The Detroit times., 1916-06-07

his part I'm making our party reflex
OF the best thought and best Intent
Of sincere committal to the ppllft ana
progress OF the American people.
thereby strengthening party purpose
instead OF magnlfying, Individual be-
lief. and he. too, viii IND new re-
jolclng I'm being Republican No
party can endure which is not pro-
party Is genuinely progressive "a
well as effective, else II would not
rivet the expectations % tho Amerl-
can people today on tho most Inn
portant convention held since the
party formulated new political
decalogue and gave TO union n ma
tionality tho immortal Abraham Iin-
coin.
Though we do not pretend 20 be
exclusive In our devotion. We Re
publicans believe, sincerely a.d sob
erly, In adequate national defense.
We have always believed In an am
pie navy. as invinclble In modern
might as John Paul Jones builded In
our freedoms earliest night. we
have IN mind n protected CONNER"
on the waters, and a seacoast secure
In strong naval defense. We were
building TO high rank among naval
powers when the Democratic party
Interrupted, and we subscribe 10 v
stronger committal now. because OF
a new realization OF the envy which
our wealth and our commerce invite,
and new appreciation OF our com
world. l shall not say that IL IL ours
TO have the greatest navy In the
world but noting the elimination OF
distance and the passing Of our one
time isolation. we ought 10 have a
navy that fears none In the world,
and can say any time aud anywhere
These are American rights and
must be respected.
Subsistence is the lrst requisite OF
existence. and we have the higher
American standard OF living because
OF the Republican protective policy
which makes OF Americans the best
paid workmen In all the world, out
OF the abundance Of employment and
higher compensation, together with
fers every reward, We Americans
have attracted the laborcrs ~ the
earth. and set new standards here.
IL IL not for me 20 put the stamp
OF relative Importance on pending
issues--the intelligent voters viii de
termine that for themselves. Gut ]
know what they are thinking, and
they helicve that the protective
and commercially eminent IL neces-
sary 10 preserve that eminencc. !
know they want n restored and
maintained For myself ! prefer a
protective and productive tariff which
prospers America FIRST. ! choose the
economic policy which sends the
American workiugmcn 10 the savings
banks rather than the soup houses.
healthfHf- glow 81 prosp"rtpg husi-
ness is reflected In every face from
the great captain Of industry 10 the
schooling child Of the daily wage
Garner.
No honest business in this country
IL too big 10 be good and useful or
too little 10 be protected and on
Couraged. and both big and little de-
serve the American shield. against
destruction by foreign competition,
and protection from the raiders, poll
teal or otherwise. at home. Business
and its agencies OF Transportation
are so inseparahls from each other
and from the common veal that the
political party which does not pledge
the I'm square deal no NOR" and no
less. does not deserve the confidence
Of the people. The strength OF the
business heart shows In every coun-
tenance I'm all the land. and the
weakness OF that heart holds a ma
ton III. We must strengthen the
heart OF American business In gov
eminent cooperation rather than Of
hclal opposition.
tional sympathlcs. the speaker said
The AmeTicauism which indexes
these United states must be more
than the conservation OF the in
dtvidual In the great fulhllment We
must have citizenship less con
cerned about what the government
can do for ~ and more anxious about
what ~ can for the nation. There
sectional views and the standards of
nationality reared IN their stead
Holding TO the ideals Of Just Ameri-
can rights. the government must
protect those rights, at home. on our
borders, on the seas, in every land
and under every sky.
No political party can draw vari-
able chart FOR our ship % state amid
EUTOpT-s warning ambitions. lust for
power or battles for self prcserVa-
tion. Justice points the way through
the safe channel OF neutrality. There
are dangers. seeming or real. loom
Ing on every side. but we should feel
secure along the course marked by
international law ana our own con-
scientious convictions OF American
rights. straight ahead" shall be the
command, and when peace comes the
sober, judgment OF the world VIII
eXalt US ever higher and higher a. a
people strong in heart and noble In
the espousal OF Justice and justices
humanity. In that world wide re-
spect and confidence which needs
only TO be preserved. We shall have
lofty place In the great reconstruc-
tion. and We reasonably may hope TO
see this mighty republic again min
lstering TO the re-establshmcnt OF
peace and all its precious blessings.