Arizona republican., 1916-09-03

ident We are to play leading part in the world drama whether we wish to or not. We shall lend, not borrow; act for ourselves, not initiate or fol- low; organize and initiate, not peep about merely to see where we may get in
 Speaking of his diplomatic negoti- ations with the European belligerents the president followed a declaration that while property rights might be Vindicated by claims for damages, the loss of life and the fundamental rights of humanity never could be, with this statement:
 The record is clear and consistent throughout and stands distinct and definite for anyone to judge who wishes to know the truth about it.
 Reading from a printed copy of his speech and frequently looking up to emphasize particular points. MT Will son spoke of the democratic platform as a definite pledge" Reviewing the achievements of the administration, he said, Alike in the domestic field and in the wide field of commerce of the world. American business and life and industry have been set free to move as they never moved before. He said We have provided for national de- fense upon a scale never before seri- ously proposed upon the responsibili- i ties of an entire political party" Concluding his list of measures passed by congress in the last three years the president declared: This extraordinary recital must sound like a platform list of san guine promises, but 1t is not It is a record of promises made four years ago and now actually redeemed in constructive legislation"
 ] The president made a bid for pro- gressive votes by saying that we have 1 in four years come very near to car rying out the platform of the progres- sive party as well as our own, for we are also progressives.'
 Further along, rebukins foreign
 born Americans who are not loyal tC
 the United States he said:
 T am the candidate of a party. but
 I am above all things else an Ameri- can citizen. I neither seek the favor
 nor fear the displeasure of that smai
 alien element amongst us which puts loyalty to any foreign power before 1 loyalty to the United States
 1 Regarding his Mexican policy tho I president reiterated that the people
 of Mexico were struggling 'blindly II 1 may be-and as yet Intellectually" tC ! free themselves from alien interests | some of them Americans pressing for things they could never have go in their own country" and that ht
 would do everything in his power tC i prevent anyone standing in their way
 Tt is hard doctrine" said he, "onl!
 for these who wish to get something for themselves out of Mexico" A
 another point the president said:
 Mistakes | have no doubt made il
 this perpleXing business but not il
 purpose or object" He declared a
 another point:
 ''I am not interested in the fortune
 of oppressed men and pitiful womei and children than in any propert, rights whatever
 At the outset of his references ( the legislative achievements of hi party the president enumerated tn laws placed on the statute books re lating to business including tariff re vision, antitrust laws. revision of tn banking and currency system. TUT; credits, rehabilitation of the meTChau marine and creation of the federa trade commission
 What other party has understoo the task so well or executed it so in teligentlY and energetically? | asked. What other party has at tempted it at allF The repubica leaders apparently know no mear
 of assisting business but protection