The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14
GLYNN LAUDS
LEADING Mis- S
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EEOEn rage WIG
by the promise of it's future to hold
itself apart from the European war
patton in the conflict that now devas-
tates the nations across the seas.
Must Continue Policy.
Second: That the United States
in its relations with the European bel
| ligerents must continue the policy
that 1t has pursued since the begin
ming of the war, the policy of strict
| neutrality in relation to every warning
nation, the policy which Thomas JEFF
ferson defined as rendering to all the
services and courtesies of friendship
and praying for the re-establishment
OF peace and right
Third: That save where the lib
| critics, the territory or the substantial
| rights of the United States are in
vaded and assaulted, it is the duty Of
this nation to avoid war by every hon
orable means
Fourth: That it is the duty OF the
United States government to maintain
| the dignity and the honor of the Am
erican nation and in every situation
| to demand and secure from every bel
| ligerent the recognition of the neutral
rights of it's citizens.
Fifth: That because the President
OF the United States has asserted
these principles and pursued these
principles and pursued these policies
the American people must support
him with ardor and with enthusiasm
in order that these principles and pol
icies may be known to all the world,
not as the opinion Of an individual
but as the doctrine and faith of a
loyal and united nation"
Contributes Neutrality.
Neutrality, Mr.. Glynn continued, is
Americas contribution to the laws of
the world. President Washington
was the first man to pronounce neu-
trality rule of International conduct,
declaring the doctrine in April, 1898.
Thirty years later, he said, Prime Min
lister Canning, in the British parlia-
ment, pointed to this American policy
Of neutrality as a model for the world.
Because of this policy of neutrality,
Mr.. Glynn asserted, Washington was
hooted by 10000 persons. Alexander
Hamilton was stoned almost to death,
John Jay was burned in efigy, Thos.
Jefferson was called a spineless polt-
room and Lincoln pictured as craven.
Mr.. Glynn went into historical de-
tails to prove that President Wilson
stands just where other presidents
have stood, with respect to neutrality.
Stands for Citizens.
standing here with the eyes Of the
nation upon this convention, with the
cold light Of reason, the piercing
shafts of logic streaming upon all that
we may say or do, declare, with his
tory as my witness and with fact as
my proof, that the neutral rights of
American citizens have never been so
| vigorously asserted or so successfully
maintained as they have been assert
ed and maintained by the President of
the United States during the present
war" he said.
| Turning to the policy which he said
the Presidents opponents are urging,
he said:
Fighting for every degree Of injury
would mean perpetual war, and this is
the policy of our opponents, deny it
how they will. 1t would not allow the
| United States to keep the sword out
of the scabbard as long as there re-
mains an unrighted wrong or an I'M
satisfied hope between the snowy
wastes of Siberia and the jungled
hills of Borneo.
I'm word, this policy Of our op-
ponents would make the United States
the policeman Of the world"
Advocates Preparedness.
Mr.. Glynn advocated preparedness
in general terms. He did not refer
to universal service. If our navy and
army are not now strong enough, he
said, THE Republican party is eighty
per cent. to blame, for the Republican
party has been in control of this ma
ton eighty per cent. of the time dur
Ing the past fifty years"
His words concerning the issue of
divided allegiance were carefully
chosen so as not to give offense. He
said the whole country must stand be-
hind the President.
He praised the domestic policy of
the administration, especially the Fed