffering and the United States
peaceful and prosperous is the divine
contrast. BY saving the American
system civilization is saved. The
peace Of America demonstrates the
folly of war The principles of dem
f.,D T,a Of
land preventing war The universal
Intelligence of men DEGREES that the
war now devastating Europe -hall be
the last war.
sons OF America, keep unsullied
the sacred shrine of peace. through
whose portals will yet pass arm in
arm the crowned head and the hum
bic peasant in silent worship of God
out of the ruins and suffering OF
the present conflict will arise a tenn
pie of justice whose dome Will be the
blue vault of heaven: its illuminants
the eternal stars; it's pillars the ever
lasting hills; its ornaments the woods
and bOUntiful fields: its music the
ripping rills. the song of birds. the
laughter of happy childhood: its dia-
pason the roar of mills and the hum
OF industry; its votaries the peoples
of the earth; it's creed. on which
! hangs all the law and the prophets
Love thy neighbor as myself
Above its affairs in ineffaceable color
will live eternally the vision of its ar
tihcer.
Therefore. my fellow countrymen
not J. but his deeds and achieve
ments; not I. but the spirit and pur-
poses Of America; not 1. but the
prayers of just men: not !, but civ
ilizatiOn itself, dominates to succeed