The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-04-20

sovifnpsnt Il insoerisibs5 AmsrIesn
His sptrit Is TIE spirit 81 Frsnklin, Jsi
lsrson al uucoln.
- ~ - Roosevelt u capsule q ain
esvity. - y aineeve IL biz hatred Of vii
son and ~ vsbseept snssxonisn q ~
svythips tbss Wl1uon ,sy<ssests 10 bub
70 ~. lecseyv,t wodld hate nnybod,
Who ~ presIdsas BIT IL some cirsum'
b1snesu that would b msssIy tbs h~trsd
y snvy. n WlIson's rass bic b4t,ei i,
siytbsnt1l.
4hs ~ NH snbody 70 N &stopIsh'
Ing extsat the two conflicting ideAls d
civilization that ~ engaged In dsash
jvsppIs on ths batslsdsid> d Hurops.
koosstslt b the Amsrissn sqdIvalsnt Of
3ssmany. Hi poIitieil philosophy Il
u 0ssnsu. His highest eooosbslop Of
fovssnmspt Il one IL which the issts Il
shprvms and in which The Individual q.
Ia Tor The stats. 10 b rsmoldsd and n.
khapsd IRON tie Imsss Of ODD iot5
whstsver imsis an sll-wiss aid III: pow.
srfal state DEGREES bsst. The stats i The
u'simass good. tbs summum bonum IL
sdvAncsmsnt il the Impsrssivs obl,sa.
ton. Whatever stands in The way =
evil, The a'as duty Of man !. TO he !
soldier The fret duty q woman il TO
breed children for the service Of the state.
In peace. Roosevelt would meddls with
The daily life Of the citizen - Germany
NEEDLES with 4. War he would carry
on ~ Germany CARRIES, On war, There %
poshlpr. that the German government
has done which he would be incapable
Of ordering in similar circumstances
HE resentment against Germany Is only
the rsssn'~snt that pan without 2
sense Of humor ieels q, his own carica-
'"to' 80 y ii, nn T. 80,
70 Wilson the German theory Of the
state IL denial Of democracy. He OBJ
Iscts 70 II for himself an well as for otb-
|srs- Ha has nons u BsrnbardI or Trsit-
erhke In him no Nietzchean Nightmares
shout tho superman-po morbid dreams
|.9f weltmscht oder Niedsrgang. He
qsfss much about JUSTICE and humanity
litsie about domination. To bin the
spiritual freedom Of democracy and the
moral responsibility Of every individual
Tor his own HE are Of infinitely more
value than oil tho Prusslan efficiency IN
the world, whether military oEindustrial.
The moral and political differences IN
the two men are, s,rikingly. illustrated in
their attitude toward treaty pledges. In
dealing with Colombia Roosevelt adopt
ed the course that Germany subsequently,
followed in dealing Ti'h Belgium. Tram
pling the solemn treaty obligations Of
the United States under foot, he "took"i
what he wanted in the name Of neces-
slsy, knowing that 1t would work to his
Immediate political advantage
Wilson, on the other hand Iisked \
= crushing political defeat IN order to
force the repeal OF the free tolls provision
Of the Panama canal act Tor no other
purpose except to keep the pledged word
and the good faith Of the United States
unsulIied
These radically different courses Of
conduct toward treaty obligations were
not accidental. Each man in his actions
reflected his own soul, his own con.
science and his own conception OF gov-
eminent.
II seems Inevitable that wilson aud
Roosevelt must be the opposing candi.
dates In this campaign. Every foreign
or domestic policy Of the United States
actual or potential, l. somehow ,embod'
led in these two men Germany. Mexico
Preparedness, trusts, corporations, every
thinr. They would bring 70 the arbitra
men, Of the pallp, box the vital princi
plies that In Europe have been submit
ted to the Court Of Blood and Iron. rh
election wonld definitely decide the DIES
tiny Of the republic for the next genera
tion--peece, democracy ent liberty. o
war, imperialism and Prusslanisa.
4 The World believes in the old damoc
rsey, IN the old faith Of the fathers, 4
the old principles Of government. upol
which the republic waa established Blu
II makes no claims To iniellhilitv n,
Old democracy commands less venera
ton today than II ever before command
ed. The old faith Of the fathers is pull
4 licly douted The old principles OF 20,
ernnant ara hnl.l~ and ..,...s,,..i