The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-02
President Notified al Shadow
Lawn of Nomination for
Second Term

LONG BRANCH, y. J., Sept q
President Wilson formally accepted his
denomination here this afternoon with
an address recountlng the legislative
record of the democratic party, vig
orous defense OF his Mexican policy.
his dealings with the European bellig
erents and an outline of his view OF
Americas obligations for the future
With the members OF the notica-
ton committee, headed by Senator
Ollie James, grouped about him at
Shadow Lawn, the summer White
House, the president declared the re
publican party is lust the party that
cannot meet the new conditions OF
new age" and that the day of Little
Americanism when methods OF pro
lection and industrial nursing were the
chief study ot our provincial states
man was past and gone
Must Play Leading Part.
We can no longer indulge Our ira
diiional provincialism," said the presi-
dent I'VE are to play leading par,
IN the world drama whether We wish il
or not We shall lend, not borrow (.
act for ourselves, not initiate or fol
low, organize and initiate, not peep
about merely to sec where we may get
in"
Speaking of his diplomatic relations
with the European bcllgerents the
president followed declaration that
while property rights might be vindi-
Gated by claims for damages, the loss
Of life and the fundamental rights Of
humanity never could be, with this
statement:
"The record is clear and consistent
throughout and stands distinct and
definite for any one to Judge who
wishes to know the truth about it"
American First OF All.
Immediately afterward he said
IL an, the candidate OF a party, but
| am above all things else an Amer
ican citizen neither seek the favor
nor fear the displcaSure OF ,ha, small
alien element amongst us which puts
loyalty to any foreign power before
loyalty to the United States"
Regarding his Mexican policy the
president reiterated that the people OF
Mexico are struggling "blindly it may
be-and as yet Intellectually" to free
themselves front alien interests, Some
OF them Americans pressing for thing,
they could never have got in their own
country" and that he would do every
thing in his power to prevent any one
standing in their way
A Matter Of Principle
Dealing with Mexico, the president
said
while Europe was at war our owl
continent, one OF our own neghbotS
was shaken by revolution In ,ha
matter, too principle was plain and i
was imperative that we should live M
to it IL we were to deserve the trus
OF any real partisan OF the right a
free men see it. We have profeSsed I,
believe, and we do believe, that IN,
hpeople of small and weak states hav,
the right to expect TO he dealt will
exactly as the people Of hlg and pow
eriul states would be. We have actc,
upon that principle in dealing with tn
people Of Mexico.
Our recent pursuit Of bandits int
Mexican territory was no violation O
that principle We ventured to ente
Mexicaa territory only because ther
were no military forces in Mexic
that could pro,cc, our border from hos
tile attack and our own people fror
violence and VIC have committed ther
no single act OF hostility or intcrfer
tCon,inued on rage rwel