The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-06-16


tense and anxious patriotic alyice and
suggestion are OF more value than
abuse and defamation. Speculation
willis in the blaze OF truth. Abusive
phraseology shrivels before the relent-
less fact. Honesty is the commanding
quality of a free patriotic American.
What are the realities that lace US!
In Mexico exist the potentialitles, OF
civilization. In her wealth, her his
tory, her schools, her religion. her
needs, her very suffering and patriot.
progress. To have conquered Mexico
would have destroyed our prosperity
and added hundreds of millions OF tax
alton to the burdens OF the nation. 1t
would have planted distrust and hatred
of the United States in every South
American republic. 1t would have for
feited the respect of the world. 1t
imperialism for the principles Of
Americanism. 1t would have prosti-
tuted the bravery and patriotism OF
American arms to the greed and ava
rice of concessionaries. The I'll. 10
macy of "watchfui waiting" aver ed
these calamities and preserved in their
original purity the principles 9f Amer,
waiting repuciated the brutal dictum
of science that the weak must go
down before the strong. Help Mexi-
co lest over her bloody grave are
sown the dragons teeth Of our own de-
struction.
War with any European nation
would have set the world alame and
century. Would any one have had it
so in order to affirm ''virile Ameri-
canism?" Is a "virile Americanism"
bloodshed, destruction, the horrors OF
war and its uncertainties? The stu
pendous conflagration is consuming
the errors of statesmen and dynasties;
it is not consuming the substance of
civilization.
From the vantage ground of imper-
ishable Americanism the matchless
craft of real pacifist has not only
avoided all war, but is leading the
world into the ways OF peace. What
is peace but the assertion of moral
progress? What is the assertion OF
moral progress but the indestructi5le
From the smoldering ruins of thou
sand cities, over the graves of mil
lions of brave men, out of the black
ness of the battle smoke, arising from
the obscurities of national passions,
already the peoples of the earth recog-
niZe the dim outlines, growing ever
more distinct, OF the composite soul
wisdom of the worlds real pacificator
of what avail all the wealth of Cur be
loved land if it had been consumed in
the destructiveness of war?
The American experiment of self
has stood the test. The
achievements of the American system
are known OF all men and felt through,
IL, Ipif Sfof &c,
the worlds asylum. Here all races,
all conditions, all creeds, are assimi-
lated, helped, elevated, and men are
made into self governing men. In
America justice has made its greatest
progress because it is progress in
which all men have a part. That form
of government which affords the full
est opportunity for happiness and COM
fort is destined to be the universal
of progress. War cannot stop lis in
evitable march. American opinion Is
embodied in a man of peace. Ameri-
can opinion is marching through the
world.
When the imperialism Of Europe
cast the iron dice of destiny America
threw the moral dice of destiny. Amer
lea staked the principles of her just
ice. There they stand in untarnished
integrity in the gaze of stricken
world. The intelligence of men grasp
will readjust the relations of men
everywhere. The aspirations of men
are for freedom. Men and women
can and should rule themselves. The
day they rule themselves war will dis
appear. The hand of divinity has SO
written it in the needs and necessi-
ties Of humanity made in its image:
g o,~f1 o. hn
sacred shrine OF peace through whose
portals will yet pass arm in arm the
crowned head and the humble peasant
In silent worship of God.
Out of the ruins and sufferings OF
the present conflict will arise temple
of justice whose dome will be the blue
vault of heaven, its illuminants the
hills, its ornaments the woods and
bountiful fields, its music the ripping
rills, the song of birds, the laughter
Of happy childhood; its diapaSon the
roar of mills and the hum of industry,
its votaries the peoples of the earth,
Its creed, on which hang all the law
and the prophets tG 3 thy neigh nsf
faceable color will live eternally the
vision of its artifcer.
Therefore, my fellow-countFymen
not |, but his deeds and achievements:
not l, but the spirit and purposes OF
America; not |, but the prayers OF
just men; not I, but civilization itself,
dominates to succeed himself to the
presidency OF the United States, to
the presidency Of a hundred million
free people, bound in impregnable I'M
ion, the scholar, the, statesman, the
financier, the emanciRator, the paci-
fcator, the moral leader of democracy,
Woodrow Wilson.
At the conclusion of Judge West
cott'sspeech the delegates and the
thousands of spectators In the gal
leries leaped to their feet and cheered
wildly. Hats were tossed and thou
sands of flags waved over the heads OF
the delegates below. With the band
playing patriotic airs and in the storm
of cheers the delegates led by those
from New Jersey began marching
through the aisies. They were quick,
ly Joined by other delegations and
pandamonium reigned. After an hours
demonstration Chairman James began
rapping for order, assisted by the ser
geant-at-arms.
The vote for Mr.. Wilson was unani
nous and the nomination for vice pres
ident was made and the scene of en-
thusiasm was repeated in a mildeI
form.
Today the convention will adopt a