The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04

be enhanced by war OF conquest III
Ne.:co, shouts of mo" came from all
parts of the banquet hall. A similar
response was made to his quer!
whether it is Americas duty to car
~ self-defense to the point OF dc
tation into the affairs Of another peo-
ple.'
The president dwelt also on his ef-
forts to serve the whole people, thou
sands of whom, he said, are appealing
TO him to maintain peace as long as
possible.
Agent of Whole People.
81 have constantly to remind my
self" he said, "that l am not the ser
want of those who wish to enhance
the value of their Mexican invest
ments but that l am the servant OF
the rank and file of the people of the
United States
Bainbridge colby, who placed Theo-
dore Roosevelt in nomination for the
presidency at the Progressive conven-
ton at Chicago, paid President Will
son a high tribute in an address, but
did not declare unquali6edly that he
would support him in the coming
campaign, as it was reported he
would do.
81 am a Progressive" he said. i
was one Of the party organizers l
shall stick by the ship until it is rec
ognized by passengers, crew and Of
fcers alike that it must be abandon
ed. I will say this, however, speak
ing for the rank and file. that the
friends of Woodrow Wilson in the
party are legion. The stalking horse
of the national committee may vote
down the resolution to leave the vote
of Progressives to their own con-
sciences, but I think the actions OF
Progressives are to be determined
and dictated by their individual judg-
ment and nothing e1se-'
President Wilson arose from his
seat and shook hands with Mr.. Colby
as he finished speaking. Later the
president paid tribute to Mr.. Colby S
generosity.
Mayor John P. Mitchell, Ralph
Pulitzer and Irwin S. Cobb also spoke
President Wilson did not begin to
speak until almost II o'clock.
The presidential party, which in
cluded Mrs. Wilson, who occupied a
seat of honor in a balcony behind
huge American flags; Dr.. Cary T
Grayson and Secretary Tumulty, left
for Washington at 1870 o'clock.
In his address before the press club
President Wilson said:
No Time to Prepare.
81 realize that have done very
| imprudent thing; l have come to ao-
dress this thoughtful company OF men
without any preparation whatever. Il
| could have written as witty q
speech as MT. Pulitzer, l would have
written it. If could have written
as clear an enunciation of the fun
damental ideas of American patriot
ism as the mayor l should have at
tempted it. If l could have been as
appealing a person and of as feeling
heart as Mr.. Cobb l would have
felt safe. If l could have been as
generous and interesting and as gen.
uine as Mr.. Colby, l should have felt
that could let myself go without
any preparation but, gentlemen, as
matter of fact, | have been absorb
| ed by the responsibilities which nave
been so frequently referred to here
tonight, and that preoccupation has
made it impossible for me to forecas;
even what you would like to hear me
talk about.
There is something very oddly
contradictory about the effect you
men nave on me. You are sometimes
probably in your Photographic enter
prises, very brutal to me, and you
sometimes invade my privacy, even
to the extent of formulating my judg-
ments before they are formed, and
yet 1 am tempted when 1 stand face
to face with you to take off all guard
and merely expose myself to you as
the fallible human being that am.
Question Of Detail.
*tMr. Colby said something that was
among the few things I had forecast
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