Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-21

sertiOn that no President since the
Civil War has had as crucial prob
lens to solve; and no President has
displayed grasp more sure, states
manship more profound, as Prcsi
dent Wilson, Hon. Martin II. Glynn,
former Governor OF New York
opened the Democratic National Con-
yention here to-day. Declaring that
"Americanism and peacc--preparcd-
ness and prOspcrity-are the issues
upon which the Democratic party
stands, and the heart Of Democracy
swclls with pride that is more than
pride Of party, as it halls the man
who has asserted this Americanisin,
assured this peace. advocated this
preparedness and produced this pros
pcrity," he predicted the reelection
OF President Wilson.
Taking up our foreign relations
that have been called into emphatic
prominence by the world-wiu, war
the speaker declared that I'VE have
entered this hall as Democrats; we
shall deliberate as Americans" and
continued:
Glynn's Great Speech.
I'VE who stand to-day on the fer
tile soil OF America. who live under
the smiling skies Of free and fruit
ful land, must prove worthy OF the
trust that American sacrifice has i'm
nnco,j nm nrnry A p,orirnp
"DisrcEarding the divisions that
make one man a Tory and another q
Whig. one man Il Republican and
another Il Democrat. Americans will
east aside the tinscl Of party labels
and the mummcry or party emblcms.
"From the great, pulsing heart Of
the nation will come patriot COM
mand to crush partisanship, and re-
buke whatever is mean or blind.
Command Will BE Heard.
"That command will he heard by
the plOwn.an in his field, and by the
lab0rer at his bench. 1t will reach
lawyer at his desk. We would be
false to ourselves, and rccrcant to
those who send us here if we permit
ted any thought Of partisan profit,
any consideration of political ad-
vantage to obscure our vision Of the
tremendous issues now before the
people OF the United States. We
must hold ourselves worthy OF ma
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best Of our Intelligence. the flower Of
our patriotism toward the solution Of
what all men perceive to be a crisis
i'm the nations affairs.
The Paramount Issue.
For two years the world has been
aiirc; the civilization that we know
has been torn by the mightiest strug-
gle in its history. Sparks from Eu-
ropes contlagration have blazed in
our own skies. echoes Of her strife
have sounded at our very doors.
That fire still burns. that struggle
still continues, but thus FAR the Uni
ted States has held the flame at bay;
thus far it has saved its people from
participation in the conflict.
"What the people Of the United
States must determine through their
suffrage is whether the course the
country has pursued through this
crucial period is to be continued;
whether the principles that have been
asserted as our national policy shall
be endorsed or withdrawn.
"This is the paramount issue. No
lesser issue must cloud it, no unre-
lated problems must confuse it.
Policy of Neutrality.
'The first President Of the United
States was the first man to pronounce
neutrality a rule Of international con-
duct
'ln April. 1893, Washington de-
clared the doctrine; and within a
month John Jay, CHIEF Justice OF the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
in an epoch-making decision from the
bench whose realization would in
sure universal and perpetual peace.
''o'' VIC ~ iplt lulo tuC Id" Ol
this land The Declaration OF Indc-
nendcnce had fOretold it by declar-
ing tho rest Of mankind enemies in
war, in peace fricnds;' the constitu-
tion recognized it; but the first Pres
ident OF the United States by procla-
nation. the first Chief Justice by in
depreciation gave it vitality and