The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-08

have been given yertible emancipa
tion by the legal recognition of {
mans labor as part of his life ant
not a mere marketable commodity
the emancipation Of the children oi
the country has been effected by re-
leasing them from hurtful labor
In concise form he explained the
enactment of complete preparedness
The lobby has been driven from
cover and forced to substitute solid
arguments for private influence"
Speaking Of the contingencies OF
the near future, he said The Re
publican party is just the party that
cannot meet the contingencies OF a
new age" Squarely meeting the ar
gument Of his rival for the Presidency
! he declared
'.It does not know The way, and
II does not wish new conditions.
II tried to break away from the old
leaders and IL could not. They
still select its candidates and die
tate its policy, still resist change,
still banker after the old conditions
still know no methods Of encour-
aging business but the old meth
DDS"
Peace abroad "will have to build
It's house anew, and he pleaded for a
reservation of our strength and our
resources for the anxious and difficult
days of restoration and healing which
must follow.
nnp,,,pufugr plYfffgr hon., fv,f f,f
in this country, he said: Il neither
seek the favor nor fear the displeas-
ure Of that small alien element among
us which puts loyalty to any foreign
power before loyalty to the United
States"
Addressing himself TO the Mexican
situation, the President said:
There are men, and noble Wo-
men too, not a few Of our people,
thank God, whose fortunes are in
vested in great properties in Mexi-
co, who yet see the case with true
vision and arrest its issues with
true American feeling. o.. No per-
manency can be given the affairs
OF any republic by title based up
on intrigue and assassination. !
declared that to be the policy of
this administration within three
weeks after / assumed the Presi-
denCy. / here again vow it. | am
more interested in the fortunes OF |
oppressed men and pitiful women !
and children than iE any property |
rights whatever"
Problems of the future were dweIt |
upon. Peace will not bring us into |
their presence slowly, gently, with
introduction, but sud
denly and at once the moment the /
war in Europe is over ....W We must |
be ready to mobilize our resources
alike of brains and of materials ...
It is not a future to be afraid of. 1t
IS, rather, future to stimulate and
excite us to the display of the best
powers that are in us"
This cOuntry's insular possessions
we're discussed frankly and from
what has come to be known as the
American view point.
And then at home we must see to
t that the men who plan and direct
lur business enterprises shall enjoy
leiinite and settled conditions of law;
"a policy accommodated to the freest
progress We have put all kinds
If unfair competition under the ban
md penalty of the law. We have
barred monopoly"
As to labor!
1--WE must hearten and quicken
the spirit and efficiency of labor
throughout our whole industrial
system everywhere and in all Occu-
pations doing justice to the laborer
And we must do more than
justice. We must safeguard life
and promote health and safety in
every occupation in which they are
threatened or imperilled. That is
more than justice, and better be
cause it is humanity and justice"
He took in everything that has kin
hip even to an issue amongst the
'eople. Nothing omitted, nothing
he covered the entire do
main of political variance.
In the amplitude OF his discussion
Othing was overlooked.
Frank and confident, there was no
vasion, no subterfuge, no hiding be- {
ind words. He told the administra-
ions whole story, told it modestly
nd convincingly.
w Z tIe AlHtI lSiuS lOl DlS Alllcl Z
ica," he said in his peroration,
"and rejoice to look forward to the
days in which America shall strive
to stir the world without irritating I
it or drawing it on to new antag- 3
onisms, when the nations with {
which we deal shall at last come |
to see upon what deep foundations |
of humanity and justice our pas G
ion for peace rests"