The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-20
America First Must Be
Translated Into I hi11qs
Done, Asserts President

lin 1t, but when they act they show
that they do not. They show that they
think the only advice that it is safe ID
take Is their advice.
Il was not referring to any individ,
ual. but could give you an interesting
and very short list Of group Of in.
dtytduals who have that opinion
namely. that It is not safe for us tt
escape from their control. feel per,
fectly safe in the hands Of the aver.
are bound to feel safe In their hands
II they do not believe in you, you can-
not sell anything. II they do not be-
ileve IN you, you cannot conduct your
them to you. 1t does not go from you
to them. The theory Of government
which | decline to subscribe to is that
the vitality Of the nation comes out Of
closeted councils where a few men de-
termine the policy of the country
SO, gentlemen, feel at home in this
company, not because l advertise, but
because have got principles that am
perfectly willing to have exposed to
express my sympathy with not only,
but my admiration for, body of men
who think it worth while to get to-
gether In order to tell the truth. The
only thing that ever set any man
Tree, the only thing that ever set any
Is afraid OF the truth is afraid Of the
law Of man. A man that does not love
the truth Is in the way Of decay and
OF failure. and / believe that If you will
just let the vitality that Is in you
and the enthusiasm that is in you run
beyond the confines Of the businesses
that you may be interested in you will
presently feel that infinite reward, as
II the. red blood OF a whole nation had
run back into your own veins.
Can you imagine. my fellow coun-
trymen, more inspiring thing than
to belong to free nation and make
your way among men every one of
whom has the right and the opportun-
ity to say what he thinks? Criticism
does not hurt as much I heard an Old
politician say to his son once, John,
don't bother your head about lies and
ISLANDERS, they will take care Of them
selves; but If you ever hear me deny
ing anything you may make up your
mind that it is so' And when you see
man wlncing under criticism you may
Know that something hit him that was
SO! And. therefore, when thoy are
saying the things that are not true
there is credit in keeping your head
and not minding it. have such an in
Veterate confidence in the ultimate tri-
umph Of truth that 1 feel with old DR.
Oliver Wendell Holmes that the truth
~ ~ nv AiAdi clllo lloSu uOC now
roughly 1 handle her. She has got a
splendid foundation, and she will sur
vlve every trial and every labor
Il have come, therefore, as I have
abundantly shown you, not to make g
formal speech-f I could show you
some Of the things I have been Obliged
to do before I came here, you would
| know that could not possibly make a
| speech up - but merely to show m,
profound interest in body of mer
| who are not only devoted to business
but devoted to ideals. Business is ali
| right so so long as 1t Is not sorlid
and 1t cannot be sordid if It is sho,
through with ideals. A man. no mat
ter how humble his business, can holf
his head up among the princes Of tn.
world, If, as they ought to do, he think.
OF himself as the servant Of the ,peopL
and not as their. master, as one wht
would serve, and not who would gov
| ern.
II congratulate you, my fellow citf
nens, upon the ideals of a profession
! which can lower or exalt business a.
you choose and which you have chosen
to employ for it's exaltation. I cam,
away from Washington to look int
your faces and get some OF the enthusi
asm which always get when l com,
away from officialdom and touch hanf
to hand with great bodies of the ire,
American people,"