Arizona republican., 1916-10-06
States.

We could have prevented every outrage that we have tamely suffered, stopped every depreciation on our com merce, without getting into the war. We could even have retaliated for the abuses which have been and now are | increasingly practiced upon us without | the least danger of being drawn into | the conflict.
 Did Grover Cleveland get us into | war with Great Britain when he defied | that power, with an ultimatum which 1 meant hostilities if it was not needed? i No. And yet Great Britain was not l then already engaged in war that taxed | her strength to the uttermost as she now is.
 Who kept Sweden out of the war? Yet Sweden is so near to the flames of tive battle that they almost scOrch her. And what has been done to us has been attempted with Sweden But al though not so large as the average American state and not so populous as some. Sweden has protected her in- ! terests and her honor by the firm word of a government that meant what it said. backed by a prepared people. ,eaceful. but spirited, and not too proud i to fight. When Great Britain seized l Swedish mail Sweden seized British mail; after that retaliation Swedish mail has not been violated Yet Sweden | is at peace.
 Who kept Holland out of the war? ! Yet you may hear in Amsterdam the roar of the guns
 Who kept Switzerland out of the war? Yet it's flames mount to the heavens upon her very borders.
 Who kept Spain out of the war?
 "WhO kept Norway out of the war
 Ar,1 s-rI44 q .n keep out of the war;
 Because none of them wanted to get into the war and because while each side wanted them to fight for it. neither side wanted them to fight against it.
 And why did they keep out of the war? By practicing an honest neu- trality and being prepared to main tain it.
 And where do these little nations who kept out of the war with honor now stand in the esteem of the bellig erents in comparison with their opinion Of us? So high that while the presi dent of Switzerland or king of Spain might be called to preside over the peace conference it is certain that the president of the United States vii have no voice or place in that historic and fateful council.
 Why is it that the whole world \ respects, trusts and admires other ma. tions which. with more temptation. than we had to go into the war never. theless kept out of the war while ", alone are held in universal distrust \ derision and contempt2
 And what of South American na tlons! They have kept out of war. Ye nobody is running for president of an, V that he kept the country out of war The campaign slogan that the 'ad mlnistration kept us out of war is n, more argument in it's favor than t say that the administration ought to b K kept In power because the president di
 not burn down the White House"
 Tn conclusion MT. Beveridge said: True Americanism means in eous measure freedom of opinion, respect fo
 the opinions of others, and submissio \ Tn conduct to the opinion of the major \ ity while it lasts.
 | True Americanism requires tha \ each man. while firmly holding to hi \ own views shall concede that other
 are equally sincere in their views. True Americanism is as broad an
 Klnd as 1t IS firm and brave There E no blgotry in it's creed It is a civi \ religion of patriotic brotherhood to
 noble and generous to exclude an
 group of loyal Americans from il
 communion. True Americanism is tt
 expression of that brightest word
 the vocabulary of human freedom \ liberalism
 When true Americanism shall ha,
 liTlshed It's creative work and a ne
 anu homogeneous people shall appea
 aniohs mankind it will form a natic
 Ieidteu to every other nation of u Occldent. Thus it and if alone will E fitted to lead all the peoples of m blood to that union which must con E II western civilization is to advance E even to survive
 True Americanism trusts the con mon people. It believes that the
 l,eart IS sound their conscience clea
 thelr instinct true; and that tNe on passion Of their lives is love of Ame
 lea and devotion to the flag. Tn,
 nave proved these truths by patie
 Ioil In peace and whole hearted sacr
 lce III war Abhorring conflict u common people of America never V
 nave Illnched from battle in the eau can rights.
 True Americanism knows that
 the fireside of the plain people dw,
 the strength and hope of the repub
 ana the promise of the grander Anne
 ica shat shall be. On that rock ,
 pulid our house and though the fIoo
 come and the winds blow and be
 upon that house it shall not fall for
 IS rounded not on the shifting san
 or class, but upon the everlasting TO
 ol all the peoples loyalty and effe
 ton for Americans and for Ameri
 only"