The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-05-05

The senator referred to Joseph
w. Fordney's growth in the many
years that he had been associated
with the eighth district congressman
in legislative capacity in Wash
ington, declaring that no man, who
had entered congress In the last
quarter of a century had gained in
political stature and power so rap
idly.
Turning to national questions, he
recounted a conversation with Ad-
miral Dewey recently, in which the
hero of Manila told him he had
indisputable proof that Germany had
purchased the Philippine islands
from Spain and that It only re-
NAMED to put on the final seal to
consummate the deal, at the time
the Spanish-American war broke.
The German admiral, Won Dietrich,
had a great squadron in the harbor
and was slated to be first-governor
of the new Teutonic possession. Our
war against Spain prevented con-
confirmation of the deal and the mar
tyred Mckinley was the instrument
of God in preventing the transac-
ton. .
IF we did not possess the Philip
pine islands, Japan and China, rep
resenting almost one-third of the
people of the earth, might at this
moment be involved in war, the ex-
tent of which, in view of the pres
ent European complications, would
involve the entire EARTH" said Sena-
tor Smith.
Senator Smith declared that more
had been done for the physical and
moral welfare of the people of the
Philippines in the last 16 years than
in the three preceding centuries.
Now the democratic party is
about to pull down the flag in the
Philippines" he asserted. "They
are flag pulling party. But when
ever they have pulled down the flag,
the American people have made
them put it up again, and when
ever they have put up the flag, the
American people have made them
pull 1t down. We of the senate
will never consent to see our gov
eminent abandon its altruistic and
honorable task in the Philippine is
lands. Such action would be cow
ardly retreat"
With the world afire with the
spirit of war, the speaker declared,
President Wilson might well be
more cautious in his speech, and
emulate with profit the example of
General Grant, who observed a
golden silence" The presidents
denunciation of hyphenated Amer
leans was sharply criticized.
eff he had lifted his eyes when he
left the central door of the white
house to go before congress, to level
our country from abroad, he would
have seen in Lafayette square monu-
mepts and statues erected to the
of foreigners who have
helped us to gain our independence"
said the senator. Grant fought in
the Civil war side by side with for
eign-born men who had not even
taken the oath of citizenship. 1t is
not well for the president to speak
so harshly of men who come from
other lands.
Il disagree with the statesman
who said that no man can love two
flags. Because a man loves his
wife is no reason why he should
not love his mother. The foreigner
who does not love his mother-land
will not make a good American citi-
zen.
THE United States need not get
INTO the European war, and IL we do
80 It will be voluntarily. I do not
believe we will get into it. Con-
yress. in its omnipotence, will never
Yield to light or trivial reasons for
such plunge. 1t is only necessary
Tor us to be just and fair neither |
nor pro-Ally, but pro-
American all the time"
Louisiana Scion Talks.
w. p. Martin, representative from
who was the next speak
or, began his discourse with warm |
praise of Congressman Fordney. He |
said he could understand after OBJ |
of his audience, why the |
eighth district had repeatedly sent |
Mr.. Fordney to congress. He |
thought the men before him would |
Use the same discretion in selecting |
/ congressman as they would in |
a ouIt VI CiOtuco, UCotOW-
ng their favor only on an all-wool |
article, a yard wide. He predicted |
hat a tariff bill of which Fordney |
would be the author, would spread |
prosperity and happiness throughout
The country.
Mr.. Martin said that the electors
Of Louisiana had voted the demo-
cratic ticket so long, that it had
become a tradition, and that many
Of them were doing it merely for a
reason. So strong had
this sentiment become that thous-
ands were wont to vote for demo-
Gratis on election day and in the
of their bedrooms on cleo
ton night to get down on their
knees and pray that the democratic
party might be defeated.
1.-The people of the south enter
tain no bitter feeling for the people
Of the NORTH" said the congressman.
They want slavery today no more
than do the people Of the north. The
issues of the long strife Of the COS
have been buried. The south pays
tribute to the memory Of the tenac-
ious Grant as does the north to that
Of the chivalrous Lee"
The voters Of Louisiana have be-
gun to awaken, he said, and to real
lie that no party has right to ex-