The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-10-28
ILSON
SEES new
DAY DAWN
Presidents "Wilson Day"
Address Delivered at
Shadow Lawn
Big new YORK DELEGATION
Democratic Leader Outlines
Program of 1.-THE New ~
Forces of America /"

New York. Oct. 2S.--With bands
playing, banners waving, several thou.
sand Democrats today set out on a
pilgrimage to the New Jersey White
House to hear a speech by President
Wilson. The Democratic national
committee has designated this as
Woodrow Wilson day" for celebration
by Democrats all over the country.
but at Shadow Lawn it is officially
known as New York day" Several
special trains took the New York
Democrats to Wilson's summer home.
Two of the trains carry big dele
yatton from Tammany Hall, one ac-
aon1modates representatives of the
pnx democracy and the fourth the
ooklyn contingent The Tammany
aves were led on their march to the
.-iroad station by Grand Sachem
I'm r. woorhis. who will make
e-minute address to the president.
5orhis S, SO years old.
Long Branch, Oct. 2S.-The double
elebration of Woodrow Wilson day.
an empire state day, is in progress at
Shadow Lawn today. While Demo-
dent are being held in other states
Wilson delivered another address here
before delegations from New York.
The vanguard Of visitors began arriv-
ing early.
The presidents address follows:
My fellow -citizens:
This is called Wilson Day only
BECAUSE for ak years. first as COVER
I ar OF New Jersey and then as presi-
dent of the United States. have been
permitted to lead first a great state
and then great national party along
the ways Of progress and of enlarged
and regenerated life which our people
had so long sought and so long been
held back from bv the organized DOW
er Of selfish interest, and because the
great honor has fallen to me of be-
ing chosen once more spokesman and
representative of the men who mean
to hold the country to these ways of
peace, humanity and progress. It is
of these forces that I shall speak and
not of myself. who am merely their
servant.
What are these forces? Whence do
they spring? What have they accomp-
lished, and what Is their program and
purpose for the future? II is plain
what they are. They are the forces
OF humane. righteous, and patriotic
purpose which have sprung up In our
day in the minds Of those who per-
ceive the shortcomings Of the law as
1t has hardened in America aud who
look forward with purpose and convic-
ton to a new age IN which govern
ment shall be indeed the servant of
liberty and not of privilege. These
are men who perceive that American
law has not kept pace with American
sentiment: that our law has been
holding us rigid and immovabla. until
class has begun, in free America. to
be arrayed against class; until what
was legal has begun to play more
important part in our thoughts and
determinations than what is human
and right; and until America has ba-
gun to lag instead of lead in recon-
Cling what is with what ought to be.
Al new age had dawned. upon us
while those who were attempting to
lead us were stumbling along with
their heads over their shoulders. in
tent upon preserving the conditions
of a day that is gone. America had
changed and the whole world had
changed. Our commerce and industry
had grown to- such bulk that the
domestic markets of which our form
er leaders were always SO soiicitous
were glutted and we were bound. un-
less we were to burst our Jacket. to
find a free outlet into the markets OF
the world. The time had come when
our commerce needed freedom and
would be throttied by further re-
We had acquired foreign pos-
sessions, had been drawn into the
politics of the world, had begun 10
play a part which could not be ulaved
by provinciaIs but must be PLAYED by
citizens Of the great world OF nations.
And yet we had not altered our policy
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