The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-01

must save something for subsequent
! days My theme tonight is national
defense On land. l do not want to
leave upon your minds the impression
that l nave any anxiety as to the out
come, for l have not the slightest.
Must Do Right Thing.
There is only one way that parties
and individuals win the confidence of
this nation and that is to do the things
that ought to be done. The facts are
going to speak for themselves, and
speak louder than anybody who con-
troverts them
"No political party, no group of men,
can er;er disappoint America. This is
a year of political accounting and the
Americans in politics are rather ex-
pert accountants.
'No man is going to hide behind any
excuses. The goods must be delivered
or the confidence will not be enjoyed;
and for my part I hope every man
in public life will get what is coming
to MIN.
"But if this is true, gentlemen, it
is because of the things that lie down
at the very roots of our life. America
refuses to be deceived about the things
which most concern her, national
honor, national safety. All have con-
fidence in everything that sne repre-
sents.
"It is solemn time when men mus
examine not only their purposes but
their hearts, when men must purge
themselves of individual ambition,
when men must see to it that they are
ready for the utmost self-sacrifce in
the interest of the common welfare.
Let no man dare be marplot. Let
no man bring partican passion into
these great things. Let men honestly
debate the facts and courageously act
upon them and then there will come
day when the world will say: This
American that We thought was full Of
multitude of contrary ideas, now
speaks with the great volume of the
hearts accords and tnat great heart
of America has behind it the moral
force of righteousness and the hope
and the liberty of mankind
President wilson was busy from the
time he arrived early this morning
until he left at midnight for a brief
period in Washington before departing
for the Middle West to speak for pre-
paredness. In addition to attending
two banquets tonight, the president
shook hands with a group of suffra-
gists and took two automobile rides.
Insistence that the American people
love peace, but must be treated justly
and must harmonic international ra-
cial and religious differences marked
his address at noon before a confer
ence of 1900 New York clergymen
of all denominations He declared
that peace is inconsistent with the vio-
lation of principle and the loss of re-
spect. The president did not repeat
his now famous phrase "too proud to
fight" but asserted belligerently that
81 always accept, perhaps by some i'm
pulse of my native blood, the invita-
ton to a fight" He added that he hoped
he always fought in "knigntly fash
ion" that he did not "traduce mis- an
tagoqists," and that he fought with the
intention of converting them.
During the morning the president
repeated mis- oppositions to action by
the federal government on the woman
suffrage question when speaking to a
delegation of 200 members of the Con-
gressionaI Union for Woman Suffrage
who called at his hotel and would not
leave until he saw them. He reiter-
ated his position that he would help
the cause in individual states when
ever he could.