The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
WHO "kEPT US OUT OF WAR;?
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Who "kept Us Out of Warp
Answer-William Howard Taft. Re-
publican, President of the United
States from 1909 to 1913.
Who "kept Us Out of War?
Answer-Theodore Roosevelt, Re-
publican, President of the United
States from 1901 to 1909.
Who "kept Us Out of War?
Answer-Not William Mckinley,
Republican, President of the United
States from 1897 to 1901. 1t was un-
der his administration that the Amer
ican people freed poor, downtrodden
Cuba from the cruel yoke of Spain.
We went into Cuba in the name of
humanity and added another free gov
eminent to civilization and the world.
Who is there now that will say that
we should have stayed out of Cuba
and kept out of war;? Let the craven
answer.
Who "Kept Us Out of War?
Answer-Grover Cleveland. Demo
crat, President of the United States
from 1885 to 1889, and from 1893 to
1897. His sturdy Americanism snd
his insistence that American citizens
the world over would have the full
protection of this Government, pre-
vented gross indignities being Offered
us which would have left us no al
tentative but war.
Who "kept Us Out of War;?
Answer-Benjamin Harrison, Repub.
lican, President of the United States
from 1889 to 1893.
Who "kept Us Out of War?
Answer-James A. Garfield and
Chester A. Arthur, Republicans, Pres.
idents of the United States from 1881
to 1885.
Who "kept Us Out Of War?
Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican,
President of the United States from
1877 to 1881
Who "kept Us Out of War?
Ulysses S. Grant, Republican, Pres
ident of the United States from 1869
to 1877. Although he had as great
part as anyone except Lincoln, in
putting down the Rebellion, and was
one of the worlds greatest military
strategists, he was the man who, after
victory. begged his countrymen to
Let us have peace"
Who "kept us Out of War;?
Answer-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 destroy
ing 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 Sc
ceded from the union. Lincoln's
choice was between a dissolution of
the union and a civil war Lincoln
saved the union and struck the shack
les from four million human beings.
Who will now say that Lincoln should
have kept us out of war? Let the
craven answer.
Who "Has Kept Us out of War;?
Answer-Every President of the
United States for seventy years ex-
cept Lincoln and Mckinley, and all
with honor
Has Mr. Wilson "kept US out of War?
Answer-On April 20, 1914, by his
direction, our navy shelled and can
tured Vera Cruz, the principal seaport
OF Mexico. Nineteen Marines were
Killed and seventy wounded. The
Mexican loss was 1876 killed ami 49,
wounded
AT the battle of Carrizal, Mexico. be-
tween our troops and those of Car.
rama. % American soldiers we're
Killed and many wounded; Mexican
loss unknown.
We are now threatened with invas-
ion. President Wilson refuses to re.
call the militia from Texas. Why?
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
highest quality and most urgently
needed character to their coun-
try"
III this is Peace than ebould .ho