The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-10-27
WHO KEPT US OUT OF WAR;
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WARP


publican, President of the United
States from 1909 to 1913.
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WARP
Ans. Theodore Roosevelt, Republi
can, President of the United State:
from 1901 to 1909.
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WARP
Ans. Not VIM. Mckinley, Repub-
ican, President of the United States
from 1897 to 1901. 1t was under his
administration that the American peo-
pie freed poor, downtrodden Cuba
from the cruel yoke of Spain. We
went into Cuba in the name of hui
manity, and added another free gov
eminent to civilization and the world.
Who is there now who will say that
We should have stayed out of Cuba
and except out of war;" Let the
{ craven answer.
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WARP"
Ans. Grover Cleveland, Democrat,
President of the United States from
1856 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.
His sturdy Americanism and his in
sistence that American citizens the
world over would have the full pro-
lection of this Government prevented
gross indignities being offered us
which would have left us no alterna-
tive but war.
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WARP"
Ans. Benjamin Harrison, Republi-
can, President of the United States
from 1889 to 1898.
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WARP"
Ans. James A. Garfield and Ches-
ter A. Arthur, Republicans, Presidents
of the United States from 1881 to
1885.
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WARP"
Ans. Rutherford-B. Hayes, Repub-
ican, President Of the United States
from 1877 to 1881.
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WARP"
Ans. Ulysses S. Grant, Republi-
can, President of the United States
from 1869 to 1877. Although he had
as great part as any one, except Lin
coin, in putting down the Rebellion,
and was one of the worlds greatest
military strategists, he was the man
who, after victory, begged his coun-
trymen to "Let us have peace.
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WAR;"
Ans. Not Abraham Lincoln, Re-
publican, President of the United
States from 1861 to 1865. In his first
inaugural address, he pleaded with
those who were bent upon destroying
this nation, "Though passion may
have strained, it must not break our
bonds of affection" But the die
was then cast. Seven States had al
ready served notice that they had
seeded from the Union. Lincoln IS
choice was between a dissolution of
the Union and civil war. Lincoln
SAVED the Union and struck the
shackles from four million human be-
ings. Who will now say that Lin
coin should have except us out of
war;" Let the craven answer.
WHO "KEPT US OUT OF WARP"
Ans. Every President of the Unit
ed States for seventy years except
Lincoln and Mckinley, and all with
honor.
HAS MR.. WILSON KEPT US OUT
OF WARP"
Ans. On April 20, 1914, by his
direction, our navy shelled and cap
tured Vera Cruz, the principal sea-
port of Mexico. NINETEEN AMER
ICAN MARINES WERE KILLED
AND SEVENTY WOUNDED. The
Mexican loss was 126 killed and 1876
wounded. +,
At the battle of Carrizal, Mexico,
between our troops and those of Car
rama, % American soldiers were
killed and many wounded; Mexican
loss unknown.
We are now threatened with inva-
SIGN. President Wilson refuses to re-
call the militia from Texas. WHY9|
This is his answer to Governor Whit
man, Of New York, who urged him
to let the men come back to vote.
Said the President:
"The militia have been used and
are being used to repel invasion and
are rendering services of the high
est quality and most urgently need
ed character to their country"
If this is Peace, then should the
name of Woodrow Wilson be added to
the list of those who have Except us
out of war;" but at a sacrifice of ma
tional honor?
There is,no merit in the Wilson plea
that he has kept us out of war. As
campaign slogan, it is an attempt to
secure votes under false pretenses-