New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
1.S.ATITSCRISIS,
SAYS WADSWORTH
oon,ocrats Now Helpless
+, Adrift in ShipBearing
merica's DestinieS."
ou,IIPpINE POLICY
SEEN As DIRE LOSS
,,- Ayertcd Trade Blight
.,,ico Put Country TO Shame
Before Nations.

RctOrc NdtOH>'
....o- lanes " Vsdswor'h. IN his
.-..s IS permarert chairman % the
.Ar,ar state Convention. declared
Ae United states faced one Of
mos, critical periods in rs his
and that che destiny - the Re
tr. for century 90 come might
m b. determined by the conduct o;
-. g,vernrent and 'he sentiment of
reop'e as exercised and expressed
inc tho next four years.
g...,s that tte United States could
COW abandon the Philippines with
.,,rifcirc everything that Il has
so- then. 7. is an obvious fact,
..,,s tha, natives cannot continue as
,5,pendert government as yet.
o.. .ste5 .he citizens % the country
:.sgs Of fho s0undness and com
..-r NJ our opponents. who to-day
-tsit,ng end nesitsting. impelled by
..-,~,or purpose. triAinC with ht,.e
-, working Tor picayune sdvsu-
comnrehendinc nothing that is
A.' and vital heiplessly adrift IN a
'.'r which bears the destinies OF
d. Ss,jar,d that only the European
- ssyed the country from being
4r the depths of the blsckest
"A n industrial DEPRESSION
q, r--ed urepSrcdnCss, and declared
... never since the Civil War have
II. ssep IN such dire need Of far
....-g Wisdom and strength AZ Wash
- He touched upon the Demo
-, -olc;es toward Mexico and the
e.i5p.nes. declaring that. rightly or
,..-riy." the people Of other nations
- Americans to-day "as lacking IN
..,s--r;rs,ion and virility. and shrink
ron those responsibilities and
.'i-,.ions which must come 70 every
--rs, nation.
his address wss as follows:
y. IS highly proper and commends-
a., hat the Republicans Of the great
/. .-s.e Of tile Union should, with
--tasis and sincerity, express them
-,s with respect 20 the situation
ri corfronts the country. The
--e5 States faces one Of the most
-s,al periods En- its history. The
-.igc; Of the government and the
..-.iment Of the people as exercised
I'd expressed during the next four
ears rlay very well determine the des-
.,, @. The Republic for q century 10
-e
The American people have an in
use desire that their children and
-sr ehHdrens children shall thrive
e rros1cr and that the purpose Of
nation. declared by It's founders
maintained for nearly 14o years,
l' Ire und disturbed among tho gen
r..,s 20 come Furthermore. thoy
mm intense realization OF Vie fact
arns nation cannot thus continue 70
r-imd hold true 10 its purpose un-
.g e commands the respect and ad-
1.on Of mankind. In short, they
hat during the period when the
,gtions Of the Old World appear
be crumblirg and disintegrating
f Institutions which have made
rtat We are may likewise be threat
red i al Is not well with the govern
--t
Dire Need Of Wisdom.
Never since The Civil War have we
' IN such dire need Of farseeing
dom and strength al Washington.
s rot surprising, therefore, that
-'t and women all over this broad
md are thinkug. and thinking very
''y, about their country and its
rye. j VII not do for any great
'''cal party 20 sprroach the discus
that is coming in a haphazard or
F,.ig manner. it VIII not do 10 ap-
2. 10 preiul lice or passion whether
zeal OF sectional That road and that
.siy vehicle lead 20 destruction.
We Republicans intend TO insist
q ne people Of the United States
O. indeed. constitute nation. and
~ their welfare and the honor and
T.iy Of tri, great nation among
peoples Of all the world shall be
only question az issue. And while
ss'e insisting upon this vital conten-
2. We VIII invite our fellow citizens
lldge Of the sounduess Of our prin-
pee and the ability Of our party 20
I hen 'nto operation in the Interests
ne country. And we viii further
'h our fellow citizens 20 judge of
'olndness 30 competency Of our
l0lenis, who for nearly four years
"s been charged with the response
NY Of government. and who to-day
',s Aaliing and hesitating, impelled by
: "mmon purpose, trifing with little
-ug'' working for picayune advant-
.., eomprehending nothing that Is
"a ana vital. helplessly adrift I'M p
which bears the destinies Of Amer
is not pleasant 10 realize at
s IKE TINS that the government IS
mig Oenlnd in its finances many
-sshe' or dollars a day II is not
-'ani 10 regard the condition of the
s,.iy, whose reserve fund, in spite
nssy and misleading bookkeeping
NUS, as displayed IN daily state
S OF the Treasury balance. is con
De ln precariOus condition.
cause for dismay that the party
P"er IN Congress has no pro-
nle worthy Of the name for re-
-"ang the Treasury, and at the
tr quality it's the number
"eets IN roll of toilet paper